Jun 30, 2003 16:36
21 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Traduttore...ma non traditore!
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Italian to Portuguese, and 4 more.
Ladrão que rouba ladrão tem 100 anos de perdão.
Non-PRO
Portuguese to English
Other
Na sequência dos anteriores, vou propor mais três adágios populares, versando um só tema: a ladroagem (roubo ou latrocínio).Este é o primeiro.
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A thief who steals from a thief is pardoned for 100 years
That's one translation I found but of course it means:
A thief who steals from a thief is FORGIVEN for 100 years...
after that he will have to PAY THE PIPER
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perdão=forgiveness NOT pardon, it is religious concept NOT A LEGAL ONE
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Apparently the word perdão is arcane....
A thief who steals from a thief is FORGIVEN for 100 years...
after that he will have to PAY THE PIPER
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Note added at 2003-06-30 18:03:57 (GMT)
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Gostou?
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Note added at 2003-07-01 01:42:07 (GMT)
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perdão=forgiveness NOT pardon, it is religious concept NOT A LEGAL ONE
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Note added at 2003-07-01 01:43:27 (GMT)
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Apparently the word perdão is arcane....
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Sometimes the simplest way is the best...Thanks!"
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14 mins
a thief´s robber has 100 years of acquittal
:) Literal
Peer comment(s):
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: an acquittal is not FORGIVENESS
1 hr
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forgive me then!
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16 mins
William Stein
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Native in English
Costa Rica
Translations that read like originals
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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127
You can't steal what's already stolen.
or
It's not stealing to take what is already stolen.
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A Study in Pink - Lina Inverse
... This involves a little twisted logic: it\'s not stealing if it\'s already stolen. And it\'s teaching the bandits a lesson. This is rationalization. ...
anime_perspective.tripod.com/Slay/Analysis/Lina.html - 7k - Cached - Similar pages
Sore Wa Himitsu Desu-Part 2
... Oooohhhh yeah, that’s right. You stole from them.\". \"How many times do I have to tell you that it’s not stealing if it’s already stolen?\". Amelia sighed. ...
www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Gulf/4073/swhd2.html - 10k
It's not stealing to take what is already stolen.
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Note added at 2003-06-30 16:54:07 (GMT)
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A Study in Pink - Lina Inverse
... This involves a little twisted logic: it\'s not stealing if it\'s already stolen. And it\'s teaching the bandits a lesson. This is rationalization. ...
anime_perspective.tripod.com/Slay/Analysis/Lina.html - 7k - Cached - Similar pages
Sore Wa Himitsu Desu-Part 2
... Oooohhhh yeah, that’s right. You stole from them.\". \"How many times do I have to tell you that it’s not stealing if it’s already stolen?\". Amelia sighed. ...
www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Gulf/4073/swhd2.html - 10k
3 hrs
silviafont
Punctual and to the point
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: French to Spanish, German to Spanish, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
A THIEF ROBBING A THIEF HAS 100 YEARS PARDON
BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE NO SOUND ROUND ENGLISH PROVERB REFERRING TO THIS EITHER. DON'T ENGLISH PEOPLE HAVE ELASTIC MORALS TOO?
4 hrs
there is honor among thieves
OK, my knowledge of rhyming Portuguese idioms stinks, but sylviafont's comment above about "elastic morals" made me think of this old one.
Just a suggestion. I don't even know if it fits in well with the meaning of the Portuguese. So don't come along and click disagree. Be nice (anyway, look at the confidence level - I am guessing!). Hope it helps.
Heist
... Hollywood has drilled in our heads ***there is honor among thieves***. It shows the audience that there is a code that thieves live by among other thieves....
www.about-movies.com/movies/2001/heist.htm - 10k
BET.com - Denzel is a Smooth Criminal in 'Training Day'
... The tension and turns in the plot are thickened by the question of whether there is still honor on the street, and whether there is honor among thieves. ...
www.bet.com/articles/0,,c3gb133-554,00.html
Just a suggestion. I don't even know if it fits in well with the meaning of the Portuguese. So don't come along and click disagree. Be nice (anyway, look at the confidence level - I am guessing!). Hope it helps.
Heist
... Hollywood has drilled in our heads ***there is honor among thieves***. It shows the audience that there is a code that thieves live by among other thieves....
www.about-movies.com/movies/2001/heist.htm - 10k
BET.com - Denzel is a Smooth Criminal in 'Training Day'
... The tension and turns in the plot are thickened by the question of whether there is still honor on the street, and whether there is honor among thieves. ...
www.bet.com/articles/0,,c3gb133-554,00.html
+1
4 hrs
Roberto Cavalcanti
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Engineer, translator on tech/ business
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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309
a thieves' thief deserves 100 years amnesty
what about
Peer comment(s):
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Michael Powers (PhD)
: very nice ring to it, Roberto. Mike :)
36 mins
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Thanks Mike
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