Category: ანბანური საძიებელი

Curiosity killed a cat. Too much curiosity killed the cat. Too much curiosity lost Paradise. (Br.) Too much knowledge makes the head bold (Br.) Curiosity has a spiteful way of… Read more »

A Lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. Un paresseux mouton croit que sa laine est lourde. La paresse est la mère de tous les vices. En ne faisant rien, on… Read more »

Idle folks lack no excuses. Every day is holiday with sluggards (Br.). A lazy man always finds excuses (Am.) Il est toujours congé pour les paresseux. Ne rien faire de… Read more »

Strike while the iron is hot. Make hay while the sun shines. Il faut battre le fer pendant qu’il est chaud. Il faut écorcher l’anguille quand on la tient. Лови… Read more »

Diseases are the price of ill pleasures. Every day has its night, every weal its woe (Am.). Joy and sorrow are next-door neighbors (Am.). Sadness a gladness succeeds (Am.). Sadness… Read more »

He that commits a fault think everyone speaks of it. He that goes a borrowing, goes a sorrowing. Every man’s faults are written on their foreheads (Am.). Every one’s faults… Read more »

All lay load on the willing horse. All lay the load on the willing horse (Am.). Everyone lays a burden on the willing horse (Am.). The willing horse carries the… Read more »

All are not hunters that blow the horn. All are not hunters that dogs bark at. All are not thieves that dogs bark at (Am., Br.). La barbe ne fait… Read more »

He that has a full purse, never wanted a friend. A full purse has many friends. A full purse never lacks friends. Everyone is akin to the rich (Br.) Rich… Read more »

Cowards die many times before their death. Coward dies many times. Coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave but one. Des lâches meurent plusieurs fois avant leur décès Смерти бояться… Read more »

He who would search for pearls must dive below . The cat that would eat fish must wet her feet (Am.). Dry shoes won’t catch fish (Br.). Не who would… Read more »

He that would have eggs, must endure the cackling of hens. After dinner comes the reckoning (Br.). After the feast comes the reckoning (Am., Br.). After your fling, watch for… Read more »

Beauty lies in lover’s eyes. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Ass is beautiful to an ass, and a pig to a pig. Des gouts et des couleurs… Read more »

An ass is but an ass, though laden with gold. Les chiens ne font pas les chats. Осел останется ослом, Хотя осыпь его звездами; Осла хоть в Париж, все будет рыж. Надень… Read more »

Jest with an ass and he will flap you in the face with his tail. Fais du bien au chien galeux, il te mord. Nourris un corbeau il te crèvera… Read more »

An ass was invited to the wedding and made to work there. Вола зовут не пиво пить, хотят на нем лишь воду возить. Осла пригласили на свадьбу: возить дрова и… Read more »

What do you expect from a pig, but a grunt? If you talk with a hog, don’t expect anything but a grunt (Am.). What can you expect from a hog… Read more »

If an ass goes a travelling, he’ll not come home a horse.(Br) Lead a pig to Rhine, it remains a pig (Br.). An ox remains an ox, even if driven… Read more »

He who makes constant complains gets little compassion. Celui qui se plaint constamment obtient peut de compassion. Кто  ноет, пусть не надеется на глубокое сочувствие. (досл.) Жаловался всем, да никто… Read more »

A bad beginning makes a bad ending. A bad day never has a good night (Am.). If you miss the first buttonhole, you will not succeed in buttoning up your… Read more »