Le Proverbes Quiz #2 Flashcards

(21 cards)

1
Q

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket

A

Il ne faut pas mettre tout ses œufs dans le même panier

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2
Q

All’s well that ends well

A

Tout est bien qui finit bien

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3
Q

Where there’s a will there’s a way

A

Vouloir c’est pouvoir

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4
Q

Beggars can’t be choosers

A

Ne choisis pas qui emprunte

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5
Q

You make your bed, you lie in it

A

Qui casse les verres les paie

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6
Q

Let sleeping dogs lie

A

Ne réveillez pas le chat qui dort

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7
Q

Never too old to learn

A

On apprend à tout âge

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8
Q

Seeing is believing

A

Voir c’est croire

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9
Q

Every cloud has a sliver lining

A

Après la pluie, le beau temps

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10
Q

Rome wasn’t built in a day

A

Paris/Rome ne s’est pas fait en un jour

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11
Q

A rolling stone gathers no moss

A

Pierre qui roule n’amasse pas de mousse

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12
Q

One Robin doesn’t make springtime

A

Une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps

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13
Q

All roads lead to Rome

A

Tout chemin mène à Rome

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14
Q

Those who live by the sword die by the sword

A

Quiconque se sert de l’épée périra par l’épée

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15
Q

No news is good news

A

Point de nouvelles, bonnes nouvelles

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16
Q

You know a tree by its fruit

A

On reconnaît l’arbre à ses fruits

17
Q

You have to break some eggs to make an omelet

A

On ne fait pas d’omelette sans casser d’œufs

18
Q

Out of sight out of mind

A

Loin des yeux, loin des cœurs

19
Q

Where there’s smoke there’s fire

A

Il n’y a pas des fumée sans feu

20
Q

Rob Peter, to pay Paul

A

Déshabiller saint pierre, pour habiller saint Paul

21
Q

Don’t judge a book by its cover

A

L’habit ne fait pas le moine