"Quem deve, teme" and "Quem não deve, não teme"

English translation: He who owes nothing, fears nothing.

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Portuguese term or phrase:"Quem deve, teme" and "Quem não deve, não teme"
English translation:He who owes nothing, fears nothing.

14:36 Oct 7, 2010
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Portuguese term or phrase: "Quem deve, teme" and "Quem não deve, não teme"
I thought of a veeeeeeery literal tranlsation (Who owes, fears), but it sounds so bad. Any hints?
Henrique Mariotto
Brazil
Local time: 07:18
He who owes nothing, fears nothing.
Explanation:
He who owes nothing, fears nothing. It would be great if Banzer similarly presented himself to appear and face his charges in Argentina… ...
narconews.com/Issue25/hungerstrike1.html - Cached

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Note added at 45 mins (2010-10-07 15:21:40 GMT)
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In this case why not simply:

"I would not like to upset her" - implying an element of fear as well :-)
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Norbert Hermann
Local time: 10:18
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1"Nothing to hide, nothing to fear"
Ivan Rocha, CT
3 +2He who owes nothing, fears nothing.
Norbert Hermann
3"S/he who's guilty, no mind rest" - "S/he who is not guilty, peace of mind"
Luiz Honma (X)


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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"Nothing to hide, nothing to fear"


Explanation:
...and the other way around!

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=nothing to hide, nothing...

Ivan Rocha, CT
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hey Ivan, thanks for your help. As I told Hermann above, in the context I have here, which is kind of playful (a man talking about his wife, who might not like him taking up a position in government again), i thought of something like "I may have a reason to fear hear".

Asker: "her", not "hear"


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agree  Lumen (X)
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
He who owes nothing, fears nothing.


Explanation:
He who owes nothing, fears nothing. It would be great if Banzer similarly presented himself to appear and face his charges in Argentina… ...
narconews.com/Issue25/hungerstrike1.html - Cached

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Note added at 45 mins (2010-10-07 15:21:40 GMT)
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In this case why not simply:

"I would not like to upset her" - implying an element of fear as well :-)

Norbert Hermann
Local time: 10:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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Notes to answerer
Asker: humm. good suggestion, Hermann. Still, in the context I have here, which is kind of playful (a man talking about his wife, who might not like him taking up a position in government again), i thought of something like "I may have a reason to fear hear".

Asker: "her", not "hear"

Asker: Great solution, Hermann. Thanks!


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agree  Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
1 min
  -> Thank you, Luciano!

agree  Arthur Godinho
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  -> Thank you, Arthur!
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
"S/he who's guilty, no mind rest" - "S/he who is not guilty, peace of mind"


Explanation:
sugestão, espero que ajude

Luiz Honma (X)
Brazil
Local time: 07:18
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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