dicho-1
adage ; dictum [dicta, -pl.] ; utterance ; wise saying ; old saying ; saying ; saw ; refrain.
But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'.
John Ward's dictum was that 'deprivation is as much a lack of information and the knowledge to use it as it is of the basic essentials'.
One natural strategy for reducing the impact of miscommunication is selective verification of the user utterance meanings.
Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.
Chapters include drinking and moonshine, courting, old cures and remedies, fishing and hunting, plus a chapter of pithy quotes and old sayings.
'Practice makes perfect' is a saying that can be applied to reading = 'Practice makes perfect' is a saying that can be applied to reading.
And his life confirms the famous old saw: No man is a prophet in his own land.
The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.
como dice el dicho
as the saying goes
so the saying goes
The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
Behind every good man, so the saying goes, is a good woman, and behind every maniac, is a good woman losing her sanity!.
del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho
actions speak louder than words
many a slip between the cup and the lip
be easier said than done
There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip
But in the end, although I've talked myself blue in the face, I'm afraid actions speak louder than words.
The article is entitled 'Towards academic status: many a slip between the cup and the lip'.
In formulating strategies and choosing options to deal with Iraq, it is important to recognize that some things are easier said than done.
There's many a slip twixt cup and lip, of course, in plans like these, but that's the intention now.
dicho bíblico
biblical saying
Your following the biblical saying to cast you bread upon the waters, certainly has been helpful to me.
dicho familiar
familiar saying
As the familiar saying goes, 'From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step'.
dicho favorito
catchphrase
He was a pathological liar making up the lies on the spot, and if he came up with a particularly good lie he would say his catchphrase, 'That's the ticket!'.
dicho gracioso
witticism
quip
It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field.
His genius is sometimes most evident in his quips.
dicho ingenioso
witticism
quip
It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field.
His genius is sometimes most evident in his quips.
dicho popular
adage
wise saying
old saying
saying
familiar saying
saw
But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'.
Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.
Chapters include drinking and moonshine, courting, old cures and remedies, fishing and hunting, plus a chapter of pithy quotes and old sayings.
'Practice makes perfect' is a saying that can be applied to reading = "La práctica hace al maestro" es un refrán que se puede aplicar a la lectura.
As the familiar saying goes, 'From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step'.
And his life confirms the famous old saw: No man is a prophet in his own land.
dicho preferido
catchphrase
He was a pathological liar making up the lies on the spot, and if he came up with a particularly good lie he would say his catchphrase, 'That's the ticket!'.
dicho sin hecho no tiene provecho
actions speak louder than words
But in the end, although I've talked myself blue in the face, I'm afraid actions speak louder than words.
dichos sabios
nuggets of wisdom
It is clear that the author is not short of ideas and the book contains plenty of nuggets of wisdom and suggestions for improvements.
entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran tr
There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip
There's many a slip twixt cup and lip, of course, in plans like these, but that's the intention now.
entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho
many a slip between the cup and the lip
The article is entitled 'Towards academic status: many a slip between the cup and the lip'.
