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o pedestal

pedestal (idealized position of admiration), pedestal, stand

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noun · masculine Rare #37,613
pedestal (idealized position of admiration) Often used in the expression pôr alguém num pedestal, “to put someone on a pedestal.”
PO: Não coloque ninguém num pedestal.
EN: Don’t put anyone on a pedestal.
pedestal, stand
PO: O vaso está sobre um pedestal de pedra.
EN: The vase is on a stone pedestal.

Desça do pedestal, Tom.

Get off your pedestal, Tom.

Ele a mantém num pedestal.

He keeps her on a pedestal.

Faz tempo que eu desci do pedestal.

It's been a long time since I stepped down from my pedestal.

— Dor e Glória (2019)

Um busto de Aristóteles encontra-se num pedestal na entrada.

A bust of Aristotle stands on a pedestal at the entrance.