Quando a Roca tem capelo[,] colhe a vela e vai-te a Restelo
Language or variety: 
Portuguese
Literal translation: 

Cuando la Roca tiene capucha[,] coge la vela y vete a Restelo

Comments: 

La Roca se refiere al Cabo da Roca, el punto más occidental del continente europeo. Restelo se sitúa en el extremo occidental del actual municipio de Lisboa, en la zona de Belém, donde antiguamente se hallaba el puerto marítimo.

Categorization
Meteorology: 
rain, to rain
<rain, to rain>
bad weather
<bad weather>
mountains shrouded in cloud
<mountains with a cover>
forecast
<forecast>
General Subject Area: 
capa 'cloak', cognates and derivatives
<elements of everyday life>
parts of a ship (anchor, rudder, sails, etc.)
<sea>
Roca (Cabo da —) [cape in Portugal]
<place names [in italics]>
Restelo [place near Lisbon, Portugal]
<place names [in italics]>
Geolocation

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Toponimic references:
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Sources
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Author Title Edition In source
MOREIRA, António Provérbios portugueses Editorial:
Notícias
Place of edition:
Lisboa
Publication date:
2003 (5ª ed.)
 Page:
234
Proverb number:
52
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