d'Spréchwuert
[ʃpʀˈeɕvuːɐ̯t]
proverb
Good to know
Plural: d'Spréchwierder.
Example
Du hues wierklech fir all Situatioun e Spréchwuert parat!
You really have a proverb ready for every situation!
Taught in C2 · Proverbs and sayings
Sayings are a way of speaking, not of reading word for word. Learn the words for proverb, quotation and figurative speech, and a set of sayings that the national dictionary records with their meaning.
Other words in this lesson
- bildlech — figurative, figuratively
- wuertwiertlech — literal, word for word
- d'Sënnbild — allegory, emblem
- d'Zitat — quotation
- den Ausdrock — expression, phrase
- den Iesel — donkey
- den Deckel — lid
- den Damp — smoke, steam
- den Honger — hunger
- de Wollef — wolf
- d'Maus — mouse
- de Brand — fire, blaze
- bäissen — to bite
- de Bonjour — greeting, hello
- den Äisbierg — iceberg
- briechen — to break
- d'Remark — remark, comment
- schwéier — difficult, heavy
- einfach — simple
- wierklech — real, really
- parat — ready
- billen — to bark