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 Translation for 'Land of the Blind' from English to Portuguese
provérb.
Em terra de cego, quem tem um olho é rei.
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Partial Matches
desporto
homem {m} do jogo
man of the match
unverified
mús.F
Crepúsculo dos Deuses [Richard Wagner]
Twilight of the Gods
costas {f.pl} da mãoback of the hand
cavidade {f} do joelhohollow of the knee
UE
cidadania {f} europeia
citizenship of the Union
UE
Cidadania {f} da União Europeia
citizenship of the Union
base {f} da baciabase of the pelvis
nuca {f}back of the head
liberdade {f} de imprensaliberty of the press
a última palavra {adj}state-of-the-art
no meio de {prep}in the middle of
anat.
batata {f} da perna
calf (of the leg)
geogr.
República {f} do Congo <.cg>
Republic of the Congo
dia {m} de semanaday of the week
dia {m} da semanaday of the week
De jeito nenhum! [Bras.]Out of the question!
mitol.
crepúsculo {m} dos deuses
twilight of the gods
unverified ocupar o lugar deto take the place of
pegar o jeito de alguma coisato get the hang of sth.
geogr.
República {f} Democrática do Congo <.cd>
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Usage Examples English
  • This is the source of many English proverbs, including "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king" from "In regione caecorum rex est luscus".
  • But I also knew that I was in the land of the blind, for Spain lay in the grip of a darkness so fearsome that in no school, college or university in any one of its cities was there an individual capable of lighting a lamp whereby one might seek out the elements of these sciences.
  • He is credited with coining the adage, "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king."
  • "Land of the Blind" is a 2006 British-American drama film starring Ralph Fiennes, Donald Sutherland, Tom Hollander and Lara Flynn Boyle.
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