{"id":402,"date":"2010-05-16T13:32:33","date_gmt":"2010-05-16T13:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=402"},"modified":"2010-05-16T13:32:33","modified_gmt":"2010-05-16T13:32:33","slug":"una-mela-al-giorno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/una-mela-al-giorno\/","title":{"rendered":"Una Mela al Giorno"},"content":{"rendered":"

A couple of days ago Geoff (mio marito) was chatting with some of his friends in the piazza about sayings (detti<\/strong>) and proverbs (proverbi<\/strong>). They ended up by trying to make a list of Italian equivalents for well known English sayings and vice versa. Here, for your entertainment, is the list so far:<\/font><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
una mela al giorno leva il medica di torno<\/strong><\/td>\nan apple a day keeps the doctor away<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cadere dalla padella nella brace<\/strong><\/td>\nout of the frying pan into the fire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
prendere due piccioni con una fava<\/strong><\/td>\nkill two birds with one stone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
a caval donato non si guarda in bocca<\/strong><\/td>\nnever look a gift horse in the mouth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
rosso di sera bel tempo si spera<\/strong><\/td>\nred sky at night shepherds delight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ride bene chi ride ultimo<\/strong><\/td>\nhe who laughs last laughs loudest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
l’erba del vicino \u00e8 sempre pi\u00f9 verde<\/strong><\/td>\nthe grass is always greener on the other side of the fence<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
meglio tardi che mai<\/strong><\/td>\nbetter late than never<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
non \u00e8 bello ci\u00f2 che \u00e8 bello, ma \u00e8 bello ci\u00f2 che piace<\/strong><\/td>\nbeauty is in the eye of the beholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lontano dagli occhi lontano dal cuore<\/strong><\/td>\nout of sight out of mind<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
il bisogno aguzza l’ingegno<\/strong><\/td>\nnecessity is the mother of invention<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
qual \u00e8 nato prima, l’uovo o la gallina?<\/strong><\/td>\nwhich came first, the chicken or the egg?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Here are a few Italian proverbs for which we couldn’t think of an English equivalent, can you help us out?: <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Proverb<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\nMeaning<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
chi fa per s\u00e8 fa per tre<\/strong><\/td>\n‘who does for themselves does for three’<\/em> i.e.: sometimes it’s less work to do something for yourself. This may be the equivalent of ‘too many cooks spoil the broth’, but perhaps there is something better?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
il diavolo fa le pentole ma non i coperchi<\/strong><\/td>\n‘the devil makes the pans but not the lids’<\/em> i.e.:  if you do something bad, sooner or later the truth will come out.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
tra il dire e il fare c’\u00e8 di mezzo il mare<\/strong><\/td>\n‘between the saying and the doing there is the sea in the middle’<\/em> i.e.: it’s much easier to say something than it is to do it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio<\/strong><\/td>\n‘the wolf looses its pelt but not its vice’<\/em> i.e.: the external appearance may change, but not what’s inside.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
la gallina che canta ha fatto l’uovo<\/strong><\/td>\n‘the chicken that sings laid the egg’<\/em> i.e.: the person who begins to make a fuss about something is probably the culprit.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Do you have any interesting proverbs from your culture? If so, please share them with us and I’ll try to find something similar in Italian.<\/p>\n

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A couple of days ago Geoff (mio marito) was chatting with some of his friends in the piazza about sayings (detti) and proverbs (proverbi). They ended up by trying to make a list of Italian equivalents for well known English sayings and vice versa. Here, for your entertainment, is the list so far: una mela…<\/p>\n

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