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a palavra é de ouro, mas só o exemplo arrasta

English translation: Actions speak louder than words.

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Portuguese term or phrase:A palavra é de ouro, mas só o exemplo arrasta.
English translation:Actions speak louder than words.
Entered by: Catarina Lopes

10:01 Nov 10, 2013
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: a palavra é de ouro, mas só o exemplo arrasta
Hi, love to know if there's an English equivalent for this beautiful Portuguese expression. Thanks for your help!
Richard Lloyd Jones
Actions speak louder than words.
Explanation:
Actions speak louder than words.
Prov. Cliché. What you do is more significant than what you say.


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Note added at 8 days (2013-11-18 13:49:04 GMT)
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You're welcome, Richard! :)
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Catarina Lopes
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Local time: 08:28
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4 +9Actions speak louder than words.
Catarina Lopes
4Can you walk the walk?/ Talk is cheap/
Pablo Julián Davis
3actions speak louder than words?
Nick Taylor


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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
actions speak louder than words?


Explanation:
actions speak louder than words?

Nick Taylor
Local time: 08:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52
Notes to answerer
Asker: Terrific, Nick. Exactly what I was looking for!

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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Can you walk the walk?/ Talk is cheap/


Explanation:
Duas alternativas mais informais. "You can talk the talk, can you walk the walk?" É bastante comum en inglês, com uns 560,000 resultados Google. Outra versão, menos comum: "You can talk the talk, can you walk the talk?" Eu acho que é dos últimos 20 anos, aproximadamente. "Talk is cheap" é mais velho/estabelecido.
I completely agree, the Portuguese expression is lovely. (In Spanish we have a nice expression: "de la boca para fuera".)

"... magazine for publishing those articles on how to get hubby to help with the housework. ..... He talked the talk but didn't walk the walk." boards.straightdope.com › ... › Main › In My Humble Opinion (IMHO)‎

"Worldview: Without help, talk is cheap in Syria"
www.philly.com/.../20131027_Worldview__Without_help__talk_i...‎

Pablo Julián Davis
Local time: 02:28
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Pablo. I think in the context of the text I am translating, both of these are a little too business-y, if you know what I mean. So I think "Actions speak louder than words" works better in the philosophical context of the text I am working on. Thank you so much for your help!

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
Actions speak louder than words.


Explanation:
Actions speak louder than words.
Prov. Cliché. What you do is more significant than what you say.


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Note added at 8 days (2013-11-18 13:49:04 GMT)
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You're welcome, Richard! :)

Example sentence(s):
  • You keep saying that you'll do your fair share of the housework. Remember that actions speak louder than words.

    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/action
Catarina Lopes
Portugal
Local time: 08:28
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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Asker: Thanks a lot! Very helpful!

Asker: Thanks a lot!


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agree  Nick Taylor
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  -> Thank you, Nick!
agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun: Muito bom!
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  -> Obrigada, Salvador!
agree  Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
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agree  Paulinho Fonseca
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agree  Claudio Mazotti: very nice...
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agree  Marlene Curtis
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agree  Verginia Ophof
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agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
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agree  oxygen4u
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