⭐ Expressões de Clássicas em inglês
Aquelas que todo brasileiro conhece.
A esperança é a última que morre
hope is the last one to die
Where there's life, there's hope
A grama do vizinho é sempre mais verde
the neighbor's grass is always greener
The grass is always greener on the other side
A mentira tem perna curta
the lie has short legs
Lies have short legs
A ocasião faz o ladrão
the occasion makes the thief
Opportunity makes the thief
A palavra é de prata, o silêncio é de ouro
the word is silver, silence is gold
Speech is silver, silence is golden
A pressa é inimiga da perfeição
haste is the enemy of perfection
Haste makes waste
A união faz a força
unity makes strength
Strength in numbers
A vaca foi pro brejo
the cow went to the swamp
Things went belly up
Acabar em pizza
to end in pizza
To be swept under the rug
Água mole em pedra dura, tanto bate até que fura
soft water on hard stone, it hits until it bores through
Constant dripping wears away the stone
Águas passadas não movem moinho
past waters don't turn the mill
It's water under the bridge
Amigos, amigos, negócios à parte
friends, friends, business aside
Business is business
Amor com amor se paga
love is paid with love
Love begets love
Antes só do que mal acompanhado
better alone than badly accompanied
Better alone than in bad company
Antes tarde do que nunca
Better late than never
As paredes têm ouvidos
The walls have ears
Cada cabeça, uma sentença
each head, one sentence
Different strokes for different folks
Cada coisa a seu tempo
each thing in its time
All in good time
Cada louco com sua mania
each madman with his obsession
Everyone has their quirks
Cada macaco no seu galho
each monkey on its own branch
To each their own
Cada um puxa a brasa pra sua sardinha
each one pulls the coals to their own sardine
Everyone looks out for number one
Cada um sabe onde o sapato aperta
each one knows where the shoe pinches
Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches
Cair a ficha
the token falls
The penny dropped
Caiu na rede é peixe
if it fell in the net, it's fish
All is fish that comes to the net
Cão que ladra não morde
a dog that barks doesn't bite
His bark is worse than his bite
Casa de ferreiro, espeto de pau
blacksmith's house, wooden skewer
The cobbler's children go barefoot
Cavalo dado não se olha os dentes
you don't check the teeth of a given horse
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth
Chutar o balde
to kick the bucket
To throw caution to the wind
De boas intenções o inferno está cheio
hell is full of good intentions
The road to hell is paved with good intentions
De grão em grão, a galinha enche o papo
grain by grain, the hen fills its crop
Every little bit helps
De pequenino se torce o pepino
you bend the cucumber while it's small
As the twig is bent, so grows the tree
Depois da tempestade vem a bonança
after the storm comes the calm
Every cloud has a silver lining
Deus ajuda quem cedo madruga
God helps those who rise early
The early bird catches the worm
Deus dá o frio conforme o cobertor
God gives the cold according to the blanket
God never gives you more than you can handle
Deus escreve certo por linhas tortas
God writes straight with crooked lines
Devagar com o andor que o santo é de barro
slow with the litter, the saint is made of clay
Easy does it
Devagar e sempre
slowly and always
Slow but sure
Devagar se vai ao longe
slowly one goes far
Slow and steady wins the race
Diga-me com quem andas e te direi quem és
tell me who you walk with and I'll tell you who you are
You're known by the company you keep
Em boca fechada não entra mosca
no fly gets into a closed mouth
A closed mouth catches no flies
Estar com a pulga atrás da orelha
to have a flea behind your ear
To smell a rat
Farinha pouca, meu pirão primeiro
little flour, my porridge first
Every man for himself
Filho de peixe sabe nadar
son of a fish knows how to swim
It runs in the family
Filho de peixe, peixinho é
son of a fish is a little fish
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
Gato escaldado tem medo de água fria
a scalded cat fears cold water
Once bitten, twice shy
Homem prevenido vale por dois
a forewarned man is worth two
Forewarned is forearmed
Isso também vai passar
This too shall pass
Ladrão que rouba ladrão tem cem anos de perdão
a thief who robs a thief gets a hundred years of pardon
There's honor among thieves
Longe dos olhos, perto do coração
far from the eyes, near the heart
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Mais vale prevenir do que remediar
it's worth more to prevent than to remedy
Prevention is better than cure
Mais vale um pássaro na mão do que dois voando
a bird in the hand is worth two flying
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Não adianta chorar sobre o leite derramado
No use crying over spilled milk
Não conte com o ovo dentro da galinha
don't count the egg inside the hen
Don't count your chickens before they hatch
Não há mal que sempre dure
Nothing bad lasts forever
Não se faz omelete sem quebrar ovos
you don't make an omelet without breaking eggs
You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs
Não se pode agradar a gregos e troianos
you can't please Greeks and Trojans
You can't please everyone
Nem tudo que balança cai
not everything that shakes falls
Down but not out
Nem tudo que reluz é ouro
All that glitters is not gold
Nem tudo são flores
not everything is flowers
It's not all sunshine and rainbows
Ninguém é de ferro
nobody is made of iron
Nobody's made of steel
O barato sai caro
the cheap comes out expensive
You get what you pay for
O hábito não faz o monge
the habit doesn't make the monk
Clothes don't make the man
O peixe morre pela boca
the fish dies by the mouth
Loose lips sink ships
O pior cego é o que não quer ver
the worst blind is the one who won't see
There's none so blind as those who will not see
O que não mata engorda
what doesn't kill fattens you
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
O que os olhos não veem, o coração não sente
what the eyes don't see, the heart doesn't feel
Out of sight, out of mind
O seguro morreu de velho
the careful one died of old age
Better safe than sorry
O sol nasce para todos
the sun rises for everyone
The sun shines on everyone
Onde há fumaça, há fogo
Where there's smoke, there's fire
Papagaio come milho, periquito leva a fama
the parrot eats the corn, the parakeet gets the fame
One does the deed, another takes the blame
Pau pra toda obra
wood for every job
A jack of all trades
Pau que nasce torto morre torto
a stick born crooked dies crooked
A leopard can't change its spots
Pimenta nos olhos dos outros é refresco
pepper in other people's eyes is refreshing
It's easy to bear others' misfortunes
Quando a esmola é demais, o santo desconfia
when the alms are too much, the saint gets suspicious
When something seems too good to be true, be suspicious
Quando um não quer, dois não brigam
when one doesn't want to, two don't fight
It takes two to tango
Quem ama o feio bonito lhe parece
who loves the ugly finds it pretty
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Quem cala consente
who stays silent consents
Silence gives consent
Quem canta seus males espanta
who sings scares their troubles away
Sing your troubles away
Quem espera desespera
who waits despairs
A watched pot never boils
Quem espera sempre alcança
who waits always reaches
Good things come to those who wait
Quem não arrisca, não petisca
who doesn't risk doesn't snack
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
Quem não chora não mama
who doesn't cry doesn't get to nurse
The squeaky wheel gets the grease
Quem não deve não teme
who owes nothing fears nothing
A clear conscience fears no accusation
Quem não tem cão caça com gato
who has no dog hunts with a cat
Make do with what you have
Quem procura acha
who searches finds
Seek and you shall find
Quem ri por último ri melhor
He who laughs last laughs best
Quem semeia vento colhe tempestade
who sows wind reaps storm
You reap what you sow
Quem tem boca vai a Roma
who has a mouth goes to Rome
Just ask and you'll get there
Quem tem padrinho não morre pagão
who has a godfather doesn't die a pagan
It's not what you know, it's who you know
Quem tem telhado de vidro não atira pedra no vizinho
who has a glass roof shouldn't throw stones at the neighbor
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
Quem tudo quer, tudo perde
who wants everything loses everything
Grasp all, lose all
Quem vê cara não vê coração
who sees a face doesn't see a heart
You can't judge a book by its cover
Roma não foi construída num dia
Rome wasn't built in a day
Roupa suja se lava em casa
dirty clothes are washed at home
Don't air your dirty laundry in public
Santo de casa não faz milagre
the household saint works no miracles
A prophet is not honored in his own land
Um dia é da caça, outro do caçador
one day is the prey's, another the hunter's
Every dog has its day
Uma andorinha só não faz verão
One swallow doesn't make a summer
Uma mão lava a outra
one hand washes the other
You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours
Vá plantar batatas
go plant potatoes
Go fly a kite
Vaso ruim não quebra
a bad vase doesn't break
A bad penny always turns up