Category: ანბანური საძიებელი

He that never climbed, never fell Не that never climbed, never fell (Br.) Who never climbed never fell (Am.). You will not stumble while on your knees (Am.) Lui qui… Read more »

Rust never sleeps. The Devil lurks behind the cross. La rouille ne dort jamais. Черт (дьявол) не спит (досл.) Дьявол не дремлет. Враг не дремлет. Это выражение представляет собою парафраз одного из евангельских изречений: «Трезвитесь,бодрствуйте, потому что противник ваш диавол ходит, как рыкающий лев, ища, кого поглотить»(Евангелие,Первое послание апостола Петра, гл. 5, ст. 8) Грозен сон (черт),… Read more »

Bad bird, bad eggs (Am.). Good can never grow out of bad (evil) (Br.). Good fruit never comes from a bad tree (Am., Br.). No good apple on a sour… Read more »

Bad bird, bad eggs (Am.). Good can never grow out of bad (evil) (Br.). Good fruit never comes from a bad tree (Am., Br.). No good apple on a sour… Read more »

Delays are dangerous. Anytime is no time (Br.). Anytime means no time (Am., Br.). By the street of “by and by” one arrives at the house of never (Am., Br.)…. Read more »

Great events cast their shadows before them. Traduction :Grand arbre grand ombre Большое дерево сильный ветер любит (груз. посл.) Большому кораблю – большое плавание. Ein grosser Vogel braucht ein grosses Nest; Auf… Read more »

The grey mare is the better horse (Br.). The husband is the head of the house, but the wife is the neck – and the neck moves the head (Am.)… Read more »

Haste makes waste. Poule trottière du renard est croquée Если жеребенок кобылу не слушает, его волк задирает. Не лезь поперед батьки в пекло. Отставшую от стада овцу волк пожирает. Овцу, отбившуюся от стада, съест волк. Отбившаяся от стада… Read more »

Haste makes waste. Poule trottière du renard est croquée Если жеребенок кобылу не слушает, его волк задирает. Не лезь поперед батьки в пекло. Отставшую от стада овцу волк пожирает. Овцу, отбившуюся от стада, съест волк. Отбившаяся от стада… Read more »

Spilled water cannot be gathered up (Am.). What is lost is lost (Br.) The mill cannot grind with the water that is past (Am., Br.). When the ewe is drowned… Read more »

An unbidden guest knows not where to sit (Am., Br.). An unbidden guest must bring his stool with him (Br.). Unbidden guests are most welcome when they are gone (Am.)… Read more »

Give every man his due (Am., Br.). Give the Devil his due. Give credit where credit is due. Give every man the credit that he deserves (has earned) (Am.). Render… Read more »

Secret griefs are the sharpest. Grief is lessened when imparted to others. Grief divided is made lighter. Company in distress makes trouble less (Am., Br.). Company in misery makes it… Read more »

Secret griefs are the sharpest. Grief is lessened when imparted to others. Grief divided is made lighter. Company in distress makes trouble less (Am., Br.). Company in misery makes it… Read more »

Grief is lessened when imparted to others. Grief divided is made lighter. Secret griefs are the sharpest. Company in distress makes trouble less (Am., Br.). Company in misery makes it… Read more »

The barber learns to shave on the orphan’s face. The barber learns his trade on the orphan’s chin. Never hand an ill workman good tools. Le coiffeur apprend à  raser… Read more »

Meaning: to be unable to grasp the whole because of too many details ot due to some other reason Not to see the woods for the trees. Don’t see the… Read more »

Meaning: to be unable to grasp the whole because of too many details ot due to some other reason Not to see the woods for the trees. Don’t see the… Read more »

Meaning: to be unable to grasp the whole because of too many details ot due to some other reason Not to see the woods for the trees. Don’t see the… Read more »

Between two evils ’tis not worth choosing (Br.). It is all one (Br.). /It is/ six of one and half a dozen of the other (Br.). It’s six of one,… Read more »