Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
ensinar o padre-nosso ao vigário
English translation:
teach one\'s grandmother to suck eggs
Added to glossary by
José Crespo
Mar 18, 2008 10:21
16 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
ensinar o padre-nosso ao vigário
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
que é omesmo que dizer: pretender ensinar a alguém o que essa pessoa sabe melhor
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | teach one's grandmother to suck eggs |
Isabel Peck
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| 4 | preaching to the choir |
Vasco Mota Pereira
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Proposed translations
+2
4 mins
Isabel Peck
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Works in field
Portugal
15 yrs - engineering to art criticism
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, French to Portuguese, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
24
Selected
teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
Sugestão do New Dictionary of Idioms, Edições Sá da Costa
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "excelente Isabel. É isso mesmo. Obrigado."
4 mins
Vasco Mota Pereira
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Portugal
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
preaching to the choir
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