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prov·erb [ˈprɒvɜ:b] N

1. proverb (saying):

proverb
pregovor m
proverb
rek m

2. proverb fig (well-known for):

to be a proverb for sth
biti sinonim za kaj
to be a proverb for sth
biti znan po čem

3. proverb REL:

Proverbs + sing vb
Pregovori m pl

Usage examples with proverb

to be a proverb for sth
biti sinonim za kaj

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Proverbs are often borrowed across lines of language, religion, and even time.
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Though this is extreme, proverbs can often have multiple interpretations.
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This is based on the modern proverb, feed a cold and starve a fever.
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It includes several texts covering subjects including a medical treatise and proverbs.
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In the work, the proverbs are alphabetised and grouped by hundreds.
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Collecting proverbs from speakers is best done in the language community's home area.
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Also, using proverbs well is a skill that is developed over years.
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Some of his verses have entered the popular language to become proverbs.
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Go proverbs, go problems and compilations of go games are the three major traditional teaching resources for the game of go.
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Most likely they were popular proverbs, which tended later to be attributed to particular sages.
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