Bácoro fiado, bom inverno, e máo veraõ.A pig on credit makes a good winter and a bad spring.
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A pedra, e a palavra naõ se recolhe depois de deitada.A word and a stone once let go cannot be recalled.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesAo homem ousado a fortuna lhe dá a maõ.To the bold man Fortune holds out her hand.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDespreza teu inimigo, serás logo vencido.Despise your enemy and you will soon be beaten.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesSe te dà o pobre, he para que mais te tome.If a poor man gives to you, he expects more in return.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesAsno contente vive eternamente.A contented ass enjoys a long life.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesAinda que somos negros, gente somos, e alma temos.Though we are negroes, we are men, and have souls.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDizei-lhe que he formosa, e tornar-se-ha douda.Tell her she is handsome, and you will turn her brain.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesMeu dinheiro, teu dinheiro, vamos a taverna.My money, your money, let us go to the tavern.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesNaõ fiar de caõ, que manqueja.Trust not a dog that limps.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesO que faz o doudo á derradeira, faz o sesudo à primeira.What the fool does at last the wise man does at first.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesBarba remolhada, meia rapada.A beard lathered is half shaved.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesAmor, e senhoria, naõ quer companhia.Love and lordship like not fellowship.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesCobra boa fama, e deita-te a dormir.Get a good name and go to sleep.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesVento, e ventura, pouco dura.Wind and fortune are not lasting.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesMelhor he o meu, que o nosso.Better mine than ours.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesAcompanha com os bons, e séras hum delles.Keep good company and you shall be of the number.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesNunca se queixe do engano, quem pela mostra compra o panno.He should not complain of being cheated who buys the cloth by the sample.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesBole com o rabo o caõ, naõ por ti, senaõ pelo paõ.The dog wags his tail for your bread, not for you.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesSe queres ter boa fama, naõ te tome o sol na cama.If you would be in good repute, let not the sun find you in bed.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesBoca fechada, tira-me de baralha.A shut mouth keeps me out of strife.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesFui para me benzer, e quebrei hum olho.I meant to cross myself and put out one of my eyes.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDedo de espada, e palmo de lança, he grã vantagem.A finger’s length in a sword, and a palm in a lance, are a great advantage.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesCada qual em seu officio.Every man to his trade.
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