Quando a esmola é grande, o santo desconfia

French translation: La mariée était trop belle

12:35 Jan 25, 2020
Portuguese to French translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: Quando a esmola é grande, o santo desconfia
Quando a esmola é grande, o santo desconfia!

Eu vi na internet " quand l'aumône est grande, le saint s'en méfie ", mais ça me semble étrange.
Manuela Domingues
Portugal
Local time: 17:52
French translation:La mariée était trop belle
Explanation:
Sug. Embora a expressão seja completamente diferente, o sentido é o mesmo.

Espero que ajude.
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silvana zilli bomskov
Brazil
Local time: 13:52
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5Trop beau pour être vrai
Marie Mendy
4La mariée était trop belle
silvana zilli bomskov
3On n'a rien sans rien / Quand l’aumône est élevée, le pauvre a des doutes
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La mariée était trop belle


Explanation:
Sug. Embora a expressão seja completamente diferente, o sentido é o mesmo.

Espero que ajude.


    Reference: http://www.expressions-francaises.fr/expressions-l/801-la-ma...
silvana zilli bomskov
Brazil
Local time: 13:52
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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On n'a rien sans rien / Quand l’aumône est élevée, le pauvre a des doutes


Explanation:
https://www.wordreference.com/enfr/There is no such thing as...

Encontrei ainda a seguinte tradução. O site vale pelas pessoas :)

81-Quando a esmola é grande o pobre desconfia
Quand l'aumône est élevée le pauvre a des doutes
http://erada.e-monsite.com/pages/pour-rire/proverbes-et-cita...

E aqui também:
Mon avis : Un proverbe portugais dit que « Quando a esmola é grande o pobre desconfia » ( Quand l’aumône est élevée le pauvre a des doutes). Il va s’en dire que Ned Allen aurait dû se méfier de la proposition de son ami Jerry.
https://kirsteenduval.com/2019/02/20/les-desarrois-de-ned-al...

expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 17:52
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Trop beau pour être vrai


Explanation:
Il y a anguille sous roche, c'est-à-dire qu'il y a quelque chose de caché, une perfidie qui se prépare. L'affaire n'est pas claire.

Marie Mendy
United States
Local time: 12:52
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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