Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
be penny-wise and/but pound-foolish
Portuguese translation:
economizar em ninharias e/mas esbanjar em coisas grandes
Added to glossary by
Oliver Simões
Jan 14, 2023 18:47
1 yr ago
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English term
United States
BA in Transl., MA in ESL, 15 yrs of exp.
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
be penny-wise and/but pound-foolish
English to Portuguese
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Dictionary of Idioms
Variant: be cent-wise and/but dollar-foolish
"I was penny wise but pound foolish in that I downloaded each file at no charge [and I had to spend time] checking to be certain I had not omitted some files" (Phil B.). -- https://www.instructables.com/Adding-an-Audiobook-to-an-iPho...
penny-wise and/but pound-foolish: careful about small amounts of money but not about large amounts —used especially to describe something that is done to save a small amount of money now but that will cost a large amount of money in the future (Merriam-Webster)
A expressão completa é "be penny-wise and/but pound-foolish" ou "be cent-wise and/but dollar-foolish". Traduzi temporariamente como "o barato sai caro", mas gostaria de saber se existe alguma outra tradução idiomática, pois "o barato sai caro" já consta do dicionário como tradução de "you get what you pay for".
L2: PT-Br
Registro: idiomático
"I was penny wise but pound foolish in that I downloaded each file at no charge [and I had to spend time] checking to be certain I had not omitted some files" (Phil B.). -- https://www.instructables.com/Adding-an-Audiobook-to-an-iPho...
penny-wise and/but pound-foolish: careful about small amounts of money but not about large amounts —used especially to describe something that is done to save a small amount of money now but that will cost a large amount of money in the future (Merriam-Webster)
A expressão completa é "be penny-wise and/but pound-foolish" ou "be cent-wise and/but dollar-foolish". Traduzi temporariamente como "o barato sai caro", mas gostaria de saber se existe alguma outra tradução idiomática, pois "o barato sai caro" já consta do dicionário como tradução de "you get what you pay for".
L2: PT-Br
Registro: idiomático
Change log
Jan 15, 2023 20:47: Oliver Simões changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/2407412">Oliver Simões's</a> old entry - "be penny-wise and/but pound-foolish"" to ""economizar em ninharias e esbanjar em coisas grandes""
Proposed translations
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58 mins
Lucas Pereira
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
Brazil
Audiovisual/Games Translator EN>PT-BR.
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese
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20
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gastar rios de dinheiro, mas poupar miudezas
Também não conheço uma expressão que seja equivalente, porém, se for o caso, dá para "fundir" duas expressões. Deixo a sugestão.
Note from asker:
| Obrigado, Lucas. Não consegui validar a tradução na página que você indicou (o site não pôde ser acessado), mas acabei encontrando a tradução em outra página do mesmo site. Acho um pouco exagerada a ideia de "gastar rios de dinheiro", mas, a partir de "poupar miudezas", acabei encontrando outra expressão, que é "economizar em ninharias e esbanjar em coisas grandes". Prefiro esta. De qualquer forma, vou selecionar a sua resposta em parte. :-) |
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Obrigado, Lucas. Adaptei a sua tradução para outra que me parece mais natural."
43 mins
ZT-Translations
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Trilingual translator and proofreader
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Japanese to Portuguese, and 3 more.
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26
poupar o tostão e esbanjar o real
Não sei se existe uma expressão equivalente além da que já mencionou, mas caso queira algo menos corriqueiro e mais rebuscado, esta pode ser uma boa opção.
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Note added at 51 mins (2023-01-14 19:38:42 GMT)
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Desculpe, acidentalmente inclui um link de um provérbio, o qual cheguei a conclusão que provavelmente não seria aplicável à essa tradução.
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Note added at 51 mins (2023-01-14 19:38:42 GMT)
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Desculpe, acidentalmente inclui um link de um provérbio, o qual cheguei a conclusão que provavelmente não seria aplicável à essa tradução.
Example sentence:
https://www.pensador.com/frase/MTczOTc0Ng/
Note from asker:
| Obrigado. |
1 hr
Eliano Santos
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
"Language Pro: Expert Translator"
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese
É mais caro o molho que o peixe
Baseado nos contextos logo abaixo, eu diria " acaba saindo mais caro o molho que o peixe." O que acha?
1. https://youtu.be/Eqya8s87q-s?t=1094
2. Penny wise and pound foolish describes the act of concentrating so hard on economizing in small matters that one misses the opportunity to save or gain a large amount of money in larger matters. This alludes to the pennies that make up a British pound. An example of someone being penny wise and pound foolish is a person who travels to many grocery stores to buy items on sale at each one, but ends up spending more in gas money driving between the stores than he saves in buying the grocery sale items. Another example of being penny wise and pound foolish is someone who uses an inferior shingle to roof his house and ends up with expensive water damage because the roof leaked.
• https://grammarist.com/idiom/penny-wise-and-pound-foolish/
1. https://youtu.be/Eqya8s87q-s?t=1094
2. Penny wise and pound foolish describes the act of concentrating so hard on economizing in small matters that one misses the opportunity to save or gain a large amount of money in larger matters. This alludes to the pennies that make up a British pound. An example of someone being penny wise and pound foolish is a person who travels to many grocery stores to buy items on sale at each one, but ends up spending more in gas money driving between the stores than he saves in buying the grocery sale items. Another example of being penny wise and pound foolish is someone who uses an inferior shingle to roof his house and ends up with expensive water damage because the roof leaked.
• https://grammarist.com/idiom/penny-wise-and-pound-foolish/
Note from asker:
| Obrigado pela sugestão. |
1 hr
consumidor irracional
:) Infelizmente não achei site exatamente nesse contexto
Note from asker:
| Obrigado. |
1 hr
Valéria Pereira
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Portugal
subtitling / any field in translation
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: French to Portuguese, English to Portuguese
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4
Quebrar a louça e guardar os palitos.
Tb pode ser:
Na poupança está o ganho.
Na poupança está o ganho.
Reference:
Note from asker:
| Obrigado. |
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