Le Proverbes Quiz #1 Flashcards

(20 cards)

1
Q

Practice makes perfect

A

À force de forger on devient forgeron

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2
Q

A workman is known by his work

A

A l’œuvre il connaît l’ouvrier

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3
Q

The more you have, the more you want

A

L’appétit vient en mangeant

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4
Q

Short reckonings make long friends

A

Les bons comptes font les bons amis

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5
Q

Promises should be kept

A

Choses promise est chose due

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6
Q

Contentment is better then riches

A

Contentement passe richesse

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7
Q

A man is known by the company he keeps

A

Dit-moi qui tu hantes, je te dirai qui tu es.

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8
Q

Strike while the iron is hot

A

Il faut battre le fer pendant qu’il est chaud

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9
Q

Still waters run deep

A

Il n’est pire eau que l’eau qui dort

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10
Q

Leave well enough alone

A

Le mieux est l’ennemi du bien

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11
Q

Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched

A

Ne vendez pas la peau de l’ours avant de l’avoir tué

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12
Q

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today

A

Ne remettez pas au lendemain ce que vous pouvez faire aujourd’hui

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13
Q

Rank imposes obligation

A

Noblesse oblige

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14
Q

A friend in need is a friend indeed

A

On connaît ses amis au besoin

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15
Q

If youth but knew, and age could.

A

Si jeunesse savait, si veilleuse pouvait.

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16
Q

When the cat is away, the mice danse.

A

Quand le chat n’y est pas, les souris dansent.

17
Q

Nothing ventured, is nothing gained

A

Qui ne risque rien, n’a rien

18
Q

Everything comes to him who waits

A

Tout vient a point à qui sait attendre

19
Q

In union there is strength

A

L’union fait la force

20
Q

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

A

Un “tiens” vaut mieux que deux “tu l’auras”