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pelos ares

through the air

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phrase Rare #37,201
through the air With verbs like ir, mandar, or levar, it often means to blow something up or send it flying.
PO: A explosão lançou os destroços pelos ares.
EN: The explosion sent the debris flying through the air.

Uma tempestade já me levou pelos ares.

A storm once swept me up into the air.

Pelos ares, porra!

Up in the air, damn it!

— Anaconda (2025)

Bora mandar esse bicho pelos ares.

Let's blow this thing up!

— Anaconda (2025)

Seu amigo salta pelos ares e isso é tudo o que tem a dizer?

Your friend jumps through the air and that's all he has to say?

— O Salário do Medo (1953)

Amanhã ao nascer do sol, este navio vai pelos ares!

Tomorrow at sunrise, this ship is going up in smoke!

— A Lenda do Pianista do Mar (1998)