Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
casa de ferreiro, espeto de pau
English translation:
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot
Added to glossary by
Madalena Ribeiro
Jan 8, 2007 15:51
17 yrs ago
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casa de ferreiro, espeto de pau
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| 4 +3 | The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot |
Madalena Ribeiro
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| 4 +3 | the cobbler's children have no shoes |
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| 4 | NFG shoemakers' children go barefoot |
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6 mins
Madalena Ribeiro
Native in Portuguese
24 years of experience
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, and 1 more.
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The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Muito obrigado."
+3
9 mins
the cobbler's children have no shoes
Answer courtesy of Katriana Vader - see http://www.proz.com/kudoz/470732
It means to have a skill but not use for your own benefit
It means to have a skill but not use for your own benefit
Note from asker:
| Muito obrigado. É pena que não seja possível repartir os pontos. :-) |
Peer comment(s):
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Marcia Gascon
: yep
29 mins
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Thanks, but it's no credit to me.
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| agree |
R. Alex Jenkins
: Excellent
58 mins
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Thanks Richard - I can't say I ever heard my Gran use this phrase, though she was a fount of old sayings.
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Henrique Magalhaes
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Thanks Henrique, but I'm just repeating an earlier answer.
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57 mins
NFG shoemakers' children go barefoot
this is the expression as I have always heard it.....
Apparently from the original Danish.....
Apparently from the original Danish.....
Peer comment(s):
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lexical
: What does NFG mean? I must be dense...
8 mins
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| neutral |
R. Alex Jenkins
: Exactly what I was thinking. NFG?
9 mins
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| neutral |
Paula Vaz-Carreiro
: NFG=Not For Grading ? Is that what you mean?
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yes
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