Translation of "proverb" into Portuguese

provérbio, adágio, refrão are the top translations of "proverb" into Portuguese.

proverb verb noun grammar

A phrase expressing a basic truth which may be applied to common situations. [..]

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  • provérbio

    noun masculine

    phrase expressing a basic truth [..]

    This is a proverb that I don't understand.

    Este é um provérbio que eu não entendo.

  • adágio

    noun masculine

    Perhaps its author had in mind that old Czech proverb: 'Protect yourself not by fences but by your friends'.

    Talvez quem o concebeu estivesse a pensar num antigo adágio checo que diz que a melhor protecção não são os muros, são os amigos.

  • refrão

    noun

  • Less frequent translations

    • ditado
    • sentença
    • conceito
    • prolóquio
    • veredicto
    • Provérbio
    • aforismo
    • Ditado Popular
    • Ditado popular
    • Provérbios
    • ditado popular

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  • de longas vias, longas mentiras

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