Proverbs, sayings and ready-made phrases
Sep 22nd, 2008 | By Ioana | Category: English
More often than not we express what we mean with the help of proverbs, sayings or ready-made phrases. Because they are an important part of our cultural heritage we often have the tendency to translate them word-for-word in the middle of the conversation with a foreign friend.
Surprisingly enough, this happens without us being actually aware of it. How many times did it occur to you to say a typical English phrase only using the words of the foreign language you were speaking?
To avoid possible pitfalls here are some common English phrases and their Romanian equivalent.
- Better safe than sorry.
Mai bine să previi decât să vindeci. - The early bird catches worm.
Cine se trezeşte de dimineaţă, departe ajunge. - He who laughs last, laughs best.
Râde mai bine cine râde la urmă. - Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
La pomul lăudat să nu te duci cu sacul. - Birds of a feather flock together.
Cine se aseamănă, se adună. - Haste makes waste.
Graba strică treaba. - Honey catches more flies than vinegar.
Vorba dulce mult aduce.
do you know “Third time is the charm”?? it means that you get what you want the third time you try it
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