Monday 25 July 2011

More proverbs: hens and wolves

In the following lines you will find three more Italian proverbs and their literal translation in English. Can you work out what the matching English proverb is? Check out the comments for an answer.

(1) E' meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani
|An egg today is better than a hen tomorrow|

(2) Meglio prevenire che curare
|To prevent is better than to cure|

(3) Il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio
|The wolf loses its fur but not its bad habits|
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  1. Your Language Advisor25 July 2011 at 08:51

    (1) A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush
    (2) An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
    (3) A leopard cannot change its spots

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