Pwovèb ak ekspresyon idyomatik Flashcards

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1
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Bonjou louvri pòt!

A

Good morning opens door

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Bonjou se paspò ou!

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Here is your passport

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3
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Vwazinay se fanmi!

A

Neighborhood is family!

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4
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La kai se la kai

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Home is home

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5
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Grangou se mizè, vant plen se traka

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Hunger is misery, fullness is trouble

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6
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Men anpil chay pa lou

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Many hands make the load lighter

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Tout moun okipe pwòp afè pa yo san yo pa sousye yo de lòt moun.

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Everyone takes care of their own affairs without caring about others.

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Depi ou mete moun nan sitiyasyon ki difisil, se nòman pou l defann li.

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As long as you put people in difficult situations, it is normal to defend them.

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9
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Chen an gen maladi laraj, li mòde pyebwa.

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The dog has rabies and bites trees.

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Si ou fè byen, w ap rekòlte byen; si ou fè mal, w ap rekòlte mal.

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If you do well, you will reap well; if you hurt, you will reap wrong.

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Chak jou machann nan kebe yon gwo panye lou sou tèt li ak de men.

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Every day the merchant holds a large heavy basket on his head with both hands.

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12
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Lè gen fatra atè nou ka ajoute fèy bwa sou li.

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When there is trash on the ground we can add leaves on it.

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13
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Yo maske sitiyasyon an pou moun pa konnen sa ki te pase.

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They mask the situation so that people do not know what happened.

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14
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Depi yon moun pa avèg li ka gade travay li fè.

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Since a person is not blind he can look at the work he does.

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Anpil moun mete ansanm pou yo rezoud pwoblèm yo.

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Many people come together to solve their problems.

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16
Q

Kase fèy kouvri sa

A

Broken leaves cover that

17
Q

Chak koukouy klere pou je yo

A

Every firefly shines for their eyes

18
Q

Tout bèt jennen mòde

A

All animals are embarrassed to bite

19
Q

Sa ou fè se li ou wè

A

What you do is what you see

What we see in our life is the result of our actions.

20
Q

bèl pase lalin ak solèy

A

beautiful than moon and sun

21
Q

Dèyè mòn gen mòn

A

Behind mountains there are mountains

22
Q

wo kou mèt minwi

A

high at midnight

23
Q

swe tankou pitit Bouki

A

sweating like Bouki’s son

24
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fè nwa tankou lank

A

dark as ink

25
Q

Piti piti zwazo fè nich li

A

Little by little, the bird makes its nest.

With time everything is possible.

26
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fè vwal pou peyi san chapo

A

Make sails for land without hats

27
Q

Pa konnen pa al lajistis

A

Don’t know don’t go to justice

28
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Wi pa monte mòn

A

Yes do not climb mountains

29
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kouri pou lapli tombe nan lanmè

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Running in the rain, falling in the river.

By avoiding a certain outcome, sometimes we fall into a worse situation.

30
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Chat pran nan dlo cho, li wè dlo frèt li pè.

A

Cat takes in hot water and sees his cold water scared.

31
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Wòch nan dlo pa konn doulè wòch nan solèy.

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Rocks in water do not know the pain of rocks in the sun.

32
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Yo fòse bourik janbe dlo yo pa fòse bourik bwè dlo.

A

They force donkeys to cross the water by forcing donkeys to drink water.

33
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Yon moun ap bat dlo pou fè bè

A

Someone is beating water to make butter

34
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Sèl pa konn vante tèt li pou di l sale.

A

Salt doesn’t brag about being salty.