Translations for „bogeyman“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

bogeyman [ˈbʊgimæn] N inf

bogeyman

bicho-papão m

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English

He had to settle for the bogeyman instead.

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Like most kneejerk reactions, it would be wrong, but a new bogeyman is preying on the fears of parents everywhere.

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He is a myth like the bogeyman.

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He is said to have been used as a bogeyman figure until at least the early twentieth century.

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It is a variety of bogeyman, usually merely troublesome and rather harmless, but sometimes truly evil.

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When this young woman imagined a criminal in her mind, he wasn't a faceless bogeyman.

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Parents may tell their children that if they misbehave, the bogeyman will get them.

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This resort to the perennial 501(c) (4) bogeyman is a red herring.

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Lulu is usually called "lulu-khorkhore" (bogeyman who eats everything up).

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It is thus akin to the bogeyman.

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