Tem que ser na manjedoura

French translation: Il doit naître dans une étable

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Portuguese term or phrase:Tem que ser na manjedoura
French translation:Il doit naître dans une étable
Entered by: Norbert Bousigue

17:16 Oct 31, 2008
Portuguese to French translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / ethics
Portuguese term or phrase: Tem que ser na manjedoura
Não lhes prometo a Fama em vida, porque tudo o que é grande nasce no isolamento e na Humildade. ***Tem que ser na manjedoura***. Logo descobriremos que o Cosmos é Ético.
Marcel F
Local time: 06:25
Il doit naître dans une étable
Explanation:
Allusion à la nativité du Christ, couché après sa naissance dans une mangeoire.
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Norbert Bousigue
France
Local time: 11:25
Grading comment
C´est bien ça, Norbert. Merci.
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4 +1Il doit naître dans une étable
Norbert Bousigue
2Il faut avoir les pieds/le nez dans l'auge
Cristina Serra


  

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Il doit naître dans une étable


Explanation:
Allusion à la nativité du Christ, couché après sa naissance dans une mangeoire.

Norbert Bousigue
France
Local time: 11:25
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
C´est bien ça, Norbert. Merci.

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agree  Henrique Magalhaes
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Il faut avoir les pieds/le nez dans l'auge


Explanation:
Une suggestion peut-etre un peu forte...

Cristina Serra
Portugal
Local time: 10:25
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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