quando um burro fala, o outro abaixa a orelha in Portuguese

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Etymology: Literally, “when a donkey speaks, the other one lowers his ear”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|when a donkey speaks, the other one lowers his ear}} “when a donkey speaks, the other one lowers his ear”, {{lit|when a donkey speaks, the other one lowers his ear}} Literally, “when a donkey speaks, the other one lowers his ear” Head templates: {{head|pt|proverb|head=quando um burro fala, o outro abaixa a orelha}} quando um burro fala, o outro abaixa a orelha

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        "1": "when a donkey speaks, the other one lowers his ear"
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"quando um burro fala, o outro abaixa a orelha" meaning in Portuguese

Proverb