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Significados de straight thrust em inglês

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(Fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward.

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        Uso de straight thrust em inglês
        1
        I cannot dispute the straight thrust of your thinking.
        Return of the Crimson Guard
        2
        It was a straight thrust, and it went home.
        The Bars of Iron
        3
        It was a straight thrust to the core of a superstitious heart and a spasm of terror crossed the woman's face.
        Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories
        4
        Rutolo made a step forward with a menace of straight thrust, accompanying it with a cry after the manner of certain Sicilian fencers.
        The Child of Pleasure
        5
        Then, as this gentleman took no notice, with one clean straight thrust Greddon ran him through the heart, shouting Die, you damned psalm-singer and traducer!
        Zuleika Dobson; Or, An Oxford Love Story
        6
        Straight thrust through the back to the heart.
        Orb Sceptre Throne
        7
        "Had the wound a downward course, or was it a straight thrust?"
        Colonel Thorndyke's Secret
        8
        "A straight thrust," the doctor replied.
        Colonel Thorndyke's Secret
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        Translations for straight thrust
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