Tong Inggis Ku Basa Iggris 94

Proverb

Paribasa (ditarjamahkeun bébas)

Beautiful as mountain from away = Sari gunung. Dilarapkeun ka awéwé anu katempo ti kajauhan siga geulis ari ti kadeukeutan teu geulis teu sing.
Bending without breaking = Ngéléhan lain hartina éléh.
Be slow to promise but quick to perform = Pikir heula bulak-balik lamun rék ngucapkeun jangji, tapi kudu buru-buru lamun nohonan jangji.
Better buy than borrow = Leuwih hadé meuli ti batan nginjeum.
Better do than none = Leuwih hadé baranggawé ti batan nganggur teu puguh.
Better face in danger than be always in fear = Leuwih hadé nyanghareupan bahaya ti batan salilana aya dina kasieun.
Better forgiven than resentment = Leuwih hadé ngahampura ti batan ngunek-ngunek hayang mulangkeun kanyeri.
Better late than never = Mending leuir ti batan mangkir, mending elat ti batan teu datang.
Birds of the same feather flock together = Sosobatan nurutkeun lingkungan hirup kumbuhna séwang-séwangan. Guru sosobatan jeung guru, santri sosobatan jeung santri jsb.
By hook or by crook = Ku cara wijaksana atawa ku cara tipu daya.
By learning to obey we know to command = Ku jalan diajar kumaha carana nurut kana paréntah, urang jadi bisa kumaha carana maréntah.
Despise another, despise yourself = Ngahina batur téh sarua baé jeung ngahina sorangan.
Destroy something is easier than to construct = Ngancurkeun leuwih babari ti batan ngawangun.
Diamond in the mud is always glowed = Inten mah najan dina leutak ogé angger baé teu weléh gugurilapan.
Diamond cuts diamond = Motong inten ku inten deui. Mikat manuk titiran ku manuk titiran deui.
Don’t be overjoyed before you are entirely out of dificulties = Ulah waka suka bungah saméméh anjeun bener-bener lubar atawa lésot tina kasusah.
Don’t wait till tomorrow what you can do today = Ulah didagoankeun nepi ka isukan naon-naon anu bisa dipigawé poé ieu.
Do what you can do now! = Pigawé naon anu ku anjeun bisa dipigawé ayeuna!
Diligence is the way to prosper = Rajin sarta motékar téh jalan kana kauntungan.
Early bird catches the worm = Manuk anu goréjag anu pangheulana ngahakan cacing. anu kuuleun taya kadaék moal kabagéan rejeki. Rejeki atawa kauntungan ngan pikeun anu rajin jeung daékan.
Easy come, easy go = Babari meunangkeun, babari méakkeun. Rejeki anu babari diarahna, babari dibéakkeunana.
Economy is the easy chair of old age = Bibilintik ti leuleutik, geus gedé ngan kari maké.
Empty vessels make most sound = Lodong kosong ngalentrung.
Enough is as good as a feast = Basajan leuwih hadé ti batan kaleuleuwihi.
Every cloud has a silver lining = Sabot ngarandapan kasusah sok aya ngolébat sinar kabungah.
Every person is the maker of his own destiny = Hadé goréng milik saban jalma dijieun ku dirina séwang-séwangan.
Fire is a good servant but a bad a master = Seuneu, leutik bisa jadi sobat, gedé bisa jadi musibah.
Friends are many while the pocket is full = Réa duit (komo bari royal) réa sobat.
Full coin, full point = Réa duit réa bibit berewit.
Great things have small beginnings = Hasil karya anu rohaka dimimitian mah ku migawé anu teu pira heula. Ngawangun hotél anu nya megah nya méwah, upamana, mimitina mah masang batu cikal heula.