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provérbio — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • proverb noun A short, well-known saying that expresses a piece of common wisdom or advice.
  • saw noun A hand or power tool with a toothed or abrasive blade, used for cutting hard materials like wood or metal.
  • saying noun A well-known short phrase that expresses a piece of wisdom or common belief; a proverb.

Senses

provérbio is used for these senses in English:

  • saw (archaic) A saying or proverb.
  • saying A proverb or maxim.

saw — full definition

  1. noun A hand or power tool with a toothed or abrasive blade, used for cutting hard materials like wood or metal.
  2. verb To cut something using a saw, or to make a back-and-forth motion like sawing.
  3. noun An old saying or proverb.

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