filho de peixe sabe nadar

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Literally, a fish's son knows how to swim.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfi.ʎu d͡ʒi ˈpe(j).ʃi ˈsa.bi naˈda(ʁ)/ [ˈfi.ʎu d͡ʒi ˈpe(ɪ̯).ʃi ˈsa.bi naˈda(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈfi.ʎu d͡ʒi ˈpe(j).ʃi ˈsa.bi naˈda(ɾ)/ [ˈfi.ʎu d͡ʒi ˈpe(ɪ̯).ʃi ˈsa.bi naˈda(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈfi.ʎu d͡ʒi ˈpe(j).ʃi ˈsa.bi naˈda(ʁ)/ [ˈfi.ʎu d͡ʒi ˈpe(ɪ̯).ʃi ˈsa.bi naˈda(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfi.ʎo de ˈpe(j).ʃe ˈsa.be naˈda(ɻ)/ [ˈfi.ʎo de ˈpe(ɪ̯).ʃe ˈsa.be naˈda(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfi.ʎu dɨ ˈpɐj.ʃɨ ˈsa.bɨ nɐˈdaɾ/ [ˈfi.ʎu ðɨ ˈpɐj.ʃɨ ˈsa.βɨ nɐˈðaɾ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfi.ʎu dɨ ˈpej.ʃɨ ˈsa.bɨ nɐˈdaɾ/ [ˈfi.ʎu ðɨ ˈpej.ʃɨ ˈsa.βɨ nɐˈðaɾ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfi.ʎu dɨ ˈpej.ʃɨ ˈsa.bɨ nɐˈdaɾ/ [ˈfi.ʎu ðɨ ˈpej.ʃɨ ˈsa.βɨ nɐˈðaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfi.ʎu dɨ ˈpe.ʃɨ ˈsa.bɨ nɐˈda.ɾi/ [ˈfi.ʎu ðɨ ˈpe.ʃɨ ˈsa.βɨ nɐˈða.ɾi]

Proverb

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filho de peixe sabe nadar

  1. like father, like son (a child will have traits similar to its parents)
    Synonym: tal pai, tal filho