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Put your money where your mouth is

Portuguese translation: por a mão no fogo ; passe das palavras aos actos


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English term or phrase:Put your money where your mouth is
Portuguese translation:por a mão no fogo ; passe das palavras aos actos
Entered by: joaopina
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02:52 Sep 7, 2011
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English term or phrase: Put your money where your mouth is
Dear Gamblers, Hustlers, Money Handlers, Professional or Amateurs :D

Fellow Translators I mean

sabem de alguma expressão equivalente em PT (PT-PT de preferência, mas qq direção dá pa quebrar o galho :)

Obrigado!
joaopina
Portugal
Local time: 18:38
por a mão no fogo
Explanation:
por a mão no fogo
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Nick Taylor
Local time: 18:38
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Faca o que voce prega.Beta Cummins
5passe das palavras aos actos
Diana Coada
4"Pare de falar e começe a agir"
airmailrpl
4por a mão no fogo
Nick Taylor


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
put your money where your mouth is
Faca o que voce prega.


Explanation:
Em PT-BR. Na realidade, nao me lembro se existe de fato uma expressao "consagrada". Normalmente, apenas dizemos que a pessoa deve fazer exatamente o que diz que outros devem fazer.

Boa sorte!

Beta Cummins
United States
Local time: 13:38
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: para essa há if you practice what you preach... Obrigado Beta!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Diana Coada: to do something rather than to just talk about it; to show by your actions and not just your words that you believe in something
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
put your money where your mouth is
"Pare de falar e começe a agir"


Explanation:
put your money where your mouth is => "Pare de falar e começe a agir"

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 14:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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put your money where your mouth is
por a mão no fogo


Explanation:
por a mão no fogo

Nick Taylor
Local time: 18:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: Essa é boa sim sr

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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
put your money where your mouth is
passe das palavras aos actos


Explanation:
Outra possibilidade:)

Diana Coada
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:38
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in RomanianRomanian
Notes to answerer
Asker: multumesc :)

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