{"id":408,"date":"2010-05-27T18:53:58","date_gmt":"2010-05-27T18:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=408"},"modified":"2010-05-27T18:53:58","modified_gmt":"2010-05-27T18:53:58","slug":"una-mela-al-giorno-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/una-mela-al-giorno-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Una Mela al Giorno – part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Grazie a tutti<\/strong> for the interesting responses to my blog ‘Una Mela al Giorno’<\/font><\/p>\n

I asked you to help me out by finding English equivalents for five common Italian sayings or proverbs. Here below are those that  I consider to be the closest in meaning: <\/font><\/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<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n‘who does for themselves does for three’<\/em>
meaning: Sometimes it’s easier or better to do a job on your own.
English equivalents: 1. If you want a job doing properly, do it yourself 2.<\/font> Too many cooks spoil the broth <\/font><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
il diavolo fa le pentole ma non i coperchi<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n‘the devil makes the pans but not the lids’<\/em>
meaning: the truth will come out in the end.
English equivalents: 1. Everything comes out in the wash<\/font> 2.The truth will always out 3.<\/font> If you make your bed, you have to lie in it <\/font><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
tra il dire e il fare c’\u00e8 di mezzo il mare<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n‘between the saying and the doing there is the sea in the middle’<\/em>
meaning: it’s much easier to say something than it is to do it.
English equivalents: 1. Easier said than done 2. <\/font><\/font>It\u2019s easier to talk the talk than to walk the walk 3.<\/font> Words are cheap<\/font><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n‘the wolf looses its pelt but not its vice’<\/em> i.e.
meaning: the external appearance may change, but not what’s inside.
English equivalents: 1. Old wine in new bottles<\/font> 2. A snake may lose its skin, but it\u2019s still a snake inside<\/font> 3. The leopard cannot change his spots<\/font>
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la gallina che canta ha fatto l’uovo<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n‘the chicken that sings laid the egg’<\/em>
meaning: the person who begins to make a fuss about something is probably the culprit.
English equivalent: She doth protest too much, methinks<\/font><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Here are a few more detti<\/strong> (sayings) suggested by readers:<\/font><\/p>\n

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Detto<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\nEnglish equivalent<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
campa cavallo che l\u2019erba cresce<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\nwhen pigs have wings<\/font><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
o mangi questa minestra o salti dalla finestra<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\nbeggars can’t be choosers<\/font><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ogni morte di papa<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\nonce in a blue moon<\/font><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
come il diavolo e l\u2019acqua santa<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\nlike oil and water<\/font> <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Grazie a tutti for the interesting responses to my blog ‘Una Mela al Giorno’ I asked you to help me out by finding English equivalents for five common Italian sayings or proverbs. Here below are those that  I consider to be the closest in meaning: Proverb Meaning chi fa per s\u00e8 fa per tre ‘who…<\/p>\n

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