Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
"Quem deve, teme" and "Quem não deve, não teme"
English translation:
He who owes nothing, fears nothing.
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2010-10-10 15:54:10 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Oct 7, 2010 14:36
13 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Brazil
23 years translating and interpreting.
Native in: Portuguese (Variants: Brazilian, European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
"Quem deve, teme" and "Quem não deve, não teme"
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
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I thought of a veeeeeeery literal tranlsation (Who owes, fears), but it sounds so bad. Any hints?
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Norbert Hermann
Native in English
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Works in: English to German, German to English, Portuguese to German, and 3 more.
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He who owes nothing, fears nothing.
He who owes nothing, fears nothing. It would be great if Banzer similarly presented himself to appear and face his charges in Argentina… ...
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Note added at 45 mins (2010-10-07 15:21:40 GMT)
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In this case why not simply:
"I would not like to upset her" - implying an element of fear as well :-)
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Note added at 45 mins (2010-10-07 15:21:40 GMT)
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In this case why not simply:
"I would not like to upset her" - implying an element of fear as well :-)
Note from asker:
| humm. good suggestion, Hermann. Still, in the context I have here, which is kind of playful (a man talking about his wife, who might not like him taking up a position in government again), i thought of something like "I may have a reason to fear hear". |
| "her", not "hear" |
| Great solution, Hermann. Thanks! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
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Thank you, Luciano!
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| agree |
Arthur Godinho
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Thank you, Arthur!
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16 mins
Ivan Rocha, CT
Canada
Canada
Native in Portuguese
Canada
Certified Translator, LL.B.
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, French to Portuguese, and 1 more.
"Nothing to hide, nothing to fear"
Note from asker:
| Hey Ivan, thanks for your help. As I told Hermann above, in the context I have here, which is kind of playful (a man talking about his wife, who might not like him taking up a position in government again), i thought of something like "I may have a reason to fear hear". |
| "her", not "hear" |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
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"S/he who's guilty, no mind rest" - "S/he who is not guilty, peace of mind"
sugestão, espero que ajude
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