Portuguese Sayings

24 de February de 2015

Portuguese Sayings

Portuguese Sayings. NΓ£o faΓ§a tempestade em copo d'Γ‘gua!
Hi, guys!
Our Dica today talks about Portuguese sayings.
The Portuguese sayings we are going to see should not be taken literally, because they won’t make any sense. Shall weΒ take a look at some of them?

Popular sayings

Deus ajuda quem cedo madruga:Β The early bird catches the worm.
NΓ£o faΓ§a tempestade em copo d’Γ‘gua:Β Do not make a mountain out of a molehill.
Achado nΓ£o Γ© roubado:Β Finders keepers, losers weepers.
CabeΓ§a vazia, oficina do diabo:Β Idle hands are the devil’s tools.
Filho de peixe, peixinho Γ©: Like father, like son.
O que os olhos nΓ£o veem o coraΓ§Γ£o nΓ£o sente: Out of sight, out of mind.
Nunca deixe para amanhΓ£ o que vocΓͺ pode fazer hoje: Do not put off untilΒ tomorrow what you can do today.
Mais vale um pΓ‘ssaro na mΓ£o do que dois voando: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Quem ama o feio, bonito lhe parece: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Rir Γ© o melhor remΓ©dio:Β Laughter is the best medicine.

Now, let’s see how to use some of these Portuguese sayings we have just learned.

ExamplesΒ with Portuguese sayings

Amanda brigou com a sua melhor amiga porque ela manchou sua roupa. Ela sempre faz tempestade em copo d’Γ‘gua e se arrepende depois.
Amanda argued with her friend because she damaged her clothes. She always makesΒ a mountain out of a molehill and regrets it later.

Caio Γ© muito preguiΓ§oso entΓ£o, sempre deixa para amanhΓ£ o que ele pode fazer hoje.
Caio is very lazy so he always puts off untilΒ tomorrow what he can do today.

Luiz estΓ‘ sempre sorrindo, pois acredita que rir Γ© o melhor remΓ©dio para todas as situaΓ§Γ΅es da vida.
Luiz is always smiling because heΒ believesΒ thatΒ laughterΒ is the best medicine for all situations in life.

Larissa precisa ocupar seu tempo com outras atividades, afinal, cabeΓ§a vazia Γ© oficina do diabo.
Larissa needs to occupy her time with other activities, after all, idle hands are the devil’s tools.

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