The devil is in the detail

Portuguese translation: A dificuldade está nos pormenores; São os detalhes que fazem toda a diferença; O perigo mora nos detalhes

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English term or phrase:The devil is in the detail
Portuguese translation:A dificuldade está nos pormenores; São os detalhes que fazem toda a diferença; O perigo mora nos detalhes
Entered by: Matheus Chaud

15:12 Apr 4, 2017
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: The devil is in the detail
Alguma sugestão sem usar diabo? Não me parece que o caminho seja por aí...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_devil_is_in_the_detail

Meu contexto: uma palestra sobre como preparar boas apresentações. Antes dessa frase, o palestrante fala sobre a importância de chegar cedo, se planejar, testar computador e microfone, etc.

Grato!
Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 10:34
problema/dificuldade está nos detalhes/pormenores
Explanation:
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OU o "difícil são os pormenores"

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Ana Costa
Portugal
Local time: 14:34
Grading comment
Obrigado a todos pelas ótimas sugestões!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3problema/dificuldade está nos detalhes/pormenores
Ana Costa
4 +2O perigo mora nos detalhes
Soraya Guimarães Hoepfner
5 +1o perigo esconde-se nos detalhes
Camila Annunziato
4 +1A atenção a pequenos detalhes é imprescindível para evitar problemas posteriores
Thais Lombardi
4no pormenor está a diferença
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4o busílis está no detalhe
Leonor Machado
4o segredo da boa apresentação está nos detalhes
Clauwolf
3Há que (saber) ler nas entrelinhas.
Ana Vozone


Discussion entries: 3





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
the devil is in the detail
problema/dificuldade está nos detalhes/pormenores


Explanation:
sug

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Note added at 3 mins (2017-04-04 15:15:17 GMT)
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OU o "difícil são os pormenores"

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Note added at 4 mins (2017-04-04 15:16:40 GMT)
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http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/the-de...

Ana Costa
Portugal
Local time: 14:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Obrigado a todos pelas ótimas sugestões!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mariana Carmo: "difícil são os pormenores" gosto desta sugestão
5 mins
  -> Obrigada, Mariana! :)

agree  Bruno Michel (X)
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Bruno!

agree  Nick Taylor
1 day 8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Nick! :)
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Há que (saber) ler nas entrelinhas.


Explanation:
Mais uma ideia...

Ana Vozone
Local time: 14:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 69
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the devil is in the detail
A atenção a pequenos detalhes é imprescindível para evitar problemas posteriores


Explanation:
Outra sugestão:

Negligenciar pequenos detalhes pode causar problemas mais tarde
Atentar para os detalhes é crucial para evitar problemas posteriores

https://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/devil is in th...

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/the-de...

Thais Lombardi
Brazil
Local time: 10:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Costa
4 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the devil is in the detail
no pormenor está a diferença


Explanation:
+ uma sugestão...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 14:34
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 80
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the devil is in the detail
o busílis está no detalhe


Explanation:
https://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/lingua-portuguesa/busíl...

Leonor Machado
Local time: 14:34
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 28
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
the devil is in the detail
O perigo mora nos detalhes


Explanation:
é a expressão com sentido equivalente que eu conheço (já ouvi)

Soraya Guimarães Hoepfner
Germany
Local time: 15:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  expressisverbis: Gostei da sua sugestão e não querendo plagiar: "o perigo reside/esconde-se nos pormenores".
3 hrs
  -> Também é uma boa!

agree  Mario Freitas: Esta é a opção mais natural.
8 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the devil is in the detail
o perigo esconde-se nos detalhes


Explanation:
Pelo contexto dá para entender que o objetivo do dizer é ensinar que é preciso prestar muita atenção a cada pormenor.

Camila Annunziato
Brazil
Local time: 10:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lais Leite
15 hrs
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1 day 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the devil is in the detail
o segredo da boa apresentação está nos detalhes


Explanation:
:)

Clauwolf
Local time: 10:34
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 83
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