Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Escreveu não leu, o pau comeu.
English translation:
You'd better do the right thing, otherwise there will be hell to pay.
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Eneide Moreira
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Portuguese term
Brazil
Client loyalty is my best recommendation
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Italian to Portuguese, and 2 more.
Escreveu não leu, o pau comeu.
Portuguese to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
ditado popular
Proposed translations
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| 2 +2 | Every crime will be punished |
Claudio Mazotti
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| 4 | (You'd) better walk the line straight |
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Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
my motto:professionalism and dedication.
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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Every crime will be punished
Using a popular expression to convey that every crime will be punished, and to remind ... the governor said: "Escreveu nao leu, o pau comeu" (literally, ...
www.brazzil.com/cvroct99.htm
www.brazzil.com/cvroct99.htm
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muitoprazer (X)
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claudia estanislau
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tks a lot, Claudia, but I think a native speaker could find a better corresponding idiom
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(You'd) better walk the line straight
Maybe a good option: somewhat slangy/colloquial -- the idiom in question is folkly/colloquial. Plus, my suggestion carries the threat implied in the Braz expression.
Problem is, idioms and expressions may at times not have a 'one size fits all' equivalent in the language you're translation to.
Good luck!
Problem is, idioms and expressions may at times not have a 'one size fits all' equivalent in the language you're translation to.
Good luck!
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