7 språk · 10 uttryck

bränt barn skyr elden

when someone has experienced something unpleasant, they tend to avoid it thereafter

Samma koncept, 7 olika sätt att uttrycka det. Varje kultur hittar sin egen bild för samma mänskliga erfarenhet.

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Svenska

bränt barn skyr elden— when someone has experienced something unpleasant, they tend to avoid it thereafter

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Engelska

a burnt child dreads the fire— (dated) A person harmed by something becomes more cautious about it.

once bitten, twice shy— when someone has experienced something unpleasant, they tend to avoid it thereafter

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Tyska

ein gebranntes Kind scheut das Feuer— a burnt child dreads the fire; once bitten, twice shy

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Japanska

羹に懲りて膾を吹く— once bitten, twice shy

蛇に噛まれて朽ち縄に怖じる— once bitten, twice shy

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Hebreiska

ונכווה ברותח נזהר בצונן— Once burned, twice shy; someone who suffered harm becomes overly cautious even in harmless situation

מי שנכוה ברותחין נזהר בצוננין— once bitten, twice shy

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Hindi

दूध का जला छाछ भी फूँक फूँक कर पीता है— once bitten, twice shy; a person becomes overly cautious after a bad experience

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Turkiska

imam osurursa cemaat sıçar— when leaders do a bad job, their subordinates or followers will do a worse job