Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
creep up
Portuguese translation:
avançar sorrateiramente; apoderar-se silenciosamente
English term
Brazil
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creep up
to creep up = advance stealthily or unnoticed
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Portugal
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Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
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avançar sorrateiramente
Portugal
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apanhar de surpresa/aparecer de repente
acercar des(a)percebido
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Brazil
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vem nos assombrando
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apoderar-se silenciosamente
Brasil e Paraguai, tem sido o pretexto dos EUA para incrementar sua presença militar na região e cumprir seu verdadeiro objetivo: apoderar-se silenciosamente do Aqüífero Guarani, a reserva de água mais importante do mundo,
Encostando escadas ao ponto fraco da muralha, a força romana penetrou na cidade, apoderou-se silenciosamente das portas e, pouco antes do alvorecer...
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