Proverbs from Romania, Italy, UK, France and Portugal

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Romanian 1. A căzut din lac în puț

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2. Apa trece pietrele rămân

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3. Bate șaua să priceapă iapa

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4. Buturuga mică răstoarnă carul mare

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5. Ce se naște din pisică șoareci mănâncă

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6. Cine aleargă după doi iepuri nu prinde niciunul

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7. Cine se scoală de dimineață departe ajunge

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8. Nu vinde pielea ursului din pădure

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9. Prietenul la nevoie se cunoaște

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10. A scoate castanele din foc cu mâna altuia

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11. Ulciorul nu merge de multe ori la apă

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12. Unde dai și unde crapă

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13. Vorba dulce mult aduce

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14. Vulpea când nu ajunge la struguri zice că sunt acri

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15. Cum îți vei așterne așa vei dormi

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16. A da apă la moară

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17. A despica firul în patru

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18. Lupul își schimbă părul, dar năravul ba

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19. Minciuna are picioare scurte

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20. A bate apa în piuă

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21. Nu există pădure fără uscăciuni

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22. Nu vezi pădurea de copaci

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23. Nu da vrabia din mână pe cioara de pe gard

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24. Nu iți băga nasul unde nu iți fierbe oala

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25. Ziua bună se cunoaște de dimineață

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26. Ai carte, ai parte

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27. A împăca capra cu varza

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28. A împușca doi iepuri dintr-un foc

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29. Așchia nu sare departe de trunchi

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English 1. As you lay down, so you will sleep

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2. To give water to the fountain

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3. To split the thread in four

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4. The wolf changes its hair, but not its habits

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5. The lie has small legs

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6. Tap the water

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7. There is no forest without droughts

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8. You can't see the forest because of trees

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9. A bird in one hand is worth two in a bush

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10. Don't put your nose where the pot doesn't boil

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11. A good beginning is half the battle

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12. Knowledge is a treasure, knowledge is the power

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13. To reconcile the goat with the cabbage

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14. To shoot two rabbits with one bullet

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15. The split doesn't jump far away from the tree

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16. Many men many minds

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17. From bad to worse

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18. The water flows, the stones remain

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19. To give a hint

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20. A small leak will sink a great ship

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21. Like father, like son

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22. Grasp all, lose all

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23. The early mole digs the deepest hole

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24. Don't sell the skin until you have caught the bear

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25. A friend in need is a friend indeed

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26. Bring a knife to a gunfight

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27. Good words are worth much

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Português 1.

A cama que fazes é a cama em que te deitas.

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2. Chover no molhado.

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3. Dividir o fio em quatro.

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4. O lobo em pele de cordeiro.

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5. A mentira tem perna curta.

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6. Bater no ceguinho.

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7. Não há bela sem senão.

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8. Não consegues ver a floresta por causa das árvores.

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9. Mais vale um pássaro na mão do que dois a voar.

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10. Não metas o nariz onde não és chamado.

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11. Um bom começo é metade da batalha.

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12. O saber não ocupa lugar.

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13. Reconciliar a cabra com a couve

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14. Matar dois coelhos com uma cajadada só.

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15. Quem sai aos seus não degenera.

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16. Cada cabeça sua sentença.

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001323/120786874/120786874 17. Vai de mal a pior.

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18. Vão-se os anéis ficam os dentes.

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19. Trocar por miúdos

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20. Coisas grandes vêm em pacotes pequenos.

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21. Tal pai tal filho.

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22. Quem tudo quer tudo perde.

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23. Água mole em pedra dura, tanto bate até que fura.

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24. Não contes com o ovo dentro da galinha.

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25. Um amigo em necessidade é um amigo https://voicethread.com/myvoice/thread/19 de verdade. 001323/120786988/120786988 26. Não faças aos outros o que não queres que te façam a ti.

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27. Tantas vezes vai o cântaro à fonte que um dia lá deixa a asa.

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28. Levar uma navalha para a guerra.

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29. Em terra de cegos, quem tem olho é rei.

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30. As palavras são armas.

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31. Quando a raposa não consegue as uvas, diz que são amargas.

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Italian 1. Passare dalla padella alla brace

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2. L’acqua passa, le pietre rimangono

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3. Campa cavallo che l’erba cresce

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4. Nella botte piccola c’è il vino buono

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5. Tale padre, tale figlio

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6. Chi troppo vuole, nulla stringe

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7. Il mattino ha l’oro in bocca

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8. Non dire gatto se non c’è l’hai nel sacco

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9. Gli amici si vedono nel momento del bisogno

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10. Togliere le castagne dal fuoco con la zampa di altri

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11. Non puoi usare più volte lo stesso secchio per trasportare l’acqua

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12. Portare un coltello ad uno scontro a fuoco

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13. Chi non ha testa, abbia gambe

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14. Una buona parola fa bene

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15. Quando la volpe non arriva all’ uva dice che è acerba

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16. Come ti sdrai, così dormirai

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17. Dare acqua al mulino

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18. Per dividere il filo in quattro

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19. Piccolo ceppo rovescia il grande carro

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20. Cosa da alla luce i topi, i gatti mangiano

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21. Chi corre dopo due conigli non cattura nessuno

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FRENCH 1.

N’avoir qu’une parole

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2.

Nourrir de chimères

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3.

Se couper les cheveux en quatre

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4. L’habit ne fait pas le moine

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5.

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La corde du mensonge est courte

6. Dans le vent

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Il n’y a pas de forêt sans bois mort

8. L’arbre qui cache la forêt

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9. L’herbe n’est pas plus verte ailleurs

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10. Ne pas fourrer son nez dans les affaires des autres

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11. Un bon départ est la moitié de la course

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12. Réconcilier la chèvre et le chou

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13. D’une pierre, deux coups

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14. La pomme ne tombe jamais bien loin de l’arbre

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15. Autant d’hommes, autant d’avis

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16. Plus le mal est lent, tant pire il est

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17. Les paroles passent mais les écrits restent

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18. Mettre sur la voie

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19. Ce n’est pas la vache qui beugle le plus fort qui a le plus de lait

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20. Tel père, tel fils

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21. A vouloir tout gagner, on peut tout perdre

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22. La vie appartient a ceux qui se lèvent tôt

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23. Il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l’ours avant de l’avoir tué

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24. Les vrais amis sont ceux sur lesquels on peut compter même quand on a besoin d’eux

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25. Vous imaginez un bataillon des forces spéciales qui chante une sourie verte ?

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26. Être à l’ouest

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27. Parfois, un bon mot vaut plus qu’un bon repas

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28. La fierté commande d’être honnête, bien qu’elle ne sait pas l’honnêteté

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