English proverbs with the word clover. Russian proverbs in the English way
Hello everyone! Proverbs are the oldest genre folklore... Every nation has them, even the most ancient ones - Romans, Greeks, Egyptians. They contain the wisdom of ancestors, practical philosophy, the rules of life and morality, historical memory... Russian proverbs and their English equivalents reflect the experience of the Slavic and English peoples, respectively, in various areas of life. Proverbs
Due to their emotionality and imagery, proverbs are very often used in different types conversations and texts on English language... At the same time, when translating English proverbs found in an authentic text into Russian, difficulties often arise, since their meaning is not always clear to us, and bilingual dictionaries do not often give their interpretation. How can you overcome translation difficulties?
For example, the proverb “ and fool and his money are soon parted "Is not understandable to Russian speakers. Even after learning her translation " the fool and his money are often shared »Its meaning and use cases remain a mystery to us. And it means something like the following - a stupid person who spends money thoughtlessly or too quickly. Then everything falls into place. But it is better to find equivalents in both languages, the meaning of which you will have no doubt about.
Equivalents of Russian proverbs in English
Since our native language is Russian, it is easier for us to apply the statement that is familiar to us from childhood. However, as we found out, literal translation sometimes distorts not only the form, but also the meaning of what is said. Therefore, if you want to figuratively express your thought in English, then I recommend that you use the equivalents of Russian proverbs in English, which you can find in this article.
I compared a large number of Russian and English proverbs in meaning and vocabulary. Thus, I have identified two groups:
Equivalent in usage, lexical composition and meaning- these are proverbs that, when accurately translated, do not lose their meaning, are used in both languages in the same case:
Easier said than done
Ве easier said than doneOne head it's good, but two better
Two heads are better than oneBetter late than never
Bettag late than neverThe one who laughs last laughs well
Not who laughs last laughs longestThe spirit is strong, but the flesh is weak
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weakStrike while the iron is hot
Strike while the iron is hot
However, most English vernacular sayings are radically different in lexical composition.
Equivalents in meaning and use only- these are proverbs with a completely different translation, which is natural for an excellent lexical composition, but the general meaning of the phrase is similar in meaning and the situation in which these expressions are used. This group is of greater interest to us:
What goes around comes around
A bad beginning makes a bad ending
(Bad start leads to bad end)A thin world is better than a good quarrel
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit
(Bad compromise is better than good litigation)Whoever gets up early, God gives
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
(I got up early and went to bed early - you will be healthy, rich and smart)He who does not plan his victory is planning someone else's
Failing to plan is planning to fail
(Not planning is planning to lose)Trust in God, but don't do it yourself
Good fences make good neighbors
(Behind a good fence - good neighbors)
Read more Analogues of Russian proverbs in English
Abbreviations of English proverbs
Very often, long proverbs in spoken language are shortened. This shape is called the default technique. For example, we do not fully pronounce the expression when we want to say that we will have to do something in order to get what we want: "Without difficulty ..." or "Under a lying stone ...", and then it is clear what the interlocutor wants to say, and no the need to end the phrase.
In English, the entire expression is also not pronounced if it is too long. The default shape is used to abbreviate proverbs such as:
- And rolling stone ...
- Well, here’s a silver lining ...
- Well, a bird in the hand, you know ...
- when the cat’s away ...
- Birds of a feather ...
By the way, the expression "Silence is gold" is also an abbreviated form. V full version in English this phrase looks like this: “ Speech is silver; silence is golden ».
However, this option is good only if both interlocutors are fluent in the language and know the folklore of the people in whose language they communicate. That is, in order to understand the abbreviated version, you need to know this expression completely. Therefore, using the abbreviation, make sure that the interlocutor understood you correctly, and did not think of anything for himself.
English proverbs, sayings and idiomatic expressions of the English language and their counterparts in Russian.
Saying in English
“A Heart of Gold! - Golden heart!" Proverb this phrase reflecting some phenomenon of life. Proverb this is a whole sentence, also reflecting a life phenomenon. Proverbs and sayings are idioms, they cannot be translated literally. When translating an English proverb or saying, it is necessary to choose the one that is suitable in meaning and meaning. Idiom it is a stable phrase or phrase which cannot be broken into parts or words, since it carries meaning and meaning in the very form in which it is used. Stable (idiomatic) expressions are present in any language and bear the imprint of the cultural and historical development of the people.
Proverbs and sayings
A friend in need is a friend indeed. - Friend is known in trouble.
All is well that ends well. - All is well that ends well.
East or West, home is best. - Being a guest is good, but being at home is better.
He laughs best who laughs last. - The one who laughs last laughs well.
One swallow doesn "t make a summer - One swallow does not make spring.
The devil is not so black as he is painted. - The devil is not so terrible as he is painted.
There is no smoke without fire. - There is no smoke without fire.
Two heads are better than one. - Mind is good, but two is better.
Laughter is the best medicine. - Laughter is the best medicine.
The exception proves the rule. - There are no rules without exception.
After dinner comes the reckoning. - Do you like to ride, love to carry sledges.
Nothing succeeds like success. - Success contributes to success.
Silence gives consent. - Silent means consent.
Extremes meet. - Extremes meet.
A great ship asks deep waters. - The big ship has a great voyage.
Tastes differ. - Tastes could not be discussed.
Wise men learn by other men "s mistakes, fools by their own. - Smart people learn from other people's mistakes, fools learn from their own.
Birds of a feather flock together. - Birds of a feather flock together.
Empty vessels make the greatest noise. - Empty vessels make the greatest sound.
The rotten apple injures its neighbors. - Rotten apple injures its neighbors.
A good beginning makes a good ending. - Down and Out trouble started.
Down and Out trouble started. This Russian proverb can be interpreted as follows: Starting any business is difficult, then it will be easier.
Fortune favors the bold. - Cheek brings success.
Practice makes perfect. - The master's work is afraid.
Necessity is the mother of invention. - Necessity for inventions is cunning.
Praise makes good men better and bad men worse. - From praise good people get better and the bad get worse.
Appetite comes with eating. - Appetite comes with eating.
Curses as the chickens returned home. - Don't dig a hole for another, you yourself will fall into it.
Every cook praises his own broth. - There is nothing like leather.
Little strokes fell great oaks. - Patience and a little effort.
One nail drives out another. - Fight fire with fire.
Bad news travels fast. - Bad news comes faster than good news.
Second thoughts are best. - Seven times measure cut once.
A Heart of Gold! - Golden heart!
The following English proverbs and sayings can be compared with several variants of Russian proverbs.
A burnt child dreads the fire.
- A frightened crow is afraid of a bush.
- Having burnt yourself in milk, you will blow on the water.
The early bird catches the worm.
- Whoever gets up early, luck awaits.
- Whoever gets up early, God gives him.
- The early bird cleans the sock, the late one rubs the eyes.
Proverbs and sayings requiring explanation.
Charity begins at home. In the UK, this idiom is interpreted as follows:
You should take care of your family and other people who live close to you before helping people who are living further away or in another country. - You must take care of your family and other people who live near you before helping people who live further away or in another country.
Sometimes it is easier to learn a foreign language from books and films, but from time to time there are not very clear phrases that, as it turns out, are English proverbs and sayings. Let's take a look at the 100 most common proverbs in English and their Russian counterparts. 1. Extremes meet - Extremes meet 11. Have a heart! - Have pity! Have mercy! 21. As snug as a bug in a rug - settled down like a bug in a carpet 31. When a friend asks, there is no tomorrow - For a dear friend and an earring from the ear 51. All in the same boat - To be in the same position with smb. 71. You can’t eat your cake and have it 91. Wit once bought is worth twice taught - Own experience teaches better than instruction
2. East or West home is best - Away is good, but home is better
3. Better late than never - Better late than never
4. All's well that ends well - All's well that ends well
5. Out of sight out of mind - Out of sight, out of mind
6. As fit as a fiddle - In full health, in a good mood
7.No sweet without sweat - Not having tasted bitter, not to see sweet
8.A penny saved is a penny gained.
9. By one’s father’s side - On the paternal side, on the paternal side
10. Just a joke - Just a joke
12.A good beginning makes a good ending
13. Too good to be true
14. Who knew, who is who - Who knows - "who is who"
15. New lords new laws - A new broom sweeps in a new way….
16. Honesty is the best policy - Honesty is the best policy
17.A light purse is a heavy curse - The worst of all troubles is when there is no money
18. It’s like putting a saddle on a cow.
19. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth - An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
20.I dare swear - I dare to swear
22. Look who’s talking! - Whose cow would bellow, and yours would be silent!
23. There is no rose without a thorn - There is no rose without thorns
24. If there is a will, there is a way - Want it to be able
25. There is no place like home - Away is good, but home is better
26. There is no smoke without fire - There is no smoke without fire
27. Lovely weather for ducks! - There is no bad weather!
28. There is a black sleep in every flock - White crow
29. But ... There is always but ... - But ... There is always some kind, but ...
30. There are spots even on the sun - And there are spots in the sun
32. There is no royal road to learning - There are no beaten paths in science
33. There’s many a slip between the cup and the lip - This is still the grandmother said in two / This we will see
34. While there is life, there is hope - While I breathe [live] - I hope
35. There is no flying from fate - You can't escape fate
36. There is a small choice in rotten apples - Fish without fish and cancer
37. If there were no clouds we should not enjoy the sun - If there were no clouds, then we would not appreciate the sun
38. There is no so faithful friend, as a good book - There is no better friend than a book
39. No buts! - No buts!
40.No new - is a good new - No news is good news 
41. Tastes differ - There are no comrades for taste and color
42. Where there is a will there is a way - If there was a hunt, work would go well / Where there is a will, there is skill
43. One man’s meat is another man’s poison - what is useful to one is harmful to another
44. Pull your finger out / to make more effort - Apply more effort
45. Turn over a new leaf - Start new life, improve, change for the better, break with the past
46. Break a leg / good luck - Good luck! Break a leg
47. Rome wasn’t built in a day - Moscow was not built right away
48. The early bird catches the worm - who gets up early, luck awaits
49. Practice makes perfect - The skill of the master puts, the work of the master is afraid
50. Start from scratch - Start from scratch
52. You can count it on your fingers.
53. Twist the knife in the wound - Rebuild wounds / sprinkle salt on the wound
54. Put that in your pine and smoke it - Remember this once and for all / hack it into your nose
55. But there is no flying from fate - You can't escape fate
56. A dog is a manger - The dog lies in the manger - it does not eat itself and does not give to others
57. Well begun is half done - A good beginning has pumped out half the battle / dashing trouble is the beginning
58. A lame duck - Loser
59. It’s never too late to learn - Live and learn
60. True love has no happy end, true love - has no end at all - У true love no happy ending, true love has no end at all 
61. No man can serve two masters - You can not serve two masters at once
62. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today - Do not put off until tomorrow what you can do today
63. You can’t judge a man’s character by his looks - You cannot judge a person’s character by his appearance
64. A man can do no more than he can - You can't jump above your head
65. You can’t have it both ways - Try to combine the incompatible, adhere to two mutually exclusive points of view
66. Put one’s money where one’s mouth is - Support words with deeds
67. If you can’t beat them, join them.
68. One cannot be in two places at once - They don't dance at two weddings at once
69. The leopard cannot change his spots - Humpbacked grave will fix
70. You can’t sell the cow and drink the milk - You can’t sell the cow and drink its milk
72. You can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs
73. Man can’t live by bread alone - A man can’t live on bread alone
74. One can’t make a silk purse if a sow’s ear - Man does not live by bread alone
75. He that can’t obey cannot command - The general who was a soldier is good
76. You can't get blood from a stone - You can't squeeze out of a stone of pity
77. Pigs to you! - But figs for you!
78. Nothing is stolen without hands - No smoke without fire
79. Men may meet but mountains never - A person will meet a person. and a mountain with a mountain - never
80. The evil would may be cured but not the evil name - Take care of honor with a young 
81. What may be done at any time is done at no time - What can always be done is never done
82. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart - There would be a hunt, but there will always be an opportunity
83. A bird may be known by its song - The bird is visible in flight
84. Nothing is so certain as the unexpected - What you don't drink is what you get
85. As well be hanged (hung) for a sheep as for a lamb - Two deaths cannot happen, but one cannot be avoided
86. Every man has a fool in his sleeve - Enough simplicity for every wise man
87. Men leap over where the hedge is lowest.
88.No man is born wise or learned - A wise man and a scientist are not born
89. He knows all the answers - He won't go into his pocket for a word
90. They that think they know everything, know nothing - People who think they know everything know nothing
92. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink - You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink
93. Learning is the eye of the mind - Learning is light, ignorance is darkness
94. He know most who speaks least - Speak less, listen more
95. Money makes the mare go
96. Money can't buy you love - Money can't buy you love
97. The love of money is the root of all evil - Love cannot be bought for money
98. Money doesn’t grow on trees - Money doesn’t lie on the street
99. One swallow does not make a summer
100. Make hay while the sun shines - Cut the scythe while the dew / Strike the iron while the sun is hot
Proverbs and sayings in English for younger students
English proverbs and sayings
English proverbs and sayings and their Russian counterparts corresponding to them in meaning
English proverbs and sayings:
1. A bad corn promise is better than a good lawsuit.
2. A bargain is a bargain.
3. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
4. A bird may be known by its song.
5. A burden of one "s own choice is not felt.
6. A burnt child dreads the fire.
7. A cat in gloves catches no mice.
8. A drop in the bucket.
9. A fault confessed is half redressed.
10. A fly in the ointment.
11. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
12. A great ship asks deep waters.
13. A little body often harbors a great soul.
14. A man can do no more than he can.
15. A man is known by the company he keeps.
16. A new broom sweeps clean.
17.A silent fool is counted wise.
18. A sound mind in a sound body.
19. A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf.
20. A word spoken is past recalling.
21. After dinner comes the reckoning.
22. All that glitters is not gold.
23. All cats are gray in the dark.
24. All is well that ends well.
25. Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.
26. An evil chance seldom comes alone.
27. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
28. An ox is taken by the horns, and a man by the tongue.
29. Appetite comes with eating.
30. As like as two peas.
31. As the call, so the echo.
32. As the fool thinks, so the bell clinks.
33. As well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb.
34. As you sow, so shall you reap.
35. Before you make a friend eat a bushel of salt with him.
36. Better a lean peace than a fat victory.
37. Better be born lucky than rich.
38. Better late than never.
39. Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.
40. Beware of a silent dog and still water.
41. Business before pleasure.
42. Catch the bear before you sell his skin.
43. Circumstances alter cases.
44. Company in distress makes trouble less.
45. Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
46. Curses like chickens come home to roost.
47. Death when it comes will have no denial.
48. Diligence is the mother of success.
49. Do as you would be done by.
50. Dog does not eat dog.
51. Dogs that put up many hares kill none.
52. Don "t count your chickens before they are hatched.
53. Don "t look a gift horse in the mouth.
54. Don "t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
55. Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals.
56. East or West - home is best.
57. Every bird likes its own nest.
58. Every dark cloud has a silver lining.
59. Every day is not Sunday.
60. Every man to his taste.
61. Everybody "s business is nobody" s business.
62. Everything is good in its season.
63. Evil communications corrupt good manners.
64. Fine words butter no parsnips.
65. Fish begins to stink at the head.
66. Fool "s haste is no speed.
67. Fools never know when they are well.
68. Forbidden fruit is sweet.
69. Give a fool rope enough, and he will hang himself.
70. Good clothes open all doors.
71. Grasp all, lose all.
72. Habit cures habit.
73. He is lifeless that is faultless.
Russian equivalent of English proverbs and sayings
1. A thin world is better than a good quarrel.
2. An agreement is more valuable than money.
3. Better tit in hand than pie in the sky.
4. The bird is visible in flight.
5. Your burden does not carry.
6. Having burnt yourself in milk, you will blow on the water.
7. You can't get fish out of the pond without difficulty.
8. A drop in the ocean.
9. The sword does not cut the guilty head.
10. A fly in the ointment in a barrel of honey.
11. Friends are known in trouble.
12. Big ship - big voyage.
13. The spool is small, but expensive.
14. You can't jump above your head.
15. Tell me who your friend is and I will tell you who you are.
16. The new broom sweeps well.
17. Keep quiet - you will pass for the smart one.
18. A healthy mind in a healthy body.
19. The fisherman sees the fisherman from afar.
20. The word is not a sparrow; if it flies out, you won't catch it.
21. Do you like to ride, love to carry sledges.
22. All that glitters is not gold.
23. At night all cats are gray.
24. All is well that ends well.
25. Fish for fishlessness and cancer.
26. Trouble has come, open the gate.
27. The morning is wiser than the evening.
28. My tongue is my enemy.
29. Appetite comes with eating.
30. Like two drops of water.
31. As will backfire, so will respond.
32. The law is not written for fools.
33. Seven troubles - one answer.
34. You reap what you sow.
35. You recognize a person when you eat a pound of salt with him.
36. A bad world is better than a good quarrel.
37. Do not be born beautiful, but be born happy.
38. Better late than never.
39. Don't say "gop" until you jump over.
40. There are devils in the still waters.
41. Business time, fun hour.
42. Don't sell the skins without killing the bear.
43. Do not think ahead.
44. Death is red in the world.
45. Not knowing the ford, do not poke your nose into the water.
46. Do not dig another hole, you yourself will fall into it.
47. Death cannot be bought off.
48. Patience and work will grind everything.
49. What you don’t want, don’t do that to another.
50. A raven will not peck out a raven's eyes.
51. You will chase two hares, you will not catch a single one.
52. Chickens are counted in the fall.
53. They don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
54. Do not wake up smartly while it is quiet.
55. What's on the mind of a sober is on the tongue of a drunkard.
56. Away is good, but home is better.
57. Every sandpiper praises his swamp.
58. There is a silver lining.
59. Not all carnival for the cat.
60. For taste, for color - no friend.
61. Seven nannies have a child without an eye.
62. Everything has its time.