"água mole em pedra dura tanto bate até que fura" meaning in Portuguese

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "soft water on hard rock hits so much that it bores (i.e. makes a hole)"
      },
      "expansion": "“soft water on hard rock hits so much that it bores (i.e. makes a hole)”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "soft water on hard rock hits so much that it bores (i.e. makes a hole)"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “soft water on hard rock hits so much that it bores (i.e. makes a hole)”",
      "name": "lit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "kropla drąży skałę"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish kropla drąży skałę",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "tant va la cruche à l'eau qu'à la fin elle se casse"
      },
      "expansion": "French tant va la cruche à l’eau qu’à la fin elle se casse",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “soft water on hard rock hits so much that it bores (i.e. makes a hole)”. Compare Polish kropla drąży skałę; compare also French tant va la cruche à l’eau qu’à la fin elle se casse.",
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    {
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      },
      "expansion": "água mole em pedra dura tanto bate até que fura",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "proverb",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "My mother always said: “soft water on hard rock hits it until it is bored through”. Wise advice, as it really works. Insist on dialogue, always.",
          "ref": "2012, Vânia Barcellos e Leite, Viver com Humor, Biblioteca 24horas, page 53",
          "text": "Minha mãe sempre disse: “água mole em pedra dura, tanto bate até que fura”. Sábio conselho esse, pois funciona mesmo. Insista no diálogo, sempre.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "if one perseveres in doing something long enough, the desired effect, even if unlikely, will eventually be achieved"
      ],
      "id": "en-água_mole_em_pedra_dura_tanto_bate_até_que_fura-pt-proverb-XATMjcpz",
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          "persevere",
          "persevere"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "água mole em pedra dura tanto bate até que fura"
}

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        "1": "soft water on hard rock hits so much that it bores (i.e. makes a hole)"
      },
      "expansion": "“soft water on hard rock hits so much that it bores (i.e. makes a hole)”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "soft water on hard rock hits so much that it bores (i.e. makes a hole)"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “soft water on hard rock hits so much that it bores (i.e. makes a hole)”",
      "name": "lit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "kropla drąży skałę"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish kropla drąży skałę",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "tant va la cruche à l'eau qu'à la fin elle se casse"
      },
      "expansion": "French tant va la cruche à l’eau qu’à la fin elle se casse",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “soft water on hard rock hits so much that it bores (i.e. makes a hole)”. Compare Polish kropla drąży skałę; compare also French tant va la cruche à l’eau qu’à la fin elle se casse.",
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      "expansion": "água mole em pedra dura tanto bate até que fura",
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  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "proverb",
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        {
          "english": "My mother always said: “soft water on hard rock hits it until it is bored through”. Wise advice, as it really works. Insist on dialogue, always.",
          "ref": "2012, Vânia Barcellos e Leite, Viver com Humor, Biblioteca 24horas, page 53",
          "text": "Minha mãe sempre disse: “água mole em pedra dura, tanto bate até que fura”. Sábio conselho esse, pois funciona mesmo. Insista no diálogo, sempre.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "persevere",
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        ]
      ]
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  "word": "água mole em pedra dura tanto bate até que fura"
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