Bolognese proverbs

Proverbs from all Bolognese speaking parts of the world.

I

  • Al mêdigh pietôus fa la piega verminôusa.
    • Idiomatic translation: Mild physician – putrid wounds.
    • Meaning: Telling harsh truths constructively (to yourself as well) and stern measures makes for a good figurative and literal cure.
    • Strauss, Emanuel (1994). Dictionary of European proverbs (Volume 2 ed.). Routledge. p. 710. ISBN 0415096243. 

U

  • Un poc d'zug è po bèll.
    • Idiomatic translation: Leave a jest when it pleases you best.
    • Strauss, Emanuel (1994). Dictionary of European proverbs (Volume 2 ed.). Routledge. p. 863. ISBN 0415096243. 

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Last modified on 14 December 2012, at 16:17