Usage examples of "pôr a mão no fogo" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Ele colocou sua mão no meu ombro. He rested his hand on my shoulder.
Mas no final, ele botou o livro no fogo. But in the end he put the book on the fire.
Posso pôr a mesa? May I set the table?
Ele levantou a mão para fazer uma pergunta. He raised his hand to ask a question.
Pegue e coloque no fogo. Get it, and put it on the fire.
Será que podemos pôr a mesa ali? I wonder if we could have the table over there.
Ela sorriu, abanando a mão. She smiled, waving her hand.
Metade da cidade queimou no fogo. Half of the town burnt down in the fire.
Não quero pôr a sua teoria em dúvida. I don't mean to challenge your theory.
Jim levantou a mão. Jim put his hand up.
Não podemos rasgar nenhuma página de nossa vida, mas podemos jogar o livro no fogo. We cannot tear a single page from our life, but we can throw the book into the fire.
Tom apertou a mão de Mary. Tom shook hands with Mary.
O pastor disse que Tom vai queimar no fogo do inferno. The pastor said Tom's going to burn in hell.
É melhor você lavar a mão antes de comer. It's better you wash your hand before you eat.
Mas no final, ele colocou o livro no fogo. But in the end he put the book on the fire.
Nunca morda a mão que o alimenta. Never bite the hand that feeds you.
Mas no final, ele pôs o livro no fogo. But in the end he put the book on the fire.
Ele se recusou a me dar a mão. He refused to shake hands with me.
Fugiu do fumo, caiu no fogo To jump from the frying-pan into the fire
Ele levantou a mão. He raised his hand.
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