What is the Portuguese word for "scapegoat"?

Learn how to say "scapegoat" in Portuguese with examples and practice

English

scapegoat

Portuguese

bode expiatório

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Examples of how to use "scapegoat" in Portuguese

English
Don't make me your scapegoat!
Portuguese
Não me faça seu bode expiatório!
English
They made him the scapegoat for the mistake.
Portuguese
Eles fizeram dele o bode expiatório pelo erro.
English
The manager refused to use anyone as scapegoat.
Portuguese
O gerente se recusou a usar alguém como bode expiatório.
English
Don't make her a scapegoat for this problem.
Portuguese
Não a transforme em bode expiatório por esse problema.
English
Historically, communities chose a scapegoat during crises.
Portuguese
Historicamente, as comunidades escolhiam um bode expiatório durante crises.
English
He felt like a scapegoat at work today.
Portuguese
Hoje, senti que era um bode expiatório no trabalho.

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