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Analyzing Yemeni Equivalent Proverbial Expressions in Students' Translations into English
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colloquial proverbs into English,*
Your valuable feedback will contribute to the analysis of translation problems and the identification of appropriate strategies for addressing these challenges.
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"‫ "أيش عرف الرباح بــأكل التفاح‬-1 ‫مثال رقم‬
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Negative people cannot see

the beauty of life.
The thing you don’t know,

you will not appreciate.
Who has same major can
appreciate what you do or
can get you well.
An occasion lost cannot be

redeemed
What does bread seller
know about hunger?
You should not do
something you are not an
expert in.
Specialist has his own

specialization.
Beauty is in the eye of the

beholder.
Monkeys don't know how

the apples are eaten.
Old habits die hard.

"‫ "باب النجار مخلوع‬-2 ‫مثال رقم‬
Formal Dynamic Using a proverb with similar Using a proverb with similar Paraphrasing Omission Poor Fair Good Excellent
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The carpenter's door is

dislodged.
The expert is not fine.
Everyone has a fault.
Caring or helping others well

more than helping himself.
The shoemaker's son always

goes barefoot.
The door of the joiner is fall

over.
Helping others but can't help

himself.
" ‫ " من شقى لقى ومن رقد تمنى‬:3‫مثال رقم‬
Formal Dynamic Using a proverb with similar Using a proverb with similar Paraphrasing Omission Poor Fair Good Excellent
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He who was naughty met and he

who slept wished.
No pain, no gain.
Work to get, sleep to die.

God help those who help
themselves.
Who worked met and he who

slept wished.
Motivating for work to get your

wish.
The early bird catches the worm.
Work hard to get what you want.
To get success you have to make

effort.
" ‫ " ثور بلى قرون‬:4‫مثال رقم‬
Formal Dynamic Using a proverb with Using a proverb with similar Paraphrasing Omission Poor Fair Good Excellent
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A man of nothing.
With no benefit.
A bull without a horns.
He is boastful of nothing.
Showing ability, but in reality no

ability.
The greatest talkers are the least

doers.
A strong person has a flaw.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Who talks a lot but can't doing

anything.
A flash in the pan.
Not fish nor fowl.

" ‫ " جزار اعور‬:5 ‫مثال رقم‬
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To be with no mercy.
Contradictory difference of your

reality.
In the land of the blind the one-

eyed man is king.
The blind leading the blind.
Someone who has a job that

doesn’t fit him.
Red Rover.
A lame is but carring a blind.

"‫ "حبتي وال الديك‬:6 ‫مثال رقم‬
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It must be done as I ordered.
I want hime a life.
My grain, nor the rooster.
A brid in the hand is worth than the bush.
Your right is your right, but the right of

others are also important.
Insistence on injustice and stubbornness.
By look or by crook.
One difficult choice.
My way or the highway.
The moves that has but one.

" ‫سيل دم‬
َ ‫ " ال يجدم واال ي‬:7‫مثال رقم‬
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He does not find it, otherwise he will bleed.
Safe and sound.
Barking dogs seldom bits.
He is a useless fighter.
Don’t put a fuel on the fire.
Fuddy duddy.
Neither fish nor fowl.

He neither bites, nor fights.
It is said to someone who is a useless
person.
It does not shatter or sweel.
Mind your own business.

" ‫ " ديمة خلفنا بابها‬:8 ‫مثال رقم‬
Equivalence Equivalence similar meaning and similar meaning but Strategy Strategy Translation Translation Translation Translation
It is the same clue.

Like father, like son.
Two ships passing in the night.
The matter is the matter but the
form is different.
All roads lead to Rome.
The same nest, we just change the
door.
After great effort, he explained that
water is water.
Turn over a new leaf.
A monkey in silk is a monkey no
less
Two wrongs do not make a right.
" ‫ " اذن السارق تطن‬:9 ‫مثال رقم‬
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The sinful one always feels

to be aimed.
A word is enough to the

wise.
If the cap fits, wear it.
The thief is always closer to

confession.
The thief's ear buzzing.
The wearer knows where the

shoe pinches.
Speak and he will know.
The quality conscience

weighs heavy.
" ‫ أعور عينك‬.....‫ " لسرحت بالد العور‬:10 ‫مثال رقم‬
Do what others do.
Getting same tradition of

person you live with…….
Ignorance in bliss.
When in Rome do as the

Romans do.
Effecting of the environment

you live in.
The one-eyed country was

demobilized one-eyed.
" ‫ " لقدك سارح كثر الفضائح‬:11 ‫مثال رقم‬
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Truth is in the end.
People who live in glass

houses shouldn't throw
stones.
When one leaves, scandals

come.
Do what you want when you

finish your duties in a place.
He left behind problems and

misfortunes.
If you dig your own grave,

you'll fall into it.
" ‫ " فجعه بالموت يرضي بالحمى‬:12 ‫مثال رقم‬
Tell him alie he will accept the

truth.
Exaggeration is a way of
persuasion.
To get little is better than

nothing.
Giving two difficult solutions,

one of them is bit difficult than
other.
It is better to be safe than sorry.
If your house is of glass, don’t

throw rocks at others.
A bird in hand is worth than 2

in bird.
Beating one to frighten

another.
Little is better than nothing.

" ‫ " شاف امه حريوه‬:13 ‫مثال رقم‬
Tired to death.
They drove him crazy.
Taking about impossible things.
I am in hot water.
Out of diversity comes

opportunity.
They made his hair stand on

end.
He saw the stars in the noon.
He took him to the wood shed.

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Analyzing Yemeni Equivalent Proverbial Expressions in Students' Translations into English

colloquial proverbs into English,*

Thank you for your participation

Negative people cannot see

The thing you don’t know,

An occasion lost cannot be

Specialist has his own

Beauty is in the eye of the

Monkeys don't know how

Old habits die hard.

The carpenter's door is

The expert is not fine.

Everyone has a fault.

Caring or helping others well

The shoemaker's son always

The door of the joiner is fall

Helping others but can't help

He who was naughty met and he

Work to get, sleep to die.

Who worked met and he who

Motivating for work to get your

The early bird catches the worm.

Work hard to get what you want.

To get success you have to make

Showing ability, but in reality no

The greatest talkers are the least

A strong person has a flaw.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

Who talks a lot but can't doing

A flash in the pan.

Not fish nor fowl.

Contradictory difference of your

In the land of the blind the one-

The blind leading the blind.

Someone who has a job that

A lame is but carring a blind.

It must be done as I ordered.

I want hime a life.

My grain, nor the rooster.

A brid in the hand is worth than the bush.

Your right is your right, but the right of

Insistence on injustice and stubbornness.

My way or the highway.

The moves that has but one.

He does not find it, otherwise he will bleed.

Safe and sound.

Barking dogs seldom bits.

Don’t put a fuel on the fire.

Neither fish nor fowl.

It does not shatter or sweel.

Mind your own business.

It is the same clue.

The sinful one always feels

A word is enough to the

If the cap fits, wear it.

The thief is always closer to

The thief's ear buzzing.

The wearer knows where the

Speak and he will know.

The quality conscience

Do what others do.

Getting same tradition of

When in Rome do as the