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“vaut mieux que deux” in English

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Un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras.
A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush.
Un « tiens » vaut mieux que deux « tu l'auras ».
A loaf of bread is better than the songs of birds.
On a dit: "Un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l’auras."
It has been said that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Comme le dit le dicton: "Un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras".
As the saying goes, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Il est ici question d' un tiens qui vaut mieux que deux tu l' auras.
It is a matter of better some of a pudding than none of a pie.
Ma grand-mère le disait déjà: un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras.
As my grandmother used to say, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Il existe un proverbe français qui dit: "Un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l’auras."
According to a Flemish saying, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Nous voterons pour, à quelques amendements près. Car, après tout, un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras!
We shall vote in favour with some amendments because something is better than nothing.
Enfin, Monsieur le Président, je voudrais rappeler un proverbe selon lequel "un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras".
Lastly, Mr President, I would like to remind you of that old proverb which says: 'a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush' .
Si c' était le cas, je soutiendrais le code de conduite comme un moindre mal, car "un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l' auras".
If these were the two options, I would endorse the code of conduct as the lesser of the two evils, the underlying rationale being that something is better than nothing.
Selon le principe de un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras, nous acceptons ces propositions et nous rallions à ce que M. van der Waal nous a proposé.
Working on the principle that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, we are prepared to accept these proposals and do as Mr van der Waal suggested.
Si vraiment le Parlement doit faire ces rapports annuellement, les partis de gauche auront de quoi méditer sur le proverbe: »le mieux est l'ennemi du bien», ou encore: »un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras».
If Parliament is to present these annual reports at all, the red parties should ponder on a couple of sayings we have in Sweden that go something like: ' true mastery lies in moderation' and 'reach out for everything, gain nothing' .

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