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o barato sai caro

English translation: cheap can cost dear / buy cheap, pay dear

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Portuguese term or phrase:o barato sai caro
English translation:cheap can cost dear / buy cheap, pay dear
Entered by: Bett

18:23 Jul 16, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / maxims
Portuguese term or phrase: o barato sai caro
" continuaremos com a politica de vendas de produtos premium, porque muitas vezes o barato sai caro!!!"
Bett
Local time: 18:52
cheap can cost dear / buy cheap, pay dear
Explanation:
These are the equivalent idoms

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Note added at 31 mins (2008-07-16 18:54:51 GMT)
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I meant to say idioms! sorry
Selected response from:

Catarina Aleixo
Portugal
Local time: 22:52
Grading comment
thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5cheap can cost dear / buy cheap, pay dear
Catarina Aleixo
4 +4you get what you pay for
Mary Palmer
4 +2cheap can be costly - cheap is expensive
Marcos Antonio
4 +1cheap can cost you more in the long run
Katarina Peters
4 +1buying cheap is a false economy
lexical
4 +1penny wise, dollar foolish
Paulo Horsky
4buying cheap comes at a high price
David Alexandre (X)
4a sweet deal can be expensive in the long run
Carla Queiro (X)
4the cheap comes out expensive
Leniel Maccaferri
4cheap products represent poor value for money.
T o b i a s
4there is no wear in cheap clothes
Isabel Peck


Discussion entries: 1





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
buying cheap comes at a high price


Explanation:
Seria a minha sugestão

David Alexandre (X)
Local time: 22:52
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
cheap can be costly - cheap is expensive


Explanation:
Sug.

- The original campaign slogan, O barato sai caro (cheap can be costly), was dropped when market research showed that the Pirates out! slogan had more impact ...
bestonlineaccrediteddegrees.info/d/barato-sai/ - 17k


- O barato sai caro (Cheap is expensive), in this case. We put aside training and rejoice in bureaucracy... - "Para Inglês ver." ...
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Marcos Antonio
Local time: 18:52
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cristiane Gomes
1 min
  -> Obrigado,Cristiane
agree  Fernanda Rocha
1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Fernanda
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a sweet deal can be expensive in the long run


Explanation:
Or a good deal.

Just another option.

Carla Queiro (X)
Local time: 18:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
cheap can cost dear / buy cheap, pay dear


Explanation:
These are the equivalent idoms

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Note added at 31 mins (2008-07-16 18:54:51 GMT)
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I meant to say idioms! sorry

Example sentence(s):
  • Cheap personal loans can cost you dear!

    Reference: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2007/apr/24/cheapmil...
    Reference: http://www.engineerlive.com/in-our-opinion/16349/buy-cheap-p...
Catarina Aleixo
Portugal
Local time: 22:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lexical: buy cheap, pay dear - yes
1 hr
  -> thanks!
agree  Flavia Martins dos Santos: agree, more with the second option
1 hr
  -> thanks!
agree  Fernanda Rocha: 2nd option :))
1 hr
  -> thanks!
agree  Gustavo Silva: buy cheap, pay dear ! :-)
3 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  Adriana Veleda
5 hrs
  -> thank you
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cheap can cost you more in the long run


Explanation:
:)

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 17:52
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lexical: "BUYING cheap may cost you more in the long run", certainly
37 mins
  -> Lexical, thanks, but "comprar" is not in the question
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
buying cheap is a false economy


Language variant: British English

Explanation:
Another way of expressing what Catarina and Katarina are saying. We used to say this interminably to my grandmother who used to buy cheap towels in the street market that fell apart at the first wash, but it never cured her...

lexical
Spain
Local time: 23:52
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  T o b i a s: "false economy" is good.
2 hrs
  -> thanks
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
penny wise, dollar foolish


Explanation:
-

Paulo Horsky
Local time: 18:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adriana Veleda
3 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the cheap comes out expensive


Explanation:
The cheap comes out expensive


    Reference: http://www.hotelmarketingcoach.com/The%20Dollars%20&%20Sense...
    Reference: http://community.myfoxtampabay.com/blogs/leasheryn/2007/05/0...
Leniel Maccaferri
Brazil
Local time: 18:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
you get what you pay for


Explanation:
sug

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-07-16 20:41:50 GMT)
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http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980CEED6163FF...

http://www.englishcut.com/archives/000113.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connect...

http://www.pwc.com/extweb/pwcpublications.nsf/docid/BC589DEB...



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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-07-16 21:24:53 GMT)
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A very well known and common expression in the US!

Mary Palmer
United States
Local time: 18:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lexical: also a possibility and certainly colloquial
2 mins
  -> Yes I know. My "American" dad tells me this all the time! :)
agree  Elvira Alves Barry: That's what we say in the States!
12 hrs
  -> That 's right Elvira. Thank you!
agree  Marcelo Gonçalves: Sure!
16 hrs
  -> thank you Marcelo!
agree  Gilmar Fernandes: yep...sounds better
1 day 20 hrs
  -> obrigada Gilmar :)
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cheap products represent poor value for money.


Explanation:
A little wordy, perhaps, but given your context, it works well.

T o b i a s
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 10
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
there is no wear in cheap clothes


Explanation:
Pequeno Dicionário de Provérbios, Ed. Moraes

Isabel Peck
Portugal
Local time: 22:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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