"quem ama o feio, bonito lhe parece" meaning in Portuguese

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Proverb

Etymology: Literally, “who loves the ugly, beautiful to him/her he/she seems”, or more loosely translated as “whoever loves the ugly one, he/she appears pretty to him/her”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|who loves the ugly, beautiful to him/her he/she seems}} “who loves the ugly, beautiful to him/her he/she seems”, {{m-g|whoever loves the ugly one, he/she appears pretty to him/her}} “whoever loves the ugly one, he/she appears pretty to him/her”, {{lit|who loves the ugly, beautiful to him/her he/she seems|whoever loves the ugly one, he/she appears pretty to him/her}} Literally, “who loves the ugly, beautiful to him/her he/she seems”, or more loosely translated as “whoever loves the ugly one, he/she appears pretty to him/her” Head templates: {{head|pt|proverb|head=quem ama o feio, bonito lhe parece}} quem ama o feio, bonito lhe parece
  1. the judgement of someone's loved ones is biased, they are going to find qualities in him/her where there are none
    Sense id: en-quem_ama_o_feio,_bonito_lhe_parece-pt-proverb-nCXwbcwF Categories (other): Portuguese proverbs

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