PORTUGUESE PROVERBS.
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A adem, a mulher, e a cabra, he má cousa sendo magra. A goose, a woman, and a goat, are bad things lean.
A agoa o dá, a agoa o leva. What water gives, water takes away.
A agoa tudo lava. Water washes everything.
A amigo naõ encubras teu segredo, que darás causa a perdelo. Conceal not your secret from your friend, or you deserve to lose him.
A apressada pergunta, vagarosa resposta. To a hasty question a leisurely answer.
Abaixaõ-se as cadeiras, levantaõ-se as tripeças. Chairs sink and stools rise.