Slovak Proverbs

B

* "Bez práce nie sú koláče."
o Translation: No work - no cake.
o English equivalent: No pain - no gain."

C

* "Čo oči nevidia, srdce nebolí."
o Translation: What eyes don't see, heart doesn't hurt.
o English equivalent: Out of sight,out of mind.

D

* "Čím viac tým lepšie."
o Translation: The more the merrier.


H

* "Hosť a ryba na tretí deň smrdia."
o Translation: Guest and fish stink on the third day.


J

* "Jablko nepadá ďaleko od stromu."
o Translation: An apple does not fall far from the tree.

* "Jeden múdry lepší ako tisíc hlúpych."
o Translation: One wiseman is better than thousand morons.

* "Jedna lastovička leto nerobí."
o Translation: One swallow does not make a summer.

K

* "Kto ráno vstáva, dobre sa máva."
o Translation: Who gets up early, is well.
o English equivalent: Early bird catches a worm.

* "Kto druhému jamu kope, sám do nej spadne."
o Translation: Who digs a hole for others, will himself fall into it.


M

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O

* "Oko za oko, zub za zub."
o Translation: An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

P

* "Plešivému chytro hlavu umyješ."
o Translation: Bald man's head gets washed fastest.

* "Pod lampou je najväčšia tma."
o Translation: The darkness is deepest under the lamp.

* "Prázdny sud najviac duní."
o Translation: Empty barrel rumbles the most.

* "Proti vetru sa močiť nedá."
o Translation: There is no use in pissing into the wind.

R

* "Ráno je múdrejšie večera."
o Translation: The morning is wiser than the evening.


T

* "Topiaci sa aj slamky chytá."
o Translation: A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

V

* "V zdravom tele zdravý duch."
o Translation: A sound mind in a sound body.

* "Vrana k vrane sadá, rovný rovného si hľadá."

* "Vtáka poznáš po perí a človeka po reči."
o Translation: Bird is known by its feathers, man is known by his speech.
o Meaning: Manners make the man.

Z

* "Zlá zelina nevyhynie."
o Translation: Evil herb never dies out.