Sep 29, 2010 16:15
13 yrs ago
Portuguese term
e o resto são cantigas
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Linguistics
"o que é importante é trabalhar e o resto são cantigas"
Is there an idiom in English that fits this" e o resto são cantigas". This is something like " the important is to work; all the rest doesn't matter/isn't important". I am looking for some idiom close to this expression...
Is there an idiom in English that fits this" e o resto são cantigas". This is something like " the important is to work; all the rest doesn't matter/isn't important". I am looking for some idiom close to this expression...
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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1 min
Ivan Rocha, CT
Canada
Canada
Native in Portuguese
Canada
Certified Translator, LL.B.
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, French to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
...and the rest is not important.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
4 mins
the rest is icing on the cake
Possibility
Example sentence:
Getting the paycheck is OK, he said, but the icing on the cake is the work itself, Gilmore said.
6 mins
nothing else matters
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12 mins
Colin Rowe
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Par Excellence Translations
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Italian to English, and 3 more.
everything else is secondary
Another possibility.
A few examples:
"My allegiance is to my family, the Constitution, and God. Everything else is secondary."
http://iamtheteaparty.net/faith/my-allegiance-is-to-my-famil...
"... to make this article a short one and simply say that what the bible teaches is of primary importance and everything else is secondary."
http://thechiefend.net/2010/03/04/primary-secondary-issues-d...
"In other words, according to these definitions, religion distinctively deals with those things in a person's life that are of such importance that everything else is secondary."
http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=397073...
A few examples:
"My allegiance is to my family, the Constitution, and God. Everything else is secondary."
http://iamtheteaparty.net/faith/my-allegiance-is-to-my-famil...
"... to make this article a short one and simply say that what the bible teaches is of primary importance and everything else is secondary."
http://thechiefend.net/2010/03/04/primary-secondary-issues-d...
"In other words, according to these definitions, religion distinctively deals with those things in a person's life that are of such importance that everything else is secondary."
http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=397073...
1 hr
Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Portugal
Native in English
Portugal
Business Language Solutions Pt>Eng
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
12
and the rest is just whistling dixie
manages to keep the musical idea...
11 hrs
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
2542
everything else is window dressing
46,000 hits - examples:
Pick where you think you'd do the best work, everything else is window dressing. 0. Back to top of the page up there ^; Reply Icon ...
forum.thegradcafe.com/topic/1271-how-would-you-decide
Aug 2, 2010... but classroom by classroom, school by school. It'll take a lot of grassroots, hard, grinding work. Everything else is window dressing. ...
www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/99795739.html
Beyond these necessities, everything else is window dressing ... If you want to be able to work in your home office and still be a part of ...
www.servicemagic.com › ... › All Home Offices Articles
do that well,” Von Hoene says, “everything else is window dressing.” ...
www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202430645712
... the cure lies in fixing the biomechanics - the length and strength of the muscles and the way they work. Everything else is window dressing. ...
weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11620&start
Dec 27, 2009... that is when we have begun to address the real problems, everything else is window dressing. See More ...
www.facebook.com/video/video.php?comments&v..
Jun 15, 2010 ... "Money talks in American politics; everything else is window dressing." Yep. rwnutjob. June 15, 2010 04:32 PM ...
open.salon.com/blog/rwnutjob/2010/06/.../fun_factsoil_spill_related
Aug 29, 2010 ... The view that maximising profit is the only thing that counts and everything else is window dressing has always been a crude and ...
www.guardian.co.uk/.../observer-editorial-corporate-respons... -
Pick where you think you'd do the best work, everything else is window dressing. 0. Back to top of the page up there ^; Reply Icon ...
forum.thegradcafe.com/topic/1271-how-would-you-decide
Aug 2, 2010... but classroom by classroom, school by school. It'll take a lot of grassroots, hard, grinding work. Everything else is window dressing. ...
www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/99795739.html
Beyond these necessities, everything else is window dressing ... If you want to be able to work in your home office and still be a part of ...
www.servicemagic.com › ... › All Home Offices Articles
do that well,” Von Hoene says, “everything else is window dressing.” ...
www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202430645712
... the cure lies in fixing the biomechanics - the length and strength of the muscles and the way they work. Everything else is window dressing. ...
weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11620&start
Dec 27, 2009... that is when we have begun to address the real problems, everything else is window dressing. See More ...
www.facebook.com/video/video.php?comments&v..
Jun 15, 2010 ... "Money talks in American politics; everything else is window dressing." Yep. rwnutjob. June 15, 2010 04:32 PM ...
open.salon.com/blog/rwnutjob/2010/06/.../fun_factsoil_spill_related
Aug 29, 2010 ... The view that maximising profit is the only thing that counts and everything else is window dressing has always been a crude and ...
www.guardian.co.uk/.../observer-editorial-corporate-respons... -
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