Chi mostra i quattrini, mostra il giudizio.He that shows his money shows his judgment.
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Egli scannerebbe una cimice per bersi il sangue.He would slaughter a bug to drink its blood.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesChi non ha debito, non ha credito.He who is without debt is without credit.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesPiaga per allentar d’arco non sana.Unbending the bow does not cure the wound.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesLa borsa degli amanti va legata con fil di ragno.Lovers’ purses are tied with cobwebs.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesAd arbor che cade ognun grida dàgli, dàgli.When a tree is falling, every one cries, down with it.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesPiano, che non si levi la polvere.Softly, don’t raise a dust.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesPer picciola cagione pigliasi il lupo il montone.On very small pretext the wolf seizes the sheep.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesNon si fa mantello per un’acqua sola.A cloak is not made for a single shower of rain.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesChi ha il lupo per compagno, porti il cane sotto il mantello.Who makes the wolf his companion should carry a dog under his cloak.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesAsino che ha fame mangia d’ogni strame.A hungry ass eats any straw.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesAnch’io so menar le oche a bere quando piove.I too can lead the geese to water when it rains.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesChi sta a vedere, ha due terzi del gioco.He who looks on has two-thirds of the game.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesSe non puoi mordere, non mostrar mai i denti.If you can’t bite, don’t show your teeth.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesChi ha compagno, ha padrone.He who has a mate has a master.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesChi parla, semina; chi tace, raccoglie.The talker sows, the listener reaps.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesBatti il villano, e lo avrai per amico.Beat the churl and he will be your friend.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesS’annegherebbe in un cucchiar d’acqua.He would drown in a spoonful of water.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesAnco trà le spine nascono le rose.Among thorns grow roses.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesErrore non fa pagamento.Error is no payment.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDi tre cose il diavol si fa insalata: di lingue d’avvocati, di dita di notari, e la terza è riservata.Of three things the devil makes a salad: advocates’ tongues, notaries’ fingers, and a third that shall be nameless.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesChi ha, è.Who has, is.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesQuello che costa poco, si stima meno.What costs little is little esteemed.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesAnche la mosca ha la sua collera.Even a fly has its anger.
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