Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
A palavra é de ouro, mas só o exemplo arrasta.
English translation:
Actions speak louder than words.
Added to glossary by
Catarina Lopes
Nov 10, 2013 10:01
10 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Richard Lloyd Jones
a palavra é de ouro, mas só o exemplo arrasta
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Hi, love to know if there's an English equivalent for this beautiful Portuguese expression. Thanks for your help!
Proposed translations
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| 4 +9 | Actions speak louder than words. |
Catarina Lopes
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| 4 | Can you walk the walk?/ Talk is cheap/ |
Pablo Julián Davis
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| 3 | actions speak louder than words? |
Nick Taylor
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Change log
Nov 24, 2013 09:57: Catarina Lopes Created KOG entry
Nov 24, 2013 09:57: Catarina Lopes changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/711019">Catarina Lopes's</a> old entry - "a palavra é de ouro, mas só o exemplo arrasta."" to ""Actions speak louder than words.""
Proposed translations
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10 mins
Catarina Lopes
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Portugal
Details matter.
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
Actions speak louder than words.
Actions speak louder than words.
Prov. Cliché. What you do is more significant than what you say.
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Note added at 8 days (2013-11-18 13:49:04 GMT)
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You're welcome, Richard! :)
Prov. Cliché. What you do is more significant than what you say.
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Note added at 8 days (2013-11-18 13:49:04 GMT)
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You're welcome, Richard! :)
Example sentence:
You keep saying that you'll do your fair share of the housework. Remember that actions speak louder than words.
Reference:
Note from asker:
| Thanks a lot! Very helpful! |
| Thanks a lot! |
Peer comment(s):
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Nick Taylor
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Thank you, Nick!
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
: Muito bom!
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Obrigada, Salvador!
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
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Obrigada, Luciano!
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Paulinho Fonseca
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Obrigada, Paulinho!
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Claudio Mazotti
: very nice...
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Obrigada, Claudio!
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Marlene Curtis
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Obrigada, Marlene!
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Verginia Ophof
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Obrigada, Verginia!
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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Obrigada, Muriel!
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oxygen4u
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Obrigada, oxygen4u!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
13 mins
Nick Taylor
Native in English
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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52
actions speak louder than words?
actions speak louder than words?
Note from asker:
| Terrific, Nick. Exactly what I was looking for! |
8 hrs
Pablo Julián Davis
Native in English
La palabra justa/The right word
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 1 more.
Can you walk the walk?/ Talk is cheap/
Duas alternativas mais informais. "You can talk the talk, can you walk the walk?" É bastante comum en inglês, com uns 560,000 resultados Google. Outra versão, menos comum: "You can talk the talk, can you walk the talk?" Eu acho que é dos últimos 20 anos, aproximadamente. "Talk is cheap" é mais velho/estabelecido.
I completely agree, the Portuguese expression is lovely. (In Spanish we have a nice expression: "de la boca para fuera".)
"... magazine for publishing those articles on how to get hubby to help with the housework. ..... He talked the talk but didn't walk the walk." boards.straightdope.com › ... › Main › In My Humble Opinion (IMHO)
"Worldview: Without help, talk is cheap in Syria"
www.philly.com/.../20131027_Worldview__Without_help__talk_i...
I completely agree, the Portuguese expression is lovely. (In Spanish we have a nice expression: "de la boca para fuera".)
"... magazine for publishing those articles on how to get hubby to help with the housework. ..... He talked the talk but didn't walk the walk." boards.straightdope.com › ... › Main › In My Humble Opinion (IMHO)
"Worldview: Without help, talk is cheap in Syria"
www.philly.com/.../20131027_Worldview__Without_help__talk_i...
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Pablo. I think in the context of the text I am translating, both of these are a little too business-y, if you know what I mean. So I think "Actions speak louder than words" works better in the philosophical context of the text I am working on. Thank you so much for your help! |
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