Alcança quem naõ cança. Who faints not, achieves.
Alfaiate mal vestido, sapateiro mal calçado. The tailor ill-dressed, the shoemaker ill-shod.
Alchimia he provada, ter renda, e naõ gastar nada. It is approved alchemy to have an income and spend nothing.
A lingua longa he sinal de maõ curta. A long tongue betokens a short hand.
A má lingua, tesoura. For a bad tongue scissors.
A máo bácoro, boa lande. To the lean pig a fat acorn.
Amar, e saber naõ póde ser. To love and be wise is incompatible.
Ama-se a traiçaõ, aborrece-se o traidor. The treason approved, the traitor abhorred.
A má visinha dá a agulha sem linha. The bad neighbour gives a needle without thread.