10 Provérbios em Inglês que vão Enriquecer suas Conversas!

Actions speak louder than words

• Significado: As ações valem mais do que as palavras.

• Exemplo: Don’t just say you’ll help – do something! Actions speak louder than words.

  
  

A picture is worth a thousand words

• Significado: Uma imagem vale mais que mil palavras.

• Exemplo: I didn’t understand what he was trying to explain until he showed me the diagram. A picture is worth a thousand words.

  
  

Better late than never

• Significado: Antes tarde do que nunca.

• Exemplo: She finally turned in her assignment. Better late than never.

  
  

Don’t count your chickens before they hatch

• Significado: Não conte com algo antes de ter certeza que vai acontecer.

• Exemplo: He’s already planning how to spend his bonus, but he shouldn’t count his chickens before they hatch.

  
  

Every cloud has a silver lining

• Significado: Há sempre algo positivo em situações difíceis.

• Exemplo: Even though you lost your job, remember that every cloud has a silver lining – now you can pursue something you truly love.

  
  

The early bird catches the worm

• Significado: Quem chega cedo tem mais chances de sucesso.

• Exemplo: She always arrives early to meetings because she believes the early bird catches the worm.

  
  

Honesty is the best policy

• Significado: A honestidade é a melhor política.

• Exemplo: I believe in telling the truth because honesty is the best policy.

  
  

Practice makes perfect

• Significado: A prática leva à perfeição.

• Exemplo: If you want to improve your English, remember that practice makes perfect.

  
  

You can’t judge a book by its cover

• Significado: Não julgue pelas aparências.

• Exemplo: He may look unapproachable, but you can’t judge a book by its cover.

  
  

When in Rome, do as the Romans do

• Significado: Adapte-se aos costumes locais.

• Exemplo: When I traveled to Japan, I learned to bow instead of shaking hands – when in Rome, do as the Romans do.