Proverb: A bird in the hand

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Versions of A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. in different languages.

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A

Arabic:

• "عصفور في اليد خير من عشرة على الشجرة."
  • Translation: "A bird in the hand is better than ten on the tree."

B

Bulgarian:

• "По-добре врабче в ръката, отколкото орел в небесата."
  • Translation: "Better (to have) a sparrow in your hand, than an eagle in the skies."

C

Croatian:

• "Bolje vrabac u ruci, nego golub na grani."
  • Translation: "Better (to have) a sparrow in the hand then a pigeon on the branch."

D

Danish:

• "En fugl i hånden er bedre end ti på taget."
  • Translation: "One bird in the hand is better than ten on the roof."

Dutch:

• "Beter één vogel in de hand, dan tien in de lucht."
  • Translation: "Better to have one bird in the hand than ten in the air."

E

Estonian:

• "Parem varblane peos kui tuvi katusel."
  • Translation: "A sparrow in the hand is better than a pigeon on the roof."

F

Finnish:

• "Parempi pyy pivossa, kuin kymmenen oksalla."
  • Translation: "Better one hazel grouse in the hand, than ten in the tree."

Dutch:

• "Beter één vogel in de hand, dan tien in de lucht."
  • Translation: "Better (to have) one bird in your hand, than ten in the air."

French:

• "Un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras."
  • Translation: "One 'you have' is better than two 'you will have'."

G

German:

• "Besser ein Spatz in der Hand, als eine Taube auf dem Dach."
  • Translation: "A sparrow in the hand is better than a pigeon on the roof"

Greece:

• "Καλύτερα 5 και στο χέρι παρά 10 και καρτέρι."
  • Translation: "Better 5 in the hand than 10 in a distance"

H

Hebrew:

• "טובה ציפור אחת ביד משתיים על העץ."
  • Translation: "One bird in the hand is better than two on the tree."

Hungarian:

• "Jobb ma egy veréb, mint holnap két túzok."
  • Translation: "It's better a sparrow today than two buzards tomorrow."

I

Italian:

• "Meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani."
  • Translation: "It's better an egg today than a chicken tomorrow."

N

Norwegian:

• "En fugl i hånden er bedre enn ti på taket."
  • Translation: "One bird in the hand is better than ten on the roof."

R

Romanian:

• "Nu da vrabia din mână pe cioara de pe gard."
  • Translation: "Don't give the sparrow in the hand for the crow on the fence."

Russian

• "Лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе."
  • Translation: "Better (to have) a titmouse in the hand than a crane in the sky."

S

Slovenian:

• "Bolje vrabec v roki kot golob na strehi."
  • Translation: "Better (to have) a sparrow in the hand then a pigeon on the roof."

Spanish:

• "Más vale pájaro en mano, que ciento volando"
  • Translation: "Better a bird in the hand than a hundred flying"

Swedish:

• "En fågel i handen är bättre än tio i skogen."
  • Translation: "A bird in hand is better than ten in the forest."

See also

• Proverbs