葡萄牙语阅读 ：葡萄牙谚语

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1. Quem n?o tem c?o ca?a com gato
??? It's used when someone doesn't have the right tool to do something
4 z) ?- s; v* l, T9 _  @and he or she does it some another way. For example, if some people
9 e, Y- z: |/ ywant to play soccer and there's no soccer ball, they try to find
8 W' L/ l# Q" z. q7 Q" f0 d& Q9 H/ Oanother kind of ball. Probably it'll be not as good as a real ball but
3 K; Q; C3 n; k6 Y, E5 V% e; m* Wit'll work.
3>2. Quem com o ferro fere com ferro será ferido
??? If someone does bad things to another person, this situation will
8 u: j% X5 i+ F" ~9 i& mbe reversed and the "bad person" will suffer the same suffering he has caused.
For example a person who forgot a friend will be for forgotten by
, ?  g: G6 d5 N) t6 G, e. C, oan another friend.
9 A8 u8 d. m4 j2 ^) ]3. O que os olhos n?o vêem o cora??o n?o sente.
"What eyes don't see, the heart doesn't feel."
8 ~" m3 A7 m8 J' T) D/ O??? If we don't see bad things we won't suffer.
0 l6 Z2 ]' \' |2 \/ d( R  L4. Aqui se faz aqui se paga
??? A person who does good things will receive good things.
( C$ G) ?" C7 X4 Z# E( M8 I1 ?A person who does bad things will receive bad things.
5. Deus ajuda quem cedo madruga.
4 }7 B3 ?4 `; ["God will help you if you wake up early".
It means God helps who works hard.
" V$ U, A8 m5 k( Z2 A1 `; c: [# i5 z6. Casa de ferreiro, espeto de pau.
"In the house of a blacksmith, the fork is made of wood."
1 w8 B" d% t  c$ ?% W! }??????? It means that people who were most supposed to use the right tools
often use poor substitutes.
7. Quem vê cara n?o vê cora??o
' P5 b3 J" e; Z"Who sees the face doesn't see the heart."
% W1 J" X  Q0 Q/ e& O! hSometimes we can be misguided by the exterior appearence of someone.
% U1 G7 J* x& }' ~! F' S8 m8. Mais vale um pássaro na m?o que dois voando.
( I5 r; v& ]0 _& B"One bird held in our hands values more than two birds flying."
We had better be on the safe side and ensure something than risk
$ U" i, [' K0 E9 i! P$ aeverything and end up with nothing.
+ F7 n5 v0 \/ |- ?0 _9. Quem semeia ventos colhe tempestades.
; K" T4 F8 f( U+ F% P) R$ j"He who seeds winds will reap storms."
0 p8 ~5 x- R# y: qThe results of our actions return to us multiplied.
10. Quem tudo quer, tudo perde.
"He who wants everything, loses everything."
  ~- ?' s- ~: ]; E+ v: Q, k- l11. A mentira tem pernas curtas.
; S, y- n/ w1 c"The lie has short legs."
Lies are difficult to maintain because we often discover facts that reveal the lie.
. j* v8 ?/ ^2 C+ L3 m  H3 B12. água mole em pedra dura, tanto bate até que fura.
* {* W6 O1 O- Q3 R4 ~1 H0 ["Soft water hits a hard stone so much that a hole is made in the stone."
- H5 ]4 j0 w4 h% }0 q+ z  i; J% y) j??????? It means that even the toughest people/things are overcome
3 V/ k* B1 _- Y4 }1 f! e" {9 C& rthrough hard enough insistence.
13. Quem nunca comeu melado, quando come se lambuza.
"Someone who has never eaten syrup, will get completely
messed up with it when he eats it."
1 N) U+ o; m+ sIt means, when someone gets access to a good thing to which he
) s2 z5 E0 I" o( U! J8 t5 Z9 tnever had access before, he will go for it with everything, wanting to
have as much of it as possible - and will get all messed up.
14. Gato escaldado tem medo de água fria.
"A scalded cat is afraid of cold water."
When someone has had a bad experience, he'll be much
$ f# R8 B& Z3 @) l0 U% c9 dmore cautious in similar situations that may not even present risk.