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Definition of proverbs in English Turkish dictionary
- (Dilbilim) atasözleri
Atasözlerini İngilizceye çevirmede bir amacın olup olmadığını merak ediyorum.
-I wonder if there is any point in translating proverbs into English.
Atasözlerini yazıyor musun?
-Are you writing the proverbs?
- proverb
- atasözü
O birçok atasözü bilir.
-She knows many proverbs.
Tom konuşmasını bir atasözü ile bitirdi.
-Tom concluded his speech with a proverb.
- proverbs kyrgyz
- kırgız atasözleri
- turkish proverbs
- (Dilbilim) türk atasözleri
- Proverb
- darbımesel
- proverb
- (Dilbilim) öneylem
- proverb
- (isim) atasözü
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English - English
Definition of proverbs in English English dictionary
- A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh, being a collection or moral maxims
- {i} book of the Bible, book of the Old Testament
- a book of the Old Testament of the Bible consisting of a collection of proverbs which people believe were written by King Solomon
- an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israelit sages (including Solomon)
- plural of proverb
- Prv
- proverbs come in pairs
- Alternative form of proverbs run in pairs
- proverbs go in pairs
- Alternative form of proverbs run in pairs
- proverbs hunt in pairs
- Alternative form of proverbs run in pairs
- proverbs often come in pairs
- Alternative form of proverbs run in pairs
- proverbs run in pairs
- Every proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."
Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.
- proverbs should be sold in pairs
- Alternative form of proverbs run in pairs
- proverbs should be writ in pairs
- Alternative form of proverbs run in pairs
- proverbs should come in pairs
- Alternative form of proverbs run in pairs
- proverbs should go in pairs
- Alternative form of proverbs run in pairs
- proverb
- A phrase expressing a basic truth which may be applied to common situations
- proverb
- a brief, pithy saying, condensing in witty or striking form the wisdom of experience
- proverb
- aphorism
- proverb
- {v} to mention in or use as a proverb
- proverb
- {n} a maxim, an old or common saying
- Book of Proverbs
- (Biblical) book of the Old Testament (composed of wise sayings many of which are attributed to King Solomon)
- proverb
- a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
- proverb
- A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable
- proverb
- To provide with a (Atasözü)
- proverb
- {i} saying, maxim; adage, parable
- proverb
- To write or utter (Atasözü)s
- proverb
- a trite maxim; a similitude; a parable The Hebrew word thus rendered (mashal) has a wide signification It comes from a root meaning "to be like," "parable " Rendered "(Atasözü)" in Isa 14: 4; Hab 2: 6; "dark saying" in Ps 49: 4, Num 12: 8 Ahab's defiant words in answer to the insolent demands of Benhadad, "Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off," is a well known instance of a (Atasözü)ial saying (1 Kings 20: 11)
- proverb
- a statement of traditional wisdom, supported by long experience and expressed in memorable form Generally the second line repeats or develops, sometimes by contrast, the thought of the first line This feature is called Parallelism, and is common in Hebrew poetry Proverbs are quoted in many books of the Bible, but the major collection is in Proverbs There are also Proverbs in Wisdom and, in a longer "essay form", in Sirach See Wisdom
- proverb
- A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference
- proverb
- A phrase, describing an example of a basic truth, that is transferred to common situations
- proverb
- A short pithy sentence expressing a truth ascertained by experience or observation; a reproach or object of contempt
- proverb
- A proverb is a short sentence that people often quote, which gives advice or tells you something about life. An old Arab proverb says, `The enemy of my enemy is my friend'. = saying. a short well-known statement that gives advice or expresses something that is generally true. 'A penny saved is a penny earned' is an example of a proverb saying (proverbe, from proverbium, from verbum ). Succinct and pithy saying that is in general use and expresses commonly held ideas and beliefs. Proverbs are part of every spoken language and folk literature, originating in oral tradition. Often a proverb is found with variations in many different parts of the world. Literate societies dating to the ancient Egyptians have collected proverbs. One of the earliest English proverb collections, The Proverbs of Alfred, dates from 1150-80. In North America the best-known collection is probably Poor Richard's, an almanac published 1732-57 by Benjamin Franklin
- proverb
- To name in, or as, a (Atasözü)
- proverb
- An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage
- proverb
- A drama exemplifying a (Atasözü)
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Turkish - English
Definition of proverbs in Turkish English dictionary
- meseller Kitabı the Book of Proverbs
- (in the Old Testament of the Bible)
Related Terms
proverbs
Hyphenation
Prov·erbsTurkish pronunciation
prävırbzPronunciation
/ˈprävərbz/ /ˈprɑːvɜrbz/
Etymology
[ 'prä-"v&rb ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English proverbe, from Middle French, from Latin proverbium, from pro- + verbum word; more at WORD.Resimler
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