{"id":9518,"date":"2021-11-24T13:25:37","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T13:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=9518"},"modified":"2021-11-24T13:25:37","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T13:25:37","slug":"can-you-match-these-sayings-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/can-you-match-these-sayings-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you match these sayings in Portuguese?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ol\u00e1, pessoal! Hi, everyone! Every language and culture has their own sayings, or as it goes in Portuguese, prov\u00e9rbios<\/em><\/strong> or ditados populares<\/em><\/strong>. They are common expressions dating back from ancient times whose origins no one can really pinpoint, but most falantes<\/em> (speakers) of a certain language have heard. Usually in a metaphorical style, sayings describe situations or express general truths that are part of our vidas cotidianas<\/em> (everyday lives). Just off the top of your head, how many sayings in your language can you remember? And what about in Portuguese?<\/p>\n

So today we have got a little desafio<\/em> (challenge) for you. I rounded up five popular sayings that all Portuguese speakers are familiar with, and your task is to have a look at them and try to match o come\u00e7o<\/em> (the beginning) with o final<\/em> (the ending) of each one. And to make it even more interesting, you can also try to adivinhar<\/em> (guess) what they mean!<\/p>\n

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Tente combinar esses prov\u00e9rbios! (Image by author)<\/p><\/div>\n

Okay, ready? Do you have all your respostas<\/em> (answers)? Now scroll down for the key:<\/p>\n

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Quando a esmola \u00e9 grande, o santo desconfia<\/strong><\/h2>\n