Phrase · 📜 Proverbs & sayings
Quem vê cara não vê coração.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
C2proverb: appearances deceivelearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Quempronounwho, whoeversing.vê1verbseesver · present · 3rd sing.caranounfacefem. · sing.nãoadverbnot, novê1verbseesver · present · 3rd sing.coraçãonounheartmasc. · sing..
- Quem → vê: quem → vê (3rd singular)
- cara → coração: cara vs coração: antithesis
Word for word: “Who sees a face doesn't see a heart.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«vê» (present of ver) has a circumflex. Bare nouns without articles give the proverb its generality.