does anyone know how to say wise quotes or just sayings in french/japanese or greek? and can you put the english transaltion too :D?
2007-01-23 13:36:16 · 4 answers · asked by victoria 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
On n'attrappe pas les mouches avec du vinaigre.
You don't make friends by being unpleasant.
Qui se ressemble s'assemble.
Birds of a feather fly together.
L'habit ne fait pas le moine.
You should not judge people by their appearance.
Pierre qui roule n'amasse pas mousse.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Un tien vaut mieux que deux, tu l'auras.
A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush.
Tout vient a ceux qui savent attendre.
Patience pays off in the end.
Une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps.
Seing one swallow does not mean it is spring.
Les hommes sont comme les melons, plus ils sont murs meilleurs ils sont.
Men are like melons, the more mature, the mellower.
Rien ne sert de courir, il faut partir a temps.
Don't leave things for the last minute.
Apres la pluie, le beau temps.
Good things come after bad.
Frappez le fer quand il est chaud.
Seize the moment.
En avril, ne vous decouvrez pas d'un fil, en mai faites ce que vous voulez.
Don't cast off warm clothing until the month of May.
Le nom des fous se voit partout.
Famous people are not necessarily wise.
Tout est bien qui finit bien.
All is well that ends well.
Here are a few French ones. I have put the general meaning rather than a word-for-word translation.
There are slight variations to the same sayings depending on regions and origins, but these are correct (except for the odd accent which my computer does not do).
If you type "Japanese proverbs" in mywebsearch, you will get several sites providing not only Japanese, but also Chinese sayings in European script and their meanings in English. I hope this proves useful to you.
2007-01-23 15:32:50 · answer #1 · answered by WISE OWL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I corrected two French sentences of WISE OWL :
Rien ne sert de courir, il faut partir à point.
Don't leave things for the last minute.
En avril, ne te découvre pas d'un fil, en mai fais ce qui te plaît
Don't cast off warm clothing until the month of May.
Here are other ones :
http://membres.lycos.fr/jeuxdelettres/HTML/proverbes/ProverbesIndex.htm
Just click on one word in blue
2007-01-23 19:56:31 · answer #2 · answered by Nathalie D 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
je suis fatigue.
i am tired.
2007-01-23 13:50:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
quand on est con on est cons!!!
2007-01-23 13:42:08 · answer #4 · answered by Marie-Claire R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋