Portuguese-English translations for aperto

deep waterYou will be in deep water if you are found copying work from other students.
dire straitsAfter being shipwrecked on the island, we were in dire straits

jam
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They stop at floors unnecessarily, overload and jam. Param desnecessariamente, estão sobrecarregados e as pessoas, num aperto. A traffic jam caused us to miss the games first period.a jam of logs in a river
pinch
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The children were scolded for pinching each other.This shoe pinches my foot.Someone has pinched my handkerchief!
squeeze
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There has been a credit squeeze pretty much everywhere. Assistiu-se a um aperto do crédito um pouco por todo o lado. I squeezed the ball between my hands.Please dont squeeze the toothpaste tube in the middle.
strait
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to follow the strait and narrowThe Strait of Gibraltarto be in dire straits