Usage examples of "pau" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Pau torto faz fogo direito A crooked log makes a strait fire

Nem todo pau dá esteio Every reed will not make a pipe

Raio não cai em pau deitado High regions are never without storms

O pau se conhece pela casca Fine feathers make fine birds

Pau que nasce torto, morre torto As the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined

Amor adquirido a pau sempre é mau Forced love does not last

Em casa de ferreiro, espeto de pau The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot

A primeira machadada não derruba o pau An oak is not fell'd at one chop

Mercúrio não se faz de todo pau Every reed will not make a pipe

Falar no mau, preparar-lhe o pau Talk of the wolf, and his tail appears

Em pau caído todo o mundo faz graveto When the tree is fallen, all go with their hatchet

Pau que nasce torto não tem jeito, morre torto As the twig is bent, so grows the tree

Amor adquirido a pau nunca é bom, sempre é mau Forced love does not last

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