Results for vanasõna translation from Estonian to English

vanasõna
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(heebrea vanasõna)
(hebrew proverb)

see on üks vana inglise vanasõna.
that is an old english saying.

nohu kohta on veel teinegi vanasõna.
there is another proverb about the running nose as well.

kes otsib, see leiab - ütleb vanasõna.
he who seeks shall find- as the proverb goes.

vanasõna ütleb, et kurat on peidus pisiasjades.
a proverb says that "the devil is in the details”.

on üks vanasõna, et ära anna näljasele kala, vaid õng.
there is an old saying about not just giving fish to the hungry but also teaching them how to fish.

leedulastel on vanasõna: nimi ei riku asja. /.../25
there is a lithuanian proverb: a name does not ruin the thing itself. /---/25

"vanadus algab jalad" - nii ütleb vanasõna.
"old age begins with the feet" - so the old saying goes.

ehk kinnitab seegi, et vanasõna kasutamine teravdab tähelepanu.
also, this might confirm the fact that a proverb sharpens the audience's attention.

vanasõna ütleb: omade seadustega ei astuta võõrasse kloostrisse.
there is a proverb that says: you cannot take your law to another monastery.

samas toetab see jutt vanasõna, et osav ei saa tegevuseta istuda.
at the same time the story supports the proverb that one who possesses skills cannot sit idle.

ka vanasõna ütleb, et pudingi headust mõistame alles seda süües!
as the adage goes, the proof of the pudding is in the eating!

samuti aga võime näha, kuidas sama vanasõna korratakse tingituna samast situatsioonist.
also, we can observe how the same proverb is repeatedly inspired by the same situation.

nagu poola vanasõna ütleb, see, kes annab kiiresti, annab kaks korda.
as the polish proverb says: 'he who gives quickly gives twice.'

härra president, "hea preester õpib surmani”, ütleb ungari vanasõna.
mr president, 'a good priest learns until death' says the hungarian proverb.

vanasõna on juba omaette täisväärtuslik tekst, moodustades nõnda n-ö teksti tekstis.
a proverb is even more powerful when in a stressed position, at the beginning or end of the text.

®tšiili vanasõna ütleb: „jagajale jääb alati kõige parem osa.”
it is clear that the idea of ‘partnership’ depends very much upon the angle from which it is viewed.

"kes koera maha lüüa tahab, kuulutab selle marutõbiseks," ütleb ameerika vanasõna.
number of offices for professionals ensuring reproduction of unique societal cultures, rediscovery of a convincing past, reinterpretation and re-telling of basing it national myths diminishes sweepingly.

mainitud markeeringute puhul ei saaks näiteks vanasõna mitteteadmine tekitada olukorda, kus vanasõna jäetaks vanasõnana tähele panemata.
so, in the case of the above markers, not knowing the proverb cannot create a situation where the proverb is not recognised as one.