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Portuguese term or phrase:
Eles já estavam em "alto-mar" quando a tempestade começou.
English translation:
they were already on THE high seas when the storm came
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Portuguese term
Eles já estavam em "alto-mar" quando a tempestade começou.
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they were already on high seas when the storm came
a expressão high seas tambem pode ser utilizada, por ex. high sea rescue
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Portuguese term (edited):
Eles já estavam em \"alto-mar\" quando a tempestade começou.
they were already in troubled waters before the storm began
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they were already at high seas when the storm started
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they were sailing in high seas already when the storm began
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When the storm hit, they were already on high seas
This is a very common expression in the US. :)
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Many houses and buildings were damaged when the storm hit. Ciudad Constitucion's chief of police said the storm had caused considerable damage, ...
www.trt-world.com/.../newsDetail.aspx?...Jimena storm hits ...
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Note added at 10 hrs (2009-09-05 03:00:28 GMT)
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NewsNew York family's horror on high seas as daughter is nearly raped on yacht ... Despite the family's wish to immediately return to the U.S., they were ...
www.nydailynews.com/.../2009-08-24_familys_horror_on_high_s...
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