Srpske/hrvatske poslovice i njihovi engleski ekvivalenti
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A[/size]Ako ne počneš nećeš ni završitiTranslation: If you don’t start, you won’t finish
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[/size]Bez muke nema nauke.Translation: Without suffering, there is no learning.
[/size]- English equivalent: No pain, no gain.
[/size]Bog je prvo sebi bradu stvorio.Translation: God first created a beard for himself. (Meaning that everybody looks after themselves first)
[/size][/size]Bog visoko, a Rusija daleko.Translation: God is high above, and Russia is far away. (Meaning that help is far and unlikely)
[/size][/size]Bolje ikad nego nikad.Translation: Better ever than never.
[/size]- English equivalent: Better late than never.
[/size]Bolje sprečiti nego lečitiTranslation: Better to prevent than to have to cure.
[/size]- English equivalent: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
[/size]Bolje vrabac u ruci, nego golub na grani.Translation: A sparrow in the hand is better than a pigeon on the branch.
[/size]- English equivalent: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
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[/size]Čovek je čoveku vuk.English equivalent: Man is man’s wolf.
[/size]- Latin equivalent: Homo homini lupus est.
[/size]Čovek sanja, Bog određuje.Translation: Men wishes(dreams), but god decides.
[/size]- English equivalent: Man proposes, but God disposes.
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[/size]Da padne na leđa,razbio bi nos.Translation: If he fell onto his back, he’d broke his nose.
[/size]- English equivalent: ? when the person is very unlucky
[/size]Dala baba dinar da se uhvati u kolo, a dva da se pusti.Translation: Grandma gave a dinar to dance, and two to stop.
[/size]- English equivalent: Be careful what you wish for.
[/size]Daleko od očiju, daleko od srcaTranslation: Far from the eyes, far from the heart
[/size]- English equivalent: Out of sight, out of mind
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[/size]Gde ima dima ima i vatre.Translation: Where there is smoke, there is fire too.
[/size]- English equivalent: Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
[/size]Gde ti mnogo obećavaju, malu torbu ponesiTranslation: Where people are promising much to you, bring a small bag.
[/size]- English equivalent: ? Similar to There is no free lunch.
[/size]Glava u oblacima.Translation: (To have the) head in clouds.
[/size]- English equivalent: To have one’s head in the clouds
[/size]Gvožđe se kuje dok je vruće.Translation: Iron is worked when it’s still hot.
[/size]- English equivalent: Strike while the iron is hot.
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[/size]Il’ kuj, il ne mrči gaćâ!English equivalent: Shit or get off the pot.
[/size][/size]Imati veće oči od želuca. (Samo su mi oči gladne – only my eyes are hungry)Translation: To have bigger eyes than the stomach.
[/size]- English equivalent: Your eyes are bigger than your stomach.
[/size]Ispalo vragu iz torbe.Translation: (Something that has) fallen out of a devil’s pouch.
[/size]- English equivalent: untamed.
[/size]Ispeci pa reci.Translation: Bake it and then say it.
[/size]- English equivalent: Think before you speak.
[/size]Iver ne pada daleko od klade.Translation: A splinter doesn’t land far from the trunk.
[/size]- English equivalent: An apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
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[/size]Jabuka ne pada daleko od stabla.Translation: The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
[/size][/size]Jedna lasta ne čini proleće.Translation: One swallow does not make a spring.
[/size]- English equivalent: One swallow does not make a spring.
- Source of original proverb: Aristotle
[/size]Jutro je pametnije od večeri.Translation: Morning is smarter than evening.
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[/size]Kad mačke nema, miševi kolo vode.Translation: When cat is absent, mice dance.
[/size]- English equivalent: When the cat’s away the mice will play.
[/size]Kad na vrbi rodi grožđe.Translation: When willows bear grapes.
[/size]- English equivalent: When pigs fly.
[/size]Kako došlo, tako prošlo.Translation: The way it came is the way it will go.
[/size]- English equivalent: Easy come, easy go.
[/size]Kao mačka oko vruće kaše.Translation: Like the cat around the hot meal.
[/size]- English equivalent: Beating around bush.
[/size]Ko drugome jamu kopa sam u nju pada.Translation: Who digs a trap for others ends up in it himself.
[/size]- English equivalent: What goes around, comes around.
[/size]Ko nema u glavi, ima u nogama.Translation: Who doesn’t have in his head has in his feet.
[/size]- English equivalent: Absent-minded do the work twice.
[/size]Ko rano rani, dve sreće grabi. (Ptica ranoranilica prva crva nađe)Translation: One who gets up early is doubly lucky.
[/size]- English equivalent: The early bird gets (catches) the worm.
[/size]Ko s vragom tikve sadi, o glavu mu se obiju.Translation: If one sows pumpkins with the devil, they will bash onto one’s head.
[/size]- English equivalent: ? Similar to As you sow, so you shall reap.
[/size]Ko seje vetar, žanje oluju.Translation: Who sows wind will harvest storm.
[/size]- English equivalent: ? Similar to As you sow, so you shall reap.
[/size]Ko uči znaće, ko štedi imaćeTranslation: Those who study will know, those who save will have.
[/size][/size]Ko ume, njemu dveTranslation: The one who’s able gets two.
[/size]- English equivalent: Skilled worker is paid double.
[/size]Ko vino večera, vodu doručkuje.Translation: Who has wine for dinner, he has water for breakfast.
[/size]- English equivalent: ? You can’t avoid paying consequences for your deeds.
[/size]Kruh bez motike. (SR: Nema hleba bez motike)Translation: Bread without shovel.
[/size][/size]Krv nije voda.Translation: Blood is not water.
[/size]- English equivalent: Blood is thicker than water.
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[/size]Lepa reč i gvozdena vrata otvara.Translation: A kind word opens even the iron doors.
[/size]- English equivalent:You can succeed in anything by being polite.
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[/size]Mi o vuku, a vuk na vrata.Translation: (speaking) of the wolf as the wolf (comes) to the door.
[/size]- English equivalent: Speak of the devil.
- Latin equivalent: Lupus in fabula.
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[/size]Na mladima svet ostaje.Translation: The world is left to the young.
[/size][/size]Na muci se poznaju junaci.Translation: In trouble you know a hero.
[/size][/size]Na nevidišu nema krivice.Translation: If it isn’t seen, there’s no guilt.
[/size]- If you do something without being caught it isn’t done.
[/size]Najtamnije je ispod svećeTranslation:Its the darkest underneath the candle.
[/size]- Its the darkest underneath the candle.
[/size]Naći iglu u plastu sena.English equivalent: Finding a needle in a haystack.
[/size][/size]Navika je dobar sluga, ali loš gospodar.Translation: Habit is a good servant, but a poor master.
[/size][/size]Ne gledaj poklonjenom konju u zube. (Poklonjenom konju se ne gleda u zube)Translation: Don’t look a gift horse in the teeth.
[/size]- English equivalent: Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.
[/size]Ne laje pas zbog sela, nego radi sebe.Translation: The dog doesn’t bark because of the village. (everybody cares about themselves the most)
[/size][/size]Ne maljaj vraga na zid. (SR: Ne crtaj vraga)Translation: Don’t paint the devil on the wall. Don’t invite misfortune; don’t talk about bad things that might happen because that could invite them to happen
[/size][/size]Ne može kruška da rodi jabuku.Translation: A pear tree cannot bear an apple.
[/size]- English Equivalent: ? Similar to An apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
[/size]Ne možeš imati i ovce i novce.Translation: You can’t have both money and sheep.
[/size]- English equivalent: You can’t eat your cake and have it too
[/size]Ne kupuj mačka u vreći. (Ne kupuj mačku u džaku)Translation: Don’t buy a cat in a bag.
[/size]- English equivalent: Don’t buy a pig in a poke.
[/size]Ne vidi šumu od drveća.English equivalent: Can’t see the forest for the trees
[/size][/size]Ne stavljaj sva jaja u jednu košaru.Translation: Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
[/size][/size]Ne sej tikve gde jos nisu nikle!Translation: Don’t plant pumpkins where they never sprouted!
[/size]- English equivalent: ? Don’t waste your time trying things which are proven not to work.
[/size]Ne trči pred rudo. (SR: Ne trči pred rudu)Translation: Don’t run in front of a carriage.
[/size]- English equivalent: Don’t jump the gun.
[/size]Nema hleba bez motikeTranslation: There’s no bread without a hoe
[/size]- English equivalent: You cannot make omelets without eggs.
- Similar to Only hard work pays off.
[/size]Nema vatre bez dima.Translation: There is no fire without smoke.
[/size]- English equivalent: Where there is smoke there is fire.
[/size]Nema mirnog deteta ni mlade babe.Translation: There’s no quiet child nor young grandmother.
[/size][/size]Nesreća nikad ne dolazi sama.Translation: Misfortune never comes alone.
[/size]- English equivalent: When it rains, it pours.
- English equivalent: Bad luck comes in threes.
- German equivalent: Bad luck rarely comes alone. (Ein Unglück kommt selten allein.)
[/size]Nije zlato sve što sija.English equivalent: All that glitters is not gold.
[/size]- Fool’s gold (lažno zlato; zlato lažnog sjaja; zamka za budale)
[/size]Novac se na novac lepi.Translation: Money sticks to money.
[/size]- English equivalent: Money hangs around money.
[/size]O mrtvima sve najbolje.Translation: Speak only the best of the dead.
[/size]- English equivalent: Don’t speak ill of the dead.
- Latin equivalent: De mortuis nil nisi bonum.
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[/size]Od Kulina bana i dobrijeh dana.Translation: Since Koohleen the prince and the good times; in remembrance of the good old days of Lord Kulin
[/size]- English Equivalent: Back in the good old days.
[/size]Obećanje ludom radovanjeTranslation: Promise makes a fool happy.
[/size]- English equivalent: Do not be fooled by empty promises.
[/size]Odelo ne čini čoveka.Translation: A suit doesn’t make a man.
[/size]- English equivalent: You can’t tell a book by its cover.
- French equivalent: L’habit ne fait pas le moine.
[/size]Odneti gaće na štapu. (Na kraju ostanu samo gaće na štapu)Translation: To end up with underpants on a stick. (i.e. be really poor)
[/size][/size]Ovca bleji, zalogaj gubi!Translation: The sheep that bleats – loses it’s share in food.
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[/size]Pametniji popušta.Translation: The smarter one yields
[/size]- English equivalent: Every fool is quick to quarrel /By yielding you conquer
[/size]Papir trpi sve.Translation: Paper can withstand anything (doesn’t mean it’s true (a fact))
[/size][/size]Pas koji laje, ne grize. (SR: Pas koji laje ne ujeda)Translation: A dog that barks does not bite.
[/size]- English equivalent: Barking dogs seldom bite; His bark is worse than his bite.
[/size]Po jutru se dan poznaje.Translation: The morning shows how the day will be.
[/size][/size]Počisti prvo pred svojim vratima.Translation: First sweep the ground in front of your own door.
[/size]- English equivalent: And why do you look at the splinter in your brother’s eye, and not notice the beam which is in your own eye?
- People who live in glass houses should not throw stones (don’t criticize other people when you yourself have faults and weaknesses …)
[/size]Pomozi si sam pa će ti i Bog pomoći. (SR: Pomozi sam sebi pa će ti i Bog pomoći)Translation: First help yourself and then God will help you.
[/size]- English equivalent: God helps those who help themselves.
[/size]Pomozi sirotu na svoju sramotu.Translation: Help the poor one for your own shame.
[/size][/size]Pored takvih prijatelja što će mi neprijatelji.Translation: With such friends, one doesn’t need enemies anymore.
[/size]- English equivalent: With friends like those, who needs enemies?
[/size]Posle kiše dolazi sunce. (Posle kiše uvek dođe sunce)Translation: After rain comes sun.
[/size][/size]Praviti od komarca magarca. (od muve slona).Translation: To make a donkey out of a mosquito.
[/size]- English equivalent: To make a mountain out of a molehill.
[/size]Prodati rog pod svijeću.Translation: To sell a horn as if it was a candle.
[/size][/size]Prodati mačka u vreći.Translation: To sell a cat in a bag.To succeed in selling something useless or of a very poor quality.
[/size][/size]Prosto ko pasulj.Translation: As simple as beans
[/size]- English equivalent: As easy as pie.
[/size]Prošla baba s kolačima.Translation: The old lady with cakes has already passed by.
[/size]- Now it is too late to act (you have missed the opportunity to do something).
- English: To miss the boat; American Sign Language: train go sorry
[/size]Prvo skoči pa reci hop.Translation: First leap, and then say “hop”!
[/size]- English equivalent: Look before you leap.
- Do something before you brag about it.
[/size]Puno baba, kilavo dijete. (SR: Mnogo babica kilava dečica)Translation: Many midwives, child will be feeble.
[/size]- English equivalent: Too many cooks spoil the broth.
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[/size]Raditi račun bez krčmara. (SR: Praviti račun bez krčmara= raditi nepromišljeno)Translation: To make the bill without the bartender (to do something hasty)
[/size][/size]Rugala se sova senici. (SR: Rugala se šerpa loncu, široka mu usta; Rugala se ruga; )Translation: The owl mocked the tit. / A pan was mocking a pot because his mouth is big.
[/size]- English equivalent: The pot calls the kettle black.
[/size]Ruka ruku mije.Translation: One hand washes the other.
[/size]- English equivalent: You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.
- Latin equivalent: Manus manum lavat.
[/size]Ružnoj devojci ogledalo krivo.Translation: An ugly girl blames the mirror.
[/size]- English equivalent: ? A bad craftsman blames his tools.
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[/size]Samo Sloga Srbina SpasavaTranslation: Only unity saves the Serbs.
[/size][/size]Sit gladnom ne veruje.Translation: The well fed one does not believe the hungry one.
[/size][/size]Svakog gosta tri dana dosta.Translation: Three days of any guest is plenty.
[/size]- English equivalent: Fish and visitors stink after three days.
[/size]Sve je dobro što se dobro svrši.English equivalent and translation: All’s well that ends well.
[/size][/size]Sve se vraća sve se plaćaTranslation: Everything has to be returned, everything has to be paid for.
[/size]- English equivalent: What goes around, comes around.
Sve što je dobro kratko traje.Translation: All that’s well lasts short.
- English equivalent: All good things come to an end.
[/size]Svuda pođi, kući dođi.Translation: Go everywhere, but come back home.
[/size]- English Equivalent: There’s no place like home.
[/size]Svi putevi vode u Rim.English equivalent and translation: All roads lead to Rome.
[/size][/size]Strpljen – spašen.Translation: Patient – saved.
[/size]- English equivalent: All things come to he who waits.
[/size]Što bi gore sad je dolje, a što bi dolje sad je gore.Translation: What once was up now is down and what once was down now is up
[/size]- English equivalent: What goes around comes around.
[/size]Što je previše, ni s kruhom nije dobro.Translation: What is too much is not good even with bread.
[/size]- English equivalent: Too much of anything is bad for you
[/size]Što možeš danas, ne ostavljaj za sutra.Translation: Do not leave for tomorrow, things you can do today.
[/size]- English equivalent: Don’t put off until tomorrow what can be done today (Better now than later).
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[/size]Teško žabu u vodu natjerati.Translation: It is difficult to chase a frog into the water. (sarcasticaly)
[/size][/size]Tiha voda brege dere. (SR: Tiha voda breg roni)Translation: Still water wears down mountains./Anything is possible with time.
[/size]- English equivalent: Still waters run deep.
[/size]Tko kupuje što mu ne treba, prodavat će što mu treba.Translation: He who buys what he does not need will (eventually have to) sell what he needs.
[/size][/size]Tko pita, ne skita. (SR: Ko pita ne skita)Translation: He who asks, need not wander.
[/size][/size]Tko pod drugim jamu kopa, sam u nju pada. (SR: Ko drugom jamu kopa, sam u nju upada)Translation: He who digs a hole under someone else will fall into it himself.
[/size][/size]Tko rano rani, dvije sreće grabi. (SR: Ko rano rani, dve sreće grabi)Translation: He who wakes up early, catches two fortunes.
[/size]- English equivalent: The early bird catches the worm.
[/size]Tko s malom djecom liježe, popišan se budi. (SR: Ko sa decom spava, popišan se budi)Translation: If one goes to bed with small kids, wakes up wet.
[/size][/size]Tko se zadnji smije, najslađe se smije. (SR: Ko se poslednji smeje, najslađe se smeje)Translation: He who laughs last has the sweetest laugh.
[/size]- English equivalent: He who laughs last laughs best.
[/size]Tko umije, njemu dvije.Translation: He who can, gets two.
[/size][/size]Tko želi rata, bio mu u kući.Translation: Who wishes war, may war be in his house.
[/size][/size]Tri loša ubiše Miloša.Translation: Three bad ones killed Milosh.
[/size][/size]Triput meri, jednom seci.Translation: Measure thrice, cut once; think first, act later.
[/size]- English Equivalent: Think twice before you cut; Think first, act later.
- Similar to: Think before you speak
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[/size]U laži su kratke noge.Translation: In lies one has short legs.
[/size]- English equivalent: A lie has no legs.
[/size]U tom grmu leži/čuči zec!Translation: That’s the bush where the hare squats.
[/size]- English equivalent: ? to find a solution to a problem
[/size]Umiljato jagnje dve ovce sisa.Translation: Cuddly lamb sucks two ewes.
[/size]- English equivalent: Similar to Flattery will get you anywhere.
[/size]Uzdaj se u se i u svoje kljuse.Translation: Trust yourself and your horse.
[/size]- English Equivalent: If you want to get things done, do it yourself.
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[/size]Vreme je novac.English equivalent and translation: Time is money.
[/size][/size]Vrana vrani oči ne vadiTranslation: A crow doesn’t pick out another crow’s eyes.
[/size]- English equivalent: A thief does not steal from another thief.
[/size]Vuk dlaku menja, ali ćud nikada.Translation: The wolf changes his hair, but never his temperament.
[/size]- English equivalent: A fox may change its skin, but never its character.
- Latin equivalent: Vulpes pilum mutat, non mores.
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[/size]Željezo se kuje dok je vruće. (SR: Gvožđe se kuje dok je vruće)English equivalent and translation: Forge while the iron is hot.
[/size][/size]Žuri polako.Translation: Hasten slowly.
[/size]- English equivalent: Slowly but carefully.
- Latin equivalent: Festina lente.