Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Nada se cria, tudo se copia
English translation:
Nothing is created, everything is copied
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Carla Saboia
Sep 25, 2012 23:36
11 yrs ago
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Nada se cria, tudo se copia
Portuguese to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Posso dizer "there is nothing new under the sun"? Existe alguma outra expressão que transmita melhor a imagem de cópia deliberada de ideias alheias, de plágio? Obrigada!
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Nothing is created, everything is copied
Quite literal, but an expression I hear and see fairly often.
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Nick Taylor
Native in English
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
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it's easier to copy than innovate.
it's easier to copy than innovate.
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judith ryan
Brazil
Brazil
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Nothing is created, just transformed...
This is a popular rendition of the Conservation of Energy Law that states that "energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be transferred or transformed from one form to another"
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Verginia Ophof
Belize
Belize
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Specializes in field
Belize
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Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
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no idea is original
another suggestion:
it's all been(said and) done before
it's all been(said and) done before
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Everything's a copy of a copy of a copy
A Fight Club quote. Maybe it fits your context.
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Note added at 19 hrs (2012-09-26 18:42:20 GMT)
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No problem! Love it too :)
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Note added at 19 hrs (2012-09-26 18:42:20 GMT)
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No problem! Love it too :)
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| Thanks, Diana. I love this movie, by the way. :) |
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