Translation of "propped" to Portuguese language:
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| Abolition in 1846 of the Corn Laws, which had propped up the declining agricultural sector, facilitated structural shifts, first toward manufacturing and then toward services, notably financial services. | A abolição, em 1846, das leis do milho, que haviam apoiado o sector agrícola em declínio, possibilitou mudanças estruturais, primeiramente na indústria transformadora e, em seguida, no sector dos serviços, nomeadamente no domínio dos serviços financeiros. |
| Although Captain Du Petit Thouars had lost both legs and an arm he remained in command, insisting on having the tricolour nailed to the mast to prevent it from being struck and giving orders from his position propped up on deck in a bucket of wheat. | Embora o capitão Du Petit Thouars tenha perdido ambas as pernas, permaneceu no comando, insistindo em manter a bandeira tricolor presa ao mastro para impedir que fosse atingido, e dando ordens enfiado num balde de trigo para se manter de pé. |
| On the other hand, there are many who believe that all the ills emanating from the north are the doings of Muslim fundamentalist terrorists, monsters who were recently propped up by the Sunni wing of March 14 (Hariri s Almustaqbal Movement) in an ill advised effort to counter Shiaa ascendancy in the form of Hezbollah. | Ele explica que os libaneses se dividem em dois lados em questão de instantes, dependendo da influência de cada um |
