Sentence examples of "bark up the wrong tree" in English

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Listen, I think that you are barking up the wrong tree here. Escutem, acho que estão cortando a árvore errada aqui.

I am going up the stairs. Estou subindo as escadas.

You're asking the wrong person. Você está perguntando à pessoa errada.

He went up the steps slowly. Ele subiu os degraus lentamente.

Maybe Tom did the right thing for the wrong reason. Talvez Tom tenha a feito a coisa certa pelo motivo errado.

She tore up the letter. Ela rasgou a carta.

You're going in the wrong direction. Você está indo na direção errada.

Look up the definition of 'guy' in your dictionary. Olhe a definição de "cara" no seu dicionário.

You seem to have the wrong number. Parece que você tem o número errado.

He broke up the concrete block with a hammer. Ele quebrou o bloco de concreto com um martelo.

Tom must have pushed the wrong button. Tom deve ter apertado o botão errado.

If you wind up the doll with the key on the side of its torso it will swing its arms round and go forward doing somersaults. Se você der corda na boneca com a chave na lateral do seu corpo, ela agitará os braços em círculos e dará cambalhotas para a frente.

He is quite in the wrong. Ele está completamente equivocado.

We use a dictionary to look up the meaning of words. Usamos um dicionário para procurar o significado das palavras.

Once a war breaks out, both sides are in the wrong. A partir do momento em que uma guerra começa, ambos os lados estão errados.

Please don't turn up the volume on the television. Por favor, não aumente o volume da televisão.

Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence. A lógica é um método sistemático de chegar à conclusão errada com confidência.

Well, at least let me set up the table. Bem, pelo menos deixe-me arrumar a mesa.

I'm sorry, I dialed the wrong number. Sinto muito, disquei o número errado.

I always end up looking up the same words in the dictionary. Sempre acabo procurando as mesmas palavras no dicionário.

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