quando um burro fala, o outro abaixa a orelha
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
quando (“when”) + um (“a”) + burro (“donkey”) + fala (“speaks”) + o (“the”) + outro (“other”) + abaixa (“lowers”) + a (“the”) + orelha (“ear”). Literally: "When a donkey speaks, the other donkey lowers his own ear."
Proverb[edit]
quando um burro fala, o outro abaixa a orelha
- Two people should not speak simultaneously, otherwise they would not understand each other.