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A pressa é inimiga da perfeição.

Haste makes waste.

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Why every word is where it is

Adeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitepressanounhastefem. · sing.éverbisser · present · 3rd sing.inimiga1nounenemyinimigo · fem. · sing.daprepositionof thede + a · fem. · sing. · definiteperfeiçãonounperfectionfem. · sing..
  • pressa → inimiga: pressa → inimiga (feminine)
  • inimiga → perfeição: inimiga da perfeição

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    «inimiga» agrees with «a pressa» (personification). Figurative language & rhetorical devices →