phrase
Bolje vrabac u ruci nego golub na grani
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
«лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе» (буквально «воробей в руке»)
With stress
Bȍlje vrábac u rúci nȅgo gȍlūb na gráni
In Cyrillic
Боље врабац у руци него голуб на грани
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- Kȍ rȁno rȁnī, dvȇ srȅće grȁbīthe early bird catches the worm (literally ‘grabs two lots of luck’)
- Bez mȕke néma nàukeno pain no gain (literally ‘no learning without toil’)
- Vȗk dlȁku mȇnjā, àli ćȗd nȉkadaa leopard can’t change its spots (literally ‘a wolf changes its coat’)
- Kȍ drȕgome jȁmu kȍpā, sam u njȗ ùpadāhe who digs a pit for another falls into it himself (also … sam u nju…
- Bȍlje ȉkad nȅgo nȉkadbetter late than never (literally ‘better ever than never’)
- Nȉje zlȃto svȅ štȍ sȉjāall that glitters is not gold
- Tȉha vòda brȇg rȍnīstill waters run deep (literally ‘quiet water wears away the bank’)
- U láži su krátke nȍgethe truth will out, lies have short legs
- Bȍlje spréčiti nȅgo léčitiprevention is better than cure
- Ȉver ne pȁdā dalèko od klȁdethe apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, a chip off the old block