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A gente aprende depois que dança.

English translation: We learn... through our mistakes/ after we mess up

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Portuguese term or phrase:A gente aprende depois que dança.
English translation:We learn... through our mistakes/ after we mess up
Entered by: Eduardo Queiroz

09:29 Jul 13, 2005
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Portuguese term or phrase: A gente aprende depois que dança.
The preceding sentence is: "Com perda de banco de dados. Temos que aprender a fazer backups. É uma question de cultura. A gente etc..."
Any thoughts, team? TIA
suesimons
Local time: 03:57
We learn... through our mistakes/ after we mess up
Explanation:
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Eduardo Queiroz
Local time: 23:57
Grading comment
Thanks, Eduardo, great!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8We learn... through our mistakes/ after we mess up
Eduardo Queiroz
5 +3We learn from our mistakes
KevinWall
5 +2We learn after racking one's brains!
Brigith Guimarães
3We learn after it happens
António Ribeiro


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
A gente aprende depois que dança.
We learn after it happens


Explanation:
Uma sugestão.

António Ribeiro
Local time: 12:57
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 68
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
A gente aprende depois que dança.
We learn... through our mistakes/ after we mess up


Explanation:
ideas

Eduardo Queiroz
Local time: 23:57
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 18
Grading comment
Thanks, Eduardo, great!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MJ Barber: we learn from our mistakes
6 mins
  -> thank you!
agree  jrb: ditto
8 mins
  -> thank you!
agree  Claudia Massey: tai gostei!!
14 mins
  -> obrigado!
agree  Jussi Rosti: yes, from our mistakes
1 hr
  -> obrigado!
agree  Bett: good, from our mistakes
1 hr
  -> obrigado!
agree  Philippe Maillard: we learn from our mistakes
1 hr
  -> :)
agree  Claudio Mazotti: from our...
1 hr
  -> :)
agree  airmailrpl: -
5 hrs
  -> :)
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
We learn after racking one's brains!


Explanation:
If we have a slang conversation like you do to translate, I think we should play by the tune....

Brigith Guimarães
Portugal
Local time: 03:57
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henrique Magalhaes
31 mins
  -> Obrigada, Henrique
agree  Claudio Mazotti: nice option as well!
1 hr
  -> tx Klaus
agree  Lincoln Silveira (X): idioms... :) gotta agree
2 hrs
  -> tx Lincoln
disagree  Lumen (X): dançar = mess something up, make a mistake
2 hrs
  -> tx Lumen - we don't always have to agree, right? :)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
A gente aprende depois que dança.
We learn from our mistakes


Explanation:
I don't think many people realize the meaning of 'dançar' here.

No brasil, se fala assim: "O cara tentou invadir a loja mas dançou" (ou seja, a sua tentativa foi frustrada).

It has nothing to do with "dancing" !

KevinWall
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lumen (X): Right-o!
10 mins
agree  Sormane Gomes
42 mins
agree  airmailrpl: -
3 hrs
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