Proverb_pribahasa

Proverbs
Proverbs adalah pepatah. Tidak hanya dalam Bahasa Indonesia yang sering menyatakan pepatah, dalam Bahasa Inggris, pepatah pun dijumpai. Beberapa pepatah dalam Bahasa Inggris di bawah ini mempunyai makna yang sama dengan pepatah Bahasa Indonesia. Oleh karena itu, kami memberikan terjemahan dan makna pada setiap pepatah.

1. To have an axe to grind = Ada udang di balik batu
2. One scabbed sheep is enough to spoil a flock = Sebab nila setitik rusak susu sebelanga
3. To cherish a viper in one's bosom = Air susu dibalas air tuba
4. To fish in troubled waters = Memancing di air keruh
5. Cut your coat according to your cloth = Bayang-bayang hendaklah sepanjang badan
6. To carry coals to New-castle = Membuang garam ke laut
7. The pot calls the cattle black = Udang hendak mengatai ikan
8. He is a dog in the manger = Badak-badak, minta aku daging; Bangau2, minta aku leher
9. A thorn in one's flesh = Seperti duri dalam daging
10. Home, sweet home = Hujan emas di negeri orang, hujan batu di negeri awak, elok juga di negeri awak
11. Huge winds blow on high hills = Besar kapal besar gelombangnya, besar kayu besar dahannya
12. Barking dogs seldom bite = Anjing menggonggong tidak akan menggigit
13. No rose without thorn = Tiada gading yang tak retak
14. Like father, like child = Air cucuran atap jatuhnya ke pelimpahan juga
15. Misfortunes never come singly = Antan patah, lesung hilang
16. Out of the frying-pan into the fire = Lepas dari mulut harimau jatuh ke mulut buaya
17. To behold the mote in the eye of one's neighbour, but not the beam in one's own = Gajah di kelopak mata tak tampak, kuman di seberang lautan tampak
18. Once a use and ever a custom = Kebiasaan menjadi tabiat
19. Strike the iron while it is hot = Menjemur di waktu hari panas.
20. Such things bring grist to his mill = Pucuk dicinta ulam tiba
21. Such as the tree, such is the fruit = Bagaimana biduk, bagaimana pengayuh
22. The apple falls near the tree = Air cucuran atap jatuhnya ke pelimpahan juga
23. Harm set, haram get= Siapa menggali lubang, ia juga terperosok ke dalamnya
24. After rain comes sunshine = Sesudah hujan datang terang
25. His bread is buttered on both sides = Seperti parang bermata dua
26. There is no smoke without a fire = Kalau tak ada api takkan ada asap
27. The right man in the right place = Asal ayam pulang ke lesung, asal itik pulang ke pelimpahan
28. The tongue wounds more than a lance = Berkata peliharakan lidah
29. To show the white feather = Malu berani, mati takut
30. When at Rome, do as Rome does = Di mana tanah dipijak, disitu langit dijunjung
31. In the land of the blind, the one-eyed is king = Dimana tiada elang, kata belalang, akulah elang
32. To kill two birds with one stone = Sekali merangkuh dayung, dua, tiga pulau terlampaui
33. To pour water into a broken basin = Bagai menghasta kain sarung
34. Too much of a good thing is good for nothing = Seperti kersik di pulau
35. To save money for a rainy day = Sebelum hujan sediakan payung
36. Where there is a will there is a way = Dimana ada kemauan disitu ada jalan
37. You must not countyour chickens before they are hatched = Belum beranak sudah ditimang
38. Repentance always comes too late = Sesal dahulu pendapatan, sesal kemudian tiada berguna
39. So many countries, so many customs = Lain ladang lain belalang, lain lubuk lain ikannya
40. Spare the rod and spoil the child = Kasih akan anak dipertangis, kasih akan istri dipertinggalkan
41. Falling crumb one must be content with crust = Tidak ada rotan, akar pun jadi
42. Bean-pods are noisiest when dry = Tong kosong nyaring bunyinya
43. The die is cast = Nasi sudah menjadi bubur
44. Many a little makes a mickle = Sehari selembar benang, lama2 menjadi sehelai kain
45. To put the cart before the horse = Dahulu bajak dari jawi
46. With one's back to the wall = Seperti ikan dalam belat
47. Once bitten twice shy = Sekali jalan terkena, dua kali jalan tahu
48. Let sleeping dogs lie = Jangan dibangunkan kucing tidur
49. No pains, no gains = pahit dahulu manis kemudian
50. A penny saved is a penny gained = Hemat pangkal kaya
51. 51.   If the blind lead the blind, both fall into the ditch = Seperti kapak menyelam beliung
52. 52.   Between the devil and the deep sea = Bagai memakan si mala kama, jika dimakan ibu mati, tidak dimakan ayah mati.
53. 53.   Don't cut your nose off to spite your face = Menepuk air di dulang, terpercik muka sendiri
54. 54.   As the twig is bent, the tree is inclined = Kecil termanja-manja, besar terbawa-bawa
55. 55.   A dwarf is on a giant's shoulder can see of the two = Berdiri sama tinggi, duduk sama rendah
56. 56.   A golden key opens every door = Ada uang abang sayang, tidak ada uang abang melayang
57. 57.   Little helps =Sedikit demi sedikit lama-lama jadi bukit
58. 58.   Live and learn = Jauh berjalan banyak dilihat
59. 59.   A well-regulated family often gets the accident = Sepandai-pandai tupai melompat, suatu saat akan jatuh juga.