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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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In progress | In progress | ||
== Handling affairs == | |||
== | === Irreversible actions have been taken; the future is determined === | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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!language | !language | ||
!type | !type | ||
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!literal meaning | !literal meaning | ||
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| | |Arabic | ||
|idiom | |||
|سبق السيف العذل | |||
|the sword preceded the humiliation | |||
|- | |||
|Bulgarian | |||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |зарът е хвърлен | ||
| | |the dice have been thrown | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Catalan | |Catalan | ||
|idiom | |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 | |idiom | ||
| | |terningen er kastet | ||
| | |the die is thrown | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Dutch | |Dutch | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |de geest is uit de fles | ||
| | |genie is out of the bottle | ||
|- | |- | ||
|English | |English | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| colspan="2" | | | colspan="2" |the die is cast | ||
|- | |- | ||
|English | |English | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| colspan="2" | | | colspan="2" |genie is out of the bottle | ||
|- | |||
|Esperanto | |||
|idiom | |||
|la ĵetkubo estas ĵetita | |||
|the die is thrown | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Estonian | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |liisk on langenud | ||
| | |the die is fallen | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Finnish | |Finnish | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |arpa on heitetty | ||
| | |the die is thrown | ||
|- | |- | ||
|French | |French | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |le sort en est jeté | ||
| | |the fate is thrown | ||
|- | |- | ||
|French | |French | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |les dés sont jetés | ||
| | |the dice are thrown | ||
|- | |- | ||
|French | |French | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |les jeux sont faits | ||
| | |the games are made | ||
|- | |||
|Galician | |||
|idiom | |||
|a sorte está botada | |||
|the fate is thrown | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Georgian | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |კამათელი გაგორებულია | ||
| | |the dice are rolled | ||
|- | |- | ||
|German | |German | ||
| | |idoim | ||
| | |die Würfel sind gefallen | ||
| | |the dice are fallen | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Hungarian | |Hungarian | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |a kocka el van vetve | ||
| | |the die has been cast away | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Icelandic | |Icelandic | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |teningnum er kastað | ||
| | |||
teningunum er kastað | |||
|the die is thrown | |||
the dice are thrown | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Italian | |Italian | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |il dado è tratto | ||
| | |the die is thrown | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Japanese | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |賽は投げられた | ||
| | |the dice have been thrown | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Korean | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |주사위는 던져졌다 | ||
| | |the dice have been thrown | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Latin | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |ālea iacta est | ||
| | |the die is cast | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Macedonian | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |коцката е фрлена | ||
| | |the die is thrown | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Modern Greek | |Modern Greek | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |ο κύβος ερρίφθη | ||
| | |the die is thrown | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Northern Kurdish | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |tîr ji kevan pekiya | ||
| | |the arrow has left the bow | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Norwegian Bokmål | |Norwegian Bokmål | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |terningen er kastet | ||
| | |the die is thrown | ||
|- | |||
|Norwegian Nynorsk | |||
|idiom | |||
|terningen er kasta | |||
|the die is thrown | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Persian | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |تاسها پرتاب شدهاند | ||
| | |the dice have been thrown | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Polish | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |kości zostały rzucone | ||
| | |the dice have been thrown | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Portuguese | |Portuguese | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |a sorte está lançada | ||
| | |the fate is cast | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Portuguese | |Portuguese | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |os dados estão lançados | ||
|the | |the dice are thrown | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Romanian | |Romanian | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |zarul este aruncat | ||
| | |the die is rolled | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Russian | |Russian | ||
|idiom | |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 | |idiom | ||
| | |kọ̑cka je padla | ||
| | |the die is thrown | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Spanish | |Spanish | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |la suerte está echada | ||
| | |the fortune is thrown | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Swedish | |Swedish | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |tärningen är kastad | ||
| | |the dice are thrown | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Turkish | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |zar atıldı | ||
| | |dice rolled | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Ukrainian | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |гральну кістку кинуто | ||
| | |the die is thrown | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Ukrainian | ||
|idiom | |idiom | ||
| | |жереб кинуто | ||
|the fortune is thrown | |||
| | |||
|} | |} | ||
=== 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 |