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Significados de gadfly em inglês

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A persistently annoying person.

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Uso de gadfly em inglês
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The gadfly had flown away, and Sindri bade his brother cease working.
The Children of Odin: The Book of Northern Myths
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He killed the cruel gadfly and threw it into the river.
Old Greek Stories
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He brushes it aside as the elephant might brush aside the ineffective gadfly.
Post-Prandial Philosophy
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Evelyn Davis, a well-known shareholder gadfly, spoke frequently at the meeting.
Reuters
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Three-point sharpshooter, journeyman and league gadfly Derrick Fisher last served in the role.
Ebony
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Mitchison in this reading is a gadfly turned into a butterfly.
The Irish Times
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Now he says the gadfly approach is just not working.
Reuters
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Nevertheless, as soon as he arrived, both felt him the gadfly in the house.
The Mating of Lydia
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He could not forget the sharp sting of the gadfly.
Classic Myths
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The New York Times chose to call him a "wiry Texas gadfly".
The Guardian
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His efforts can only be compared with those of a gadfly or a mosquito.
The Civilization of China
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That man of intelligence who steals honey has to take birth as a gadfly.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
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And sometimes," he laughed, "those questions are as annoying as a gadfly!"
Cleopatra's Moon
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Bonnell has entangled himself, like a gadfly, into a web of contrarianism and derangement.
Wired
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The people arose in their exasperation and cruelly demanded to be rid of their gadfly.
Best Russian Short Stories
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Until that day, the gadfly will continue to sting.
The Guardian
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