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=== Destroy one's paths, connections or opportunities ===
=== Destroy one's paths, connections or opportunities ===
idioms
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!language
!language
!type
!saying
!saying
!literal meaning
!literal meaning
|-
|-
|Arabic
|Arabic
|idiom
|حرق السفن
|حرق السفن
|burning the ship
|burning the ship
|-
|-
|Arabic
|Arabic
|idiom
|قطع الجسور
|قطع الجسور
|cutting the bridge
|cutting the bridge
|-
|-
|Chinese
|Chinese
|idiom
|過河拆橋
|過河拆橋
|cross the river, tear down the bridge
|cross the river, tear down the bridge
|-
|-
|Chinese
|Chinese
|idiom
|破釜沉舟
|破釜沉舟
|smash the cooking pots and sink the boats
|smash the cooking pots and sink the boats
|-
|-
|Dutch
|Dutch
|idiom
|je schepen achter je verbranden
|je schepen achter je verbranden
|burning your ships behind you
|burning your ships behind you
|-
|-
|Danish
|Danish
|idiom
|brænde alle broer
|brænde alle broer
|break all bridges
|break all bridges
|-
|-
|Danish
|Danish
|idiom
|bryde alle broer
|bryde alle broer
|burn all bridges
|burn all bridges
|-
|-
|English
|English
|idiom
| colspan="2" |burning one's bridges
| colspan="2" |burning one's bridges
|-
|-
|French
|French
|idiom
|brûler les ponts
|brûler les ponts
|burn the bridges
|burn the bridges
|-
|-
|French
|French
|idiom
|brûler ses vaisseaux
|brûler ses vaisseaux
|burn his ships
|burn his ships
|-
|-
|French
|French
|idiom
|faire sauter les ponts
|faire sauter les ponts
|blow up the bridges
|blow up the bridges
|-
|-
|German
|German
|idiom
|alle Brücken hinter sich abbrechen  
|alle Brücken hinter sich abbrechen  
|burning all bridges behind oneself
|burning all bridges behind oneself
|-
|-
|Icelandic
|Icelandic
|idiom
|brenna allar brýr að baki sér
|brenna allar brýr að baki sér
|burn all bridges behind oneself
|burn all bridges behind oneself
|-
|-
|Icelandic
|Icelandic
|idiom
|brjóta allar brýr að baki sér
|brjóta allar brýr að baki sér
|break all bridges behind oneself
|break all bridges behind oneself
|-
|-
|Italian
|Italian
|idiom
|bruciarsi i ponti alle spalle
|bruciarsi i ponti alle spalle
|burn the bridges behind
|burn the bridges behind
|-
|-
|Norwegian Bokmål
|Norwegian Bokmål
|idiom
|bryte alle broer
|bryte alle broer
|burn all bridges
|burn all bridges
|-
|-
|Norwegian Nynorsk
|Norwegian Nynorsk
|idiom
|bryte alle bruer
|bryte alle bruer
|burn all bridges
|burn all bridges
|-
|-
|Polish
|Polish
|idiom
|palić za sobą mosty
|palić za sobą mosty
|burn the bridges behind
|burn the bridges behind
|-
|-
|Portuguese
|Portuguese
|idiom
|queimar as pontes
|queimar as pontes
|burn the bridges
|burn the bridges
|-
|-
|Russian
|Russian
|idiom
|сжигать все мосты
|сжигать все мосты
|burn the bridges
|burn the bridges
|-
|-
|Spanish
|Spanish
|idiom
|quemar los puentes
|quemar los puentes
|burn the bridges
|burn the bridges
|-
|-
|Spanish
|Spanish
|idiom
|quemar las naves
|quemar las naves
|burn the ships
|burn the ships
|-
|-
|Swedish
|Swedish
|idiom
|bränna sina broar
|bränna sina broar
|burn the bridges
|burn the bridges
|-
|-
|Swedish
|Swedish
|idiom
|bränna sina skepp
|bränna sina skepp
|burn their ships
|burn their ships
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=== Irreversible actions have been taken; the future is determined ===
=== Irreversible actions have been taken; the future is determined ===
idioms
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!language
!language
!type
!saying
!saying
!literal meaning
!literal meaning
|-
|-
|Arabic
|Arabic
|idiom
|سبق السيف العذل‎
|سبق السيف العذل‎
|the sword preceded the humiliation
|the sword preceded the humiliation
|-
|-
|Bulgarian
|Bulgarian
|idiom
|зарът е хвърлен
|зарът е хвърлен
|the dice have been thrown
|the dice have been thrown
|-
|-
|Catalan
|Catalan
|idiom
|el dau ha estat tirat
|el dau ha estat tirat
|the die has been rolled
|the die has been rolled
|-
|-
|Chinese
|Chinese
|idiom
|木已成舟
|木已成舟
|the wood has already been made into a boat
|the wood has already been made into a boat
|-
|-
|Croatian
|Croatian
|idiom
|kostky byly vrženy
|kostky byly vrženy
|the dice were rolled
|the dice were rolled
|-
|-
|Danish
|Danish
|idiom
|terningen er kastet
|terningen er kastet
|the die is thrown
|the die is thrown
|-
|-
|Dutch
|Dutch
|idiom
|de geest is uit de fles
|de geest is uit de fles
|genie is out of the bottle
|genie is out of the bottle
|-
|-
|English
|English
|idiom
| colspan="2" |the die is cast
| colspan="2" |the die is cast
|-
|-
|English
|English
|idiom
| colspan="2" |genie is out of the bottle
| colspan="2" |genie is out of the bottle
|-
|-
|Esperanto
|Esperanto
|idiom
|la ĵetkubo estas ĵetita
|la ĵetkubo estas ĵetita
|the die is thrown
|the die is thrown
|-
|-
|Estonian
|Estonian
|idiom
|liisk on langenud
|liisk on langenud
|the die is fallen
|the die is fallen
|-
|-
|Finnish
|Finnish
|idiom
|arpa on heitetty
|arpa on heitetty
|the die is thrown
|the die is thrown
|-
|-
|French
|French
|idiom
|le sort en est jeté
|le sort en est jeté
|the fate is thrown
|the fate is thrown
|-
|-
|French
|French
|idiom
|les dés sont jetés
|les dés sont jetés
|the dice are thrown
|the dice are thrown
|-
|-
|French
|French
|idiom
|les jeux sont faits
|les jeux sont faits
|the games are made
|the games are made
|-
|-
|Galician
|Galician
|idiom
|a sorte está botada
|a sorte está botada
|the fate is thrown
|the fate is thrown
|-
|-
|Georgian
|Georgian
|idiom
|კამათელი გაგორებულია
|კამათელი გაგორებულია
|the dice are rolled
|the dice are rolled
|-
|-
|German
|German
|idoim
|die Würfel sind gefallen
|die Würfel sind gefallen
|the dice are fallen
|the dice are fallen
|-
|-
|Hungarian
|Hungarian
|idiom
|a kocka el van vetve
|a kocka el van vetve
|the die has been cast away
|the die has been cast away
|-
|-
|Icelandic
|Icelandic
|idiom
|teningnum er kastað
|teningnum er kastað


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|-
|-
|Italian
|Italian
|idiom
|il dado è tratto
|il dado è tratto
|the die is thrown
|the die is thrown
|-
|-
|Japanese
|Japanese
|idiom
|賽は投げられた
|賽は投げられた
|the dice have been thrown
|the dice have been thrown
|-
|-
|Korean
|Korean
|idiom
|주사위는 던져졌다
|주사위는 던져졌다
|the dice have been thrown
|the dice have been thrown
|-
|-
|Latin
|Latin
|idiom
|ālea iacta est
|ālea iacta est
|the die is cast
|the die is cast
|-
|-
|Macedonian
|Macedonian
|idiom
|коцката е фрлена
|коцката е фрлена
|the die is thrown
|the die is thrown
|-
|-
|Modern Greek
|Modern Greek
|idiom
|ο κύβος ερρίφθη
|ο κύβος ερρίφθη
|the die is thrown
|the die is thrown
|-
|-
|Northern Kurdish
|Northern Kurdish
|idiom
|tîr ji kevan pekiya
|tîr ji kevan pekiya
|the arrow has left the bow
|the arrow has left the bow
|-
|-
|Norwegian Bokmål
|Norwegian Bokmål
|idiom
|terningen er kastet
|terningen er kastet
|the die is thrown
|the die is thrown
|-
|-
|Norwegian Nynorsk
|Norwegian Nynorsk
|idiom
|terningen er kasta
|terningen er kasta
|the die is thrown
|the die is thrown
|-
|-
|Persian
|Persian
|idiom
|تاس‌ها پرتاب شده‌اند‎
|تاس‌ها پرتاب شده‌اند‎
|the dice have been thrown
|the dice have been thrown
|-
|-
|Polish
|Polish
|idiom
|kości zostały rzucone
|kości zostały rzucone
|the dice have been thrown
|the dice have been thrown
|-
|-
|Portuguese
|Portuguese
|idiom
|a sorte está lançada
|a sorte está lançada
|the fate is cast
|the fate is cast
|-
|-
|Portuguese
|Portuguese
|idiom
|os dados estão lançados
|os dados estão lançados
|the dice are thrown
|the dice are thrown
|-
|-
|Romanian
|Romanian
|idiom
|zarul este aruncat
|zarul este aruncat
|the die is rolled
|the die is rolled
|-
|-
|Russian
|Russian
|idiom
|жребий брошен
|жребий брошен
|the fate is thrown
|the fate is thrown
|-
|-
|Scottish Gaelic
|Scottish Gaelic
|idiom
|dè a bhios ann, tachraidh e
|dè a bhios ann, tachraidh e
|what will happen will happen
|what will happen will happen
|-
|-
|Serbian
|Serbian
|idiom
|ко̏цка је бачена
|ко̏цка је бачена
|the dice is thrown
|the dice is thrown
|-
|-
|Slovak
|Slovak
|idiom
|kocky sú hodené
|kocky sú hodené
|the dice are rolled
|the dice are rolled
|-
|-
|Slovenian
|Slovenian
|idiom
|kọ̑cka je padla
|kọ̑cka je padla
|the die is thrown
|the die is thrown
|-
|-
|Spanish
|Spanish
|idiom
|la suerte está echada
|la suerte está echada
|the fortune is thrown
|the fortune is thrown
|-
|-
|Swedish
|Swedish
|idiom
|tärningen är kastad
|tärningen är kastad
|the dice are thrown
|the dice are thrown
|-
|-
|Turkish
|Turkish
|idiom
|zar atıldı
|zar atıldı
|dice rolled
|dice rolled
|-
|-
|Ukrainian
|Ukrainian
|idiom
|гральну кістку кинуто
|гральну кістку кинуто
|the die is thrown
|the die is thrown
|-
|-
|Ukrainian
|Ukrainian
|idiom
|жереб кинуто
|жереб кинуто
|the fortune is thrown
|the fortune is thrown
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===Heavy rain===
===Heavy rain===
idioms
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!language
!language
!type
!saying
!saying
!literal meaning
!literal meaning
|-
|-
|Azerbaijani
|Azerbaijani
|idiom
|tut ucundan, göyə çıx
|tut ucundan, göyə çıx
|grab the ends, go to sky
|grab the ends, go to sky
|-
|-
|Catalan
|Catalan
|idiom
|ploure a bots i barrals
|ploure a bots i barrals
|rain bota bags and barrels
|rain bota bags and barrels
|-
|-
|Czech
|Czech
|idiom
|lít jako z konve
|lít jako z konve
|pour from a water can
|pour from a water can
|-
|-
|Dutch
|Dutch
|idiom
|pijpenstelen regenen
|pijpenstelen regenen
|rain pipe handles
|rain pipe handles
|-
|-
|English
|English
|idiom
| colspan="2" |rain buckets
| colspan="2" |rain buckets
|-
|-
|English
|English
|idiom
| colspan="2" |rain cats and dogs
| colspan="2" |rain cats and dogs
|-
|-
|Finnish
|Finnish
|idiom
|sataa äkäisiä ämmiä äkeet selässä
|sataa äkäisiä ämmiä äkeet selässä
|rain angry hags with harrows on their back
|rain angry hags with harrows on their back
|-
|-
|Finnish
|Finnish
|idiom
|sataa kuin saavista kaataen
|sataa kuin saavista kaataen
|rain as if by pouring from a tub
|rain as if by pouring from a tub
|-
|-
|French
|French
|idiom
|pleuvoir des cordes
|pleuvoir des cordes
|rain ropes
|rain ropes
|-
|-
|French
|French
|idiom
|pleuvoir des hallebardes  
|pleuvoir des hallebardes  
|rain halberds
|rain halberds
|-
|-
|French
|French
|idiom
|pleuvoir comme vache qui pisse
|pleuvoir comme vache qui pisse
|rain like a cow pissing on a flat rock
|rain like a cow pissing on a flat rock
|-
|-
|German
|German
|idiom
|Bindfäden regnen
|Bindfäden regnen
|rain threads
|rain threads
|-
|-
|German
|German
|idiom
|wie aus Eimern schütten
|wie aus Eimern schütten
|like pouring out of buckets
|like pouring out of buckets
|-
|-
|Hungarian
|Hungarian
|idiom
|zuhog, mintha dézsából öntenék
|zuhog, mintha dézsából öntenék
|pour from a tub
|pour from a tub
|-
|-
|Icelandic
|Icelandic
|idiom
|rigna eldi og brennisteini
|rigna eldi og brennisteini
|rain fire and brimstone
|rain fire and brimstone
|-
|-
|Italian
|Italian
|idiom
|lać jak z cebra
|lać jak z cebra
|pour like from a bucket
|pour like from a bucket
|-
|-
|Italian
|Italian
|idiom
|piovere a catinelle
|piovere a catinelle
|rain buckets
|rain buckets
|-
|-
|Italian
|Italian
|idiom
|piovere come Dio la manda
|piovere come Dio la manda
|rain as God sends it
|rain as God sends it
|-
|-
|Japanese
|Japanese
|idiom
|土砂降りになる
|土砂降りになる
|become dropping dirt and sand
|become dropping dirt and sand
|-
|-
|Mandarin Chinese
|Mandarin Chinese
|idiom
|傾盆大雨
|傾盆大雨
|pour from a basin
|pour from a basin
|-
|-
|Modern Greek
|Modern Greek
|idiom
|βρέχει με το τουλούμι
|βρέχει με το τουλούμι
|rain with the goatskin
|rain with the goatskin
|-
|-
|Modern Greek
|Modern Greek
|idiom
|ρίχνει καντάρια
|ρίχνει καντάρια
|pour kantars
|pour kantars
|-
|-
|Norwegian Bokmål
|Norwegian Bokmål
|idiom
|regne sinte kjerringer
|regne sinte kjerringer
|rain mad hags
|rain mad hags
|-
|-
|Portuguese
|Portuguese
|idiom
|chover a cântaros
|chover a cântaros
|rain buckets
|rain buckets
|-
|-
|Portuguese
|Portuguese
|idiom
|chover a potes
|chover a potes
|rain pots
|rain pots
|-
|-
|Portuguese
|Portuguese
|idiom
|chover canivete
|chover canivete
|rain pocketknives
|rain pocketknives
|-
|-
|Portuguese
|Portuguese
|idiom
|o céu vir abaixo
|o céu vir abaixo
|the sky comes down
|the sky comes down
|-
|-
|Romanian
|Romanian
|idiom
|ploua cu găleata
|ploua cu găleata
|rain with the bucket
|rain with the bucket
|-
|-
|Russian
|Russian
|idiom
|лить как из ведра́
|лить как из ведра́
|pour like from a bucket
|pour like from a bucket
|-
|-
|Spanish
|Spanish
|idiom
|llover a cántaros
|llover a cántaros
|rain jugs
|rain jugs
|-
|-
|Spanish
|Spanish
|idiom
|llover a mares
|llover a mares
|rain seas
|rain seas
|-
|-
|Swedish
|Swedish
|idiom
|stå som spön i backen
|stå som spön i backen
|stand like rods in the ground
|stand like rods in the ground
|-
|-
|Welsh
|Welsh
|idiom
|bwrw hen wragedd â ffyn
|bwrw hen wragedd â ffyn
|[beating/raining] old women with sticks
|[beating/raining] old women with sticks
|-
|-
|Yue Chinese
|Yue Chinese
|idiom
|落狗屎
|落狗屎
|pouring dog poop
|pouring dog poop
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===Soaked people===
===Soaked people===
idioms
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!language
!language
!type
!saying
!saying
!literal meaning
!literal meaning
|-
|-
|English
|English
|idiom
| colspan="2" |like a drowned rat
| colspan="2" |like a drowned rat
|-
|-
|Chinese
|Chinese
|idiom
|落湯雞
|落湯雞
|chicken in the soup
|chicken in the soup
|}
== Working ==
=== Achievements require patience ===
proverbs
{| class="wikitable"
!language
!saying
!literal meaning
|-
|Amharic
|ሮም፡በአንድ፡ቀን፡አልተገነባችም
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|Arabic
|لم تبن روما في يوم
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|Bulgarian
|хубавите неща стават бавно
|good things happen slowly
|-
|Chinese
|冰凍三尺，非一日之寒
|three ''chi'' of ice is not the result of one day's coldness
|-
|Chinese
|羅馬不是一日建成的
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|Danish
|Rom blev ikke bygget på en dag
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|Dutch
|Keulen en Aken zijn niet op één dag gebouwd
|Cologne and Aachen were not built in a day
|-
|Dutch
|Rome is niet op één dag gebouwd
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|English
| colspan="2" |Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|Esperanto
|ne en unu tago elkreskis Kartago
|Carthage was not grown in a day
|-
|Estonian
|Roomat ei ehitatud ühe päevaga
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|Finnish
|ei Roomaakaan päivässä rakennettu
|not even Rome was built in a day
|-
|French
|Paris ne s'est pas fait en un jour
|Paris wasn't built in a day
|-
|French
|Rome ne s'est pas faite en un jour
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|Galician
|Roma non se fixo nun día
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|German
|Rom ist nicht an einem Tag erbaut worden
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|Gujarati
|ઉતાવળે આંબા ન પાકે
|mangoes should not ripen in haste
|-
|Hebrew
|רומא לא נבנתה ביום אחד‎
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|Hungarian
|Róma sem egy nap alatt épült
|Rome wasn't built in a day either
|-
|Icelandic
|Róm var ekki byggð á einum degi
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|Ido
|Roma ne konstruktesis dum un dio
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|Indonesian
|Roma tidak dibangun dalam sehari
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|Irish
|i ndiaidh a chéile a thógtar na caisleáin
|the castles are built one after another
|-
|Italian
|Roma non fu fatta in un giorno
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|Japanese
|ローマは一日にして成らず
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|Korean
|로마는 하루 아침에 이루어지지 않았다
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|Latin
|Rōma nōn ūnō diē aedificāta est
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|Lithuanian
|Roma nebuvo pastatyta per dieną
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|Modern Greek
|η Ρώμη δεν χτίστηκε σε μια μέρα
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|Norwegian Bokmål
|Rom ble ikke bygget på en dag
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|Norwegian Nynorsk
|Roma vart ikkje bygd på éin dag
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|Polish
|nie od razu Rzym zbudowano
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|Polish
|nie od razu Kraków zbudowano
|Cracow wasn't built in a day
|-
|Portuguese
|Roma e Pavia não se fizeram num dia
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|Russian
|Москва не сразу строилась
|Moscow wasn’t built at once
|-
|Scottish Gaelic
|chan ann leis a' chiad bhuille a thuiteas a' chraobh
|it is not with the first strike that the tree will fall
|-
|Spanish
|Roma no se hizo en un día
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|Spanish
|no se ganó Zamora en una hora
|Zamora was not won in an hour
|-
|Swedish
|Rom byggdes inte på en dag
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|Thai
|กรุงโรมไม่ได้สร้างเสร็จในวันเดียว
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|-
|Turkish
|sabreden derviş muradına ermiş
|the patient dervish achieved his wish
|-
|Ukrainian
|Рим не одразу збудований
|Rome wasn't built immediately
|-
|Ukrainian
|Київ не відразу збудований
|Kyiv wasn't built immediately
|-
|Welsh
|nid mewn undydd y codwyd Rhufain
|Rome wasn't built in a day
|}
|}

Revision as of 00:39, 10 December 2022

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idioms

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

Irreversible actions have been taken; the future is determined

idioms

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

teningunum er kastað

the die is thrown

the dice are thrown

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

Weather

Heavy rain

idioms

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

Soaked people

idioms

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

Working

Achievements require patience

proverbs

language saying literal meaning
Amharic ሮም፡በአንድ፡ቀን፡አልተገነባችም Rome wasn't built in a day
Arabic لم تبن روما في يوم Rome wasn't built in a day
Bulgarian хубавите неща стават бавно good things happen slowly
Chinese 冰凍三尺，非一日之寒 three chi of ice is not the result of one day's coldness
Chinese 羅馬不是一日建成的 Rome wasn't built in a day
Danish Rom blev ikke bygget på en dag Rome wasn't built in a day
Dutch Keulen en Aken zijn niet op één dag gebouwd Cologne and Aachen were not built in a day
Dutch Rome is niet op één dag gebouwd Rome wasn't built in a day
English Rome wasn't built in a day
Esperanto ne en unu tago elkreskis Kartago Carthage was not grown in a day
Estonian Roomat ei ehitatud ühe päevaga Rome wasn't built in a day
Finnish ei Roomaakaan päivässä rakennettu not even Rome was built in a day
French Paris ne s'est pas fait en un jour Paris wasn't built in a day
French Rome ne s'est pas faite en un jour Rome wasn't built in a day
Galician Roma non se fixo nun día Rome wasn't built in a day
German Rom ist nicht an einem Tag erbaut worden Rome wasn't built in a day
Gujarati ઉતાવળે આંબા ન પાકે mangoes should not ripen in haste
Hebrew רומא לא נבנתה ביום אחד‎ Rome wasn't built in a day
Hungarian Róma sem egy nap alatt épült Rome wasn't built in a day either
Icelandic Róm var ekki byggð á einum degi Rome wasn't built in a day
Ido Roma ne konstruktesis dum un dio Rome wasn't built in a day
Indonesian Roma tidak dibangun dalam sehari Rome wasn't built in a day
Irish i ndiaidh a chéile a thógtar na caisleáin the castles are built one after another
Italian Roma non fu fatta in un giorno Rome wasn't built in a day
Japanese ローマは一日にして成らず Rome wasn't built in a day
Korean 로마는 하루 아침에 이루어지지 않았다 Rome wasn't built in a day
Latin Rōma nōn ūnō diē aedificāta est Rome wasn't built in a day
Lithuanian Roma nebuvo pastatyta per dieną Rome wasn't built in a day
Modern Greek η Ρώμη δεν χτίστηκε σε μια μέρα Rome wasn't built in a day
Norwegian Bokmål Rom ble ikke bygget på en dag Rome wasn't built in a day
Norwegian Nynorsk Roma vart ikkje bygd på éin dag Rome wasn't built in a day
Polish nie od razu Rzym zbudowano Rome wasn't built in a day
Polish nie od razu Kraków zbudowano Cracow wasn't built in a day
Portuguese Roma e Pavia não se fizeram num dia Rome wasn't built in a day
Russian Москва не сразу строилась Moscow wasn’t built at once
Scottish Gaelic chan ann leis a' chiad bhuille a thuiteas a' chraobh it is not with the first strike that the tree will fall
Spanish Roma no se hizo en un día Rome wasn't built in a day
Spanish no se ganó Zamora en una hora Zamora was not won in an hour
Swedish Rom byggdes inte på en dag Rome wasn't built in a day
Thai กรุงโรมไม่ได้สร้างเสร็จในวันเดียว Rome wasn't built in a day
Turkish sabreden derviş muradına ermiş the patient dervish achieved his wish
Ukrainian Рим не одразу збудований Rome wasn't built immediately
Ukrainian Київ не відразу збудований Kyiv wasn't built immediately
Welsh nid mewn undydd y codwyd Rhufain Rome wasn't built in a day
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