Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
better the devil you know
Portuguese translation:
é melhor não trocar o certo pelo duvidoso
English term
better the devil you know
"My students are pretty difficult sometimes, but I don't want to work in an office again. Better the devil you know."
Thank you!
Nov 17, 2009 20:52: Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Norway
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Engineer:Oil&Gas/Electron/Finan/Law/HSEQ
Native in: Norwegian 
, Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Norwegian to Portuguese, Portuguese to Norwegian, and 19 more.
é melhor não trocar o certo pelo duvidoso
Ver ref:
better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)
something that you say to mean it is better to deal with a person or thing you know, even if you do not like them, than to deal with a new person or thing who could be even worse
... estes tu já conheces; os outros, não sabes com o que contas.
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rir
: ou "Pelo menos este diabo já eu conheço!"...ou já se conhece
já respondi, com um agree....i want to keep the intention to help only.....obg
1 hr
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boa!!! obg. (porque não responde??)
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United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Melhor o diabo conhecido (que o desconhecido)
1001 PROVÉRBIOS EM CONSTRASTE - [ Translate this page ]
Antes permanecer sentado que levantar-se e cair. Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. Melhor o diabo conhecido que o diabo desconhecido. ...
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6936241/1001-PROVERBIOS-EM-CONSTRA...
Brazil
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Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
melhor um bem conhecido do que um mal ignorado
Portugal
Responsible quality translations
Native in: Portuguese , Swedish
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese to Swedish, and 6 more.
Mais vale um pássaro na mão do que dois a voar
| neutral |
rir
: aqui trata-se de diabos...não de escolher entre 2 coisas que podem ser boas...mas que só posso ter uma!
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mal por mal…
| agree |
rir
: o diabo conhecido ou desconhecido é sempre o diabo, um mal....
19 mins
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obrigado rir
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| agree |
Adriana Maciel
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obrigado adriana
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Portugal
Media & Marketing translations
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
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