Usage examples of "Sprichwort" in German with translation to English

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"Wer rastet, der rostet" ist ein Sprichwort. "A rolling stone gathers no moss" is a proverb.

Wir haben ein Sprichwort, das besagt, dass ein guter Nachbar besser ist als ein Verwandter, der weit weg ist. We have a saying to the effect that a good neighbor is better than a faraway relative.

Tom beendete seine Rede mit einem Sprichwort. Tom concluded his speech with a proverb.

Tom hat seine Ansprache mit einem Sprichwort beendet. Tom concluded his speech with a proverb.

Das ist ein Sprichwort, dessen Bedeutung ich nicht verstehe. This is a proverb the meaning of which I do not understand.

Je kürzer ein Sprichwort ist, desto mehr Fragen wirft es auf. The shorter the proverb, the more questions.

Sprichwörter sind noch sehr populär in Amerika. Proverbs are still very popular in America.

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