Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Querer é poder, quem porfia mata caça.
English translation:
Where there is a will, there is a way.
Added to glossary by
Henrique Magalhaes
Jul 14, 2003 10:28
21 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Traduttore...ma non traditore!
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Italian to Portuguese, and 4 more.
Querer é poder, quem porfia mata caça.
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Linguistics
Cá vai mais um provérbio, e q. creio existir equivalente em todas as línguas.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +9 | Where there's a will there's a way |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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| 5 | (he) who dares, wins |
moken
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Change log
Feb 5, 2008 03:19: Michael Powers (PhD) changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Feb 5, 2008 03:19: Michael Powers (PhD) changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary" , "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Linguistics"
Proposed translations
+9
38 mins
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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120
Portuguese term (edited):
Querer � poder, quem porfia mata ca�a.
Selected
Where there's a will there's a way
This is how I would say it.
Mike :)
Mike :)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
30 mins
(he) who dares, wins
perdón, pero patiné con la anterior
:O) :O)
:O) :O)
Peer comment(s):
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Carlos Monteiro
: Tal como "quem não arrisca, não petisca"
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thanks carlos, though i think the comment below is right
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henley
: Daring's not the same as perserverence/tenacity, conveyed by "porfia"
26 mins
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you're right, michael's suggestion has the right focus
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