Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Quem avisa amigo é
English translation:
He who warns is a friend
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rhandler
Oct 24, 2008 12:29
15 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Quem avisa amigo é
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It's an expression you use when you want to warn someone about something, then you say "Quem avisa amigo é", meaning that you warn them because you are their friend.
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Oct 29, 2008 11:42: rhandler Created KOG entry
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He who warns is a friend
Encontrei este exemplo:
Paulo Coelho Marcelo Ramos Motta Argenteum Astrum Sylvio Passos ...
Thus, he who warns is a friend. I suggest that you ponder well my words, study the documents that were sent to you, before you join the O.T.O., ...
www.cyberlink.ch/~koenig/2008/brasil/coelho.htm
Paulo Coelho Marcelo Ramos Motta Argenteum Astrum Sylvio Passos ...
Thus, he who warns is a friend. I suggest that you ponder well my words, study the documents that were sent to you, before you join the O.T.O., ...
www.cyberlink.ch/~koenig/2008/brasil/coelho.htm
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Comment: "Thank you!"
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Paul Dixon
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Forewarned is forearmed
This is my sugGUESStion, although I do not think it is quite the same.
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Gilmar Fernandes
: If you look this up in MICHAELIS dictionary, you will find this expression translated as "um homem prevenido vale por dois"........so you were right, not quite the same.
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tell me all, you'll be my friend
tell me all, you'll be my friend
Example sentence:
tell me all, you'll be my friend
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Haggen Kennedy
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He who warns is a true friend
I don't mean to invalidate the other translations. It's just that this is the variant I know. I thought I'd offer it as an option, just in case. :-)
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Gilmar Fernandes
: This web site you mention, has terrible, literal translations of Portuguese sayings... How can someone publish these, I can't understand.
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Concordo, Gilmar! Só o coloquei porque foi o endereço que apareceu no Google. Mas a versão que conheço é realmente essa ("true friend"). Abraços. :-)
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Maria Eugenia Farre
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A word to the wise
Na minha opinião esta é a melhor correspondência. Não gosto de traduzir provérbios literalmente, perde toda graça.
A word to the wise (is sufficient).
something that you say when you are going to give someone some advice. A word to the wise - if you're going to drive, don't go on a Friday night until after the rush hour traffic.
A word to the wise (is sufficient).
something that you say when you are going to give someone some advice. A word to the wise - if you're going to drive, don't go on a Friday night until after the rush hour traffic.
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