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proverb

/ˈprɒv.ɜːb/

/ˈprɔː.vɝːb/

Traductions

proverbnoun

proverbs

/ˈprɒv.ɜːb/

/ˈprɔː.vɝːb/

пословица

A well-known proverb is 'Actions speak louder than words.'

Известная пословица: 'Дела говорят громче слов.'

Synonymes

wise saying

proverbverb

proverbed

Past Simple

proverbed

Past Participle

proverbing

Gerund

/ˈprɒv.ɜːb/

/ˈprɑː.vɜrb/

Archaic or literary usage meaning ‘to speak or write in proverbs’ or ‘to turn into a proverb’.

Synonymes

proverbadjective

Used attributively (noun adjunct) in such phrases as "proverb wisdom"; treated here as an adjective per guidelines.

Définitions

proverbnoun

A short, well-known saying that expresses a general truth or piece of advice.

The proverb 'A stitch in time saves nine' suggests that taking care of problems early can prevent them from becoming bigger issues.

A person or thing that is commonly cited as a typical example or byword for a particular quality.

His miserliness became a proverb in the whole town.

proverbverb

To speak of, express, or illustrate by means of a proverb; to make something proverbial.

Medieval scholars proverbed their lessons so that students would remember them.

proverbadjective

Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to a proverb or proverbs; proverbial.

She compiled a proverb dictionary to aid language learners.