Piedmontese proverbs

Piedmontese is an Italian dialect spoken mostly in Piedmont in north-western Italy.

A

 * A l'è mej un cativ accordi ch'una bona sentessa.
 * English equivalent: A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.


 * Ant gnun pais a-i son tante miserie come dëdsà e dëdlà dël Po.
 * English equivalent: Wherever we are we must carry a cross, if we don't learn to cope with it, ours is the loss.

C

 * Chi a l'a tenp ch'a lo lassa nen scapé.
 * English equivalent: When fortune knocks, be sure to open the door.


 * Chi a rinonssia al fat aô prima d'murìa merita nen d'esse compatì.
 * English equivalent: God help those who help themselves.


 * Chi la dure le vinc.
 * English equivalent: God is with those who persevere; Persevere and never fear.

E

 * El gieūgh per esse bel a venta ch'a durà poch.
 * English equivalent: Leave a jest when it pleases you best.


 * El pies d' j' ani a l'è pì grev d'tuti.
 * English equivalent: Age and poverty are ill to bear.

F

 * Fe la festa a speise d j aotri.
 * English equivalent: Men cut large thongs of other men's leather.

G

 * Gavė d'sangh d'ant na pera.
 * English equivalent: You cannot get blood from a stone.

I

 * Ii busiard a son gnanca cherdì quando a la vrità.
 * English equivalent: A liar is not believed when he tells the truth.

L

 * L'invidia a l'è mai mortanè mai a murirà.
 * English equivalent: Envy takes no holiday.


 * La fortuna a va e ven.
 * English equivalent: The wheel of fortune is forever in motion.


 * La neuit a l ' è la mare d'ii penssė.
 * English equivalent: To take counsel of one's pillow.

R

 * Rende frasche per feuje.
 * English equivalent: Give and take is fair play.

T

 * Tuti a s'cerio ii difet d'j aotri, e mai ii sô.
 * English equivalent: Forget other faults remembering your own; Forgive and forget.

V

 * Vive e lasse vive .
 * English equivalent: Live and let live.