phrase
Bolje vrabac u ruci nego golub na grani
a sparrow in the hand beats a pigeon on the branch
лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе (букв. воробей в руке лучше голубя на ветке); часто сокращают до Bolje vrabac u ruci
With stress
Bȍlje vrábac u rúci nȅgo gȍlūb na gráni
In Cyrillic
Боље врабац у руци него голуб на грани
Examples from the lessons
Bolje vrabac u ruci nego golub na grani.
Лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе
Idioms & phraseologyIn phrasebooks
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- Bez mȕke néma nàukeno learning without hardship
- Vȗk dlȁku mȇnjā, àli ćȗd nȉkadathe wolf changes its coat but never its temper
- Kȍ drȕgome jȁmu kȍpā, sam u njȗ ùpadāhe who digs a pit for another falls into it himself
- Bȍlje ȉkad nȅgo nȉkadbetter ever than never
- Nȉje zlȃto svȅ štȍ sȉjāall that glitters is not gold
- Tȉha vòda brȇg rȍnīstill water wears away the bank
- U láži su krátke nȍgelies have short legs
- Bȍlje spréčiti nȅgo léčitiprevention is better than cure
- Ȉver ne pȁdā dalèko od klȁdethe chip does not fall far from the log