Finnish-English translations for sanonta

  • misnomer
    us
    Calling it a driveway is a bit of a misnomer, since you dont drive on it, you park on itChinese checkers is a misnomer since the game has nothing to do with ChinaIts a misnomer that engineers cant write
  • proverb
    us
    There is a French proverb that says 'our acts follow us'. Ranskassa on sanonta, jonka mukaan "tekomme seuraavat meitä". There is a Polish proverb: he who gives quickly, gives twice. On olemassa puolalainen sanonta, jonka mukaan se, joka antaa nopeasti, antaa kahdesti. There is a proverb in my country: one who gives fast gives twice. Kotimaassani on sanonta, jonka mukaan nopea apu on paras apu.
  • saying
    us
    Mr President, a saying is a saying. Arvoisa puhemies, kyseessä on vain sanonta. 'Business does business' is a familiar saying. "Liiketoiminta synnyttää liiketoimintaa", kuten tunnettu sanonta kuuluu. There is an old German saying: many roads lead to Rome. Saksassa on vanha sanonta: kaikki tiet vievät Roomaan.
  • adageWe would do well to remember the old adage 'look before you leap'. Meidän kannattaisi muistaa vanha sanonta: parempi katsoa kuin katua. The old adage about putting all your eggs in one basket rings true. Vanha sanonta kaikkien munien panemisesta samaan koriin on toteutunut. Being a physician, I should like to see the necessary documents adopted as soon as possible, but I assume that the matter is so complex that the old Roman adage of 'hurry up slowly' applies here. Lääkärinä toivon, että tarvittavat asiakirjat hyväksytään mahdollisimman nopeasti, mutta tämä on luultavasti niin mutkikas asia, että siihen pätee vanha roomalainen sanonta "kiirehdi hitaasti".
  • apothegm
    us
  • idiom
    uk
    us
  • sentence
    us
    The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second.The judge declared a sentence of death by hanging for the infamous cattle rustler.The children were made to construct sentences consisting of nouns and verbs from the list on the chalkboard.

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