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lo pinka

 Goofy Goofy September 15, 2010 September 15, 2010 at 12:06:23 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

tag "proverb" ou quelque chose d'approchant (?)

Dejo Dejo January 27, 2011 January 27, 2011 at 10:16:25 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I don't speak Russian, but I found this as a Russian equivalen:

"Соловья́ ба́снями не ко́рмят" means "Fine words butter no parsnip". "The nightingale can't be fed by fables" seems to be a loan-translation.

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lo tcita

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zgana ro tcita

lo liste

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lo vreji be lo citri

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Fine words butter no parsnips. [Proverb]

added by an unknown member, lo detri na jai se djuno
➜ #12517De beaux mots ne beurrent pas les navets.

linked by an unknown member, lo detri na jai se djuno
➜ #203618ただ口先ばかりでは何の役にも立たない。

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Fine words butter no parsnips.

se stika la'o zoi.Pharamp.zoi, June 21, 2010
➜ #452748Mit Worten allein ist nicht geholfen.

gau la'o zoi.arcticmonkey.zoi se jorne, August 5, 2010
➜ #514073

gau la'o zoi.Goofy.zoi se jorne, September 15, 2010
➜ #1044770دو صد گفته چون نیم کردار نیست.

gau la'o zoi.cojiluc.zoi se jorne, April 17, 2018