Category: სემანტიკური მოდელები

From rags to riches (Am., Br.). How we apples swim! (Am., Br.).  – Risen from the dunghill (from the ranks) (Br.) – Give a lark to catch a kite. ….from… Read more »

The poor man always gets the blame; When (the) masters fall out, their men get the clout. The humble suffer from the folly of the great (Am.). Kings go mad,… Read more »

Eagles do not breed doves (Br.). Figs do not grow on thistles (Am.). Sour grapes can never make sweet wine (Am.). You cannot make a silk purse out of a… Read more »

Think today and speak tomorrow. Before you go into a canyon, know how you’ll get out (Am.). Do not wade in unknown waters (Am.). If you cannot see the bottom,… Read more »

God save me from my friends (Br.). Save me from my friends (Am.) Dieu me garde de mes amis, je me garderai de mes ennemis. Избави меня, Боже, от друзей,… Read more »

God save me from my friends (Br.). Save me from my friends (Am.) Dieu me garde de mes amis, je me garderai de mes ennemis. Избави меня, Боже, от друзей,… Read more »

God defend (deliver) me from my friends, from my enemies I can (will) defend myself (Am., Br.). God protect me from my friends; my enemies I know enough to watch/… Read more »

God defend (deliver) me from my friends, from my enemies I can (will) defend myself (Am., Br.). God protect me from my friends; my enemies I know enough to watch/… Read more »

Claw me, and I’ll claw you. Scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours. One hand washes another and both the face. Roll my log and I will roll yours. Un… Read more »

Claw me, and I’ll claw you. Scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours. One hand washes another and both the face. Un barbier rase l’autre. Griffez mon dos et je… Read more »

Idleness rusts the mind. Standing pools gather filth (Am., Br.). A standing pool soon stagnates (Am.). Still water breeds vermin (Br.) If you rest, you rust (Am.). Inactivity breeds ignorance… Read more »

Idleness rusts the mind. Standing pools gather filth (Am., Br.). A standing pool soon stagnates (Am.). Still water breeds vermin (Br.) If you rest, you rust (Am.). Inactivity breeds ignorance… Read more »

The leopard does not change his  spots. Can the Ethiopian change his colour (his skin)? (Br.). Can the leopard change his spots? What is bred in the bone will not… Read more »

The dog bites the stone, not him who throws it. Burn not your house to frighten (to rid of) the mouse (Br.). Burn not your house to frighten the mouse… Read more »

The dog bites the stone, not him who throws it. Burn not your house to frighten (to rid of) the mouse (Br.). Burn not your house to frighten the mouse… Read more »

Adam ate the apple and our teeth still ache (Am.). The sins of fathers are visited on their children (Am., Br.) Traduction : Une mauvaise conscience est un auto-accusateur. une âme… Read more »

Every little makes a mickle. Drop by drop and the pitcher is full. Little drops of water, little grains of sand, make a (the) mighty ocean and a (the) pleasant… Read more »

Beggars must (should) be no choosers. Hunger is the best sauce. Hunger never saw bad bread (Am,). Hunger sweetens what is bitter (Am.). A hungry horse makes a clean manger… Read more »