Англійська мова: прислів'я та приказки

 

В англійській мові існує маса прислів'їв і приказок. На цій сторінці представлені деякі з прислів'їв англійської мови - ті, які досить часто вживаються в повсякденній мові в сучасній Англії.

 

Прислів'я англійської мови

 

No living man all things can / Не можна осягнути неосяжне

 

Wait and see /Поживемо - побачимо

 

Money has no smell/  Гроші не пахнуть

 

The early bird catches the worm / Хто рано встає, тому Бог подає

 

No fence against a flail /  Від суми та від тюрми не зарікайся

 

A sound mind is a sound body / В здоровому тілі здоровий дух

 

Take the bull by the horns / Брати бика за роги

 

Strike while the iron is hot / Куй залізо, поки гаряче

 

Сuriosity killed the cat / Багато будеш знати - скоро постарієш

 

At the ends of the earth / У чорта на куличках

 

Practice makes perfect / Повторення - мати навчання

 

No news is good news / Відсутність новин - гарна новина

 

Tastes differ / Про смаки не сперечаються

 

No flying from fate / Від долі не втечеш

 

God helps those who help themselves / На бога надійся, а сам не зівай

 

A cat with nine lives / Живучий, як кішка

 

Pull the devil by the tail / Битися, як риба об лід

 

Without a hitch / Без сучка, без задирки

 

It's a small world / Світ тісний

 

A friend in need is a friend indeed / Друг пізнається в біді

 

Bad news travels quickly /Погані новини не сидять на місці

 

A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day / Краще синиця в руках, ніж журавель у небі

 

New lords, new laws / Нова мітла по-новому мете

 

Beat about the bush / Ходити навколо

 

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link / Де тонко, там і рветься

 

Better late than never / Краще пізно, ніж ніколи

 

Take the knock / Вилетіти в трубу (розоритися)

 

Pull up stakes / Вчасно змотати вудки

 

Not fit to hold a candle to him / Не годиться йому в підметки

 

Be in the wrong box / Бути не в своїй тарілці (почувати себе ніяково)

 

Keep your fingers crossed! /Як  би не наврочити!

 

Add fuel to the fire / Підлити масла у вогонь

 

Never too old to learn / Вчитися ніколи не пізно

 

Before you know where you are / І ахнути не встигнеш

 

Nothing hurts like the truth / Правда очі коле

 

Live and learn / Вік живи, вік учись

 

Walk on air / Бути на сьомому небі (від щастя)

 

Misfortunes never come alone / Біда не приходить одна

 

Neck or nothing /Або пан, або пропав

 

A drop in the ocean / Крапля в морі

 

Not all that glitters is gold/ Не все те золото, що блищить

 

 

Популярні приказки англійської мови

Live for today for tomorrow never comes
Look before you leap
Love is blind
Make love not war
Like father, like son
Life is what you make it
Life's not all beer and skittles
Lightening never strikes twice in the same place
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and, you weep alone
Laughter is the best medicine

Прислів'я англійської мови

Time is a great healer
To err is human, to forgive divine
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it
There's no time like the present
There's no place like home
There's no smoke without fire
The pen is mightier than sword
The more things change, the more they stay the same
The longest journey starts with a single step
The darkest hour is just before the dawn
The best defence is a good offence
Still waters run deep
Rome wasn't built in a day
Revenge is a dish best served cold
Red sky at night shepherds delight; red sky in the morning, shepherds warning
Practice makes perfect
Out of sight, out of mind
Opportunity only knocks once
Oil and water don't mix
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
Misery loves company
Man does not live by bread alone 

It's the empty can that makes the most noise
It's not worth crying over spilt milk
Into every life a little rain must fall
It goes without saying
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen
If you can't be good, be careful.
If the mountain won't come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain
If life deals you lemons, make lemonade
If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again
History repeats itself
Home is where the heart is
He who laughs last laughs longest
He who hesitates is lost
Hard work never did anyone any harm
Great minds think alike
Half a loaf is better than no bread
Good talk saves the food
Fortune favours the brave
God helps those who help themselves
First things first
Fish and guests smell after three days
Flattery will get you nowhere
Everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die
Every stick has two ends
It's never too late

Англійські прислів'я

First come, first served.
Walls have ears
Fear of death is worse than death itself.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
# A fool and his money are soon parted.
A man is known by his friends.
A man is known by the company he keeps.
Actions speak louder than words.
After a storm comes a calm.
A picture paints a thousand words
Behind every great man there's a great woman
Better late than never
Better safe than sorry
Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't
Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
Do as you would be done by
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
Don't bite the hand that feeds you
Don't burn your bridges behind you
Don't change horses in midstream
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched
Don't cross the bridge till you come to it
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth
Don't rock the boat
Don't try to walk before you can crawl
Doubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom
You can't teach an old dog new tricks
You can't tell a book by looking at its cover
You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink
Worrying never did anyone any good
Where there's a will there's a way