Provérbios gregos: diferenças entre revisões

* "Άν δεν πάει ο Μωάμεθ στο βουνό, πάει το βουνό στο Μωάμεθ."

** English Translation: "If Muhammad doesn't go to the mountain, then the mountain goes to Muhammad."

* "Άνθρωπος αγράμματος, ξύλο απελέκητο."

** English translation: "The illiterate person, is like an uncarved piece of wood."

* "Από 'ξω κούκλα κι από μέσα πανούκλα."

** English translation: "From the outside a doll, from the inside plague."

** Used to describe a beautiful woman that has a terrible character.

* "Από την πόλη έρχομαι, και στην κορφή κανέλα."

** English translation: "I'm coming from town, with cinnamon at the top."

** An actual surrealist proverb!

 

* "Βοήθα με να σε βοηθώ ν' ανεβούμε το βουνό."

** English Translation: "Help me, so that I can help you, so that we can climb (together) the mountain."

** Refers to cooperation.

 

* "Έβαλαν το λύκο να φυλάξει τα πρόβατα."

** English translation: "They asked the wolf to guard the sheep."

** They asked someone corrupt, to have a task of civil importance.

* "Ένας κούκος δε φέρνει την Άνοιξη."

** English translation: "One cuckoo bird does not bring the spring."

** If one good thing happens in your life, it does not mean it will become good.

* "Είπε ο γάιδαρος τον πετεινό κεφάλα."

** English translation: "The donkey called the rooster bigheaded."

** A bit similar to "Look who is talking...".

 

* "Η τρέλα δεν πάει στα βουνά."

** English translation: "Madness doesn't go to the mountains."

* "Η γριά κότα έχει το ζουμί."

** English translation: "It's the old chicken that has the juice."

* "Ή μικρός παντρέψου, ή μικρός καλογερέψου."

** English Translation: "Either get married early, or become a monk early."

** Used to convince people to marry young.

 

* "Κάλλιο αργά, παρά ποτέ."

** English translation: "Better late than never."

* "Κάλλιο γαϊδουρόδενε, παρά γαϊδουρογύρευε."

** English translation: "It's better to tie your donkey than to go searching for it (afterwards)."