Phrase · 📜 Proverbs & sayings
É melhor prevenir do que remediar.
Better safe than sorry.
C2proverb: prudencelearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Éverbit isser · present · 3rd sing.melhoradjectivebettersing.prevenirverbto preventinfinitivedoprepositionthande + o · masc. · sing. · definitequeconjunction(than)remediar1verbto remedyinfinitive.
- melhor → prevenir: melhor + infinitive
- prevenir → remediar: prevenir… do que remediar
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«remediar» = to fix after the fact. Two infinitives compared with «do que».
Variations
- Mais vale prevenir do que remediar.