como uma faca de dois gumes

Italian translation: come una lama a doppio taglio

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Portuguese term or phrase:como uma faca de dois gumes
Italian translation:come una lama a doppio taglio
Entered by: Russ

06:53 Feb 1, 2003
Portuguese to Italian translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: como uma faca de dois gumes
Com relação ao Diabo, as locuções populares funcionam, às vezes, como uma faca de dois gumes, dicotomicamente, elogiando ou ferindo, perguntando ou respondendo, afirmando ou negando, dependendo apenas da entonação da voz ou de simples modificação que se fizer na construção da frase.
Russ
Local time: 08:28
come una lama a doppio taglio
Explanation:
Spero ti sia di aiuto
Saluti
Tina
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Concetta Cuppari
Italy
Local time: 13:28
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4come una lama a doppio taglio
Concetta Cuppari
4a volte sono ambivalenti/ambigue
Lorenzo Lilli


  

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come una lama a doppio taglio


Explanation:
Spero ti sia di aiuto
Saluti
Tina

Concetta Cuppari
Italy
Local time: 13:28
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 80
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Obrigado!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a volte sono ambivalenti/ambigue


Explanation:
ma anche la soluzione di Tina mi sembra buona

Lorenzo Lilli
Local time: 13:28
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 55
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