yoke

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jugo

a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plow or cart that they are to pull

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The farmer put the yoke on the oxen.
O fazendeiro colocou o jugo nos bois.
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Two strong horses were harnessed to the cart with a heavy yoke.
Dois cavalos fortes foram atrelados à carroça com um pesado jugo.
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jugo

a device for joining a pair of draft animals, especially oxen, at the head or neck, for working together

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The farmer carefully adjusted the yoke on the pair of oxen.
O fazendeiro ajustou cuidadosamente o jugo no par de bois.
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The ancient Egyptians used a simple yoke for their plows.
Os antigos egípcios usavam um jugo simples para seus arados.
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ligação, conexão

something that connects or joins together

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The strong family bonds formed a powerful yoke.
Os fortes laços familiares formaram um poderoso jugo.
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The shared experience created a unique yoke between them.
A experiência compartilhada criou um jugo único entre eles.
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jugo, fardo, opressão

a burden or something that oppresses

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They lived under the yoke of tyranny for decades.
Eles viveram sob o jugo da tirania por décadas.
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The people sought to cast off the yoke of foreign rule.
O povo procurou livrar-se do jugo do domínio estrangeiro.
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jungir, atrelar

to put a yoke on (animals)

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They will yoke the oxen to the plow.
Eles vão jungir os bois ao arado.
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It took two men to yoke the powerful beasts.
Foram necessários dois homens para jungir as poderosas feras.
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unir, ligar

to join or link together

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The two companies decided to yoke their resources for the new project.
As duas empresas decidiram unir seus recursos para o novo projeto.
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Their destinies were yoked together by fate.
Seus destinos estavam unidos pelo destino.
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