\"Depressa e bem não há quem\"

English translation: Quick and well-done do not agree; Good and quickly seldom meet; Haste makes waste; More haste, less speed

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Portuguese term or phrase:Depressa e bem não há quem
English translation:Quick and well-done do not agree; Good and quickly seldom meet; Haste makes waste; More haste, less speed
Entered by: Matheus Chaud

19:11 Jan 7, 2017
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Proverbs
Portuguese term or phrase: \"Depressa e bem não há quem\"
This is from an article on translation.
It's a Portuguese proverb meaning that it is not possible to work fast and work well at the same time.
I'd appreciate your help in finding a similarly pithy way of putting it in English.
Margarida Martins Costelha
Portugal
Local time: 07:48
Quick and well-done do not agree
Explanation:

Atendendo à solicitação da Margarida, estou lançando mais uma sugestão.


É interessante o fato de esse provérbio, com alguma variação, estar presente em várias línguas:

Haste and wisdom are things far different
John Heywood

When things are done hastily, they are not done thoroughly.
Confucius (551-479 B.C.)

Haste and careful work never go together.
Greek proverb

It just doesn't pay to be in a hurry. You pass up much more than you catch up.
Alfred Armand Montapert

Whoever is in a hurry shows that the thing he is about is too big for him.
Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773)

Quick and well-done do not agree.
Irish proverb

Do not hurry, do not flurry, Nothing good is got by worry.
English proverb

Haste makes waste.
English proverb

In haste there is error.
Chinese proverb

Haste is the sister of repentance.
Moroccan proverb

Haste is the mother of imperfection.
Brazilian proverb

Haste is ever the parent of failure.
Greek proverb

Haste in every business brings failures.
Herodotus

Nothing good every comes from haste.
Yiddish proverb
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Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 04:48
Grading comment
Muito obrigada a todos os colegas!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5Good and quickly seldom meet
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4 +3Haste makes waste
Matheus Chaud
4 +2More haste, less speed
Ana Costa
3 +1Haste and neat seldom meet
Verginia Ophof
4More haste, more waste
airmailrpl
4Quick and well-done do not agree
Matheus Chaud


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
More haste, less speed


Explanation:
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/more_haste,_...

Ana Costa
Portugal
Local time: 07:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Taylor
4 hrs
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agree  Eduardo Ramos
14 hrs
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Good and quickly seldom meet


Explanation:
+ outro...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 07:48
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Ribeiro Olson (X)
57 mins
  -> Obrigada, Ana!

agree  Clauwolf
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Claudio!

agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: Perfect!
4 hrs
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agree  Gilmar Fernandes
18 hrs
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agree  Mario Freitas:
20 hrs
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Depressa e bem não há quem
Haste makes waste


Explanation:
One more:

Quick and well-done do not agree.
(Irish proverb)

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Note added at 4 hrs (2017-01-07 23:36:24 GMT)
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http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/haste-...

haste makes waste:
used for saying that if you do something too quickly, you are likely to make mistake


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Note added at 4 hrs (2017-01-07 23:37:59 GMT)
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The 50 most important English proverbs
http://www.phrasemix.com/collections/50-more-of-the-most-imp...

17. "Haste makes waste"
When you try to work too quickly, you make mistakes. That can waste time, money, or materials. So slow down.


Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 04:48
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Olá Mateus. Ótima opção, a sua frase 'Quick and well-done do not agree.' Se colocar esta resposta, seleciono-a. Muito obrigada!


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agree  Nick Taylor
3 hrs
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agree  Eduardo Ramos
14 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Eduardo!

agree  Andrea Bruning Beltrao
1 day 22 mins
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Haste and neat seldom meet


Explanation:
suggestion

Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 01:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Spiridon: yes
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"Depressa e bem não há quem"
More haste, more waste


Explanation:
"Depressa e bem não há quem" => More haste, more waste

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 04:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 64
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2 days 20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Depressa e bem não há quem
Quick and well-done do not agree


Explanation:

Atendendo à solicitação da Margarida, estou lançando mais uma sugestão.


É interessante o fato de esse provérbio, com alguma variação, estar presente em várias línguas:

Haste and wisdom are things far different
John Heywood

When things are done hastily, they are not done thoroughly.
Confucius (551-479 B.C.)

Haste and careful work never go together.
Greek proverb

It just doesn't pay to be in a hurry. You pass up much more than you catch up.
Alfred Armand Montapert

Whoever is in a hurry shows that the thing he is about is too big for him.
Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773)

Quick and well-done do not agree.
Irish proverb

Do not hurry, do not flurry, Nothing good is got by worry.
English proverb

Haste makes waste.
English proverb

In haste there is error.
Chinese proverb

Haste is the sister of repentance.
Moroccan proverb

Haste is the mother of imperfection.
Brazilian proverb

Haste is ever the parent of failure.
Greek proverb

Haste in every business brings failures.
Herodotus

Nothing good every comes from haste.
Yiddish proverb



    Reference: http://mangahelpers.com/forum/threads/noblesse-spoiler-mega-...
Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 04:48
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Muito obrigada a todos os colegas!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigada, Matheus!

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