Portuguese | English |
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quem pronoun | who(who? (interrogative pronoun)) whoever(any person or persons that) whom(what person; object of a verb (accusative)) |
quem ama phrase | spare the rod and spoil the child(if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility) |
quem cheirou phrase | he who smelt it dealt it(a person calling attention to or complaining about a fart) |
quem dera conjunction | if only(signifies a wish) |
quem diria? phrase | who would have thunk it(who would have guessed it?) |
quem espera sempre alcança phrase | good things come to those who wait(patience is a virtue) |
quem está falando phrase | who's calling(who is calling?) |
quem lacra não lucra phrase | get woke, go broke(businesses that attempt to align themselves with social justice causes are liable to lose customers) |
quem me dera phrase | I wish(I would very much like that to be so) |
quem me dera conjunction | if only(signifies a wish) |
quem nunca pecou que atire a primeira pedra phrase | let him who is without sin cast the first stone(only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others) |
quem não ajuda não atrapalha phrase | too many cooks spoil the broth(with too many people a task won't be done very well) |
quem não arrisca não petisca phrase | no pain, no gain(discomfort is necessary to achieve goals) |
quem não tem cão caça com gato phrase | there's more than one way to skin a cat(a problem generally has more than one solution; there is more than one way to achieve a goal) |
quem-nós-sabemos pronoun | you-know-who(known and unmentioned person) |
quem o diz é quem o é phrase {Pl} | I know you are but what am I(assertion that an insult made by the party to whom the phrase is directed is actually true of that party) |
quem procura acha phrase | seek and ye shall find(one finds what one looks for) |
quem quer que pronoun | whoever(any person or persons that) |
quem ri por último ri melhor phrase | he who laughs last laughs best(success is better after you've endured ridicule) |
quem sabe…? adverb | what about(used to make a suggestion) |
quem sabe? phrase | who knows(rhetorical question: one doesn't know) |
quem semeia vento colhe tempestade phrase | sow the wind, reap the whirlwind(every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) |
quem semeia ventos colhe tempestades phrase | sow the wind, reap the whirlwind(every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) what goes around comes around(actions have consequences) |
quem tem telhado de vidro não joga pedra no dos outros phrase | people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones(one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault) |
quem tudo quer tudo perde phrase | grasp all, lose all(one who wants everything, may lose it all) |
quem vigia os vigilantes phrase | who watches the watchers(concern about accountability of those monitoring behavior) |
quem vive pela espada phrase | live by the sword, die by the sword(one who uses violence can expect a violent response) |
quem vê cara não vê coração phrase | beauty is only skin deep(a person's character is more important than their outward appearance) |
quem é você? phrase | who are you(who are you?) |
quem és tu? phrase | who are you(who are you?) |
quemer noun {m} | Khmer(language) |
Quemer Vermelho proper noun {m} | Khmer Rouge(Cambodian communist guerrilla force) |
que merda phrase | what the shit(intensive form of what) |
a beleza está nos olhos de quem a vê phrase | beauty is in the eye of the beholder(people have different ideas of what is beautiful) |
a beleza está nos olhos de quem vê phrase | beauty is in the eye of the beholder(people have different ideas of what is beautiful) |
a quem de direito phrase | to whom it may concern(phrase used to begin a formal letter to an unknown recipient) |
a quem possa interessar phrase | to whom it may concern(phrase used to begin a formal letter to an unknown recipient) |