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1 DANGER
• After the danger everyone is wise - Догадался, как проигрался (Д), Задним умом всяк крепок (3), Спохватился, когда с горы свалился (C), Хватился шапки, когда головы не стало (X)• All is not lost that is in danger - Не всякая болезнь к смерти (H), Упавшего не считай за пропавшего (У)• Better face danger than be always in fear - Не можно исцелить, так лучше отрубить (H)• Better pass danger once than always be in fear - Не можно исцелить, так лучше отрубить (H)• Danger foreseen is half avoided (/A/) - Искру туши до пожара, беду отводи до удара (И), Кабы знал, где упасть, так соломки б подостлал (K), Опасайся бед, пока их нет (O)• Danger makes men devout - Мужик тонул - топор обещал, вытащили - топорища жаль (M)• Danger past and God forgotten - Мужик тонул - топор обещал, вытащили - топорища жаль (M)• Danger past, God is forgotten - Мужик тонул - топор обещал, вытащили - топорища жаль (M)• Dangers are conquered by dangers - Клин клином вышибают (K) -
2 кабы знал, где упасть, соломки бы подстелил
Set phrase: a danger foreseen is half avoided, forewarned is forearmed (said when one is sorry for being shortsighted and unable to foresee obstacles, consequences, or the like), had I known where I would fall I wouldn't have come to that place at allУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > кабы знал, где упасть, соломки бы подстелил
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3 кабы знал, где упасть, так соломки бы подстелил подостлал
Set phrase: a danger foreseen is half avoided, forewarned is forearmed (said when one is sorry for being shortsighted and unable to foresee obstacles, consequences, or the like), had I known where I would fall I wouldn't have come to that place at allУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > кабы знал, где упасть, так соломки бы подстелил подостлал
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4 опасайся бед, пока их нет
Set phrase: a danger foreseen is half avoided (дословно: Кто знает о надвигающейся опасности, тот наполовину избежал её)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > опасайся бед, пока их нет
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5 Искру туши до пожара, беду отводи до удара
Any trouble should be nipped in the bud before the situation is precarious. See Опасайся бед, пока их нет (O)Cf: Better early than late (Am., Br.). A danger foreseen is half avoided (Am., Br.). A little fire is quickly trodden out (Br.). Prevention is better than cure (Am., Br.). Prevent rather than repent (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Искру туши до пожара, беду отводи до удара
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6 Кабы знал, где упасть, так соломки б подостлал
If I had known of the grave consequences of my actions, I would have taken precautionsVar: Кабы знал, где упасть, так соломки бы постлал (припасть)Cf: Danger foreseen is half avoided (Am., Br.). Forewarned is forearmed (Am., Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Кабы знал, где упасть, так соломки б подостлал
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7 Опасайся бед, пока их нет
Take precautions against trouble before you get into it. See Искру туши до пожара, беду отводи до удара (И)Var.: Берегись бед, пока их нет Cf:A danger foreseen is half avoided (Am., Br.). An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure (Am.). Prevention is better than cure (Am., Br.). Study sickness while you are well (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Опасайся бед, пока их нет
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8 oala acoperită nu dă în foc / nu dă gunoaie în ea
prov. aprox. a danger foreseen is half avoided.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > oala acoperită nu dă în foc / nu dă gunoaie în ea
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9 Gefahr erkannt, Gefahr gebannt.
ausdr.A danger foreseen is half avoided. expr.Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Gefahr erkannt, Gefahr gebannt.
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10 если б знать, где упасть, - соломки подстелил бы
если б (кабы) знать, где упасть, - соломки подстелил быпосл.lit. if you knew where you were going to fall, you would put down something soft to fall on; cf. a danger foreseen is half avoided; forewarned is forearmedЭх, не перекладывать бы тогда эту печку, не давать жене надрываться, а то лёгкие и забились пылью да глиной. Да кто ж знал? Кабы знать, где упасть, - подстелил бы. (И. Ракша, Весь белый свет) — Oh, if only he hadn't started relaying the stove then, if only he hadn't let his wife overstrain herself, getting her lungs chock full of dust and clay. But who could have known? If you knew where you were going to fall, you would put down something soft to fall on.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > если б знать, где упасть, - соломки подстелил бы
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11 Gefahr erkannt, Gefahr gebannt.
1. A danger foreseen is half avoided.2. Forewarned is forearmed.Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > Gefahr erkannt, Gefahr gebannt.
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