English-Latvian translations for proverb

• sakāmvārds
  Sakāmvārds saka, ka "ik sīkums ir svarīgs”. A proverb says that "the devil is in the details”.
  Poļu sakāmvārds māca: "Tas, kas dod ātri, dod divreiz.” As the Polish proverb says: 'He who gives quickly gives twice.'
  Sens rumāņu sakāmvārds vēsta: "tu vari skriet, bet nevari noslēpties”. An old Romanian proverb says "you can run but you cannot hide”.
• paruna
  Kāda franču paruna skan šādi: "Mūsu darbi mums seko”. There is a French proverb that says 'our acts follow us'.
  Grieķiem ir paruna, kas skan: "Noteikumi ir cilvēkam, nevis cilvēks noteikumiem.” There is a Greek proverb that says, 'rules are made for man, and not man for rules'.
  Kā vēsta sena indiāņu paruna, mēs nemantojam zemi no saviem vecākiem, mēs to aizņemamies no saviem bērniem. As the old Indian proverb says, we do not inherit the earth from our parents; we borrow it from our children.

Definition of proverb

• A phrase expressing a basic truth which may be applied to common situations
• A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference
• A drama exemplifying a proverb
• To write or utter proverbs
• To provide with a proverb

Related words

• proverbial
• proverbs
• Proverbs
• antiproverb
• country proverb
• Book of Proverbs