Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
lick one's wounds
Portuguese translation:
recuperar-se da derrota; dar a volta por cima
English term
lick their wounds
Feb 5, 2020 16:26: Matheus Chaud changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1874497">Ena Smith's</a> old entry - "lick their wounds"" to ""recuperam-se da derrota; dão a volta por cima""
Proposed translations
Brazil
IT Specialist • M.A. in Linguistics
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
recuperam-se da derrota; dão a volta por cima
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/to-lick...
to lick your wounds
If you say that someone is licking their wounds, you mean that they are recovering after being defeated or made to feel ashamed or unhappy.
aprendem com os erros
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Note added at 5 mins (2020-02-04 14:45:59 GMT)
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Poderia ser uma tradução literal (lambem as feridas), mas optaria por algo mais neutro.
Brazil
EN-PT Translator/Proofreader/Copy editor
Native in: Portuguese (Variants: Brazilian, European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese
Eles lambem suas feridas
Portugal
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida 
30+ years translating EU documents
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
ficam a chorar as mágoas
Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
recompõem-se da(s) dificuldades/tristeza/derrota
https://www.dicionarioinformal.com.br/significado/lamber as ...
Brazil
IT/Gaming and Technical
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Eles se recompuseram
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pt/dicionario/ingles/lick-y...
Brazil
Finance/Crypto/Legal • 14yr exp.
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
levantar a cabeça / sacudir a poeira / dar a volta por cima
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Note added at 15 mins (2020-02-04 14:55:21 GMT)
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Agora vi que o Matheus colocou antes "dar a volta por cima", então eu ficaria com "levantar a cabeça"
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Mariana Carmo
: *sacudir
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Obrigado, Mariana!
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Thiago Silva
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Obrigado, Thiago!
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