More French proverbs about redheads + a new entry

As you will see, come of these proverbs are either translations or alternate versions of proverbs we already know. Most of them are about the notorious red-bearded/black-haired man, who must have been really unpopular. 😁 

Let's start with our new entry, Portugal.

- Se o grande fosse valente, o pequeno paciente e o ruivo leal, todo o mundo seria igual (If the big one were brave, the small one patient and the red one loyal, everyone would be equal/the same) 

-  Homem ruivo e mulher barbuda, saúdam-se de longe (Red-haired man and bearded woman greet each other from afar)

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- A force de tourner son brandon, on roussit sa chevelure (By constantly turning his brand, he singes his hair) 

- Barbe rousse, noir de chevelure, est resputée faulx par nature [old spelling] (Red beard, black hair, is reputed to be false by nature)

 

 - Barbe rousse, chien à queue courte, garde-toi (Red beard, short-tailed dog, beware of them)

- De barbe rousse et queue courte, garde-toi (Beware of a red beard and of a short tail)

 

- D'un homme à poil rouge et d'un bigot, sauve qui peut (From a red-haired man and a bigot, save yourself)

 

-  De l'homme à cheveux rouges et du chien à queue courte, sauve qui peut (From the red-haired man and the short-tailed dog, save yourself)

- Du poil rouge et du cagot, sauve qui peut (From the redhead and the pharisee, save who can)

- Nez court fainéant, poil rouge méchant (Lazy short nose, nasty red hair)

- Barbe rouge et cheveux noirs, qui le tuerait ne ferait que son devoir (Red beard and black hair, whoever would kill him would only be doing his duty)

- Tête noire et barbe rousse, mauvaise race (Black head and red beard, evil race)

- Barbe rousse et noirs cheveux, ne te fie si tu ne veux. (Red beard and black hair, don't trust him if you don't want to).

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