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В

 * Всяка жаба да си знае гьола.
 * Every frog must know its pond.
 * Meaning: Every one must know his/her place. Or Everyone must know his/her origin.


 * И вълкът сит и агнето цяло.
 * It can't be, that the wolf is full, and the lamb is alive.
 * Meaning: In a dispute, both sides can't be satisfied.
 * Es kann nicht sein, dass der Wolf satt ist und das Schaf lebt.
 * Вълкът козината си мени, но нрава никога.
 * A wolf can shed his fur, but can't change his temperament.
 * A leopard cannot change its spots.

Г

 * Гладна мечка хоро не играе.
 * Hungry bear doesn't dance.
 * Ein hungriger Bär tanzt nicht.


 * Глупостта не ходи по гората.
 * You can't find stupidity in the forest.


 * Гузен негонен бяга
 * The guilty one runs unchased.

Д

 * Да бe мирно седяло, не би чудо видяло.
 * If you had been calm, you wouldn't have seen a miracle.
 * Meaning: If you you had been careful you would not have gotten into trouble.

Е

 * Една лястовичка пролет не прави.
 * One swallow doesn't make a spring.
 * Une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps.
 * Eine Schwalbe macht noch keinen Sommer.
 * Unu hirundo printempon ne alportas.

Ж
Жената може мъжа си и везир,може и на резил да го направи.

З

 * За вълка говорим, а той в кошарата.
 * Speaking of the devil.'
 * We're taking about the wolf and it turns out he's in the sheep pen.
 * Wenn man vom Teufel spricht, kommt er.


 * За някой сватба, за други брадва.
 * For some a wedding, for others an axe.

К

 * Кажи ми какви са приятелите ти, за да ти кажа какъв си ти.
 * Tell me who your friends are, so I can tell you who you are.


 * Кажи на вола си - никой няма да разбере, кажи на жена си - цяло село ще разбере.
 * Tell your ox and nobody will know, tell your wife and the whole village will know.


 * Когато цъфнат налъмите
 * Translation: When sabots begin to flower
 * Meaning: used to say that something will never happen


 * Който копае гроб другиму, сам пада в него.
 * Translation: Dig a grave for someone else, fall into it.


 * Който не работи, не трябва да яде.
 * The one who does not work, must not eat.
 * Der, der nicht arbeitet, darf nicht essen.


 * Който пее, зло не мисли.
 * The one who sings, evil does not think.


 * Който се смее последен, се смее най-добре.
 * He who laughs last, laughs best.
 * Rira bien qui rira le dernier.
 * Wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten.


 * Крушата не пада по-далеч от корена.
 * The pear doesn't fall far from the roots of the tree.
 * Meaning: (negative connotation) You are like your family circle.
 * Der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm.


 * Казали на лисицата, а тя си казала на опашката.
 * They said to the fox, the fox said to its tail.
 * Meaning: One is told to do something but will never do it.


 * Като се обърне каруцата, пътища много.
 * Translation: When the cart rolled over, there had been many roads.
 * Meaning: You can not change what already happened.

Н

 * Не е луд този, който яде зелника, луд е този, който му го дава.
 * Translation: He's not crazy, he who eats the pastry, crazy is the one who gave it to him.


 * На чужд гръб и 100 тояги са малко
 * Translation: 100 lashesh are still not enough if administered on someone else's back.

О

 * Очи, които не се виждат, се забравят.
 * Out of sight, out of mind.
 * Aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn.


 * Отиде коня у реката.
 * The horse went into the river
 * Meaning: The situation gets out of hand.

П

 * Присмял се хърбел на щърбел.
 * Meaning: A pot calling a kettle black.
 * In Polish: Przyganiał kocioł garnkowi.
 * По дрехите посрещат, по ума изпращат.
 * First impression is from your dress, last impression from your brains/wits.
 * Пази Боже сляпо да прогледа.
 * "God forbid that a blind one should gain sight."
 * Usage: Used to express frustration over someone's frequent boasts after acquiring some insignificant skill or knowledge.
 * Приятелството си е приятелство, но сиренето е с пари.
 * "Friendship is friendship, but cheese costs money."
 * Meaning: Separate business relations from personal.
 * Парен от каша -- таратор духа.
 * Оnce burned by hot porridge, you blow on cold soup.
 * Meaning: If you have been through trouble, you are more careful next time and you know what to do.
 * Петима Петко не чакат.
 * Five people won't be waiting for Petko.
 * Meaning: the majority wins.

Р

 * Роди ме мамо с късмет, па ме хвърли на смет.
 * Give me birth, mother, as a lucky one, then go ahead and throw me onto the garbage pile.
 * Meaning: Luck is all you need.

С

 * С един куршум - два заека.
 * With one bullet - two rabbits
 * Meaning: Kill two birds with one stone
 * Zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen.


 * Стадо без мърша не бива.
 * There's no flock without a carrion.
 * Meaning: There is a black sheep in every flock


 * '''Стара чанта, но лачена
 * Old bag, but patent leather
 * Meaning: Used to describes woman who is old but looks very good.


 * Стана тя каквато стана.
 * Became she became what she became.
 * Meaning: We got into an unpleasant situation

Т

 * Те ти, булка, Спасов ден.
 * Here you are, madam - Ascencion day.
 * Meaning:Something bad and unexpected happened.
 * Meaning:The long waited occasion occurs unexpectedly.
 * Три пъти мери, веднъж режи.
 * Measure thrice, cut once.
 * Meaning: Plan carefully.


 * Трай коньо за зелена трева.
 * Wait horse for green grass.
 * Meaning: What you are hoping for will never happen.


 * Трай бабо за хубост.
 * Wait, grandma, for beauty.
 * Meaning: Nice things take time.

У

 * У старо село нов закон не бива.
 * A new law in an old village won't do.
 * Meaning: used to say that it is not good to impose new rules where there is a lot of tradition.


 * Ум царува, ум робува, ум патки пасе.
 * Mind reigns, mind obeys, mind feeds the ducks.

Х

 * Хубавите ябълки прасетата ги ядат.


 * Die schönen Äpfel fressen die Schweine.
 * The nice apples are always eaten by the pigs.


 * Храни куче, да те лае.
 * Feed a dog so you're barked at.
 * In Polish: Wychować węża na własnej piersi.

Ч
Translation: The fowl of others is a duck.
 * Чуждата кокошка е патка.
 * The grass is always greener on the other side.

Я

 * Я камилата, я камиларя.
 * Either the camel, or the camelman
 * Meaning: There's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip