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he beat it ! Ele avisou! / Ele venceu! / Ele provou que estava certo! (ver explicação do termo abaixo) Explanation: "Beat It" is a song by Michael Jackson taken from the album Thriller. The song and its video were both parodied by "Weird Al" Yankovic as "Eat It". Eddie Van Halen of the rock band Van Halen plays lead guitar on this track. "Beat It" is a warning to avoid fighting and violence at all costs, especially when honor seems to be at stake ("doesn't matter who's wrong or right"). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_It |
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he beat it ! Ele conseguiu! Ele segurou a onda! Explanation: Fica difícil traduzir o jogo de palavras, baseado no título da música. |
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he beat it ! ele se safou Explanation: he beat it ! => ele se safou -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 46 mins (2005-06-19 12:37:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- To beat the rap, to be acquitted of an accusation; -- especially, by some sly or deceptive means, rather than to be proven innocent. [1913 Webster] DFU SONG: Beat It (what a surprise...Michael beat the rap) Michael beat the rap) DFU SONGS | 6-2005 | Lyrics, Doug from Upland. Posted on 06/13/2005 7:41:31 PM PDT by doug from upland. MIDI - BEAT IT ... www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1422274/posts WordReference Forums - beat the rap This is a discussion forum about words and cultures. forum.wordreference.com/archive/index.php?t-90.html |
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