Your Favourite Portuguese "Sayings" You Heard When Growing Up

Discussion in 'Portugal: NSR' started by TO DEVILS, Feb 13, 2006.

  1. TO DEVILS

    TO DEVILS Member

    Jun 10, 2005
    Canada
    These are some of my favourites:

    - Com ferros matas, com ferros morres!

    - Candeia que vai a frente alumeia duas vezes!

    - Mais vale um passaro na mao, que dois a voar!
     
  2. TO DEVILS

    TO DEVILS Member

    Jun 10, 2005
    Canada
    - Quem muito come muito caga.

    - Quanto mais choras menos mijas.

    - Ate os paneleiros tem sorte.
     
  3. FCPorto_Dragao

    Jun 15, 2005
    E DUBs
    Club:
    FC Porto
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    Quem muito come muito caga....haha you stole that one...I was gonna say that when I saw the thread "quem nao se come, nao se caga"
     
  4. jec1

    jec1 Member

    Sporting Clube de Portugal
    Portugal
    Aug 27, 2004
    Los Angeles ATM
    Club:
    Sporting CP Lisbon
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    Quem Muito come muito caga is so true.

    I remember my 26 year old cousin still wore his diapers:eek:
     
  5. marco goncalves

    marco goncalves New Member

    Apr 29, 2002
    Boston
    O Peixe morreu pela boca
    and this one was when somone called you filho da ********....My answer would always be :Minha mae e ******** e nao deve nada a ninguem,o meu pai e pescador e pescou a pinta da tua mae......:D
     
  6. jec1

    jec1 Member

    Sporting Clube de Portugal
    Portugal
    Aug 27, 2004
    Los Angeles ATM
    Club:
    Sporting CP Lisbon
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    Haha that was good
     
  7. Aveirenses

    Aveirenses Member

    Mar 3, 2004
    Guardiolunya
    Club:
    Sporting CP Lisbon
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    I fall for the classic:
    "é preciso ser pensador!!!"

    :D
     
  8. Joelzinho

    Joelzinho Member

    May 23, 2005
    Montreal!
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    Caralho pourra and my grandmother calling everyone on Much Music a Puta
     
  9. vilafria

    vilafria Member+

    Jun 2, 2005
    I missed this thread somehow.

    Eh mais facil apanhar um mentiroso de que um coxo.

    Quem tem cavalo nao anda a pe.

    As uvas do vizinho sao mais doces.
     
  10. vilafria

    vilafria Member+

    Jun 2, 2005
    Um malho na mao vale de dez no chao.

    Teimosa como uma mula.
     
  11. UltraViseu

    UltraViseu Member

    Jan 22, 2006
    Strong Island
    Club:
    SL Benfica
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    here is one of my sayings that i live by now.

    "Mais vale uma na mão do que dois no sutiã"

    ultra viseu
    2000
    :cool:
     
  12. vilafria

    vilafria Member+

    Jun 2, 2005
    You didn't hear that one growing up. :)
     
  13. Cilindro

    Cilindro New Member

    May 24, 2002
    Quem semeia ventos colhe tempestades.
     
  14. BatatasFritas

    BatatasFritas Member+

    Nov 29, 2004
    Toronto
    Club:
    FC Porto
    "aqui ha gato"
    "sabe a pato"
    "Porra, esta frio como um cao"
    "Nem 8 nem 80"
     
  15. TO DEVILS

    TO DEVILS Member

    Jun 10, 2005
    Canada
    Arrota que e pechota
    Abre o cu que eu vou de mota
     
  16. vilafria

    vilafria Member+

    Jun 2, 2005
    :eek:
    Where did hang out growing up ?
    Make sure I stay the heck out of there.:)
     
  17. vilafria

    vilafria Member+

    Jun 2, 2005
    Cada vela ah sua popa.

    Cavalo sem sede nao bebe agua.

    Ta de chuva e a fazer sol, estao as bruxas a comer pao mole.
     
  18. TO DEVILS

    TO DEVILS Member

    Jun 10, 2005
    Canada
    Portugal;)
     
  19. GoodDead

    GoodDead Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 8, 2004
    Toronto Canada
    Club:
    Sporting Braga
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    "passa bola, toca, toca"
     
  20. PassItOn

    PassItOn New Member

    Dec 29, 2004
    NJ
    Terra de cegos, quem tiver um olho e Rei.
     
  21. vilafria

    vilafria Member+

    Jun 2, 2005
    Are you sure it wasn't Greece ? :eek: :D
     
  22. vilafria

    vilafria Member+

    Jun 2, 2005
    Great one.

    Se a merda fosse valiosa, os pobres nao cagavao.
     
  23. PassItOn

    PassItOn New Member

    Dec 29, 2004
    NJ
    How about that great one.

    Se a minha avÓ tivesse tomates, era o meu avÔ.
     
  24. vilafria

    vilafria Member+

    Jun 2, 2005
    :D I haven't heard that one before.
     
  25. UltraViseu

    UltraViseu Member

    Jan 22, 2006
    Strong Island
    Club:
    SL Benfica
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    When I was a kid, my uncle Carlos used to tell me sayings like this.

    "Antes Morrer No Parto Do Que Nascer e Crescer Lagarto"

    "Soares e Fixe, Freitas que se lixe"
     

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