Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Speech is silver, silence is golden.
Slovak translation:
Hovoriť striebro, mlčať zlato.
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Slavomir BELIS
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English term
Slovakia
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Native in: Slovak
Works in: English to Slovak, Slovak to English
Speech is silver, silence is golden.
English to Slovak
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
It means: It is better to say nothing in a particular situation.
Teda vidím, čo to znamená, ale hľadám slovenský ekvivalent.
Teda vidím, čo to znamená, ale hľadám slovenský ekvivalent.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | hovoriť striebro, mlčať zlato |
Prokop Vantuch
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| 4 +5 | Hovoriť je striebro, mlčať zlato |
Ivana Andersen Kapustova
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Proposed translations
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Prokop Vantuch
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
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Works in: English to Czech, Czech to English, Slovak to English, and 1 more.
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hovoriť striebro, mlčať zlato
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Samozřejmě jde o v podstatě doslovný překlad, ale snad se to i používá.
Samozřejmě jde o v podstatě doslovný překlad, ale snad se to i používá.
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Comment: "Áno, toto je spisovný tvar."
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Ivana Andersen Kapustova
Germany
Germany
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Germany
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Works in: English to Slovak, German to Slovak
Hovoriť je striebro, mlčať zlato
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Note from asker:
| Ďakujem, ale spisovný tvar je bez toho "je". |
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