Category: სემანტიკური მოდელები

Man is mortal. Life is but a span. Man’s life is but a span. La vie  est courte. La vie est passagère. Человек смертен. Жизнь коротка. День да ночь –… Read more »

Every hand fleeces where the sheep goes naked (Br.). The tree is no sooner down than every one runs for his hatchet (Br.). When a man is down, everyone picks… Read more »

Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear (Br.). Believe only half of what you see and nothing you hear (Am.). Half is false of what you… Read more »

Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear (Br.). Believe only half of what you see and nothing you hear (Am.). Half is false of what you… Read more »

I’ll have his guts for garters. I shall make it hot for you! To make it hot for someone; to show someone a thing or two. Je lui apprendrai (à… Read more »

Do not look a gift horse in the mouth (Am., Br.). Do not look a given horse in the mouth (Br.) À cheval offert on ne regarde pas les dents…. Read more »

Each cross has its inscription (Br.). The fated will happen (Am., Br.). For whom ill is fated, him it will strike (Br.). A man who was born to drown will… Read more »

Fanned fire and forced love never did well yet (Br.). Forced love does not last (Br.). Love can neither be bought nor sold; its only price is love (Am.). Love… Read more »

Judge a man by his deeds, not by his words (Am.). Man is known by his deeds (Br.) Handsome is that handsome does (Am., Br.). Handsome is who handsome does… Read more »

Nothing is so good but it might have been better. Thebestistheenemyofthegood (Am., Br.). Leave (Let) well alone (Br.). Leave (Let) well enough alone (Am., Br.) If you have a good… Read more »

Bad news has wings. De mauvaises nouvelles ont des ailes. Дурная весть имеет крылья. Худая молва на крыльях летит. Худые вести не лежат на месте. Wasser nimmt alles weg, nur… Read more »

Men fear death as children do going in the dark (Am.). No church is so handsome that a man would desire straight to be buried (Br.). No man is so… Read more »

Calamity and prosperity are the touchstones of integrity (Am.). Calamity is the man’s true touchstone (Br.). Difficulties are things that show what men are (Am.) Человека узнаешь в беде и… Read more »

Prove your friend when you are in need Adversity is the test of friendship (Am.). A friends are made in wine and proved in tears A friend is never known… Read more »

The eye is the mirror of the soul (the window of the heart, the window of the mind) (Br.). The eyes are the mirror of the mind (Am.). The eyes… Read more »

An act of kindness is well repaid (Am.). The good you do to others will always come back to you (Am.). The hand that gives gathers (Am., Br.) La bonté… Read more »

Envy eats nothing but its own heart. Envy envies itself. Envy is a two – edged sword. Envy never enriched any man. Envier le bonheur d’autruic’est folie. Подражай, но не… Read more »

То hope is to live. Hope keeps the heart from breaking. Hope keeps man alive. Un bon mot est agrèable à entendre.       Надеждою жив человек. Где жизнь, там… Read more »