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Sentence #663379

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Eldad Eldad December 12, 2010 December 12, 2010 at 6:54:04 PM UTC link Permalink

Hello Skvodo, and welcome to Tatoeba.

What you contributed is not a sentence but an expression. Here we need full sentences, so you should change it to form one (adding a subject, etc).

U2FS U2FS December 12, 2010 December 12, 2010 at 8:42:34 PM UTC link Permalink

Pearls before swine ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearls_Before_Swine

U2FS U2FS February 21, 2011 February 21, 2011 at 3:24:27 PM UTC link Permalink

the English/French/Japanese do not match with the Italian/German couple.

the English could be reverted to "pearls" and the French and Japanese split off.

U2FS U2FS March 27, 2011 March 27, 2011 at 11:49:10 AM UTC link Permalink

I unlinked the french/english/japanese from the italian sentences > the french sentence is not an idiom, but only a "literal" translation of the english sentence.

deniko deniko September 30, 2019, edited September 30, 2019 September 30, 2019 at 2:17:18 PM UTC, edited September 30, 2019 at 2:21:11 PM UTC link Permalink

Ne jetez pas de poires aux cochons - the French sentence is about pears.

Не мечите бисер перед свиньями. - The Russian sentence is about pearls. I've just unlinked it.

I liked the typo in the English sentence. Worth leaving it here as is as a joke. I've translated it literally into Ukrainian.

EDIT: Also unlinked No arrojeis perlas a los cerdos.

deniko deniko October 1, 2019 October 1, 2019 at 6:38:43 AM UTC link Permalink

Sure, someone can literally die because the followed the advice and didn't cast any pears before swine.

brauchinet brauchinet October 1, 2019, edited October 2, 2019 October 1, 2019 at 6:54:14 AM UTC, edited October 2, 2019 at 10:26:34 AM UTC link Permalink

There should be a skull and crossbones warning on the Tatoeba sauce.

O my, some answers given to that exam question:
Eels, boars, sows, an eye, socks, the weather, grandpa. Ts ts.

AlanF_US AlanF_US October 3, 2019, edited October 3, 2019 October 3, 2019 at 8:33:23 AM UTC, edited October 3, 2019 at 8:34:50 AM UTC link Permalink

@deniko, they would die because they refrained from casting pears before swine, when it was really pearls that they should have avoided throwing. After one of the pigs choked on the jewelry, its enraged brethren would get their revenge by sneaking into the house and spiking their owner's tomato sauce with poisonous mushrooms. Humorous to some, but deadly to the owner. Don't let that happen to you.

(When I left my earlier comment, which I have since deleted, my interpretation was incorrect because I failed to notice the "don't" in the original sentence. Such inattention can also be fatal.)

deniko deniko October 3, 2019 October 3, 2019 at 8:38:52 AM UTC link Permalink

Alan, thanks for that, I stand corrected and I humbly admit the advice is life-threatening.

And thanks for notifying me you'd deleted your previous comment. I wish that was an automatic feature.

AlanF_US AlanF_US October 3, 2019 October 3, 2019 at 9:30:28 AM UTC link Permalink

@deniko, I agree.

@brauchinet, eels can be quite slippery, and it can be dangerous for humans if you cast eels before swine and then leave them on the barn floor. Fortunately, pigs, for the most part, have rather steady footing, so they should be safe.

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To cast pearls before swine.

added by Skvodo, December 12, 2010

Don't cast pears before swine.

edited by Skvodo, December 12, 2010

linked by Scott, December 12, 2010

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linked by Guybrush88, December 13, 2010

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