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Proverb in Spanish
By thorgal on Dec 28, 2008 | In Proverbs | Send feedback »
Para ser lexicógrafo hay que tener una veta de locura idealista, porque la foto del lenguaje es imposible hacerla. - Manuel Seco
Translation : You need to have a streak of idealistic lunacy in you to be a lexicographer, as it is impossible to take a… more »
Turkish proverbs
By thorgal on Dec 7, 2008 | In Proverbs | Send feedback »
Bir dil bir insan, iki dil iki insan.
Translation : One who speaks only one language is one person, but one who speaks two languages is two people. more »
Latin proverb
By thorgal on Nov 30, 2008 | In Proverbs | Send feedback »
Bene legere saecla vincere.- Professor Isaac Flagg
Translation : To read well is to master the ages. more »
German proverb
By thorgal on Nov 27, 2008 | In Proverbs | Send feedback »
Sie verkaufen und ich kaufe, sprechen wir deutsch. Aber Sie kaufen und ich verkaufe, dann sprechen wir Ihre Sprache.- attributed to Willi Brandt
Translation : When you're selling and I'm buying, we speak German. But when you're buying and I'm selling,… more »
Proverb by Mark Twain
By thorgal on Nov 16, 2008 | In Proverbs | Send feedback »
They spell it Vinci and pronounce it 'Vinchy': foreigners always spell better than they pronounce.
- Mark Twain more »
