não há carne sem osso

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “there is no meat without bones”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈa ˈkaʁ.ni ˈsẽj̃ ˈo.su/ [ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈa ˈkaɦ.ni ˈsẽɪ̯̃ ˈo.su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈa ˈkaʁ.ni ˈsẽj̃ ˈo.su/ [ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈa ˈkaɦ.ni ˈsẽɪ̯̃ ˈo.su]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈa ˈkaɾ.ni ˈsẽj̃ ˈo.su/ [ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈa ˈkaɾ.ni ˈsẽɪ̯̃ ˈo.su]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈa ˈkaʁ.ni ˈsẽj̃ ˈo.su/ [ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈa ˈkaʁ.ni ˈsẽɪ̯̃ ˈo.su]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈa ˈkaɻ.ne ˈsẽj̃ ˈo.so/ [ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈa ˈkaɻ.ne ˈsẽɪ̯̃ ˈo.so]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈa ˈkaɾ.nɨ ˈsɐ̃j̃ ˈo.su/

Proverb

não há carne sem osso

1. all things have their difficulty

Related terms

(nouns):

• carne sem osso f

Further reading

• “osso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025