phrase
Ko se poslednji smeje, najslađe se smeje
he who laughs last laughs longest (literally ‘laughs sweetest’)
«хорошо смеётся тот, кто смеётся последним»
With stress
Kȍ se pòslednjī smèjē, nȃjslađe se smèjē
In Cyrillic
Ко се последњи смеје, најслађе се смеје
In phrasebooks
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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’)
- Bȍlje vrábac u rúci nȅgo gȍlūb na gránia bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- 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