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Hi. Here we will see sayings with similar meanings in different languages.
Hi. Here we will see sayings with similar meanings in different languages.
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== Handling affairs ==


== Weather ==
=== Irreversible actions have been taken; the future is determined ===
===Heavy rain===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!language
!language
!type
!type
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!literal meaning
!literal meaning
|-
|-
|Azerbaijani
|Arabic
|idiom
|سبق السيف العذل‎
|the sword preceded the humiliation
|-
|Bulgarian
|idiom
|idiom
|tut ucundan, göyə çıx
|зарът е хвърлен
|grab the ends, go to sky
|the dice have been thrown
|-
|-
|Catalan
|Catalan
|idiom
|idiom
|ploure a bots i barrals
|el dau ha estat tirat
|rain bota bags and barrels
|the die has been rolled
|-
|Chinese
|idiom
|木已成舟
|the wood has already been made into a boat
|-
|Croatian
|idiom
|kostky byly vrženy
|the dice were rolled
|-
|-
|Czech
|Danish
|idiom
|idiom
|lít jako z konve
|terningen er kastet
|pour from a water can
|the die is thrown
|-
|-
|Dutch
|Dutch
|idiom
|idiom
|pijpenstelen regenen
|de geest is uit de fles
|rain pipe handles
|genie is out of the bottle
|-
|-
|English
|English
|idiom
|idiom
| colspan="2" |rain buckets
| colspan="2" |the die is cast
|-
|-
|English
|English
|idiom
|idiom
| colspan="2" |rain cats and dogs
| colspan="2" |genie is out of the bottle
|-
|Esperanto
|idiom
|la ĵetkubo estas ĵetita
|the die is thrown
|-
|-
|Finnish
|Estonian
|idiom
|idiom
|sataa äkäisiä ämmiä äkeet selässä
|liisk on langenud
|rain angry hags with harrows on their back
|the die is fallen
|-
|-
|Finnish
|Finnish
|idiom
|idiom
|sataa kuin saavista kaataen
|arpa on heitetty
|rain as if by pouring from a tub
|the die is thrown
|-
|-
|French
|French
|idiom
|idiom
|pleuvoir des cordes
|le sort en est jeté
|rain ropes
|the fate is thrown
|-
|-
|French
|French
|idiom
|idiom
|pleuvoir des hallebardes
|les dés sont jetés
|rain halberds
|the dice are thrown
|-
|-
|French
|French
|idiom
|idiom
|pleuvoir comme vache qui pisse
|les jeux sont faits
|rain like a cow pissing on a flat rock
|the games are made
|-
|Galician
|idiom
|a sorte está botada
|the fate is thrown
|-
|-
|German
|Georgian
|idiom
|idiom
|Bindfäden regnen
|კამათელი გაგორებულია
|rain threads
|the dice are rolled
|-
|-
|German
|German
|idiom
|idoim
|wie aus Eimern schütten
|die Würfel sind gefallen
|like pouring out of buckets
|the dice are fallen
|-
|-
|Hungarian
|Hungarian
|idiom
|idiom
|zuhog, mintha dézsából öntenék
|a kocka el van vetve
|pour from a tub
|the die has been cast away
|-
|-
|Icelandic
|Icelandic
|idiom
|idiom
|rigna eldi og brennisteini
|teningnum er kastað
|rain fire and brimstone
 
teningunum er kastað
|the die is thrown
the dice are thrown
|-
|-
|Italian
|Italian
|idiom
|idiom
|lać jak z cebra
|il dado è tratto
|pour like from a bucket
|the die is thrown
|-
|-
|Italian
|Japanese
|idiom
|idiom
|piovere a catinelle
|賽は投げられた
|rain buckets
|the dice have been thrown
|-
|-
|Italian
|Korean
|idiom
|idiom
|piovere come Dio la manda
|주사위는 던져졌다
|rain as God sends it
|the dice have been thrown
|-
|-
|Japanese
|Latin
|idiom
|idiom
|土砂降りになる
|ālea iacta est
|become dropping dirt and sand
|the die is cast
|-
|-
|Mandarin Chinese
|Macedonian
|idiom
|idiom
|傾盆大雨
|коцката е фрлена
|pour from a basin
|the die is thrown
|-
|-
|Modern Greek
|Modern Greek
|idiom
|idiom
|βρέχει με το τουλούμι
|ο κύβος ερρίφθη
|rain with the goatskin
|the die is thrown
|-
|-
|Modern Greek
|Northern Kurdish
|idiom
|idiom
|ρίχνει καντάρια
|tîr ji kevan pekiya
|pour kantars
|the arrow has left the bow
|-
|-
|Norwegian Bokmål
|Norwegian Bokmål
|idiom
|idiom
|regne sinte kjerringer
|terningen er kastet
|rain mad hags
|the die is thrown
|-
|Norwegian Nynorsk
|idiom
|terningen er kasta
|the die is thrown
|-
|-
|Portuguese
|Persian
|idiom
|idiom
|chover a cântaros
|تاس‌ها پرتاب شده‌اند‎
|rain buckets
|the dice have been thrown
|-
|-
|Portuguese
|Polish
|idiom
|idiom
|chover a potes
|kości zostały rzucone
|rain pots
|the dice have been thrown
|-
|-
|Portuguese
|Portuguese
|idiom
|idiom
|chover canivete
|a sorte está lançada
|rain pocketknives
|the fate is cast
|-
|-
|Portuguese
|Portuguese
|idiom
|idiom
|o céu vir abaixo
|os dados estão lançados
|the sky comes down
|the dice are thrown
|-
|-
|Romanian
|Romanian
|idiom
|idiom
|ploua cu găleata
|zarul este aruncat
|rain with the bucket
|the die is rolled
|-
|-
|Russian
|Russian
|idiom
|idiom
|лить как из ведра́
|жребий брошен
|pour like from a bucket
|the fate is thrown
|-
|Scottish Gaelic
|idiom
|dè a bhios ann, tachraidh e
|what will happen will happen
|-
|Serbian
|idiom
|ко̏цка је бачена
|the dice is thrown
|-
|Slovak
|idiom
|kocky sú hodené
|the dice are rolled
|-
|-
|Spanish
|Slovenian
|idiom
|idiom
|llover a cántaros
|kọ̑cka je padla
|rain jugs
|the die is thrown
|-
|-
|Spanish
|Spanish
|idiom
|idiom
|llover a mares
|la suerte está echada
|rain seas
|the fortune is thrown
|-
|-
|Swedish
|Swedish
|idiom
|idiom
|stå som spön i backen
|tärningen är kastad
|stand like rods in the ground
|the dice are thrown
|-
|-
|Welsh
|Turkish
|idiom
|idiom
|bwrw hen wragedd â ffyn
|zar atıldı
|[beating/raining] old women with sticks
|dice rolled
|-
|-
|Yue Chnese
|Ukrainian
|idiom
|idiom
|落狗屎
|гральну кістку кинуто
|pouring dog poop
|the die is thrown
|}
 
===Soaked people===
{| class="wikitable"
!language
!type
!saying
!literal meaning
|-
|-
|English
|Ukrainian
|idiom
|idiom
| colspan="2" |like a drowned rat
|жереб кинуто
|-
|the fortune is thrown
|Chinese
|idiom
|落湯雞
|chicken in the soup
|}
|}
== Handling affairs ==


=== Destroy one's paths, connections or opportunities ===
=== Destroy one's paths, connections or opportunities ===
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|bränna sina skepp
|bränna sina skepp
|burn their ships
|burn their ships
|}
== Weather ==
===Heavy rain===
{| class="wikitable"
!language
!type
!saying
!literal meaning
|-
|Azerbaijani
|idiom
|tut ucundan, göyə çıx
|grab the ends, go to sky
|-
|Catalan
|idiom
|ploure a bots i barrals
|rain bota bags and barrels
|-
|Czech
|idiom
|lít jako z konve
|pour from a water can
|-
|Dutch
|idiom
|pijpenstelen regenen
|rain pipe handles
|-
|English
|idiom
| colspan="2" |rain buckets
|-
|English
|idiom
| colspan="2" |rain cats and dogs
|-
|Finnish
|idiom
|sataa äkäisiä ämmiä äkeet selässä
|rain angry hags with harrows on their back
|-
|Finnish
|idiom
|sataa kuin saavista kaataen
|rain as if by pouring from a tub
|-
|French
|idiom
|pleuvoir des cordes
|rain ropes
|-
|French
|idiom
|pleuvoir des hallebardes
|rain halberds
|-
|French
|idiom
|pleuvoir comme vache qui pisse
|rain like a cow pissing on a flat rock
|-
|German
|idiom
|Bindfäden regnen
|rain threads
|-
|German
|idiom
|wie aus Eimern schütten
|like pouring out of buckets
|-
|Hungarian
|idiom
|zuhog, mintha dézsából öntenék
|pour from a tub
|-
|Icelandic
|idiom
|rigna eldi og brennisteini
|rain fire and brimstone
|-
|Italian
|idiom
|lać jak z cebra
|pour like from a bucket
|-
|Italian
|idiom
|piovere a catinelle
|rain buckets
|-
|Italian
|idiom
|piovere come Dio la manda
|rain as God sends it
|-
|Japanese
|idiom
|土砂降りになる
|become dropping dirt and sand
|-
|Mandarin Chinese
|idiom
|傾盆大雨
|pour from a basin
|-
|Modern Greek
|idiom
|βρέχει με το τουλούμι
|rain with the goatskin
|-
|Modern Greek
|idiom
|ρίχνει καντάρια
|pour kantars
|-
|Norwegian Bokmål
|idiom
|regne sinte kjerringer
|rain mad hags
|-
|Portuguese
|idiom
|chover a cântaros
|rain buckets
|-
|Portuguese
|idiom
|chover a potes
|rain pots
|-
|Portuguese
|idiom
|chover canivete
|rain pocketknives
|-
|Portuguese
|idiom
|o céu vir abaixo
|the sky comes down
|-
|Romanian
|idiom
|ploua cu găleata
|rain with the bucket
|-
|Russian
|idiom
|лить как из ведра́
|pour like from a bucket
|-
|Spanish
|idiom
|llover a cántaros
|rain jugs
|-
|Spanish
|idiom
|llover a mares
|rain seas
|-
|Swedish
|idiom
|stå som spön i backen
|stand like rods in the ground
|-
|Welsh
|idiom
|bwrw hen wragedd â ffyn
|[beating/raining] old women with sticks
|-
|Yue Chinese
|idiom
|落狗屎
|pouring dog poop
|}
===Soaked people===
{| class="wikitable"
!language
!type
!saying
!literal meaning
|-
|English
|idiom
| colspan="2" |like a drowned rat
|-
|Chinese
|idiom
|落湯雞
|chicken in the soup
|}
|}

Revision as of 00:01, 10 December 2022

Hi. Here we will see sayings with similar meanings in different languages.

In progress

Handling affairs

Irreversible actions have been taken; the future is determined

language type saying literal meaning
Arabic idiom سبق السيف العذل‎ the sword preceded the humiliation
Bulgarian idiom зарът е хвърлен the dice have been thrown
Catalan idiom el dau ha estat tirat the die has been rolled
Chinese idiom 木已成舟 the wood has already been made into a boat
Croatian idiom kostky byly vrženy the dice were rolled
Danish idiom terningen er kastet the die is thrown
Dutch idiom de geest is uit de fles genie is out of the bottle
English idiom the die is cast
English idiom genie is out of the bottle
Esperanto idiom la ĵetkubo estas ĵetita the die is thrown
Estonian idiom liisk on langenud the die is fallen
Finnish idiom arpa on heitetty the die is thrown
French idiom le sort en est jeté the fate is thrown
French idiom les dés sont jetés the dice are thrown
French idiom les jeux sont faits the games are made
Galician idiom a sorte está botada the fate is thrown
Georgian idiom კამათელი გაგორებულია the dice are rolled
German idoim die Würfel sind gefallen the dice are fallen
Hungarian idiom a kocka el van vetve the die has been cast away
Icelandic idiom teningnum er kastað

teningunum er kastað

the die is thrown

the dice are thrown

Italian idiom il dado è tratto the die is thrown
Japanese idiom 賽は投げられた the dice have been thrown
Korean idiom 주사위는 던져졌다 the dice have been thrown
Latin idiom ālea iacta est the die is cast
Macedonian idiom коцката е фрлена the die is thrown
Modern Greek idiom ο κύβος ερρίφθη the die is thrown
Northern Kurdish idiom tîr ji kevan pekiya the arrow has left the bow
Norwegian Bokmål idiom terningen er kastet the die is thrown
Norwegian Nynorsk idiom terningen er kasta the die is thrown
Persian idiom تاس‌ها پرتاب شده‌اند‎ the dice have been thrown
Polish idiom kości zostały rzucone the dice have been thrown
Portuguese idiom a sorte está lançada the fate is cast
Portuguese idiom os dados estão lançados the dice are thrown
Romanian idiom zarul este aruncat the die is rolled
Russian idiom жребий брошен the fate is thrown
Scottish Gaelic idiom dè a bhios ann, tachraidh e what will happen will happen
Serbian idiom ко̏цка је бачена the dice is thrown
Slovak idiom kocky sú hodené the dice are rolled
Slovenian idiom kọ̑cka je padla the die is thrown
Spanish idiom la suerte está echada the fortune is thrown
Swedish idiom tärningen är kastad the dice are thrown
Turkish idiom zar atıldı dice rolled
Ukrainian idiom гральну кістку кинуто the die is thrown
Ukrainian idiom жереб кинуто the fortune is thrown

Destroy one's paths, connections or opportunities

language type saying literal meaning
Arabic idiom حرق السفن burning the ship
Arabic idiom قطع الجسور cutting the bridge
Chinese idiom 過河拆橋 cross the river, tear down the bridge
Chinese idiom 破釜沉舟 smash the cooking pots and sink the boats
Dutch idiom je schepen achter je verbranden burning your ships behind you
Danish idiom brænde alle broer break all bridges
Danish idiom bryde alle broer burn all bridges
English idiom burning one's bridges
French idiom brûler les ponts burn the bridges
French idiom brûler ses vaisseaux burn his ships
French idiom faire sauter les ponts blow up the bridges
German idiom alle Brücken hinter sich abbrechen burning all bridges behind oneself
Icelandic idiom brenna allar brýr að baki sér burn all bridges behind oneself
Icelandic idiom brjóta allar brýr að baki sér break all bridges behind oneself
Italian idiom bruciarsi i ponti alle spalle burn the bridges behind
Norwegian Bokmål idiom bryte alle broer burn all bridges
Norwegian Nynorsk idiom bryte alle bruer burn all bridges
Polish idiom palić za sobą mosty burn the bridges behind
Portuguese idiom queimar as pontes burn the bridges
Russian idiom сжигать все мосты burn the bridges
Spanish idiom quemar los puentes burn the bridges
Spanish idiom quemar las naves burn the ships
Swedish idiom bränna sina broar burn the bridges
Swedish idiom bränna sina skepp burn their ships

Weather

Heavy rain

language type saying literal meaning
Azerbaijani idiom tut ucundan, göyə çıx grab the ends, go to sky
Catalan idiom ploure a bots i barrals rain bota bags and barrels
Czech idiom lít jako z konve pour from a water can
Dutch idiom pijpenstelen regenen rain pipe handles
English idiom rain buckets
English idiom rain cats and dogs
Finnish idiom sataa äkäisiä ämmiä äkeet selässä rain angry hags with harrows on their back
Finnish idiom sataa kuin saavista kaataen rain as if by pouring from a tub
French idiom pleuvoir des cordes rain ropes
French idiom pleuvoir des hallebardes rain halberds
French idiom pleuvoir comme vache qui pisse rain like a cow pissing on a flat rock
German idiom Bindfäden regnen rain threads
German idiom wie aus Eimern schütten like pouring out of buckets
Hungarian idiom zuhog, mintha dézsából öntenék pour from a tub
Icelandic idiom rigna eldi og brennisteini rain fire and brimstone
Italian idiom lać jak z cebra pour like from a bucket
Italian idiom piovere a catinelle rain buckets
Italian idiom piovere come Dio la manda rain as God sends it
Japanese idiom 土砂降りになる become dropping dirt and sand
Mandarin Chinese idiom 傾盆大雨 pour from a basin
Modern Greek idiom βρέχει με το τουλούμι rain with the goatskin
Modern Greek idiom ρίχνει καντάρια pour kantars
Norwegian Bokmål idiom regne sinte kjerringer rain mad hags
Portuguese idiom chover a cântaros rain buckets
Portuguese idiom chover a potes rain pots
Portuguese idiom chover canivete rain pocketknives
Portuguese idiom o céu vir abaixo the sky comes down
Romanian idiom ploua cu găleata rain with the bucket
Russian idiom лить как из ведра́ pour like from a bucket
Spanish idiom llover a cántaros rain jugs
Spanish idiom llover a mares rain seas
Swedish idiom stå som spön i backen stand like rods in the ground
Welsh idiom bwrw hen wragedd â ffyn [beating/raining] old women with sticks
Yue Chinese idiom 落狗屎 pouring dog poop

Soaked people

language type saying literal meaning
English idiom like a drowned rat
Chinese idiom 落湯雞 chicken in the soup
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