filho de peixe, peixinho é
English translation: "A chip off the old block"
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|  Selected response from: Luis Luis United States Local time: 18:08 | |||
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| na +1 | "A chip off the old block" |
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| na | "Like father, like son" |
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| na | His talent confirms that he is his father's son |
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| na | the apple doesn't fall far from the tree |
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"A chip off the old block" Explanation: Your talent confirms that you are "a chip of the old block". There is also the saying: " like father like son" Regards, Luis M. Luis |
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"Like father, like son" Explanation: is the idiomatic equivalent offered by James Taylor's _Portuguese-English Dictionary_ (Stanford University Press). The literal meaning, of course, is "The son of a fish is also a fish," which calls to mind another English proverb: "Like begets like." For a more informal flavor, "a chip off the old block" is nice. (Be sure, though, to use "off" and not "of".) Cheers! |
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His talent confirms that he is his father's son Explanation: This would convey the meaning of the phrase "filho de peixe, peixinho eh" |
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the apple doesn't fall far from the tree Explanation: It can also be used in the sense of \"the apple doesn\'t fall far from the tree.\" In practice, this may be more commonly used in a negative sense, that the child has inherited the negative characteristics of his/her parent. But I think that in your context, the other answers are probably better. |
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