Proverbe, expresii si zicatori

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1. I-a venit doctorul dupã moarte.   =   After death the doctor.
2. Pe vremea cea mai bunã, ipingeaua sã fie cu tine.   =   Although the sun shine, leave not thy cloak at home.
3. A vasli în sens invers.   =   Back the oars
4. Vizitiul prost bate calul bun.   =   A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
5. Vorba pe unde a iesit, mai bine sã fi tusit. / Mai bine este cãderea pe pamânt decât cãderea din pricina limbii.   =   Better the foot slip than the tongue.
6. De varsta adolescentei. (Baietandru)   =   Between grass and hay
7. A vinde (scoate) la licitatie.   =   Bring to the hammer
8. A nu vedea pãdurea din cauza copacilor.   =   Cannot see the wood for the trees.
9. Nu vede pãdurea din cauza copacilor.   =   He cannot see the wood for the trees. / You cannot see the wood for the trees. / You cannot see the city for the houses.
10. Vede paiul din ochiul altuia si nu vede bârna din ochiul sãu. / Vezi mai întâi gunoiul din ochiul tãu si apoi vorbeste pe altul de rãu. / Bârna din ochiul sãu n-o vede, dar gunoiul din ochiul altuia îl vede.   =   You can see a mote in another`s eye, but cannot see a beam in your own. / You see the splinter in your brother`s eye; but not the beam in your own. / The eye that sees all things else sees not itself / the hunchback does not see his own hump, but sees his companion`s.
11. A veni cu argumente in plus.   =   Carry more sacks to the mill
12. Vezi mai întâi gunoiul din ochiul tãu si apoi vorbeste pe altul de rãu.   =   We carry our neighbours1 failings in sight; we throw our own crimes over our shoulders.
13. Tot vasu spre aceia miroase, spre ce sã bagã într-însul mai nainte.   =   The cask savours of the first fill. / It is kindly that the poke savour of the herring.
14. Vezi să nu (fac ea asta)! / Mai aşteaptă (pînă fac eu asta)!   =   Catch me! (Catch me doing that!)
15. A vorbi fleacuri. / A sta la taclale.   =   Chronicle small beer
16. Din vânt a venit, în vânt s-a dus. / Vântul aduce, vântul duce.   =   Come with the wind, go with the water. / Light come, light go. / Easy come, easy go / lightly gained, quickly lost.
17. Vizitele cele mai plãcute sunt cele mai rar fãcute.   =   A constant guest is never welcome. / Fish and guests stink after three days.
18. Vaca rea dã cu piciorul când umple ciubãrul.   =   The cow gives a good pail of milk and then kicks it over.
19. Visare cu ochii deschisi.   =   Day-dreaming
20. Vorbele sunt femei, faptele sunt bãrbati.   =   Deeds are males, and words are females.
21. Nu vinde pielea ursului din pãdure.   =   Don`t sell the bear`s skin before you have caught him. / Do not halloo till you are out of the wood. / Never fry fish till it`s caught. / Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
22. Vulturul nu vâneazã muste.   =   Eagles don`t catch flies.
23. Vorba dulce oase frânge.   =   Fair (soft) words break no bones.
24. La vremea cea caldã din mijlocul iernii sã nu te-ncrezi.   =   A fair day in winter is the mother of a storm.
25. Vorbele nu potolesc foamea.   =   Fair words fill not the belly. / Good words fill not a sack.
26. De vorba bunã nu te doare gura.   =   Fair words hurt not the mouth. / Fair words break no bones.
27. Vremea pe prieten, ca focul pe aur, în adevãr l-aratã.   =   Fire is the test of gold; adversity of friendship. / Fire is the test of gold. / Gold is tried in the fire.
28. La vreme de nevoie si cu lãturi poti stinge cel mai mare foc.   =   Foul water as soon as fair will quench hot fire.
29. Vulpea e vicleanã, dar mai viclean e cel ce o prinde.   =   The fox knows much, but more he that catcheth him.
30. Vulpea pãrul îsi schimbã, iar nãravul niciodatã.   =   The fox may grow grey, but never good. / The wolf may lose his teeth, but never his nature.
31. Vorba multã, sãrãcia omului.   =   A good bestill is worth a groat.
32. Vecin bun ai nimerit, mare bine-ai dobândit.   =   A good neighbour, a good morrow. / All is well with him who is beloved of his neighbours. / You must ask your neighbour if you shall live in peace. / A near neighbour is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.
33. Vinul bun de sine se laudã.   =   Good wine needs no bush.
34. O vorbã bunã stinge focul mai curând decât o bute de apã.   =   Good words cool more than cold water. / A soft answer turneth away wrath.
35. Vorba goalã nu umple sacul.   =   Good words fill not a sack. / Fair words fill not the belly / many words will not fill a bushel.
36. Vulpea când n-ajunge la struguri zice cã sunt acri. / Vulpea când n-ajunge la gãini zice cã sunt spânzurate.   =   The grapes are sour. / Fie upon hens! quoth the fox, because he could not reach them.
37. Vorba multã nu e fãrã minciuni.   =   A great talker is a great liar. / Great talkers are great liars.
38. Vorba unui om cinstit face mai mult ca un înscris. / De la omul cinstit e destul un cuvânt.   =   An honest man`s word is as good as his bond.
39. I-a venit o idee deodata.   =   An idea suddenly struck him
40. Vorba dulce mult aduce.   =   Kind words go a long way.
41. Cu vorbe dulci mai multã pâine mãnânci. / Cu vorba bunã si pe dracul îmblânzesti.   =   Kind words go a long way. / A man`s hat in his hand, never did him any harm. / Lip-honour costs little, yet may bring in much.
42. Vrednic este muncitorul de plata sa.   =   The labourer is worthy of his hire.
43. Vulpea dupã moarte de cojocari are parte.   =   At length the fox is brought to the furrier. / Every fox must pay his own skin to the flayer.
44. Vulpea, dupã ce a îmbãtrânit, s-a fãcut gãinãritã.   =   At length the fox turns monk.
45. Viata omului, luptã necontenitã.   =   Life is a battle.
46. Vorba bunã mult adunã. / Vorba dulce mult aduce.   =   Lip-honour costs little, yet may bring in much. / Kind words go a long way.
47. Pe vultur înveti sã zboare?   =   You must not teach fish to swim. / An old fox needs learn no craft.
48. Nu vorbi de funie în casa spânzuratului.   =   Never mention rope in the house of a man who has been hanged. / Name not a rope in his house that hanged himself.
49. Vestea rea se duce ca glontul.   =   Bad news has wings. / Bad news travels fast. / Ill news comes apace.
50. Vorba de rãu mai lesne se crede.   =   Ill news is too often true.
51. Vine noaptea când nimeni nu poate sã lucreze.   =   The night comes when no man can work.
52. Tot vine si cel ce întârzie.   =   It is not lost that comes at last. / It is never long that comes at last. / Better late than never.
53. Nu vã adunati comori pe pamânt.   =   Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth.
54. Nu vã încredeti în cei puternici.   =   Put not your trust in princes.
55. Vântul la pãmânt n-aruncã buruieni, ci pe cei mai mari copaci.   =   Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm.
56. Vulpea bãtrânã nu cade în curse.   =   An old fox is not easily snared. / You cannot catch old birds with chaff.
57. Vorba de om sãrac nimeni n-o ascultã, fie cât de scumpã.   =   A poor man`s tale cannot be heard. / The reasons of the poor weigh not.
58. Voieste sã dezbrace un sfânt si sã îmbrace pe altul. / Ia dintr-un sân si bagã-n altul.   =   To rob peter to pay paul.
59. Vorba de rãu se duce peste nouã tãri si nouã mãri.   =   Slander leaves a score behind it. / If the ball does not stick to the wall, it will at least leave a mark.
60. Vulpea care doarme nu prinde gãini.   =   The sleepy fox has seldom feathered breakfasts. / The sleeping fox catches no poultry. / When the fox sleeps, no grapes fall in his mouth.
61. Vorba dulce mult aduce. / Rãspunsul blând înlãturã mânia. / Cuvantul poate mangaia mai mult decat mana.   =   A soft answer turneth away wrath. / Good words cool more than cold water.
62. Vorba e de argint, tãcerea e de aur. / Tacerea-i ca mierea.   =   Speech is silver, but silence is golden. / Silence is golden.
63. Vorbind ca un prefacut (de parca nici usturoi n-a mancat nici gura nu-i miroase)   =   Talking as if butter wouldn’t melt in your mouth
64. Vorbesti de dracul si el din dreptul tãu.   =   Talk of the devil, and he is bound to appear. / The devil is never nearer than when we are talking of him.
65. Vorbesti de lup si lupul la usã.   =   Talk of the wolf, and his tail appears.
66. Cel ce va rãbda pânã la sfârsit, acela se va mântui.   =   He that endureth to the end shall be saved.
67. A se vinde sub valoare (la pret scazut).   =   Be on the bargain counter
68. Vreme este sã te nasti si vreme sã mori.   =   There is a time to be born, and a time to die.
69. Vreme este sã iubesti si vreme sã urãsti.   =   There is a time to love, and a time to hate.
70. Vreme este sã taci si vreme sã grãiesti.   =   There is a time to speak, and a time to be silent.
71. Vreme e a râde, vreme e a plânge.   =   There is a time to weep, and a time to laugh.
72. Vorbele cele dulci deschid usa cea de fier.   =   There is great force hidden in a sweet command.
73. Vremea vindecã toate.   =   Time cures all things. / Time is a great healer.
74. Vremea vine, vremea trece. / Vremea anevoie vine si fuge numaidecât. / Timpul trece.   =   Time flies. / Time flees away without delay. / Time has wings.
75. Vremea descoperã adevãrul.   =   Time tries truth. / Time is the father of truth. / truth is time`s daughter.
76. Vocea poporului, vocea cerului.   =   The voice of the people, the voice of god.
77. Vino necazule, dar vino singur.   =   Welcome evil if thou comest alone.
78. Cum vine vorba   =   As it were
79. Vinul îl bei de bun si el te face nebun.   =   When the wine is in, the wit is out.
80. Voieste si vei putea. / Dacã vrei, poti.   =   Where there`s a will, there`s a way. / A wilful man will have his way. / Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
81. Vointa inimii dã aripi picioarelor. / Inima voioasã, picioare agere.   =   Where your will is ready, your feet are light.
82. De vrei sã te joci la bãtrânete, pãzeste-te la tinerete.   =   Who will in time present pleasure refrain, shall in time to come the more pleasure obtain.
83. Vinul veseleste inima omului.   =   Wine makes glad the heart of man.
84. Cu vreme si cu rãbdare si frunza de dud se face mãtase.   =   With time and art the leaf of the mulberry-tree becomes satin. / Time and straw make medlars ripe.
85. Vorba ce zboarã odatã nu se mai întoarce. / Vorba dac-o scapi din gurã n-o mai poti prinde.   =   A word and a stone let go cannot be called back. / A word spoken is past recalling / words have wings and cannot be recalled.
86. O vorbã rea rãneste mai mult decât o sabie ascutitã. / Limba taie mai rãu ca sabia.   =   Words cut more than swords.
87. Ca vremea nici un dascãl mai bun.   =   Years know more than books.
88. Vrei ceva bine facut, fa-l cu mana ta.   =   If you want a thing well done, do it yourself.