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Quiz about Italian and English Proverbs Sayings

Italian and English Proverbs & Sayings Quiz

Proverbs and sayings are quite often used in English and in Italian. Let's see how some of them can be translated: it could come in handy... Please choose the correct Italian translation of the proverbs given in English

A multiple-choice quiz by vale70. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
vale70

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
129,664

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2522

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 46 (7/10), Guest 32 (7/10), Guest 163 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush Hint

Ambasciator non porta pena

Quando il gatto non c'� i topi ballano

Non tutte le ciambelle riescono col buco

Meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani

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Question 2 of 10

2. To kill two birds with a stone Hint

Tra il dire e il fare....

Prendere due piccioni con una fava

A buon intenditor poche parole

Volere � potere

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Question 3 of 10

3. The early bird catches the worm Hint

Il sangue non � acqua

Una rondine non fa primavera

Chi dorme non piglia pesci

Piangere sul latte versato

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Question 4 of 10

4. Birds of a feather flock together Hint

Meglio tardi che mai

Le acque chete rovinano i ponti

Dio li fa e poi li accoppia

Dalla padella nella brace

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Question 5 of 10

5. Curiosity killed the cat Hint

La gatta frettolosa fece i gattini ciechi

Se son rose fioriranno

Tanto va la gatta al lardo che ci lascia lo zampino

Essere povero in canna

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Question 6 of 10

6. Let sleeping dogs lie Hint

Can che abbaia non morde

Tutte le strade portano a Roma

Non svegliare il can che dorme

Il bue dice cornuto all'asino

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Question 7 of 10

7. Forewarned is forearmed Hint

Uomo avvisato, mezzo salvato

Dai una mano e si prende il braccio

L'apparenza inganna

Essere tra l'incudine e il martello

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Question 8 of 10

8. Every cloud has a silver lining Hint

Non tutto il male viene per nuocere

Meglio tardi che mai

Il tempo � denaro

Gli amici si vedono al momento del bisogno

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Question 9 of 10

9. To run with the hare and to hunt with the hounds Hint

Dare un colpo al cerchio e uno alla botte

Volere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca

Quando si � in ballo, bisogna ballare

Il tempo � galantuomo

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Question 10 of 10

10. Nothing ventured, nothing gained Hint

Chi non risica non rosica

Molto fumo e poco arrosto

O la va o la spacca

Lontano dagli occhi, lontano dal cuore

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

Answer: Meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani

"Ambasciator non porta pena" is "Don't shoot the messenger"; "Non tutte le ciambelle riescono col buco" is "You can't win them all"; "Quando il gatto non c'� i topi ballano" is "When the cat is away the mice will play"

2. To kill two birds with a stone

Answer: Prendere due piccioni con una fava

"Tra il dire e il fare... (c'� di mezzo il mare)" is "Easier said than done"; "A buon intenditor poche parole" is "A word to the wise is sufficient"; "Volere � potere" is "Where there's a will there's a way"

3. The early bird catches the worm

Answer: Chi dorme non piglia pesci

"Una rondine non fa primavera" is "One swallow does not make a summer"; "Piangere sul latte versato" is "To cry over spilt milk"; "Il sangue non � acqua" is "Blood is thicker than water"

4. Birds of a feather flock together

Answer: Dio li fa e poi li accoppia

"Le acque chete rovinano i ponti" is "Still waters run deep"; "Dalla padella nella brace" is "Out of the frying pan, into the fire"; "Meglio tardi che mai" is "Better late than never"

5. Curiosity killed the cat

Answer: Tanto va la gatta al lardo che ci lascia lo zampino

"Se son rose fioriranno" is "The proof of the pudding is in the eating"; "Essere povero in canna" is "To be as poor as a church mouse"; "La gatta frettolosa fece i gattini ciechi" is "More haste, less speed"

6. Let sleeping dogs lie

Answer: Non svegliare il can che dorme

"Tutte le strade portano a Roma" is "All roads lead to Rome"; "Il bue dice cornuto all'asino" is "The pot calls the kettle black"; "Can che abbaia non morde" is "His/her bark is worse than his/her bite"

7. Forewarned is forearmed

Answer: Uomo avvisato, mezzo salvato

"L'apparenza inganna" is "You can't tell a book from its cover", which can also be translated as "L'abito non fa il monaco"; "Dai una mano e si prende il braccio" is "You give him/her an inch and he/she will take a yard"; "Essere tra l'incudine e il martello" is "To be between the devil and the deep blue sea"

8. Every cloud has a silver lining

Answer: Non tutto il male viene per nuocere

"Il tempo � denaro" is "Time is money"; "Meglio tardi che mai" is "Better late than never"; "Gli amici si vedono al momento del bisogno" is "A friend in need is a friend indeed"

9. To run with the hare and to hunt with the hounds

Answer: Dare un colpo al cerchio e uno alla botte

"Quando si � in ballo, bisogna ballare" is "In for a penny, in for a pound"; "Volere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca" is "You cannot have your cake and eat it"; "Il tempo � galantuomo" is "Time will tell"

10. Nothing ventured, nothing gained

Answer: Chi non risica non rosica

"O la va o la spacca" is "It's do or die"; "Molto fumo e poco arrosto" is "Much cry and little wood"; "Lontano dagli occhi, lontano dal cuore" is "Out of sight, out of mind".
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Source: Author vale70

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