O Pequeno dicionário de Provérbios: Alemão, Francês, Inglês, Português | 
Proverb #3: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
The equivalents given by the book are in the picture, but I found more: https://shorturl.at/gyOS9
Some interesting differences show up when we look at how the same sentence is said in different languages: would you translate these keeping them as close to the original as possible or would you change them to fit the rules of the target language?
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Proverbs #1 and 2 are very similar:
1. A bad workman always finds fault with his tools.
2. A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
The equivalents given by the book are in the picture, but I also found some variations in other languages online: https://tardisgrades.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-proverbial-tongue-bad-workman.html
Do you have any sayings about not taking responsibility for your mistakes in your language?
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I've had this little book for a very long time and would love to share it with you! As you probably know, proverbs don't translate literally between languages and this dictionary aims to offer equivalents in German, French, English and Portuguese.
Once a week, I'll post something about the translation of each proverb.
Full post: https://tardisgrades.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-proverbial-tongue-dictionary-of.ht...
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