Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Donner le bâton pour se faire battre
Portuguese translation:
Arranjar lenha para se queimar
Added to glossary by
Joana Simão
Mar 15, 2007 15:13
17 yrs ago
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French term
Works in: French to Portuguese
Donner le bâton pour se faire battre
French to Portuguese
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Proverbes
Provérbio Francês
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 5 +8 | Arranjar lenha para se queimar |
Joana Simão
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| 4 +1 | dar o ouro para o bandido |
Roger Chadel
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| 5 | Arranjar sarna para se cocçar |
Mafalda d'Orey de Faria
|
Proposed translations
+8
10 mins
Joana Simão
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Portugal
Translation opens doors
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: French to Portuguese, English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
15
Selected
Arranjar lenha para se queimar
Ou "arranjar corda para se enforcar"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
12 mins
Roger Chadel
Brazil
Brazil
Native in French
&
Portuguese
Brazil
Specializing in IT and Finance
Native in: French , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: French to Portuguese, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
4
dar o ouro para o bandido
Cette expression veut dire "donner des arguments à son adversaire". En portugais c'est ça, dar o ouro para o bandido.
19 mins
Mafalda d'Orey de Faria
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Portugal
Very accurate, I never miss deadlines.
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese
Arranjar sarna para se cocçar
É uma variante da sugestão da Joana. É mais uma sugestão.
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Note added at 20 mins (2007-03-15 15:33:12 GMT)
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Desculpem, 'coçar', claro.
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Note added at 20 mins (2007-03-15 15:33:12 GMT)
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Desculpem, 'coçar', claro.
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