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“comme dit le proverbe” in English
6 examplesComme dit le proverbe, le temps, c'est de l'argent.
As the proverb says, "Time is money."
Comme dit le proverbe: "le poisson pourrit toujours par la tête".
There is a saying that goes 'the fish stinks from the head down'.
Comme dit le proverbe, on ne peut pas contenter tout le monde et sa belle-mère.
The French language captures this sentiment rather beautifully with the expression: on ne peut pas contenter tout le monde et sa belle-mère [You can' t please all of the people all of the time].
Monsieur le Président, comme dit le proverbe : il n' y a rien de plus difficile à écorcher que la queue.
Mr President, there is a saying in Dutch which means that the last mile is the longest one.
Monsieur le Président, chers collègues, Madame le rapporteur, comme dit le proverbe : mieux vaut prévenir que guérir.
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Mrs Roth-Behrendt, according to a Flemish saying, prevention is better than cure, and I assume that this pearl of wisdom is used in each of our Member States and regions.
Comme dit le proverbe, il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l’ours avant de l’avoir tué, mais sous la présidence autrichienne nous sommes revenus sur la question de la comitologie avec beaucoup d’engagement.
We have a saying in Austria to the effect that one should not cluck over eggs that have not yet been laid, but, under the Austrian Presidency, we have returned to the comitology issue with a great deal of commitment.
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