a sangue frio

in cold blood

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in cold blood Used for something done deliberately and without mercy, especially murder.
PO: Ele fez isso a sangue frio.
EN: He did it in cold blood.

Elizabeth matou Alister a sangue frio.

Elizabeth killed Alister in cold blood.

Ele matou a garota a sangue frio, pelo dinheiro.

He killed the girl in cold blood, just for the money.

Ele matou a menina a sangue frio, apenas pelo dinheiro.

He killed the girl in cold blood, just for the money.

Mas se me matarem, será um assassinato a sangue frio!

But if they kill me, it will be cold-blooded murder!

— M, o Vampiro de Dusseldorf (1931)