Odds & Ends Flashcards

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What is the German proverb for “the walls have ears”?

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Wände haben Ohren

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What is the German proverb for “One hand washes the other”?

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Eine Hand wäscht die andere

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What is the German proverb for “Speech is silver but silence is golden”?

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Reden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold

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What is the German proverb for “all that glitters is not gold”?

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Es ist nicht alles Gold, was glänzt

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What is the German proverb for “One swallow does not a summer make”?

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Eine Schwalbe macht doch keinen Sommer

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What is the German proverb for “once burned, twice shy”?

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Ein gebranntes Kind scheut das Feuer

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What is the German proverb for “a bird in the hand is worth two in the brush”?

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Ein Sperling in der Hand ist besser als eine Taube auf dem Dache

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What is the German proverb for “he who laughs last laughs best”?

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Wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten

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What is the German proverb for “practice makes perfect”?

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Übung macht den meister

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What is the German proverb for “to err is human”?

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Irren ist menschlich

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What is the German proverb for “Rome was not built in a day”?

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Rom wurde nicht an einem Tag erbaut

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What is the German proverb for “When the cat’s away the mice will play”?

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Wenn die Katze aus dem Haus ist, tanzen die Mäuse

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What is the German proverb for “by their fruits shall ye know them”?

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Den Baum erkennt man an den Früchten

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What is the German proverb for “April showers bring May flowers”?

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Der April macht die Blumen, und der Mai hat den Dank dafür

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What is the German proverb for “children and fools speak the truth”?

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Kinder und Narren reden die Wahreit

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What is the German proverb for “many hands make light work”?

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Viele Hände machen bald ein Ende

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What is the German proverb for “Nothing ventured, nothing gained”?

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Aus nichts wird nichts

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What is the German proverb for “pride comes before a fall”?

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Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall

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What is the German proverb for “first come, first served”?

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Wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst

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What is the German proverb for “it is better to suffer injustice than to commit injustice”?

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Besser Unrecht leiden als Unrecht tun

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What is the German proverb for “too many cooks spoil the broth”?

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Viele Köche verderben den Brei

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What is the German proverb for “one shouldn’t buy a pig in a poke”?

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Man soll die Katze nicht im Sack kaufen

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What is the German proverb for “don’t look a gift horse in the mouth”?

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Einem geschenkten Gaul sieht man nichts ins Maul

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What is the German proverb for “you must finish what you start”?

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Wer A sagt, muss auch B machen

25
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What is the German proverb for “as the twig is bent, so grows the tree”?

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Was Hänschen nicht lernt, lernt Hans nimmer mehr

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What is the German proverb for “a friend in need is a friend indeed”?

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Freunde erkennt man in der Not

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What is the German proverb for “all’s well that ends well”?

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Ends gut, alles gut

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What is the German proverb for “appearances can be deceiving”?

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Der Schein trügt

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What is the German proverb for “birds of a feather flock together”?

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Gleich und gleich gesellt sich gern.

30
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What is the German proverb for “Break a Leg”?

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Hals und Beinbruch!

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What is the German proverb for “business before pleasure”?

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Erst das Geschäft, dann das Vergnügen

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What is the German proverb for “don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater”?

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Man soll nicht das Kind mit dem Badewasser ausschütten

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What is the German proverb for “every cloud has a silver lining”?

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Auf Regen folgt Sonnenschein

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What is the German proverb for “every rose has its thorns”?

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Keine Rose ohne Dornen

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What is the German proverb for “for every rule there’s an exception”?

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Keine Regel ohne Ausnahme

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What is the German proverb for “getting started is the hardest part”?

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Aller Anfang ist schwer

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What is the German proverb for “good things come in threes”?

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Alle guten Dinge sind drei

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What is the German proverb for “haste makes waste”?

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Blinder Eifer schadet nur

39
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What is the German proverb for “his bark is worse than his bite”?

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Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht

40
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What is the German proverb for “let sleeping dogs lie”?

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Schlafende Hunde soll man nicht wecken

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What is the German proverb for “lies have short legs”?

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Lügen haben kurze Beine

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What is the German proverb for “make hay while the sun shines”?

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Man muss das Eisen schmieden, solang es heiß ist

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What is the German proverb for “money doesn’t grow on trees”?

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Die gebratenen Tauben fliegen einem nicht ins Maul

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What is the German proverb for “no pain no gain”?

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Ohne Fleiß kein Preis

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What is the German proverb for “one rotten apple spoils the barrel”?

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Ein faules Ei verdirbt den Brei

46
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What is the German proverb for “out of sight out of mind”?

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Aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn

47
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What is the German proverb for “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” or “like father, like son”?

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Der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm

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What is the proverb for “the early bird gets the worm”?

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Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund

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What is the German proverb for “what I don’t know can’t hurt me”?

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Was ich nicht weiß, macht mich nicht heiß

50
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What is the German proverb for “when in Rome, do as the Romans do”?

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Andere Länder, andere Sitten

51
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What is the German proverb for “when it rains it pours”?

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Ein Unglück kommt selten allein

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What is the German proverb for “where there’s a will, there’s a way”?

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Wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg

53
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What is the German proverb for “where there’s smoke, there’s fire”?

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Wo Rauch ist, ist auch Feuer

54
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What is the German proverb for “you are what you eat”?

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Der Mensch ist, was er isst

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What is the German proverb for “you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink”?

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Pferde lassen sich zum Wasser bringen, aber nicht zum Trinken zwingen

56
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What is the German proverb for “you can’t please everyone”?

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Allen Leuten recht getan, ist eine Kunst, die niemand kann

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What is the German proverb for “you can’t see the forest for the trees”?

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Man sieht den Wald vor lauter Bäumen nicht

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What is the German proverb for “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks”?

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Was Hänschen nicht lernt, lernt Hans nimmermehr