Category: ანბანური საძიებელი

One cannot applaude with only one hand ( things should be done properly) On ne peut applaudir d’une seule main. Одной рукой в ладоши не хлопнешь. Одной рукой нельзя бить в ладоши. Одним… Read more »

An uninvited guest eats healthily Hôte non invité  apporte son siège. Un invité est comme un poisson après trois jours il pue. Случайный гость ужин за обе щеки уплетал. Уплетать… Read more »

Things should be done properly An oak is not felled at (with) one stroke. One stroke fells not an oak. С одной стороны дерево не рубят. Дерево с одного стуку не валится. Jeder… Read more »

Even a one-eyed lion is a king Le lion borgne n’est pas aveugle. Mieux vaut être borgne qu’aveugle. Одноглазого льва косым  не назовут. Кривого льва косым не назовут. Своего сына кривым никто не… Read more »

Infants rule the house There’s only one pretty child in the world and every mother has it (Br.) L’enfant est roi. Je crois aux enfants comme je cois aux Apotres.(V… Read more »

Each bird likes his own nest best (Am.). Every bird thinks his nest best (Br.) Home is where the heart is. Птичка, где захочет, там и вьет свое гнездо. Дом… Read more »

A bird is known by his note and a man by his talk (Am., Br.). The bird is known by its note, and the man by his words (Br.). A… Read more »

Even if a bird is put into a gold cage, it is still a cage Nightingales will not sing in a cage. A golden cage is still a cage No… Read more »

Tthe bird was born in the mountains and died in the mountains (Everyone loves their motherland) A person is born in the place he’s fitted for. Each bird likes his… Read more »

Everyone loves their motherland Each bird likes his own nest best (Am.). Every bird thinks his nest best (Br.) Aimer la patrie comme l’aigle son nid.   (Proverbe albanais) Глупа та… Read more »

Game is not worth the candle. The game is not worth the candle. It is not worth powder and shot (Br.). It’s not worth the effort (Br.) Le jeu ne… Read more »

More sinned against than sinning. Found guilty though being innocent; Guilty for naught. Chercher (reprocher) quelqu’un pour rien. Без вины виноват. Били Фому за Еремину вину. Кто одолеет, тот и прав…. Read more »

Complaints are requests, and requests are violence ( call a spade a spade) A hint is as good as a kick. Traduction  : Se plaindre c’est prier, prier c’est evlever…. Read more »

The Lord will attack again if you do not protest now Might makes right. Où il n’y a pas de péchés il n’y a pas d’honte. На барскую расправу не… Read more »

Not to appreciate kindness Chacun décharge  son péché et  charge le péché d’autrui. Осла подковывали, а он лягался (груз). Ни одно доброе дело не остается безнаказанным. Не делай добра –… Read more »

The master knows his masterpieces As is the workman, so is his work (Am.). As is the workman, so is the work (Br.). Few things are impossible to diligence and… Read more »