o barato sai caro

Portuguese
FWOTD – 14 January 2017

Etymology

Literally, “cheap [things] turn out expensive”.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /u baˈɾa.tu ˈsaj ˈka.ɾu/ [u baˈɾa.tu ˈsaɪ̯ ˈka.ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o baˈɾa.to ˈsaj ˈka.ɾo/ [o baˈɾa.to ˈsaɪ̯ ˈka.ɾo]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /u bɐˈɾa.tu ˈsaj ˈka.ɾu/ [u βɐˈɾa.tu ˈsaj ˈka.ɾu]

Proverb

o barato sai caro

  1. cheap objects or solutions can end up being expensive, because they don’t last as long, require high maintenance or are inefficient
    • 2010, Walberto Fernandes, Quebrando barreiras em vendas, Schoba, page 90:
      Quem nunca passou a experiência do “o barato sai caro”?
      Who never went through the experience of “cheap turning out to be expensive”?
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