Proverbe, expresii si zicatori

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1. Each bird loves to hear himself sing.   =   Fiecare pasãre pe limba ei piere.
2. Eagles do not breed doves.   =   Bufnita nu cloceste privighetori.
3. Eagles don`t catch flies.   =   Vulturul nu vâneazã muste.
4. The early bird catches the worm.   =   Cine se scoalã de dimineatã departe ajunge. / Cine pleacã mai de dimineatã ajunge mai-nainte.
5. Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.   =   Scoalã-te de dimineatã, dacã vrei sã-ti lungesti viata.
6. The earthen pot must keep clear of the brass kettle.   =   Departe oala de cãldare, ca nu cumva lovindu-se, sã se spargã.
7. It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.   =   Mai lesne este sã treacã cãmila prin urechile acului decât sã intre un bogat în împãrãtia lui Dumnezeu.
8. Easier said than done.   =   Usor de zis, greu de fãcut. / Lesne a zice, greu a face.
9. It is easier to descend than to ascend.   =   Într-un an de zile te sui la deal si într-un ceas te scobori la vale.
10. It is easier to forgive than to forget.   =   A ierta e usor, a uita e greu. / Este lesne a ierta, dar este greu a uita.
11. It is easier to pull down than to build.   =   E mai usor a strica ca a drege.
12. Easy come, easy go. / Quickly come, quickly go / So got, so gone. / Lightly gained, quickly lost / Come with the wind, go with the water.   =   În dar a venit, în dar s-a dus. / De haram a venit, de haram s-a dus.
13. Be easy game   =   A fi usor de pacalit /prostit
14. Be easy on the eye   =   A fi placut la vedere. (A avea o înfatisare placuta.)
15. It is easy to be wise after the event.   =   Dupã bãtãlie multi viteji se aratã.
16. It is easy to find a stick to beat a dog. / A staff is quickly found to beat a dog. / He that would hang his dog gives out first that he is mad.   =   Cine vrea sã-si batã câinele, bâtã gãseste.
17. Eaten bread is soon forgotten. / When good cheer is lacking, our friends will be packing.   =   Ceea ce s-a mâncat s-a si uitat.
18. All on edge   =   Cu nervii încordati
19. Eident youth makes easy age.   =   Cine învatã la tinerete se odihneste la bãtrânete.
20. Either by might or by sleight. / If the lion`s skin cannot the fox`s shall.   =   Unde puterea nu ascultã, vulpea ajutã.
21. An empty sack cannot stand upright. / Empty sacks will never stand upright.   =   Sacul gol nu stã în picioare.
22. Empty vessels make the greatest sound. / Empty vessels make the most sound.   =   Butia goalã sunã mai tare. / Butile goale mai mult zgomot fac.
23. The end crowns the work. / The end tries all / the evening crowns the day.   =   Sfârsitul laudã începutul. / La toate urma alege.
24. The end justifies the means. / He that wills the end, wills the means.   =   Scopul scuzã mijloacele.
25. The end makes all equal. / Death is the great leveller. / At the end of the game the king and the pawn go into the same bag. / All`s alike at the latter day: a bag of gold and wisp of hay. / Death makes equal the high and low.   =   Moartea împacã pe toti.
26. The end of passion is the beginning of repentance.   =   Finea mâniei e începutul credintei.
27. One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can do good. / One enemy is too many; and a hundred friends too few.   =   Un singur dusman e destul sã dãrâme ce au lucrat o mie de prieteni.
28. One enemy is too many; and a hundred friends too few. / One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can do good.   =   Decât un dusman, mai bine zece prieteni.
29. Envy always shoots at a high mark.   =   Om mare fãrã vrãjmasi nu este.
30. Envy never dies.   =   Pizma nu moare niciodatã.
31. Envy shoots at others, and wounds herself.   =   Cine are ochi pizmasi si lui însusi e vrãjmas. / Pizma este ca cariul în inima copacului. / Invidia-l vatama pe invidios.
32. Even a worm will turn. / Tread on a worm and it will turn. / The fly has her spleen and the ant her gall.   =   Si râma, când o calci, ridicã capul sã te muste.
33. Every beginning is hard. / All beginnings are hard (difficult). / It is the first step that is difficult.   =   Tot începutul e greu.
34. Every cloud has a silver lining.   =   Tot raul spre bine.
35. Every day is holiday with sluggards. / He that does nothing always finds helpers.   =   În casa lenesului întotdeauna e sãrbãtoare.
36. Every day is not sunday. / Every day is no yule-day. / Christmas comes but once a year.   =   Nu-i toatã ziua duminecã.
37. Every grain has its bran. / In much corn is some cockle.   =   Fiecare grãunte are fãinã, dar are si tãrâtã.
38. Every heart has its own ache. / Every man has his cross to bear.   =   Tot obrazul îsi are necazul.
39. Every jack must have his jill.   =   Tot sacul îsi gãseste peticul.
40. Every land has its own law. / So many countries, so many customs.   =   Cum este tara asa si obiceiurile.
41. Every law has a loophole.   =   Legea înainte, siretii dupã ea.
42. Every man for himself and god for us all.   =   Fiecare pentru sine, Dumnezeu pentru toti.
43. Every man has his (proper) gift.   =   Fiecare are darul lui de la Dumnezeu.
44. Every man has his cross to bear. / Every heart has its own ache.   =   Fiecare îsi are necazurile sale.
45. Every man has his faults. / Shew me a man without a spot, and i`ll shew you a maid without a fault. / Men are not angels.   =   Nu e om fãrã cusur. / Fiecare are câte o meteahnã. / Nimeni nu e usã de bisericã.
46. Every man is a king in his own house. / Every groom is a king at home. / Every dog is a lion at home. / A cock is bold on his own dunghill.   =   Tot omul e împãrat în casa lui. / Fiecare e stãpân în casa sa.
47. Every man is the architect of his own fortune.   =   Norocu-i dupã cum si-l face omul.
48. Every man must walk in his own trade. / Every man must walk in his own calling. / Every man as his business lies.   =   Fiecare, în chemarea în care a fost chemat, în aceasta sã rãmânã.
49. Every man shall bear his own burden.   =   Fiecare isi poarta crucea.
50. Every man to his taste. / Everyone as they like best / tastes differ. / There is no accounting for tastes.   =   Fiecare cu gustul lui.
51. Be every man`s meat   =   A fi pe întelesul tuturor.
52. Every miller draws water to his own mill.   =   Fiecare îsi trage spuza pe turta lui. / Mânã apa la moara lui.
53. Everyone is akin to the rich man. / Rich folk have many friends.   =   Bogatului i se aratã multe rude. / Cu bogatul fiecare voieste sã fie rudã.
54. Everyone knows best where his own shoe pinches. / No one but the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.   =   Fiecare stie unde-l strânge ciubota. / Fiecare singur stie unde îl strânge opinca.
55. Everyone stretches his legs according to the length of his coverlet. / Stretch your legs according to your coverlet. / Stretch your arm no further than your sleeve will reach. / Cut your coat according to your cloth.   =   Întinde-te cât ti-e plapuma.
56. Let every pedlar carry his own burden. / Let every pedlar carry his own pack.   =   Tot mãgarul îsi poartã samarul.
57. Every pedlar praises his needles.   =   Tot tiganul îsi laudã ciocanul. / Tot olarul laudã oala sa.
58. At every pore   =   Din crestet pana-n talpi. ; Din tot corpu.
59. Every pot has its cover.   =   Capacul, dupã oalã.
60. Every reed will not make a pipe. / Every block will not make a mercury.   =   Nu poti face fluier din orice lemn îti place. / Din orice lemn nu se face bucium. / Orice lemn nu face tãpus la bute.
61. Every shoe fits not every foot.   =   Orice ham nu încape pe orice cal.
62. Every sin brings its punishment with it. / As a man sinneth, so is his punishment.   =   Tot pãcatul îsi cautã vinovatul.
63. Everything has an end.   =   Tot începutul are si sfârsit. / Toate sunt pânã la o vreme.
64. Everything is good in its season.   =   Orice lucru este bun la timpul sãu. / Toate îsi au vremea lor.
65. Everything new is fine. / New things are fair.   =   Ce e nou e si frumos.
66. At every turn   =   La tot pasul
67. Every white hath its black, and every sweet its sour.   =   Nu e miere fãrã fiere.
68. Every why has its wherefore.   =   Toatã întrebarea are si un rãspuns.
69. Evil communications corrupt good manners.   =   Prieteniile rele stricã deprinderile cele bune. / Exemplele rele stricã moravurile bune.
70. The evils we bring on ourselves are the hardest to bear.   =   Ce-si face omul singur, nici dracul nu poate sã-i desfacã.
71. Example is better than precept. / A good example is the best sermon.   =   Pilda-i cel mai bun dascal.
72. The exception proves the rule.   =   Exceptia confirmã regula.
73. Experience is the best teacher. / Experience is the mother of knowledge.   =   Experienta-i mama invataturii. / Tot pãtitu-i priceput.
74. Experience without learning is better than learning without experience.   =   Omul învãtat, dar nepãtit, e ca pusca fãrã praf.
75. An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.   =   Ochi pentru ochi si dinte pentru dinte.
76. The eye is bigger than the belly.   =   Pântecele se saturã, dar ochii niciodatã. / A avea ochii mai mari decât burta (pântecele).
77. The eye is the mirror of the soul. / The eyes are the window of the soul.   =   Ochii sunt oglinda sufletului (inimii).
78. The eye lets in love. / Looks breed love. / The heart`s letter is read in the eye.   =   O cãutãturã dulce la dragoste te duce. / Ochii si sprâncenele fac toate pãcatele si leagã dragostele. / Dragostea de un` se-ncepe? / De la ochi, de la sprâncene, / De la sân cu drãgãnele.
79. The eye of the master does more work than both his hands.   =   Ochii stãpânului mai mult spor fac decât amândouã mâinile.
80. Two eyes can see more than one. / Four eyes see more than two.   =   Doi ochi vãd mai bine decât unul.
81. One eyewitness is better than ten hear-so`s. / Seeing is believing.   =   Mai credinciosi ochii decât urechile. / Ochii au mai multã crezare decât urechile. / Mai lesne se cred ochii decât urechile.