parempi oja tukkia kuin joki
FINCE → TR
Tanım
•a stitch in time saves nine
Diğer Dillerde
Fransızcamieux vaut prévenir que guérir /mjø vo pʁev.niʁ kə ɡe.ʁiʁ/
prevention is better than cure, better safe than sorry
İspanyolcamás vale prevenir que curar
better safe than sorry, prevention is better than cure
köken: Literally, “it's worth more prevent/warn/foresee than cure/treat”.
İtalyancaè meglio prevenire che curare, meglio prevenire che curare, prevenire è meglio che curare
Felemenkçewerk op tijd maakt welbereid
Portekizceé melhor prevenir do que remediar
a stitch in time saves nine (a timely effort can prevent larger problems) · better safe than sorry (it is preferable to be cautious in one's choices than suffer from recklessness)
köken: Literally, “It's better to prevent than to remedy [afterwards]”.
Japonca今日の一針明日の十針
İsveççebättre att stämma i bäcken än i ån, stämma i bäcken
nip in the bud, a stitch in time saves nine
çekim: geçmiş stämde i bäcken
köken: Ellipsis of bättre att stämma i bäcken än i ån (“better to stem [the flow] in the creek than in the river”).
bardziej opłaca się zapobieganie niż naprawianie zaniedbań i błędów
Macarcaa rest kétszer fárad /ɒ ˈrɛʃt ˈkeːt͡sːɛr ˈfaːrɒd/
a stitch in time saves nine
köken: Literally: "the lazy person works twice" (if one does not do something because of laziness, later will have to do it with twice as much effort)
cmn事半功倍, 大洞吃苦, 小洞不補，大洞吃苦 /小洞不补, 防微杜漸 /防微杜渐
Etimoloji
Attested in Henrik Florinus: Wanhain suomalaisten tawaliset ja suloiset sananlascut ("The Proper and Graceful Proverbs of the Old Finns", 1702): Pare oja tuckia cuin joki.