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Jul 4, 2021 10:05
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Portuguese term
Em primeiro lugar
Portuguese to English
Social Sciences
Poetry & Literature
“Em primeiro lugar vem a dedicação, depois a habilidade.”
LEONARDO DA VINCI
I am looking for the English quotation, not just a translation of the Portuguese. I've been looking all morning but with no luck. Out of 18 quotations, I have found 15 so far
LEONARDO DA VINCI
I am looking for the English quotation, not just a translation of the Portuguese. I've been looking all morning but with no luck. Out of 18 quotations, I have found 15 so far
Proposed translations
(English)
References
Pride of place | José Patrício |
Proposed translations
3 hrs
First(ly) there is dedication, then skill.
Or - first comes dedication, then skill
First, you need dedication, then skill/aptitude
First, you need dedication, then skill/aptitude
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3 hrs
for starters/to begin with
You use to begin with when you are talking about the first stage of a situation, event, or process.
You use for starters when you mention something to indicate that it is the first item or point in a series.
You use for starters when you mention something to indicate that it is the first item or point in a series.
Peer comment(s):
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Katarina Peters
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Thank you Katarina!
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Andrew Bramhall
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Thank you Oliver !
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3 hrs
First of all
It's what I'd use, but the other suggestions are good too.
15 hrs
dedication before ability
can't find an exact quote but might work
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Note added at 15 hrs (2021-07-05 01:49:43 GMT)
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or: dedication comes before ability
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Note added at 15 hrs (2021-07-05 01:49:43 GMT)
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or: dedication comes before ability
1 day 14 hrs
First and foremost comes dedication; then skill follows on
A idéia da frase é essa.
Reference comments
43 mins
Reference:
Pride of place
"Pride of place commitment, then skill"
first place - pride of place - https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/first place
dedication - commitment - https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/dedication
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first place - pride of place - https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/first place
dedication - commitment - https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/dedication
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Discussion
Maybe it wasn't da Vinci after all? Google does present the phrase in Portuguese ascribed to Da Vinci but nothing in English.
"Many are they who have a taste and love for drawing, but no talent; and this will be discernible in boys who are not diligent and never finish their drawings with shading." https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/leonardo_da_vinci_542472