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Sentence #509409

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 saeb saeb September 12, 2010 September 12, 2010 at 12:53:33 PM UTC link Permalink

a play on the arabic equivalent of "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" which goes as:
عصفور في اليد خير من عشرة على الشجرة
literally: 'a bird in the hand is better than 10 on the tree'

 FeuDRenais FeuDRenais September 12, 2010 September 12, 2010 at 2:03:18 PM UTC link Permalink

What does it mean, though?

saeb saeb September 12, 2010 September 12, 2010 at 2:24:40 PM UTC link Permalink

you mean this sentence or the original proverb?

(the sentence as it is would literally translate as "a friend in hand is better than two on the tree")

FeuDRenais FeuDRenais September 12, 2010 September 12, 2010 at 2:30:06 PM UTC link Permalink

Okay, that should be fine then.

FeuDRenais FeuDRenais September 12, 2010 September 12, 2010 at 2:33:55 PM UTC link Permalink

Well, a deal's a deal: http://tatoeba.org/chi/sentences/show/509528

Samer Samer November 20, 2010 November 20, 2010 at 1:18:05 PM UTC link Permalink

"من اثنين"

saeb saeb November 20, 2010 November 20, 2010 at 1:35:15 PM UTC link Permalink

thx ^^

Samer Samer November 20, 2010 November 20, 2010 at 1:38:24 PM UTC link Permalink

You're welcome. ^^

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #507792A friend in hand is worth two in the bush!.

صديق في اليد خير من اثنان على الشجرة!

added by saeb, September 12, 2010
➜ #507792A friend in hand is worth two in the bush!

linked by saeb, September 12, 2010
صديق في اليد خير من اثنين على الشجرة!

edited by saeb, November 20, 2010
➜ #7536497Yiwen n umeddakel deg ufus yif sin ɣef-useklu.

linked by Yagurten, November 29, 2018