{"id":152,"date":"2009-11-24T07:14:43","date_gmt":"2009-11-24T11:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=144"},"modified":"2009-11-24T07:14:43","modified_gmt":"2009-11-24T11:14:43","slug":"french-proverbs-creole-language-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-proverbs-creole-language-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"French Proverbs &#8211; Creole Language Answers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you read my post the other day on <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-proverbs-creole-language\/\">La Reunion<\/a>, below you will find the English explanations matched up to the proverbs in Creole and in French. \u00a0If you did not read it, I recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-proverbs-creole-language\/\">reading it first<\/a>!<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\" valign=\"top\"><em>1. Couler la peau la pas couler lo ker.<br \/>\n(La couleur de la peau n&#8217;est pas la couleur du c\u0153ur.)<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"257\" valign=\"top\">D. You   shouldn&#8217;t judge people by the color of their skin.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\" valign=\"top\"><em>2. Quand gros b\u00e8f y charge, sorte devant!<br \/>\n(Quand le gros b\u0153uf est f\u00e2ch\u00e9, ne reste pas devant.)<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"257\" valign=\"top\">A. When   the boss isn&#8217;t happy, watch out.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\" valign=\"top\"><em>3. Faire z&#8217;oreilles cochon.<br \/>\n(Faire les oreilles de cochon.)<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"257\" valign=\"top\">B. To   hear, but not want to show you heard.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\" valign=\"top\"><em>4. A pa sa ka travay plis ka manj\u00e9 plis.<br \/>\n(Ce n&#8217;est pas celui qui travaille le plus qui mange le plus.)<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"257\" valign=\"top\">F. 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