as marionetes

puppets, marionettes

→ marionete
noun · plural feminine Rare #34,062
puppets, marionettes Can also refer figuratively to people controlled by others.
PO: As crianças brincaram com as marionetes.
EN: The children played with the puppets.

As marionetes.

The puppets.

— A Dupla Vida de Véronique (1991)

Nunca tive de pedir, quando tinha a trupe de marionetes.

I never had to beg when I had the puppet troupe.

— Tempo de Viver (1994)

Tom gosta de brincar com marionetes.

Tom likes to play with puppets.

Você já assistiu a um espetáculo de marionetes?

Have you ever watched a puppet show?

Mas os políticos são apenas marionetes da economia!

But politicians are just puppets of the economy!

— A Onda (2008)

Desisti da trupe de marionetes.

I gave up on the puppet troupe.

— Tempo de Viver (1994)

É só um monte de marionetes velhas.

It's just a bunch of old puppets.

— Tempo de Viver (1994)