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Meanings of to and fro in inglês

português
vai e vem

Moving from one place to another and back again.

vai e vem
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Examples for "back and forth"
Examples for "back and forth"
1
Fantastic work by both ladies here, really, really good back and forth.
The South African
2
Try to diagonal back and forth as you work your way down.
Climbing Magazine
3
And so the back and forth continues well into its second week.
News.com.au
4
He'd gone back and forth many times on the issue of divorce.
Latte trouble
5
Alan was lunging back and forth; stamping; flinging his tiny adversaries away.
Beyond the Vanishing Point
1
Trumpeters went backward and forward between the capital and the Dutch headquarters.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
2
They surge backward and forward; then they rush headlong down the streets.
Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century
3
During the day Mrs. Heathcote was backward and forward in the kitchen.
Harry Heathcote of Gangoil: A Tale of Australian Bush-Life
4
The officers directing the march rode backward and forward between the carts.
War and Peace
5
The straight linear bodies were darting backward and forward in every direction.
The Poet at the Breakfast-Table
Usage of to and fro in inglês
1
Try sliding to and fro to relieve different areas on your ride.
The Guardian
2
He strode to and fro in the dark shadow of the stone.
The Rainbow Trail
3
Thus went the thoughts to and fro in the minds of each.
The Marquis of Lossie
4
The desperate struggle sways to and fro till late in the day.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance
5
Engines snorted in sullen labor, charging to and fro, aimlessly it appeared.
The Eagle's Heart
6
The elephants swayed to and fro, their leg-chains clanking in the tent.
Umboo, the Elephant
7
The tall piles swayed to and fro, like willows in the wind.
The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire
8
Rapidly and more rapidly she walked to and fro in the sunshine.
No Name
9
Prestongrange arose and began to pace to and fro in the room.
Catriona
10
The lady rose and walked uneasily to and fro in her room.
Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women
11
Gissing moved to and fro exulting in the great tide of shopping.
Where the Blue Begins
12
Suddenly he halted in the midst of his pacing to and fro.
The Rangeland Avenger
13
The Princess Ludovicka Hollandine walked restlessly to and fro in her apartment.
The Youth of the Great Elector
14
Ransome flitted continually to and fro between the galley and the cabin.
The Shadow Line: A Confession
15
The manager hurried out again and the running to and fro resumed.
The Ivory Trail
16
The claws opened and closed as the paw moved to and fro.
A Busy Year at the Old Squire's
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