"a ferro e fogo" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Portuguese]

Etymology: Literally, "by iron and fire". Head templates: {{pt-adv|hascomp=no}} a ferro e fogo (not comparable)
  1. (figurative) with extreme violence Tags: figuratively, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-a_ferro_e_fogo-pt-adv-jqzMG-S9 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. (figurative) at all costs Tags: figuratively, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-a_ferro_e_fogo-pt-adv-349g-3wS Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
     
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