Proverbe, expresii

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Proverbe, expresii si zictori (romn englez)A

- A fi n curs de nsanatosire. = Be on the mend

- A (o) spune deschis (sincer, pe sleau). = Come out flat-footed (for)- A -i lipsi o doaga. (A nu fi n toate mintile.) = Be a button short

- A aduce (a veni cu) argumente suplimentare. = Bring more sacks to the mill

- A aduce la sapa de lemn. = Bring to the parish

- A ajunge la impas (intr-o situatie). = Come to a pretty pass

- A ajunge la un punct mort. = To came to a dead stop

- A ajunge mare (sus, departe). = Come up in the world

- A ajuuge primul la linia de sosire. = Breast the tape

- A amana o hotrare pan a doua zi (dimineaa). / Ideile bune vin peste noapte. = Carry a

matter to one`s pillow

- A asculta de frau. / A fi supus (ascultator). = Come up to the bit

- A atinge unde-l doare. = Claw on the gall

- A avea mana libera. = To have a free hand

- A avea nevoie urgenta de ... = To be in badly need of ...

- A avea o comportare inegala. (A spune ba una, ba alta.) = Blow hot and cold

- A avea sanse de castig. = Be in the running

- A avea succes. / A reusi. = Come good speed

- A baga la racoare. = Clap into prison

- A cadea din put in lac. = Out of the frying-pan into the fire.

- A cadea in mana (cuiva). / A ajunge sa fie inmanata (scrisoare, colet). = Come to hand(s),

to

- A cauta cearta cu lumanarea. = Carry a chip on one`s shoulder

- A cerceta o chestiune. = To look into a matter

- A cere ln de la broasc. = You go to an ass for wool.

- A cuceri lauri. = Bear the palm

- A cumpara haine de gata. = Buy off the peg

- A cumpara orbeste. = Buy a pig in a poke

- A curata (purifica, improspata). / A lmuri lucrurile. / A pune lucrurile la punct. = Clear the

air

- A cra ap la fntan (pu). / A cra pietre la munte. = Carry coals to newcastle

- A da (arunca, cheltui) cu bani in stanga si-n dreapta. = Bring one`s noble to ninepenee

- A da chix. / A gresi. = Come bad speed. / Come no speed

- A da chix. / A o face de oaie. = Come out at/of the little end of the horn

- A da de belea (bucluc). = Burst one`s boiler

- A da de belea (bucluc). = Come short home

- A da de belea (de bucluc) = Bring an old house on one`s head

- A da o mana de ajutor. = Bear a bob

- A da tonul. (A comanda) = Call the tune


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- A dejuca planurile cuiva. = To take the winds out of somebodys raits

- A depasi limita (masura). / A exagera. = Come it strong

- A duce la esec. = To result in failure

- A efectua. = To carry out

- A face baloane de spun. (A susine teorii umflate.) = Blow bubbles

- A face concesii. = Bate an ace- A face din alb negru. = Call white black

- A face din tntar armsar. = To change a fly into an elephant.

- A face fasoane (mofturi, nazuri). = Be a little upon the fal-lal

- A face haz de necaz. = Make a virtue of necessity.

- A face o gafa (boacana). / A o face de oaie. = Corne a howler

- A face pace. (A se impaca.) = Bury the hatchet

- A face pariu. (A face prinsoare.) = Bet a cookie

- A face pe dracu n patru. (A se face luntre si punte.) = Be all out

- A face pe grozavul = To swagger

- A face s fie acceptat candidatul propus (pe list). = Carry a ticket

- A face tot ce-i sta in putere. = To do all in ones power

- A face un calcul aproximativ. = Chalk on a barn door

- A face vara sanie si iarna car. = In fair weather prepare for foul.

- A fi Toma necredinciosul. = Be from missouri

- A fi beat turta. = Be full to the gills

- A fi bun i generos (cu cineva) fr a atepta recunotin. = Cast one`s bread upon the

waters

- A fi capul (conducatorul) unei actiuni = Boss the show

- A fi claie peste gramada /brambura /alandala. = Be at sixes and sevens. (Be off the hinges)

- A fi complet dezorientat. = Be all at sea.

- A fi cu bagare de seama. (A avea scaun la cap.) = Bear a brain

- A fi cu capul n nori. = Be in cloudland

- A fi cu totii de acord. = Be all in one story

- A fi dat disparut. = Come up missing

- A fi gata (pregatit). = Be all set

- A fi gol pusca. = Be in the buff

- A fi imbracat la patru ace. (A arata ca scos din cutie.) = Be dressed up to the nines

- A fi implicat in ... = Be art and part in ...

- A fi in declin. = Be at low ebb

- A fi in dilema. = Be at the lock

- A fi in dizgratie. = Be under a cloud

- A fi in forma. = Be at one`s best

- A fi in pas cu moda. (A fi la curent.) = Be with it

- A fi increzut (plin de sine) = Be above oneself

- A fi intr-o ureche (doaga). = Be a little wanting- A fi intretinut de parohie. = Come upon the parish

- A fi luat prin surprindere. = To be taken aback


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- A fi mereu pe drumuri. = Be on the gad

- A fi mofturos. (A fi greu de multumit.) = Be kittle cattle to shoe

- A fi om de cuvant. = Be as good as one`s word

- A fi pe drumul cel bun. = Be on the right scent.

- A fi pe ntelesul tuturor. = Be every man`s meat

- A fi placut la vedere. (A avea o nfatisare placuta.) = Be easy on the eye- A fi prost ca noaptea. (A nu avea pic de minte.) = Be dead above the ears

- A fi prost dispus. (A fi cu capsa pusa.) = Be in a pet

- A fi scos din uz. = Be on the shelf

- A fi toma necredinciosul. / A nu crede pan nu vede. = Come from missouri

- A fi un pachet de nervi. (A sta ca pe ghimpi.) = Be all on wires

- A fi usor de pacalit /prostit = Be easy game

- A fi ntr-o situatie diiicila. (A ntmpina multe greutati.) = Be hard up against it

- A fi ntre ciocan si nicoval. = Between the hammer and the anvil.

- A fost considerate ca o mare descoperire. = It was reckoned a great discovery

- A fugi mancand (rupand) pmautul = Burn the earth /wind

- A fugi mancand pamantul. (A fugi cat il tin picioarele.) = Be on the lam

- A gandi una si a spune alta. / A spune una si a face alta. = Carry fire in one hand and water

in the other.

- A goni nebuneste. = Burn up the road

- A ierta e mai usor decat a uita. = It is easier to forgive than to forget.

- A iesi la aer (A-si limpezi creierul la aer) = Blow away the cobwebs

- A iesi la suprafata (din mina, subteran). = Come to grass

- A iesi victorios. / A se achita cu succes de o sarcina (treaba). = Come off with flying colours

- A incalca un obicei /regula stabilita. = Break squares

- A incerca. / A experimenta. = To try out

- A intelege o gluma (sensul) = Catch on

- A intoarce (o problema) pe toate fetele. = Bolt all the flour

- A intra (de buna voie) in gura lupului. = Beard the lion in his den

- A intra in gura lumii (satului). = Beards are wagging

- A lua in stapanire. = To take over

- A lua lucrurile asa cum sunt. = To take the rough with the smooth

- A lucra pan noaptea trziu. (A se culca foarte tarziu.) = Burn the midnight oil

- A manca ca un lup. = Be a devil to eat.

- A marturisi (recunoaste) ceva in mod deschis (sincer). / A spune pe sleau (direct,

sincer). = Come clean, to muter

- A merge din victorie n victorie. = Chain victory to one`s car

- A merge direct la tinta. = Come on a straight shoot

- A merita painea pe care o mnanc = Be worth one`s salt

- A miza (paria /socoti) gresit. = Back the wrong horse

- A munci pe branci (cu ardoare). = Be a demon for work- A naparli = Cast the coat

- A netezi drumul. / A curata calea. = Clear the coast


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- A nimeri aiurea. (A gresi adresa) = Bark up the wrong tree

- A nu avea nici o para chioara. (A fi lefter.) = Be at low-water mark

- A nu face doi bani. = Not to be worth straw

- A nu fi bun de nimic. = Be all thumbs

- A nu fi in toate mintile. = Be a cup too low

- A nu fi nici o paguba. = Break no bones- A nu privi cu ochi buni. / A deochea. = Cast an evil eye (on)

- A nu vedea pdurea din cauza copacilor. = Cannot see the wood for the trees.

- A nu nceta sa facem binele. = Never be weary of well doing.

- A nu-i fi toti boii acasa. = Be as cross as two sticks

- A nu-si gasi cuvintele pentru a exprima sensul. = Not to find the words to convy the

meaning

- A o duce prost. = Be badly off

- A o lasa mai domol (moale). = Come down a peg (or two)

- A o pati. = To get it

- A o tine intr-una. / A bate apa-n piua. = Chew the fat, rag

- A o tine numai n petreceri (intr-un chef). = Beat it up a lot

- A ovationa puternic (frenetic). = Cheer to the echo

- A pescui noaptea. = Burn the water

- A pierde timpul degeaba = Burn daylight

- A plati cu aceeasi moneda = Answer in kind

- A ponegri. / A defaima. = Call all to naught

- A primi o sapuneala (chelfaneala). = Catch jesse

- A prinde momentul prielnic (favorabil). / A nu pierde vremea.. = Catch time by the forelock

- A proceda autoritar. / A face act de autoritate. = Carry things with a high hand

- A proceda deschis (corect, franc). = Come from the shoulder

- A pune capt. / A curma. = Call a halt

- A pune ceva la cale. = To put up to something

- A pune gaz (paie) pe foc. = Bring oil to the fire (Add fuel to the fire)

- A pune in lanturi (obezi). = Clap by the heels

- A pune lupul paznic la oi. = To set the wolf to keep the sheep.

- A pune mare pret pe. = To lay great store upon

- A pune paie pe foc = Add fuel (oil) to the fire

- A putea face ceva cat ai bate din palme. = Be able to do it on one s head

- A ramane calm. = To keep cool

- A ramane nelamurit. = Be taken aback

- A ranji cu gura pn-la urechi. = Be on the broad grin

- A rasufla din greu. = Blow like a grampus

- A recurge la... / A face apel la ... = Call into requisition to ...

- A regla conturile (cu cineva). / A fi chit. = Call it square

- A regla conturile (socotelile). = Clear a score- A repurta o victorie. / A culege lauri. = Carry away the garland

- A reveni (mereu) la acelasi subiect = Beat over the old ground


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- A scapa de fantoma = To lay the ghost

- A scapa de sub control. = To get out of hands

- A schimba subiectul conversatiei. = Call off the dogs

- A scoate castanele din foc cu mna altuia. = Take the chestnuts out of the fire with the

cat`s paw.

- A se adresa cui (unde) trebuie. / A nimeri bine (locatia buna). = Come to the right shop- A se apuca de o treab mult prea grea. = Bite off more than one can chew

- A se bate cu morile de vant. = Beat the air /wind

- A se comporta prosteste = Act the ass, to

- A se cufunda in ganduri. = Chew the cud (food) of reflection

- A se cstori. / A-si schimba starea. = Change one`s condition

- A se gandi de doua ori inainte de a face ceva. = To thing twice before doing anything

- A se hotari = To make up ones mind

- A se inhma la o treab grea. = Bite off a big chunk

- A se intalni fata in fata. / A porni o discutie contradictorie. = Come to close quarters

- A se intelege precum cainele si pisica = Agree like cats and dogs (agree like harp and

harrow)

- A se intoarce impotriva cuiva. = Come home to roost

- A se lasa furat de ganduri. = To let ones thoughts stray

- A se lasa furat de idea ca ... = To abandon oneself to the idea of ...

- A se lauda singur. = Blow one`s own trumpet

- A se maimutari (a face pe prostul / bufonul) = Act the ape

- A se mania foc. = Blow hot coals

- A se nimeri. / A se brodi. = Come to pass

- A se pierde cu firea. = To slobber

- A se plictisi de ... = To tire of ...

- A se pregati (de actiune). = Clear the decks (for action)

- A se pricepe la cate ceva. = Be up to a thing or two

- A se pripi. / A actiona in graba. = Catch the ball before the bound

- A se produce. = To take place

- A se pune bine cu stapnirea = Adore the rising sun

- A se pune cu burta pe carte. = Bone (at) a subject. (Bone up on a subject)

- A se purta rece si distant cu ... / A-l trata de sus. = Come captain stiff over ...

- A se tine tare. /A juca tare. = Carry it off with a high hand

- A se umili (injosi). = Bear a low sail

- A se uni prin casatorie. = Be made one

- A se vinde sub valoare (la pret scazut). = Be on the bargain counter

- A se ngra ca un porc (de-i plesnesc / pocnesc hainele pe el). = Burst one`s buttons

- A speria pe cineva ingrozitor = To scare someone out of his wits

- A sta ca pe ghimpi. = Be on nettles

- A sta mult (timp) nemicat pe loc (in acelasi loc). = Burn the planks- A stagna. / A se opri (tren, motor, persoana). / A inceta temporar (munca,

productia). = Come to a standstill


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- A strecura tntarul si nghiti armasarul (camila). = To strain at a gnat and swallow a camel.

- A strica orzul pe gaste. = Cast pearls before swine

- A strica orzul pe gaste. = Give honey for the ass`s mouth.

- A striga in gura mare. = Bawl and squall

- A taia firu-n patru. = To split hairs

- A tinde sa dispara = To tent to vanish- A tine legatura cu ... = To keep (in) toch with ...

- A tine mintea treaza. = To keep on open mind

- A tine secret. = To conceal

- A trage cu tunul in vrabii. = Break a butterfly /fly upon the wheel

- A trage de timp. = To spare for time

- A trage la masea. (A bea.) = Be on the booze

- A trage mata de coada. = Be behind the eight ball

- A transmite. /A emite. (despre radio /tv) = Be on the air

- A trece de partea buna. / A face alegerea cea buna. = Come down on the right side of the

fence

- A trece mai departe. = To pass on

- A trece pe langa. = To pass by

- A umbla cu cortul. (A hoinari.) = Be on the bum

- A umbla teleleu. = Buy gape-seed

- A urca treptele ierarhiei sociale. / A face carier. = Climb up the ladder

- A vasli n sens invers. = Back the oars

- A veni cu argumente in plus. = Carry more sacks to the mill

- A vinde (scoate) la licitatie. = Bring to the hammer

- A vorbi fleacuri. / A sta la taclale. = Chronicle small beer

- A mpinge lucrurile prea departe. / A ntinde coarda prea mult/tare. = Carry it too far

- A mpri n pri egale. / A mprti (imprti) aceeai soart. = Club shares

- A nghiti momeala = Alight on the lure

- A ntrece orice nchipuire /limita. = Beat hell

- A nvta nicicnd nu e prea trziu. = Never too old to learn.

- A-i trasa cuiva o sarcina. = To set a task before something

- A-si aprinde paie-n cap. = Bring a hornet`s nest about one`s cars

- A-si baa mintile-n cap. = Cast one`s colt`s teeth

- A-si da seama. = To become aware

- A-si face datoria. = To do ones bit

- A-si face debutul (prima aparitie). = Come upon the town

- A-si fi siesi singurul povatuitor si sfetnic (a se conduce numai dupa capul sau) = Abound in

one`s own sense

- A-si iesi din minti. = To go berserk

- A-si imbraca gandurile in cuvinte. = To frame ones thoughts into words

- A-si lua (ocupa) locul ce i-se cuvine. / A dobandi ce merita. / A intra in drepturilesale. = Come into one`s own

- A-si permite prea multe excese. (A trai necumpatat.) = Break the pale


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- A-si reveni dintr-o situatie grea. (A ajunge iar pe linia de plutire.) = Bring oneself home

- A-si sapa singur groapa. (A-si taia singur craca de sub picioare.) = Build a lire under oneself

- A-si tine capul (fruntea) sus. / A fi darz. = Carry a stiff upper lip

- A-si tia singur craca de sub picioare. = Don`t cut the bough you are standing on.

- A-si vedea de treaba sa. = To mind ones business

- A-i cheltui (irosi) forele (energia) in mod nesocotit = Burn the candle at both ends- ASovai; A fi nehotart.n (A naviga in deriva) = Back and fill

- Adevarul supara (doare). = Nothing hurts like the truth.

- Adevrul iese ca untdelemnul la suprafat. = Truth and oil are ever above.

- Adevrul umbl cu capul spart. = Truth has a scratched face.

- Ai baft! Eti bftos! = Bully for you!

- Ai carte, ai parte. = He who has an art has everywhere a part.

- Ai priceput? / Ai bagat la cap? = Do you get that?

- Ajunge din cal magar. / A decadea. = Come down in the world

- Ajunge la punctul (momentul) decisiv (hotarator). = Come to the point / Come to the push

- Ajunge zilei rutatea ei. = Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

- Albina face miere dulce, dar mai si mpunge. = Honey is sweet, but the bee stings.

- Amnarea e hotul timpului. = Procrastination is the thief of time.

- Apa tulbure, tot stinge focul. = Dirty water will quench fire.

- Aparentele nsal. = Appearances are deceptive.

- Apele linistite (line) sunt adnci. = Still waters run deep.

- Apropo; Fiindc veni vorba. = By the way

- Are de lucru pana peste cap. = He is up to the eyes in work

- Artura cu sudoare, desi te doare, dar n urm veselie are. = Plough deep, while sluggards

sleep; and you shall have corn to sell and keep.

- Asa cum stau lucrurile. ; Asa cum se prezinta situatia. = As it stands

- Asa e cum te vd si cum m vezi. = Face to face, the truth comes out.

- Asa tata, asa fiu. = Like father, like son.

- Asa va trebuie. = Serve you right

- Aschia nu sare departe de trunchi. = A chip off the old block.

- Aschia nu sare departe de trunchi. = An apple never falls far from the tree.

- Ascult tot, dar nu crede tot. = Believe nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you

see.

- Asta-i culmea! / Asta-i buna! / ! S-a mai pomenit una ca asta ! = Can you beat it/that!

- Asta-i tot. = Thats about all

- Astzi esti, mine nu esti. = Here today and gone tomorrow.

- Atata timp cat ... = As long as ...

- Aurul n foc se lmureste. = Gold is tried in the fire.

- Averea cu rea-credint nu aduce folos. = Ill-gotten goods never prosper.

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- Ban cu ban ingroasa punga. = Penny and penny laid up will be many.

- Banii strngtorului pe mna risipitorului. = After a thrifty father, a prodigal son.

- Banul este ochiul dracului. = The love of money is the root of all evil.

- Banul la ban trage. = Money draws money.

- Barb lung si capra are, dar minte nicicum nu are. = The brains don`t lie in the beard.

- Bate fierul ct (pn) e cald. = Strike while the iron is hot.- Bate saua s priceap iapa. = He that cannot beat the ass beats the saddle.

- Bine dispus. = In high spirits

- Bine faci, bine gsesti. = Do well and have well.

- Binele ce-l faci la oarecine, ti-l ntoarce vremea care vine. = The charitable give out at the

door, and god puts in at the window.

- Binele cu bine se rsplteste. = One good turn deserves another.

- Blndul mosteneste pmntul. = The meek will inherit the earth.

- Bogatia strica omenia. = Abundance, like want, ruins many.

- Bogatul greseste si sracul cere iertare. = The pleasures of the mighty are the tears of the

poor.

- Boul se leag de coarne si omul de limb. = An ox is taken by the horns, and a man by the

tongue.

- Bun si mmliga, cnd ne lipseste pinea. = Acorns were good till bread was found. (If you

have not a capon, feed on onion )

- Bun tar, rea tocmeal. = Good land: evil way.

- Burta plin nu nvat bine. = A belly full of gluttony will never study willingly.

- Burta se umple si cu paine si cu apa. = A bellyful is a bellyful, whether it be meat or drink.

- Blria creste repede. = Ill weeds grow apace.

- Brbatul este cap femeii. = The husband is the head of the wife.

- Brbatul surd si nevasta oarb, cea mai tihnit cstorie. = A husband must be deaf and

the wife blind to have quietness.

- Brbierul nvat meseria pe capul prostilor. = A barber learns to shave by shaving fools.

C- D

- Ca acas la tine nu-i nicieri mai bine. = There is no place like home.

- Ca cugetul cel bun, nimic mai bun.. = Clean hand wants no washing

- Ca un punct de reper = As a rough guide

- Calea de mijloc e cea mai bun. = The mean is the best.

- Calea dreapt este cea mai scurt (bun). = The highway is never about.

- Calm. = Cool-headed

- Calul btrn cu greu se nvat la ham. = You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

- Calul de dar nu se caut la dinti. = Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

- Cam cherchelit (cam cu chef) = Bit on / Tipsy

- Camasa e mai aproape decit haina = Charily begins at home

- Cand pisica nu-i acasa, joaca soarecii pe masa. = When the cat`s away, the mice will play.

- Cap mare, minte putin. = Mickle head, little wit.

- Capra roade unde o legi. = The goat must browse where she is tied.


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- Capra sare masa, iada sare casa. = Where the dam leaps over, the kid follows.

- Care se agita. = Seething

- Care-i scopul? / Ce rost are? = Whats the good?

- Cat ai bate din palme. / Cat ai clipi din ochi. = At a clap. / At the drop of a hat.

- Cate capete atatea pareri. = So many men so many minds

- Categoria grea = Heavyweight- Ce a unit Dumnezeu, omul s nu despart. = What god hath joined together, let not man

put asunder.

- Ce dai sracilor tie-ti dai. = Giving much to the poor doth enrich a man`s store.

- Ce este prea mult strica. = It is too much of a good thing=

- Ce naste din pisic soareci mnnc. = That that comes of a cat will catch mice.

- Ce se naste trebuie sa moara. = He that is once born, once must die.

- Ce stie mgarul ce e cntarea privighetoarei. = Did you ever hear an ass play on a harp?

- Ce ti-e scris, n frunte ti-e pus. (De ce ti-e frica nu scapi.) = The fated will happen.

- Ce tie nu-ti place altuia nu face. = Do as you would be done by.

- Ce nveti la tinerete, foloseste la btrnete. = What we first learn we best know.

- Ce-a cstigat ntr-o var, a but ntr-o sear. = Narrow gathered, widely spent.

- Ce-i fcut e bun fcut. = What`s done cannot be undone.

- Ce-i in mana nu-i minciuna. = Hold fast when you have.

- Ce-i mult nu-i bun. (Ce-i prea mult stric.) = You can have too much of a good thing.

- Ce-i n gus, si-n cpus. = Blab is wist and out it must.

- Ce-i n gus, si-n cpus. = What the heart thinks, the tongue speaks.

- Ce-o fi, o fi. = What must be, must be.

- Cea mai recenta legatura (urma, veriga) = The latest link

- Cei ce lipsesc nu capt dreptate. = The absent are always in the wrong.

- Cei de pe urm vor fi nti. = The last shall be the first.

- Cei de-o meserie stau n glcevie. = Two of a trade seldom agree.

- Cel care iubeste primejdia va cdea ntr-nsa. = He that runs into danger must expect to

perish therein.

- Cel ce d de mil nu srceste. = Alms never make poor.

- Cel ce nu are nimic, nu va fi talharit. = No naked man is sought after to be rifled.

- Cel ce seamn putin, putin si secer. = Sow thin and mow thin.

- Cel ce va rbda pn la sfrsit, acela se va mntui. = He that endureth to the end shall be

saved.

- Cel ce si nmulteste stiinta si sporeste suferinta. = He that increaseth knowledge

increaseth sorrow.

- Cel ntelept si de la cel nebun multe afl si nvat. = A fool may give a wise man counsel.

- Cele rele scrise pe apa, iar binefacerile pe marmur. = The hurt man writes with steel on a

marble stone.

- Celui cu meserii multe, casa-i este fr curte. = A man of many trades begs his bread on

sunday.- Cereti si vi se va da. = Ask, and it shall be given you.

- Chipul omului e oglinda sufletului. = The face is the index of the mind.


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- Cine adun la tinerete are la btrnete. = For age and want save while you may: no

morning sun lasts a whole day. (Keep something for a rainy day.)

- Cine alearg dup doi iepuri nu prinde niciunul. = If you run after two hares, you will catch

neither.

- Cine are o meserie are o mosie. = He that learns a trade has a purchase made.

- Cine are urechi de auzit s aud. = He who has ears to hear, let him hear.- Cine bea ap din pumni strini nu se satur niciodat. = He that is fed at another`s hand

may stay long ere he be full.

- Cine caut cal fr cusur merge pe jos. = He who wants a mule without a fault, must walk

on foot.

- Cine caut ceart gseste btaie. = He that seeks trouble, never misses.

- Cine caut gaseste. = He that seeks finds.

- Cine caut nevast fr cusur nensurat rmne. = Refuse a wife with one fault, and take

one with two.

- Cine defaim pe altul naintea ta, el si pe tine o s te defaime naintea altuia. = Who

chatters to you will chatter of you.

- Cine doarme nu-i e foame. = A sleeping man is not hungry.

- Cine d nu uit; uit cel care ia. = Creditors have better memories than debtors.

- Cine d sracilor mprumut pe dumnezeu. = He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto

the lord.

- Cine fur azi un ou, mine va fura un bou. = He that will steal an egg will steal an ox.

- Cine imparte, parte-si face. = Self do, self have.

- Cine merge incet, in siguranta ajunge. = He that goes softly goes safely.

- Cine n-a gustat amarul, nu stie ce e zaharul (dulcele). = He deserves not the sweet that will

not taste the sour.

- Cine n-are cal, s urce pe jos la deal. = Who hath no horse may ride on a staff.

- Cine nu are batrani, sa-si cumpere. = If you wish good advice, consult an old man.

- Cine nu deschide ochii deschide punga. = The buyer needs a hundred eyes, the seller but

one.

- Cine nu e dator e destul de bogat. = He who pays his debts begins to make a stock.

- Cine nu intreaba, nu invata. = He that nothing questions, nothing learns.

- Cine nu munceste, nu mnnc. = No sweet without some sweat.

- Cine nu primeste sfat nu e ajutat. = He that will not be counselled cannot be helped.

- Cine nu se poate stpni pe sine, cum s stpneasc pe altul? = He is not fit to command

others that cannot command himself.

- Cine pe lng drum zideste multi stpni dobndeste. = He who builds by the roadside has

many masters.

- Cine promite mult d putin. = He that promises too much means nothing.

- Cine pgubeste se ntelepteste. = Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

- Cine rde la urm rde mai bine. = He laughs best who laughs last.

- Cine s-a fript cu ciorba sufla si-n iaurt. = A scalded cat fears cold water.- Cine sapa groapa altuia, cade singur in ea. = An arrow shot upright falls on the shooter`s

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- Cine sap groapa altuia cade el ntr-nsa. = He who digs a pit for others falls in himself.

- Cine scoate sabia, de sabie va pieri. = He who lives by the sword dies by the sword.

- Cine scuip n sus i cade n obraz. = Who spits against the wind, it falls in his face.

- Cine se apuc de multe, putine termin. = He who commences many things finishes but

few.

- Cine se aseamana se aduna. = Birds of a feather flock together.- Cine se aseamn se adun. = Like will to like.

- Cine se grbeste curnd osteneste. = He that runs fast will not run long.

- Cine se ia dup musc ajunge la blegar. = He that takes the raven for his guide will light on

carrion.

- Cine se joac cu focul se frige. = If you play with fire you get burnt.

- Cine se pripeste, adesea se poticneste. = Too hasty burned his lips.

- Cine se scoal de dimineat departe ajunge. = The early bird catches the worm.

- Cine se scuz, se acuz. = He who excuses himself, accuses himself.

- Cine se stie cu musca pe cciul se apr. = He that commits a fault thinks everyone speaks

of it.

- Cine seamana vant (ploaie), culege furtuna. = He that mischief hatches, mischief catches.

- Cine seamn cu lacrimi culege cu bucurie. = Learn weeping, and you shall gain laughing.

- Cine seamn spini, spini culege. = He that sows thistles shall reap prickles.

- Cine seamn vnt culege furtun. = They that sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind.

- Cine sufl-n foc i sar scnteile n ochi. = He that blows in the dust fills his eyes with it.

- Cine tace merge-n pace. = Silence does seldom harm.

- Cine umbl cu fer se umple de rugin. = He that has to do with what is foul never comes

away clean.

- Cine umbl n dou luntri cade n ap. = Between two stools one falls to the ground.

- Cine vara st si doarme, iarna, biet, moare de foame. = They must hunger in frost that will

not work in heat.

- Cine vorbeste ce-i place, acela s aud si ce-l supr. = He that speaks the thing he should

not hears the thing he would not.

- Cine vrea fata, sa ia aminte la mama. (Vezi mama, si apoi fata.) = He that would the

daughter win must with the mother first begin.

- Cine vrea s triasc n pace aude, vede si tace. = He that would live in peace and rest,

must hear, and see, and say the best.

- Cine mbrtiseaz multe putine adun. = He that too much embraceth holds little.

- Cine mparte parte-si face. = The lion`s share.

- Cine nvat la tinerete se odihneste la btrnete. = Eident youth makes easy age.

- Cine-ncalec mgarul s-i sufere nravul. = Take the bit and the buffet with it.

- Cinstea cu rusinea nu pot sta mpreun. = Where there is no honour, there is no grief.

- Cinstit ; pe fata = Above-board

- Ciorba nclzit mult stric la stomac. = Cabbage twice cooked is death.

- Cizmarul umbl cu ghetele rupte si croitorul cu haina descusut. = None more bare thanthe shoemaker`s wife and the smith`s mare.

- Coad lung, minte scurt. = Bush natural; more hair than wit.


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- Colac peste pupaza. (Picatura care a umplut paharul.) = Break the camel`s back

- Copii mici, griji mici, copii mari, griji mari. = Children when they are little make parents

fools, when they are great they make them mad.

- Copilul cu multe moase rmne cu buricul netiat. = Too many cooks spoil the broth.

- Copilul trebuie s fie copil. = Boys will be boys.

- Corb la corb nu scoate ochii. = Crows will not pick out crow`s eyes.- Corbul n zadar se spal, c negreata nu si-o pierde. = A crow is never the whiter for

washing herself often.

- Cosciugul acoper greselile doctorilor. = Physicians` faults are covered with earth.

- Cu ce msur vei msura, cu aceea ti se va msura. = And with what measure you meet, it

shall be measured to you again.

- Cu chiu cu vai (fara tragere de inima) = Against the collar

- Cu conditia ca. = Provided that

- Cu exceptia faptului ca ... = Purring the fact that ...

- Cu miere prinzi mai multe muste dect cu otet. = Honey catches more flies than vinegar.

- Cu nervii ncordati = All on edge

- Cu o floare nu se face primvara. = One flower makes no garland.

- Cu riscu vietii. = At the hazard of his life

- Cu rusinea mori de foame. = The lame tongue gets nothing.

- Cu rbdare si cu tcere se face agurida miere. = Time and straw make medlars ripe.

- Cu rbdarea trece si marea. = He that endures is not overcome.

- Cu schiopii la un loc de sezi, te nveti s schioptezi. = He that dwells next door to a cripple

will learn to halt.

- Cu susul in jos. = Upside down

- Cu timpul toate se schimb. = Times change and we with them.

- Cu toata viteza = At a great lick

- Cu tot dinadinsul. = To be set upon

- Cu un ban s-a prins n hor si cu zece nu poate scpa. = Give the piper a penny to play and

two pence to leave off.

- Cu un ochi rde si cu altul plnge. = To cry with one eye, and laugh with the other.

- Cugetul cel bun, cea mai moale pern. = Clear conscience is a good card

- Cugetul linistit odihna buna aduce. = A good conscience is a soft pillow

- Cui pe cui se scoate. = Diamond cut diamond.

- Cui pe cui se scoate. = One nail drives out another.

- Cum iti asterni asa dormi. = As you bake, so shall you eat. (As you make your bed, so you

must lie on it.)

- Cum sameni, asa culegi. = As you sow, so you reap.

- Cum ti-e lucru, asa ti-e plata. = As the work, so the pay.

- Cum vine vorba = As it were

- Cumpna, nepoate, e bun la toate. = Moderation in all things.

- Cumptarea tine sntatea omului si hrnicia tine averea. = Industry is fortune`s righthand, and frugality her left.

- Cunoaste-te pe tine nsuti. = Know thyself.


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- Cuvntul bun unge si cel ru mpunge. = Good words anoint us, and ill do unjoint us.

- Cinele care latr nu musc. = A barking dog never bites.

- Cinii latr, caravana trece. = Dogs bark, but the caravan goes on.

- Cmpu-i cu ochi, pdurea cu urechi. (Peretii au urechi.) = Fields have eyes, and woods have

ears. (Walls have ears.)

- Cnd corabia se scufund, soarecii fug. = Rats desert a sinking ship.- Cnd doi se ceart al treilea cstig. = Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away

with it.

- Cnd te-a nselat cineva o dat, e de vin el; cnd te-a nselat a doua oar, esti de vin

singur. = The first faults are theirs that commit them, the second theirs that permit them.

- Cte bordeie, attea obiceie. = So many countries, so many customs.

- Cte capete, attea preri. = So many heads, so many minds.

- Cte slugi ai, attia dusmani hrnesti. = So many servants, so many enemies.

- Da bune rezultate. = Come to good

- Da dovada de darnicie (generozitate). = Come down handsome

- Daca dai pine cinilor altuia, c te latr ai ti. = He that keeps another man`s dog shall

have nothing left him but the line.

- Dac n-ai putere, nu ntrta glceava. = If you cannot bite, never show your teeth.

- Dac nu vine muntele la mahomed, vine mahomed la munte. = If the mountain will not

come to mahomet, mahomet must go to the mountain.

- Dac toat lumea zice c esti beat, culc-te. = When all men say you are an ass, it is time to

bray.

- Dac vrei, poti. (Unde-i vointa, e putinta.) = Where there`s a will, there`s a way.

- Dai un deget si-ti ia mna toat. = Give a clown your finger, and he will take your hand.

- Dati cezarului cele ale cezarului, iar lui dumnezeu cele ale lui dumnezeu. = Render unto

caesar the things which are caesar`s.

- Datoria griji aduce. = He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.

- De ai turme mari de oi, ai si turme de nevoi. (Cu ct averea ti se nmulteste, cu att si griji

mai mari te topeste.) = Riches bring care and fears.

- De ani mare si minte n-are. = The head grey, and no brains yet.

- De dragul cuiva. = For someones sake

- De drept. = By rights

- De faci astzi cuiva bine, mine de la altu-ti vine. = One never loses by doing a good turn.

- De haram a venit, de haram s-a dus. = Easy come, easy go.

- De la mn pn-la gur se pierde mbuctura. = Between the hand and the lip the morsel

may slip.

- De la un datornic ru s-un sac de paie este bun. = Of ill debtors men take oats.

- De la vorba pa-n la fapta, cale lunga. = From word to deed is a great space.

- De mic se vede ce-i poate pielea. = Child is father of the man

- De nesuportat /neindurat /nesuferit. = Beyond all bearing

- De unde nu gndesti, d-acolo sare iepurele. = Where we least think, there goeth the hareaway.

- De unde nu-i, nici dumnezeu nu cere. = Where nothing is, the king must lose his right.


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- De varsta adolescentei. (Baietandru) = Between grass and hay

- De vorba bun nu te doare gura. = Fair words hurt not the mouth.

- De vrei s-o duci bine la btrnete, pzeste-te la tinerete. = Who will in time present

pleasure refrain, shall in time to come the more pleasure obtain.

- De-ajuns pentru (ziua de) azi! / Gata (cu munca) pe ziua de azi. = Call it a day

- Dect n tar strin, cu pit si cu slnin, mai bine n satul tu cu mlaiu ct de ru. = Thesmoke of a man`s own house is better than the fire of another`s.

- Demodat. = Out of time

- Deprinderea din tinerete rmne si la btrnete. = What youth is used to, age remembers.

- Deprinderea se face fire. = Custom rules the law.

- Dezordonat. = Messy

- Dezvata-te (de asta). = Come out of that!

- Din ce ti-e ursit nu poti s scapi. = No flying from fate.

- Din crestet pana-n talpi. ; Din tot corpu. = At every pore

- Din dou rele alege pe cel mai mic. = Of two evils choose the least (less).

- Din greseli nvat omul. = By ignorance we mistake, and by mistakes we learn.

- Din nimic, tot nimic iese. = Nothing comes of nothing.

- Din pricina (cauza) = All along of

- Din prisosul inimii grieste gura. = Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

(Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.)

- Dintr-o data ; In acelasi timp = At a time

- Dintr-o iap tigneasc iese un cal boieresc. = A ragged colt may make a good horse.

- Doctore, vindec-te nti pe tine. = Physician, heal thyself!

- Dracu alb mnnc p-l negru. = One devil drives out another.

- Dragostea (iubirea) acoper multime de pcate. = Charity covers a multitude of sins.

- Dragostea acopere toate cusururile. = Love covers many infirmities.

- Dragostea cu sila nu se face. = Love cannot be compelled.

- Dragostea dinti nu se uit. = No love like the first love.

- Dreptatea niciodat nu piere. = Truth may be blamed, but cannot be shamed.

- Dreptul din credint va fi viu. = The just shall live by faith.

- Drumul (calea) e liber. = Coast is clear

- Dumnezeu cnd ti ajut si fierul se face plut. = Whom god will help, nothing does harm.

- Dumnezeu iti da dar nu baga si-n traista. = God gives the milk, but not the pail.

- Dumnezeu nu bate cu ciomagul. = God stays long, but strikes at last.

- Dumnezeu nu ramane nimaui dator. = God`s mill grinds slow but sure.

- Dupa toate regulile (ca la carte) = According to Cocker

- Dup btlie multi viteji se arat. = It is easy to be wise after the event.

- Dup fapt si rsplat. = Measure for measure.

- Dup furtun, vine si vreme bun. = After a storm comes a calm.

- D cu o mn si ia cu doua. = Scatter with one hand, gather with two.

- D-mi, doamne, mintea romnului cea de pe urm. = Second thoughts are best.

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- E bine a da si dracului o lumnare. = It is sometimes good to hold a candle to the devil.

- E ciudat si totusi adevarat. = It`s strange and yet true

- E lesne a povtui si anevoie a se povtui. = The counsel thou wouldst have another keep,

first keep it thyself.

- E mai bine n coliba ta dect n palatul altuia. = One`s own hearth is gowd`s worth.

- E mai bun sntatea, dect toat bogtia. = Health is better than wealth.- E randul dv. = Ball is with you

- E un mister pentru mine. = Ita sealed book for me

- Emotionat (tulburat) = All of a dither

- Era cat pe aci sa spun. = I had almost said

- Era cat pe ce. = It was a near touch

- Eu domn, tu domn, cine s duc sacul? = I proud and thou proud, who shall bear the ashes

out?

- Exceptia confirm regula. = The exception proves the rule.

- Exista o lume in interiorul lumii mele. = Is there any world with in the world of me

- Experienta e mama invataturii. = Experience is the mother of knowledge.

- Experienta-i mama invataturii. = Experience is the best teacher. (Experience is the mother

of knowledge.)

- Fa cum iti spun. = Do as I command you

- Face (pune) ordine in lucruri. = Clear up the mess

- Face critic de dragul criticii. / Cicalitorul tot cicalitor ramane. = Carper will cavil at

anything a

- Face pe desteptu. / A filozofa. = Chop logic

- Fagaduiala data e datorie curata. = Bargain is a bargain

- Fapta bun nu moare niciodat. = A good deed is never lost.

- Faptele graiesc mai bine decat vorbele. = Actions speak louder than words.

- Faptele sunt mai concludente decat cuvintele. = Actions speak louder than words

- Fara a tine seama. = Without consideration

- Fara sa stie nimeni (in taina) = And no one is the wiser

- Fara saraci nu exista bogati. = There would be no great ones if there were no little ones.

- Fata frumoas se mrit fr zestre. = Beauty carries its dower in its face.

- Fereste-te de lingusitori, dac nu vrei s mori. = A flatterer`s throat is an open sepulchre.

- Fericit cel ce a dobndit prieten bun si cinstit. = A faithful friend is hard to find, remember

man and keep in mind.

- Feriti-v de proorocii mincinosi. = Beware of false prophets.

- Fie ce-o fi. = Chance the ducks

- Fiecare are darul lui de la Dumnezeu. = Every man has his (proper) gift.

- Fiecare isi poarta crucea. = Every man shall bear his own burden.

- Fiecare pasre pe limba ei piere. = Each bird loves to hear himself sing.

- Fier pe fier ascute. = Iron whets iron.

- Fierul nentrebuintat rugineste. = Iron not used soon rusts.- Foamea e cel mai bun buctar. = Hunger finds no fault with the cookery.

- Foamea goneste pe lup din pdure. = Hunger drives the wolf out of the woods.


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- Franc. / Sincer. / Corect. = Clean as a whistle

- Frate, frate, dar brnza-i pe bani. = Business is business. (One hand will not wash the other

for nothing.)

- Frica are picioare lungi. = Fear gives wings.

- Frica pzeste via (pdurea, bostnria, pepenii). = Fear keeps and looks to the vineyard,

and not the owner. (Fear keeps the garden better than the gardener.)- Fructul oprit e mai dulce. = Forbidden fruit is sweet.

- Frumusetea la om ca floarea la pom. = Beauty fades like a flower.

- Frumusetea-i musafir, cum vine asa se duce. = Prettiness dies first.

- Fudulia intr-n cas, srcia dup us. = Great boast and small roast makes unsavoury

mouths.

- Fudulia intr-n cas, srcia-i dup us. = Pride goes before, and shame follows.

- Fuga e rusinoas, dar e sntoas. = He that fights and runs away may live to fight another

day.

- Fuge ca dracul de tmie. = The devil loves no holy water.

- Fugi sa scapi. / Fugi cat te tin picioarele. = Run for your life

- F ce zice popa, nu face ce face el. = Do as the friar says, not as he does.

- F-m, mam, cu noroc, si arunc-m n foc. = Give a man luck and cast him into the sea.

- F-te frate cu dracu pn treci puntea. = Call the bear "uncle" till you are safe across the

bridge.

- Fgduiala dat e datorie curat. = Promise is debt.

- Glia trebuie arat si fecioara mritat. = All meats to be eaten, and all maids to be wed.

- Graba strica treaba. = The more haste, the less speed.

- Graba stric treaba. = Haste makes waste.

- Gura ucide mai mult dect sabia. = A fool`s tongue is long enough to cut his own throat.

- Gura vorbeste, capul trage. (Cine-si pzeste limba si pzeste capul.) = The tongue talks at

the head`s cost.

- Gura zice, vntul duce. = Words and feathers the wind carries away.

- Gusturile ne se discuta. (Fiecare cu gustul lui.) = There is no accounting for tastes. (Every

man to his taste.)

- Gina btrn face ciorba (zeama) bun. = Good broth may be made in an old pot.

- Gina neagr face oul alb. = A black hen lays a white egg.

- Gina vecinului e mai gras. = All his geese are swans.

- face pe bufonul /mascariciul. = Bear the cap and bells

H-I-J

- Hai frate da-i batae. = Pick it up brother

- Hai, d-i drumul i spune-ne i nou. / Spune-mi i mie !. = Come away with it !

- Haina nu face pe om. = It is not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. (The cowl does not

make the monk.)

- Haina mprumutat nu se potriveste bine. = Borrowed garments never fit well.

- Hei-rup! = Heave a hoy!

- Hotul neprins (nedovedit) e negustor cinstit. = A thief passes for a gentleman when stealing


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has made him rich.

- Hotului de hot e frica. = A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf.

- I-a venit o idee deodata. = An idea suddenly struck him

- Ieftin ca braga. / Curat chilipir. = Cheap as dirt, (as)

- Iertarea e rzbunarea cea mai bun. = The noblest vengeance is to forgive.

- Imaginatie nestapanita. = Wayward imagination- Imi lasa gura apa. = My mouth had watered

- In aceste conditii. = Under these conditions

- In afara de = Aside from

- In al noualea cer (plin de sine) = All over oneself

- In buze miere si-n inim fiere. = A honey tongue, a heart of gall.

- In capul mesei = Above the salt

- In casa lutarului joac fiecare. = In the house of a fiddler all fiddle.

- In conditii extrem de grele (vitrege) = Against heavy

- In curand. (In viitorul apropiat.) = By and by

- In gura mare. ; Cat il tine gura. = At the top of one`s throat (voice).

- In gura nchis nu intr musca. = A close mouth catches no flies.

- In mare viteza = At a full jump

- In orele (timpul) libere = At odd hours (times)

- In orice caz = At any hand (rate)

- In pas cu vremea. = Abreast of/with the times

- In putere (foarte activ) = Alive and kicking

- In tara orbilor chiorul este mprat. = In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king.

- In toiul noptii = At dead of night

- In ultima clipa. (La tanc) = At the nick of time

- In ultimul moment; In ultima clipa. = At the very loose.

- In unire st tria. (Unde-s doi puterea creste.) = Union is strength.

- In zadar bate toaca pentru baba surd. = In vain is the mill-clock if the miller his hearing

lack.

- Inainte de vreme = Ahead of time

- Inalt ct o prjin si prost ct o basin. = Tall men had ever very empty heads.

- Inamicului care se duce, f-i pod. = For a flying enemy make a golden bridge.

- Inca de cand ... (inca de pe vremea ...) = As far back as ...

- Incarca magarul atat cat poate duce. = An ass endures his burden, but not more than his

burden.

- Inceputu-i anevoie, urma vine de la sine. (Primul pas e mai greu.) = It is the first step that is

difficult.

- Incet dar sigur. = Slow but sure.

- Indoaie fierul cat e cald. = Best to bend while it is a twig.

- Inegrind pe altul nu te albesti pe tine. = Two blacks do not make a white.

- Inhmat la munca cea mai grea. / Ducand greul muncii. = Chained to the car- Inima cnd se-nveseleste, fata nfloreste. = The heart`s mirth does make the face fair.

- Inseltor este farmecul si desart este frumusetea. = Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain.


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- Intamplator ; Din intamplare. = As it happens

- Inteleptul si din prostia altora invata. = Learn wisdom by the follies of others.

- Inteleptul tace si face. = A wise head makes a close mouth.

- Intinde-te ct ti-e plapuma. = Stretch your legs according to your coverlet.

- Intr-adevar. / Chiar asa. = So it is

- Intr-un fel sau altul (cumva) = After a manner- Intra in uz. / A prinde radacini. / A fi acceptat. = Come to stay

- Intre multi nebuni si cel mai ntelept se pierde. = If you had all the wit in the world fools

would fell you.

- Intrebarea moarte n-are. = Nothing is lost for asking.

- Intr pe o ureche si iese pe alta. = In at one ear and out at the other.

- Inti gndeste, apoi porneste. = Think on the end before you begin.

- Invidia-l vatama pe invidios. = Envy shoots at others, and wounds herself.

- Invttura dat ru se sparge n capul tu. = Science has no enemy but the ignorant.

- Istovit, vlaguit = All in

- Iubeste pe aproapele tu ca pe tine nsuti. = Love the neighbour as thyself.

- Iubirea desvrsit alung frica. = Perfect love casteth out fear.

- Iubirea peste msur aduce n urm ur. = The greatest hate springs from the greatest

love.

K-L-M

- La barza chioar face dumnezeu cuib. = When need is highest, god`s help is nighest.

- La betie se spune adevrul. = What soberness conceals, drunkenness reveals.

- La capatul lumii. (Unde a dus surdu iapa.) = At the back of beyond

- La casa aprins si vecinul vrjmas alearg s o sting. = Look to thyself when thy

neighbour`s house is on fire.

- La chip frumos si la inim gunos. = A fair face, foul heart.

- La drept vorbind (de fapt) = As a matter of fact

- La dumnezeu toate sunt cu putint. = All things are possible with god.

- La fel de bun ca ... = As good as ...

- La lemnul tare trebuie secure ascutit. = Knotty timber must have sharp wedges.

- La momentul oportun = At the flood

- La mncare s ai cumptare si la butur s fii cu msur. = Eat at pleasure, drink by

measure.

- La omul cu noroc fierbe oala fr foc. = Good things come to some when they are asleep.

- La omul srac nici boii nu trag. = The poor man is aye put to the worst.

- La plcinte nainte si la rzboi napoi. = He has two stomachs to eat and one to work.

- La prima vedere = At first blush

- La prima ncercare = At one dash

- La revarsarea zorilor. ; Cand se crapa de ziua. = At the peep of day

- La tot pasul = At every turn

- La tot rul este si un bine. = Nothing but is good for something. (Ill luck is good for

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- Las mortii s-si ngroape mortii lor. = Let the dead bury their dead.

- Lauda de sine nu miroase a bine. = A man`s praise in his own mouth stinks.

- Lauda de sine nu miroase a bine. = Self-praise is no recommendation.

- Legat / Legati = Tied up

- Legea nainte, siretii dup ea. = Every law has a loophole.

- Lenea e cucoan mare care n-are de mncare. (Lenea e nceputul srciei.) = Idleness is thekey of poverty.

- Lenesul ajunge frate cu cersetorul. = The slothful man is the beggar`s brother.

- Lenesul mai mult alearg. = Idle people have the least leisure.

- Lenevia e perina dracului. = An idle person is the devil`s cushion.

- Lesne a critica, dar anevoie a face bine. = Every one can find fault; few can do better.

- Limba nebunului este o moar fr grunte. = Foolish tongues talk by the dozen.

- Limba oase n-are, dar oase sfrm. = Tongue breaks bone and herself has none.

- Limpede ca lumina zilei. / Clar ca bun-ziua. = Clear as mud

- Lucrul bine nceput e pe jumtate fcut. = Well begun is half done.

- Lucrul la timp druit pretuieste ndoit. = He gives twice who gives quickly.

- Lucrul laud pe mester. = The work shows the workman.

- Lucrtorul mnnc de unde lucreaz. = He that serves at the altar ought to live by the

altar.

- Lumea joac dup cum cant el. = He`s the one that calls the tune

- Lup in blana de oaie. = A wolf in sheep`s clothing.

- Lupul isi prul schimb, dar nravul ba. = The wolf may lose his teeth, but never his nature.

- Lupul si schimb prul, dar nravul ba. = The wolf may lose his teeth, but never his nature.

- Lcomia strica omenia. = Covetousness breaks the bag.

- Lcomia stric omenia. = It is hard for a greedy eye to have a leal heart.

- Mai aproape-i cmasa dect haina. = Near is my coat, but nearer is my shirt.

- Mai bine este a darui decat a primi. = It is better to give than to receive.

- Mai bine lna s-o dai dect oaia s-o pierzi. = Better give the wool than the sheep.

- Mai bine mai tarziu, decat niciodata. = All is not lost that is delayed. (Better later than

never.)

- Mai bine mai trziu dect niciodat. = Better late than never. (It is not lost that comes at

last.)

- Mai bine moarte cinstit dect viata necinstit. = Better die with honour than live with

shame.

- Mai bine o dat: na! Dect tot: stai c ti-oi da! = One "take it" is more worth than two

"thou shalt have it".

- Mai bine o pace (nvoial) strmb dect o judecat dreapt. = A lean agreement is better

than a fat judgement.

- Mai bine oaste de cerbi si comandirul lor un leu, dect oaste de lei si comandirul lor un

cerb. = An army of stags led by a lion would be more formidable than one of lions led by a

stag.- Mai bine pine neagr cu dragoste (iubire) curat, dect alb ca zpada si plin de cearta

(sudalm). = Dry bread is better with love than a fat capon with fear.


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- Mai bine sa nu incepi ceea ce nu termini. = Better never to begin than never to make an

end.

- Mai bine sa te culci flamand decat sa te scoli in datorii. = Better go to bed supperless than

to rise in debt.

- Mai bine sarac dar cinstit (curat). = Clean fast is better than a dirty breakfas

- Mai bine s ceri dect s furi. = Better beg than steal.- Mai bine s ntreac dect s nu ajung. = Better leave than lack.

- Mai bine un cine viu dect un leu mort. = A living dog is better than a dead lion.

- Mai bine un mgar care te poart dect un cal care te arunca (trnteste). = Better ride on

an ass that carries me than a horse that throws me.

- Mai bine un prieten apropiat dect o rud deprtat. = A good friend is my nearest

relation.

- Mai bine un prieten si bun dect o mie si nebuni. = Many friends in general, one in special.

- Mai bine n satul tu fruntas dect codas la oras. = Better be first in a village than second at

rome.

- Mai mult ca sigur. = As likely as not.

- Mai multi se neac n butur dect n ap. = Bacchus hath drowned more men than

neptune.

- Mai mult fericire e n bordeiul sracului dect n palatul bogatului. = Content lodges

oftener in cottages than palaces.

- Mai presus de normele stabilite/curente (iesit din comun) = Above the mark

- Mai rrut, mai drgut. = Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

- Mananca sa traiesti, nu trai ca sa mananci. = Eat to live, not live to eat.

- Mananci calule ovaz = Ask a baby would eat a cake

- Mania duce la nebunie. = Anger is a short madness.

- Merita sa ... = It pays to ...

- Meseria e brtar de aur. = An handful of trade is an handful of gold.

- Mic ca acul si ru ca dracul. = Short folk are soon angry.

- Mic la stat, mare la sfat. = A little body often harbours a great soul.

- Minciuna are picioare scurte. = Lies have short legs.

- Minciunile una pe alta se ajung. = One lie makes many.

- Moartea nu spune cnd vine. = Death keeps no calendar.

- Moartea nu va s stie de averi, de bogtie. = All`s alike at the latter day: a bag of gold and

wisp of hay.

- Moartea mpac pe toti. = The end makes all equal.

- Mortii cu mortii si viii cu viii. = We must live by the quick, not by the dead.

- Mult zgomot pentru nimic (vorba lunga, treaba ioc) = All talk and no cider

- Mult zgomot pentru nimic. = Much ado about nothing.

- Multe adevruri se spun n glum. = Many a true word is spoken in jest.

- Multe stie, multe croieste si nici una nu isprveste. = Jack of all trades and master of none.

- Multi chemati, putini alesi. = Many are called, but few are chosen.- Multimea copiilor, averea omului. = Children are poor men`s riches.

- Munte cu munte se intalneste, da`pai om cu om. = Friends may meet, but mountains never


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greet.

- Mndria vine naintea cderii. = Pride goes before a fall.

- Mrul putred stric si pe cele bune. = The rotten apple injures its neighbours.

N- O

- N-aduce anul ce aduce ceasul. = It chances in an hour, that happens not in seven years.- Ne-am hotrat, facem targul ? = Call it a do , t o : shall we ?

- Neganditor = Nonthinking

- Nemultumitul trieste nefericit. = He that is angry is seldom at ease.

- Nemultumitului i se ia darul. = The camel going to seek horns, lost his ears.

- Nevasta cu mintea bun e brbatului cunun. = A good wife`s a goodly prize, saith solomon

the wise.

- Nevasta frumoas e belea n cas. = A fair wife and a frontier castle breed quarrels.

- Nevoia te duce si pe unde nu ti-e voia. = Need makes the old wife trot.

- Nevoia nvat pe om. = Necessity is the mother of invention.- Nici o boal nu-i mai grea ca dorul si dragostea. = No herb will cure love.

- Nicovala fric n-are de ciocan. = The anvil fears no blows.

- Nimeni nu e us de biseric. = Every man has his faults.

- Nimeni nu se naste nvtat. = None is born a master.

- Nimeni nu-i multumit cu soarta lui. = No man is content with his lot.

- Nimeni nu-i profet n patria sa. = A prophet is not without honour save in his own country.

- Noaptea este sfetnic bun. = Night is the mother of counsel.

- Noaptea si hdele-s frumoase. = When the candles are out, all women are fair.

- Normal (nimic deosebit) = All in the day`s

- Norocu-i dup cum si-l face omul. = Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

- Norocul prostului. (Prost sa fii, noroc sa ai.) = Fortune favours fools.

- Nu am avut bafta. = Breaks were against us

- Nu arunca mrgritare naintea porcilor. = Do not throw pearls to swine.

- Nu cei sntosi au nevoie de doctor, ci cei bolnavi. = They that be whole need not a

physician, but they that are sick.

- Nu da binelui cu piciorul, c pe urm o s-i duci dorul. = Make not a balk of good ground.

- Nu da foc casei ca s ard soarecii. = Burn not your house to fright the mouse away.

- Nu da sfat, nentrebat. = Give neither counsel nor salt till you are asked for it.

- Nu da vrabia din mn pe cioara de pe gard. = A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

- Nu dispretui pe nici un inimic, fie ct de mic. = There is no little enemy.

- Nu e dracul asa de negru cum se spune. = The devil is not so black as he is painted.

- Nu e frumos ce e frumos, e frumos ce-mi place mie. = Fair is not fair, but that which

pleases.

- Nu e mai orb dect cel ce nu vrea s vad. = There`s none so blind as those who will not

see.

- Nu e niciodata prea tarziu sa repari. = Its never too late to mend

- Nu e padure fara uscaturi. = In much corn is some cockle.

- Nu este gradina fara buruieni. (Nu e padure fara uscaturi.) = No garden without its weeds.


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- Nu face fata ct ata. = The game is not worth the candle.

- Nu iese fum fr foc. = No smoke without fire.

- Nu judeca ca s nu fii judecat. = Judge not, that ye be not judged.

- Nu judecati dup nftisare. = Never judge from appearances. (Under a ragged coat lies

wisdom.)

- Nu lua mai mult decat poti duce. = Take no more on you than you`re able to bear.- Nu lsa pe mine ce poti face astzi. = Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

- Nu mai este. = He is no longer

- Nu mai face asa pe grozavu (desteptu)! / Date jos din corcodus ! = Come off your high

horse ! / Come off your perch !

- Nu numai cu pine va tri omul. = Man cannot live by bread alone.

- Nu poti sluji la doi stpni deodat. = No man can serve two masters.

- Nu s-a mai vazut asa ceva. = Such a thing has never been known

- Nu se stie niciodata (ce poate fi). = Youd never know

- Nu spune v"hop" pana nu ai sarit. = Don`t cross the bridge till you come to it.

- Nu stie brbatul ce stie satul. = The husband is always the last to know.

- Nu te bga unde nu-ti fierbe oala. = Keep (save) your breath to cool your broth (porridge).

- Nu tot ce sclipeste (luceste) e aur. (Nu tot ce zboara se mananca.) = All that glitters is not

gold.

- Nu tot ce zboara se mannca. = All is not gold that

- Nu turna gaz pe foc. = Pouring oil on the fire is not the way to quench it.

- Nu vinde pielea ursului din pdure. = Don`t sell the bear`s skin before you have caught him.

- Nu v adunati comori pe pamnt. = Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth.

- Nu ntinde coarda pre mult, c se rupe. = A bow long bent at last waxes weak.

- Nu-i cum gndeste omul, ci cum vrea domnul. = Man proposes, god disposes.

- Nu-ti bga nasul unde nu-ti fierbe oala. = Scald not your lips in another man`s pottage.

- Numai si numai daca. = If and only if

- Ndejdea nu rusineaz. = Hope maketh not ashamed.

- Nravul din fire n-are lecuire. = What is bred in the bone will not out of the flesh.

- Nravul din fire n-are lecuire. / Lupul i schimb prul, dar nravul ba. = Can the leopard

change his spots?

- O inim vesel nsenineaz fata. = The joy of the heart makes the face fair.

- O mana spala pe alta. Serviciu contra serviciu. = Claw me and i will claw thee

- O mn spal pe alta si amndou obrazul. = One hand washes another and both the face.

- O problema de viata si moarte. = A question of life and death

- O scnteie e de ajuns ca s ard toata sira = A little fire burns up a great deal of corn.

- O singur vorb e de ajuns celui ce vrea s te nteleag. = A word to a wise man is enough.

- Obraz langa obraz. / Bot in bot. = Cheek by jowl

- Obrazul (fata) subtire cu mare cheltuial se tine. = Great honours are great burdens.

- Ochii care nu se vad se uita. = Long absent, soon forgotten. (Out of sight, out of mind.)

- Ochii care nu se vd se uit. = Out of sight, out of mind.- Ochii stpnului mai mult spor fac dect amndou minile. = The eye of the master does

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- Ochii sunt oglinda inimii. = The heart`s letter is read in the eye.

- Ochii sunt oglinda sufletului (inimii). = The eye is the mirror of the soul.

- Omenia-i mai buna ca avutia. = A good name is better than riches.

- Omul bun dup fapte se cunoaste. = Gentle is that gentle does.

- Omul cinstit (curat) e placut Domnului. = Cleanliness is next to godliness

- Omul cnd mbtrneste, se copilreste. = Old men are twice children.- Omul fricos totdeauna umbl cu gheata n sn. = Fear hath a quick ear.

- Omul fr sotie e ca o cas pustie. = Woeful is the household that wants a woman.

- Omul harnic, muncitor, de pine nu duce dor. = Be not idle, and you shall not be longing.

- Omul moare de btrn si tot nu le nvat pe toate. = Art is long and life is short.

- Omul trieste cu speranta. = While there is life, there is hope.

- Ori fur, ori tine sacul, e tot lotru. = The receiver is as bad as the thief.

- Ori te poart cum ti-e vorba, ori vorbeste cum ti-e portul. = Be what you seem, and seem

what you are.

- Orice putin e bun decat nimic = Something is better than nothing.

- Orice rau are partea lui buna. = Ill luck is good for something.

P-R-S

- Pas cu pas departe duce. = Soft pace goes far.

- Pasrea dup glas se cunoaste. = The bird is known by his note.

- Paza bun trece primejdia rea. = Good watch prevents misfortune.

- Pe crarea btut nu creste iarb. = Grass grows not upon the highway.

- Pe de-a dreptul (pe drumul cel mai scurt) = Across lots

- Pe deasupra. / In plus. = At that

- Pe leul mort si soarecii se catr. = Hares may pull dead lions by the beard.

- Pe morti s-i vorbesti dect de bine. = Say nothing of the dead but what is good.

- Pe usa deschisa poate intra un sfant. = An open door may tempt a saint.

- Pecum tatal, si fiul = Such bird, such egg.

- Pentru corabie mare trebuie ap mult. = A great ship asks deep waters.

- Pentru cugete nu ia nime vam. (Gandirea e libera.) = Thought is free.

- Pentru un cui pierzi o potcoav. = For want of a nail the shoe is lost.

- Peste puterea de ntelegere a cuiva. = Above one`s reach

- Peste puterile cuiva. = Above one`s bend

- Pestele cel mare nghite pe cel mic. = Big fish eat little fish.

- Pestele cere vin. = Fish must swim thrice.

- Pestele de la cap se-mpute. = Fish begins to stink at the head.

- Pestele mare cu mbuctura mic se prinde. = Throw out a sprat to catch a mackerel.

- Piatra (buturuga) mic rstoarn carul mare. = A little stone in the way overturns a great

wain.

- Pic par mliat n gura lui ntfleat. = To think that larks will fall into one`s mouth

ready roasted.

- Pictur cu pictur se face lacul mare. = Many drops make a shower.

- Pilda-i cel mai bun dascal. = Example is better than precept.


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- Piperu e negru, dar mnnc vod cu el la mas. = Pepper is black and hath a good smack.

- Ploua-n mai, ai malai. = April rains for men; may, for beasts.

- Pofta vine mncnd. = Appetite comes with eating.

- Pomul bun dupa roade bune se cunoaste. = A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit. (A tree

is known by its fruit.)

- Pomul bun dupa roadele bune se cunoaste. = If better were within, better would come out.- Pomul pduret, poame pdurete face. = Plant the crab-tree where you will, it will never

bear pippins.

- Practica face pe mester bun. = Practice makes perfect. (. Use makes mastery.)

- Prea mult zgomot pentru un nimic. = Much ado for nothing

- Pretutindeni (peste tot) = All of a shake / all over (all on the tremble)

- Prieten adevrat este acela care te sftuieste spre bine, iar nu acela care ti laud

nebuniile. = I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.

- Prieten adevrat, avere nepretuit. = A good friend is a treasure.

- Prieteni noi de-ti faci, d-i btrni s nu te lasi. = Make new friends but keep the old.

- Prieteniile rele stric deprinderile cele bune. (Exemplele rele stric moravurile

bune.) = Evil communications corrupt good manners.

- Prietenul la nevoie se cunoaste. = A friend in need is a friend indeed.

- Prietenul vechi e ca si vinul; cu ct e mai vechi, cu att e mai bun. = Old friends and old

wine and old gold are best.

- Prima impresie conteaza. = Cask savours of the first fill

- Primul venit, primul servit. = First come, first served.

- Prin munc si struint vei ajunge la dorint. = Care and diligence bring luck.

- Prins asupra faptului. = Caught with the fang

- Privitul nu costa. / Privitul are voie oricine = Cat may look at a king

- Prost e cel ce nu ia in seama si sfatul nevestei. = A woman`s advice is no great thing, but he

who won`t take it is a fool.

- Prostia din fire n-are lecuire. = He that is born a fool is never cured.

- Prostul face ce vede si ce aude crede. = A fool believes everything.

- Prostul poate s pun mai multe ntrebri dect poate un ntelept s rspund. = Fools ask

questions that wise men cannot answer.

- Prostul rde singur de prostia lui. = Too much laughter discovers folly.

- Prostul nti vorbeste si apoi se gndeste. = A fool`s bolt is soon shot.

- Punct slab. = Tender spot

- Pune mna si o s pun si dumnezeu mila. = Use the means, and god will give the blessing.

- Pur si simplu adevarul. = Simply and badly true

- Pusca, calul si femeia nu se mprumut. = A horse, a wife, and a sword may be shewed, but

not lent.

- Put not an embroidered crupper on an ass. = Put not an embroidered crupper on an ass.

- Putin cate putin (Bucata cu bucata). = Bit by bit

- Putin scrantit /ticnit (sarit de pe fix) = Bit off- Pntecele se satur, dar ochii niciodat. = The eye is bigger than the belly.

- Pn nu faci foc nu iese fum. = No fire, no smoke.


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- Pn nu mnnci cu omul la masa nu-l poti cunoaste. = Before you make a friend eat a

bushel of salt with him.

- Pcatul mrturisit este pe jumtate iertat. = A fault confessed is half redressed.

- Pmntul te naste, pmntul te creste, pmntul te mistuieste. = A piece of churchyard

fits everybody.

- Printii mnnc mere acre (agurid) si copiilor li se strepezesc dintii. = The fathers haveeaten sour grapes, and the children`s teeth are set on edge.

- Rabdarea-i virtute. (Rbdarea-i din rai.) = Patience is a virtue.

- Rabd inim si taci, c n-ai alta ce s faci. = Bear and forbear.

- Rabd inim si taci. = Suffer and expect.

- Rufele murdare se spal n familie. = One does not wash one`s dirty linen in public.

- Ruga pctosului n-ajunge la cer. = The prayers of the wicked won`t prevail.

- Rde ciob de oal spart. = The frying-pan said to the kettle, "avaunt, black brows! (The pot

calls the kettle black.)

- Rbdarea are si ea limitele ei. = There is a limit to one`s patience.

- Ru cu ru, dar mai ru fr ru. = Nothing so bad but it might have been worse.

- Sacul cersetorului n-are fund. = A beggar`s purse is bottomless.

- Sacul gol nu st n picioare. = An empty sack cannot stand upright.

- Sarac lipit. / Falit. = Clean broke

- Sau ce o fi. = Or whatever it is

- Scapa ieftin. = Come off cheap

- Schimbator ca luna. = Chop and change

- Scopul scuz mijloacele. = The end justifies the means.

- Scump la trte si ieftin la fin. = Penny wise and pound foolish.

- Se baga in treburile altora. = Come between the bark and the tree

- Se cred buricul pamantului. = They think they`re it

- Se face ca nu se vede (ca nu stie) cand a facut ceva gresit. = Cat shuts its eyes when stealing

cream

- Se potriveste. / E just. / Asa e. = Cap fits

- Se recunoaste invins. / A se preda. = Chuck up the sponge

- Se tine de cineva. / A merge in urma (pe urmele) cuiva. = Come to heel

- Seaman la tinerete ca s ai la btrnete. = Make ample provision for old age.

- Secretul a fost dezvluit. / Taina s-a aflat. = Cat is out of the bag

- Sectiune moarta. = Dummy coil

- Sfatul dup fapt e manta dup ploaie. = When a thing is done, advice comes too late.

- Si furnica, de e furnic, tot are mnie, ct e de mic. = The fly has her spleen and the ant

her gall.

- Si repede si bine mai rar se poate. = Good and quickly seldom meet.

- Si stul si cu punga plin nu se poate. = You cannot have your cake and eat it.

- Singur (Singurel) = By oneself

- Soarele s nu apun peste mnia voastr. = Never let the sun go down on your anger.- Soarele nclzeste si pe buni si pe ri. = The sun shines upon all alike.

- Spune-mi cu cine te nsotesti, ca s-ti spun cine esti. = Tell me with whom thou goest, and


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i`ll tell thee what thou doest.

- Sprtura pn e mic trebuie crpit. = A stitch in time saves nine.

- Steagul cel vechi, cinstea osteanului. = An old ensign is a captain`s honour.

- Sterge cu buretele. = Clean the slate

- Sterge-o ! (ce mai stai) = Chase yourself !

- Straniu = Quaint- Strict confidential. = In strict confidence

- Strnge bani albi pentru zile negre. = Keep something for a rainy day.

- Sub frunza proast se gseste poama coapt. = Under a ragged coat lies wisdom.

- Sub linia de plutire. = Between wind and water.

- Suficient = As good as a feast

- Sngele ap nu se face. = Blood is thicker than water.

- S nu legi gura dobitocului ce treier. = Muzzle not the oxen`s mouth.

- S nu stie stnga ce face dreapta. = When thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what

thy right hand doeth.

- Sracul nu se teme de hoti. = The beggar may sing before the thief.

- Srcia intr pe us si dragostea iese pe fereastr. = When poverty comes in at the door,

love flies out of the window.

- Stulul nu crede flmndului. = Little knows the fat man (sow) what the lean does mean.

T-U-V

- Taca-ti gura (fleanca). = Cheese it !

- Tarana in tarana se intoarce. = All are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.

- Te-ai suparat? = Bearins hot?

- Timpu s-a scurs. = The time is up

- Timpul le rezolva pe toate. (Timpul face si desface.) = Time devours all things.

- Timpul, cu cat trece, te intelepteste. (Timpul este cel mai bun nvttor.) = Time, as he

grows old, teaches many lessons.

- Timpuri noi, obiceiuri noi. = Other times, other manners.

- Toamna se numr bobocii. = Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

- Toate la vremea lor. = Everything is good in its season.

- Toate la vremea lui. = There is a time for everything.

- Toate sunt curate pentru cei curati. = To the pure all things are pure.

- Toat ntrebarea are si un rspuns. = Every why has its wherefore.

- Tot ce mi-a ramas. = All that I have left

- Tot felul /soiul = All manner

- Tot in calul care trage da = The horse that draws most is most whipped.

- Tot pcatul si caut vinovatul. = Every sin brings its punishment with it.

- Tot raul spre bine. = Every cloud has a silver lining.

- Tot rul are si partea lui de bine. = Nothing so bad but it might have been worse.

- Tot sacul si gseste peticul. = Every jack must have his jill.

- Tot tiganul si laud ciocanul. = Every pedlar praises his needles.

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- Tot un drac = About and about

- Totdeauna desftarea are sor ntristarea. = Sadness and gladness succeed each other.

- Totul atarna (depinde) de imprejurari. / De la caz la caz. = Circumstances alter cases

- Totul se va termina cu bine. = All will turn out for the best

- Trage pe cineva pe sfoara. / A pacali. = Come a game on somebody

- Trancani ca o moara hodorogita. / A-i merge gura ca o moara stricata. = Chatter like amagpie

- Treapt cu treapt te urci scara. = Step after step the ladder is ascended.

- Trece dintr-o tabara in alta = Change sides, to

- Tulbur apa ca s pescuiasc. = It is good fishing in troubled waters.

- Turma merge dup berbec. = The flock follow the bell-wether.

- Tcerea e ca mierea. = Quietness is a great treasure.

- Tcerea e de aur. = Silence is golden.

- Ulciorul nu merge de multe ori la ap . = The pitcher goes so often to the well that it is

broken at last.

- Umbla dupa potcoave de cai morti = Chase the wild goose, to

- Umple o lacuna. = Close a gap

- Un nebun arunc-o piatr n balt si zece cuminti n-o pot scoate. = A fool may throw a stone

into a well, which a hundred wise men cannot pull out.

- Un prieten face mai mult dect o pung de galbeni. = A friend in a way is better than a

penny in the purse.

- Un rau (necaz) nu vine singur. = Of one ill come many.

- Una gndeste crciumarul si alta betivul. = One thing thinks the horse, and another he that

saddles him.

- Unde dai si unde crap. = He struck at tib, but down fell tom.

- Unde e ata mai subtire, acolo se rupe. = The thread breaks where it is weakest.

- Unde e nvttur mult e si nebunie mult. = Folly and learning often dwell together.

- Unde este comoara voastr, acolo este si inima voastr. = Where your treasure is, there

will your heart be also.

- Unde este fric nu ncape dragoste. = Faint heart never won fair lady.

- Unde este strvul, acolo se adun ciorile. = Where the carcase is, there shall the eagles be

gathered together.

- Unde merge mia, merge si suta. = In for a penny, in for a pound.

- Unde nu-i cap, vai de picioare. = A forgetful head makes a weary pair of heels.

- Unde omul se multumeste, acolo raiul l gseste. = Where is well with me, there is my

country.

- Unde sunt broaste trebuie s fie si lac. = Where there are reeds, there is water.

- Unde sunt bucate multe, sunt si soareci. = No larder but hath his mice.

- Unde-i dragoste (iubire) putin, lesne-i a gsi pricin. = Faults are thick where love is thin.

- Unde-s multi puterea creste. = Many hands make light work.

- Unge osia ca s nu scrtie carul. (Unge rotile dac vrei s mearg carul.) = He who greaseshis wheels helps his oxen.

- Unul adun, altul risipeste. = After a great getter comes a great spender.


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- Unul dupa altul = At a run

- Unul face si altul trage. = One does the scathe, and another has the scorn.

- Urmele stpnului, economia casei. = The master`s footsteps fatten the soil.

- Usor e de cstigat, greu e de pstrat. = Keeping is harder than winning.

- Vai de casa cu multi stpni. = There is no good accord where every man would be a lord.

(Where every man is master the world goes to wreck.)- Vai de casa unde cotcorogesc ginile si cocosul tace. = It is a sad house where the hen

crows louder than the cock.

- Vai de cel ce merge singur! Cnd va aluneca, n-are cine-l ridica. = Woe to him that is alone.

- Vecin bun ai nimerit, mare bine-ai dobndit. = A good neighbour, a good morrow.

- Vezi mai nti gunoiul din ochiul tu si apoi vorbeste pe altul de ru. = We carry our

neighbours1 failings in sight; we throw our own crimes over our shoulders.

- Vezi s nu (fac ea asta)! / Mai ateapt (pn fac eu asta)! = Catch me! (Catch me doing

that!)

- Vinovatul mai mare gur face. = Of two disputants, the warmer is generally in the wrong.

- Vinul bun de sine se laud. = Good wine needs no bush.

- Vinul l bei de bun si el te face nebun. = When the wine is in, the wit is out.

- Visare cu ochii deschisi. = Day-dreaming

- Vizitele cele mai plcute sunt cele mai rar fcute. (Mai rarut ca-i mai dragut.) = A constant

guest is never welcome.

- Vizitiul prost bate calul bun. = A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

- Vointa inimii d aripi picioarelor. = Where your will is ready, your feet are light.

- Vorba dulce mult aduce. (Vorba bun mult adun.) = Lip-honour costs little, yet may bring

in much. (Kind words go a long way.)

- Vorba dulce mult aduce. (Cuvantul poate mangaia mai mult decat mana.) = A soft answer

turneth away wrath. (Good words cool more than cold water.)

- Vorba dulce mult aduce. = Kind words go a long way.

- Vorba lunga saracia omului. = Great braggers, little doers.

- Vorba mult, srcia omului. = A good bestill is worth a groat.

- Vorba-i de argint, tcerea e de aur. = Speech is silver, but silence is golden.

- Vorbesti de lup si lupul la us. = Talk of the wolf, and his tail appears.

- Vorbind ca un prefacut (de parca nici usturoi n-a mancat nici gura nu-i miroase) = Talking

as if butter wouldnt melt in your mouth

- Vorbind de lup si lupul la usa. = Talk of the devil, and he is bound to appear.

- Vrednic este muncitorul de plata sa. = The labourer is worthy of his hire.

- Vrei ceva bine facut, fa-l cu mana ta. = If you want a thing well done, do it yourself.

- Vremea descoper adevrul. = Time tries truth.

- Vremea vindec toate. = Time cures all things.

- Vremea vine, vremea trece. (Timpul trece.) = Time flies.

- Vulturul nu vneaz muste. = Eagles don`t catch flies.

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- Zarurile au fost aruncate. = The die is cast.

- Zgrcitul e totdeauna srac. = The miser is always in want.

- Zidurile au urechi. = Walls have ears.

- Zis si facut. = No sooner said than done

- Zis si fcut. = No sooner said than done.

- Ziua bun se laud seara. = Praise a fair day at night.

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