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- “ Refrán Las ovras son kerensyas Deeds are beliefs (actions show what one truly believes).
- “ Refrán Ijo fuites padre seras,lo ke izites te azeran You were a son, you will be a father; what you did, will be done to you.
- “ Refrán Ni la esfuegra se aze madre ni la ermuera se aze ija A mother-in-law doesn't become a mother, nor a daughter-in-law a daughter.
- “ Refrán Helal ke te se aga komo la leche de tu madre May it be blessed/do you good, like your mother's milk.
- “ Refrán El ermano kere la ermana i el marido mujer sana The brother wants his sister (well), and the husband wants a healthy wife.
- “ Refrán Fidel marido es bien rekerido A faithful husband is highly sought after.
- “ Refrán Si mi padre no me kaza le komo la kaza If my father doesn't marry me off, I'll eat up the house.
- “ Refrán Mujer ke save Latin,no tiene ni marido ni buena fin A woman who knows Latin has neither a husband nor a good end.
- “ Refrán El konsejo de la mujer es poko,ken no lo toma es loko A woman's advice is little; whoever doesn't take it is a fool.
- “ Refrán A la mujer paridera del aver se le apega Wealth/good fortune sticks to a woman who bears many children.
- “ Refrán Abasha eskalon toma mujer,suve eskalon toma haver Step down a rung to take a wife, step up a rung to take a friend/partner.
- “ Refrán Una madre i una manta tapan munchas faltas A mother and a blanket cover many faults.
- “ Refrán Kuando da el padre al ijo riye el padre riye el ijo, Kuando da el ijo al padre yora el padre i yora el ijo When the father gives to the son, the father laughs and the son laughs; when the son gives to the father, the father cries and the son cries.
- “ Refrán Ermuera dolor de muela A daughter-in-law is a toothache.
- “ Refrán La verdad es el ijo del Dio, la mentira es ija del diavlo Truth is the son of God; the lie is the daughter of the devil.
- “ Refrán Yerno komo el sol de invierno A son-in-law is like the winter sun.
- “ Refrán Marido es dolor de oyido A husband is an earache.
- “ Refrán Madre Nikochera le sale ija haragana A housekeeping mother gets a lazy daughter.
- “ Refrán Kunyadika Kulevrika Little sister-in-law, little snake.
- “ Refrán Como el vino son los amores, cuanto mas viejos son mas mijores Love is like wine: the older, the better.
- “ Refrán Las bokas de la djente no son ridomas ke las puedas tapar People's mouths are not jars you can cover.
- “ Refrán Ijo mio Manuel, tu padre te keriya haham yo merkader, agora estas en legen My son Manuel, your father wanted you a hakham and I a merchant; now you are in the legion.
- “ Refrán La bien kazada es la ke no tiene ni esfuegra ni kunyada The happily married woman is the one who has neither a mother-in-law nor a sister-in-law.
- “ Refrán No kontes los sekretos de tu alma ni a tu ermana Do not tell the secrets of your soul, not even to your sister.
- “ Refrán Ken madruga desayuna He who rises early has breakfast.
- “ Refrán El ganar i el peryer son ermanos Winning and losing are brothers.
- “ Refrán Lo ke te aze tu mano no te lo aze ni tu ermano What your own hand does for you, not even your brother will do for you.
- “ Refrán Madrasta el nombre ya abasta For a stepmother, the name alone is enough.
- “ Refrán Ni Mierkoles sin sol, ni ija sin amor, ni bivda sin dolor Neither a Wednesday without sun, nor a daughter without love, nor a widow without pain.
- “ Refrán Maz vale vizino serkano ke ermano leshano Better a near neighbor than a distant brother.
- “ Refrán La madre mokoza alava a su ija la tinyoza The snotty mother praises her scabby daughter.
- “ Refrán Lo ke izites kon tus padres de tus ijos esperes What you did to your parents, expect from your children.
- “ Refrán Kuando fui ermuera no topi esfuegra i kuando fui esfuegra no topi ermuera When I was a daughter-in-law I found no mother-in-law, and when I was a mother-in-law I found no daughter-in-law.
- “ Refrán Ken tiene ijos de kazar i en Shabat deve de lavorar Whoever has children to marry off must work even on Shabbat.
- “ Refrán Ken rey es, de la kara se le ve Whoever is a king, it shows in his face.
- “ Refrán Esfuegra i ermuera son amigas solo en pintura Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are friends only in a painting.
- “ Refrán Detras de kada ombre ke reushe ay una mujer Behind every successful man there is a woman.
- “ Refrán La madre es el fondamiento del nido The mother is the foundation of the nest.
- “ Refrán Los ijos se konosen kuando los paryentes se envejesen Children are known when their parents grow old.
- “ Refrán Ija de kazar fierro de mashkar A daughter to marry off is iron to chew.
- “ Refrán Marido haham i merkader, allegria de la mujer A husband who is a hakham and a merchant is the joy of the wife.
- “ Refrán Ken no kere kosfuegrar demanda muncha dota i ashugar He who does not want a father-in-law/in-laws demands a large dowry and trousseau.
- “ Refrán Ken te amara mas ke tu mama, kon palavras te enganyara Whoever loves you more than your mother will deceive you with words.
- “ Refrán Ken aze paz entre marido i mujer merese Ganeden Whoever makes peace between husband and wife deserves Paradise.
- “ Refrán Lo ke aze gozar al marido es la buena vida ke le da la mujer What makes a husband happy is the good life his wife gives him.
- “ Refrán No ay en el mundo amiga komo la madre There is no friend in the world like a mother.
- “ Refrán El Dio ke guadre de marido eskaso May God protect us from a stingy husband.
- “ Refrán Lo ke es la reyna para el rey, es la mujer para el marido What the queen is to the king, the wife is to the husband.
- “ Refrán Ni la esfuegra puede ser madre ni la ermuera ija A mother-in-law can't be a mother, nor a daughter-in-law a daughter.
- “ Refrán La madre es el sol de la kaza The mother is the sun of the home.
- “ Refrán Pleto entre marido i mujer, la kolcha deve de venser In a quarrel between husband and wife, the bedspread must win.
- “ Refrán El ombre sembra, el ijo fragua i el inyeto se lo goza The man sows, the son builds, and the grandson enjoys it.
- “ Refrán Ken tiene marido de servir no puede muncho durmir Whoever has a husband to serve cannot sleep much.
- “ Refrán La aluenga de la mujer es su espada ke no desha farujentear A woman's tongue is her sword, which does not let her rust.
- “ Refrán La ija en la fasha, el ashugar en la kasha The daughter in swaddling clothes, the trousseau in the chest.
- “ Refrán La mujer eskasa mete al marido por ekskuza The stingy woman uses her husband as an excuse.
- “ Refrán Mis ijos kazados mis males doblados My children married, my troubles doubled.
- “ Refrán Barre la ermuera komo ve la esfuegra The daughter-in-law sweeps as the mother-in-law sees fit.
- “ Refrán Kazala a tu ija komo puedes, a tu ijo komo keres Marry off your daughter as you can, your son as you wish.
- “ Refrán Kuando la vieja se kere alegrar, se akodra de su ashugar When the old woman wants to cheer up, she remembers her trousseau.
- “ Refrán No ay amigo en el mundo mas ke la madre There is no friend in the world but the mother.
- “ Refrán Los vizinos son mas ke parientes i mas ke primos Neighbors are more than relatives and more than cousins.
- “ Refrán Lo izo el echo komo su kara He did the deed just like his face.
- “ Refrán De la mujer i del vizino nada no keda guadrado From a wife and a neighbor, nothing stays hidden.
- “ Refrán Lagrimas de mujer valen muncho i kostan poko A woman's tears are worth a lot and cost little.
- “ Refrán Ermozura de mujer no enrikese al ombre A woman's beauty does not enrich a man.
- “ Refrán Al marido komo lo auzates al ijo komo lo kriates You get the husband as you accustom him, the son as you raise him.
- “ Refrán Es bueno tomar bendisyon de padre i de madre It is good to receive the blessing of father and mother.
- “ Refrán Si keres ser buena esfuegra i por tu ermuera alavada, ten la bolsa bien avierta i la boka bien serrada If you want to be a good mother-in-law, praised by your daughter-in-law, keep your purse wide open and your mouth tightly shut.
- “ Refrán Mas vale ser ijo de un prove, ke esklavo de un riko Better to be the son of a poor man than the slave of a rich man.
- “ Refrán Padre guadrador el ijo es gastador A saving father, a spendthrift son.
- “ Refrán Tu kara i mi kulo son primos ermanos Your face and my backside are first cousins.
- “ Refrán Oy friyo amanyana kalor, el ijo mos salyo buen hamor Cold today, heat tomorrow; our son has turned out good-humored.
- “ Refrán Kuando aharvan al ijo, a la madre le erguele When the son is beaten, the mother is hurt.
- “ Refrán El ke no tiene ke azer se toma kon su mujer He who has nothing to do quarrels with his wife.
- “ Refrán Kada gayo kanta en su gayinero Every rooster crows in his own henhouse.
- “ Refrán Amigos i ermanos seremos, ma las bolsas no tokaremos Friends and brothers we will be, but we will not touch each other's purses.
- “ Refrán No ay mijor madre de la ke te paryo There is no better mother than the one who gave birth to you.
- “ Refrán El padre kon el ijo komo piedra en aniyo Father and son are like a stone in a ring.
- “ Refrán Ijos de mis ijos dos vezes mis ijos Children of my children are twice my children.
- “ Refrán Ken ijo kriya, oro hila Whoever raises a child spins gold.
- “ Refrán Esfuegra ni de barrio buena No mother-in-law is good, not even one from a good neighborhood.
- “ Refrán Marido selozo no tiene repozo A jealous husband has no rest.
- “ Refrán La mujer es komo la uva, si la miraz bueno se aze vino i si no la miraz bueno se aze vinagre A woman is like a grape: if you treat her well she becomes wine, and if you do not treat her well she becomes vinegar.
- “ Refrán Kuando da el padre da al ijo, riye el padre riye el ijo i kuando da el ijo al padre yora el ijo yora el padre When the father gives to the son, the father laughs and the son laughs; and when the son gives to the father, the son cries and the father cries.
- “ Refrán Todos los dedos de la mano no son unos All the fingers of the hand are not the same.
- “ Refrán Ande ay ija de kazar el Dio deve ayudar Where there is a daughter to marry off, God must help.
- “ Refrán Si el emprestimo era bueno, el rey emprestava a su mujer If lending were good, the king would lend his wife.
- “ Refrán El ijo de la gata ratones mata The cat's son kills mice.
- “ Refrán Ken no tiene ermana no tiene nada Whoever has no sister has nothing.
- “ Refrán Ni mierkoles sin sol, ni ija sin amor No Wednesday without sun, no daughter without love.
- “ Refrán Azlaha i beraha en el pecho del papa Success and blessing on the father's chest (Ladino blessing: luck and blessing upon the father).
- “ Refrán Ken mete kara toma marido i kaza, ken no, keda en kaza Whoever dares gets a husband and a home; whoever doesn't, stays at home (fortune favors the bold).
- “ Refrán La mujer i el vino kitan al ombre del tino Woman and wine make a man lose his senses.
- “ Refrán El gato aspera mujer chapachula i puerta avierta The cat waits for a sloppy woman and an open door. (uncertain)
- “ Refrán Kuando ombre i mujer kazan se eskapa su romansa i sus istorya empesa When a man and a woman marry, their romance ends and their (real) story begins.
- “ Refrán Si no ay kalor en el nido lo bushka afuera el marido If there is no warmth in the nest, the husband looks for it outside.
- “ Refrán Lavoro empesado no se mostra ni a esfuegra, ni a kunyada, ni a vizina ayreada Unfinished work should not be shown to the mother-in-law, the sister-in-law, or the nosy neighbor. (uncertain: "ayreada")
- “ Refrán Mira la madre, toma la ija Look at the mother, take the daughter (like mother, like daughter).
- “ Refrán Tu marido ke te kera komo la sal A husband who loves you like salt (dearly, as something essential). (uncertain)
- “ Refrán La mujer puede trokar la kolor de su pelo, ama nunka no puede trokar el karakter de su selo A woman can change the color of her hair, but she can never change the character of her jealousy.
- “ Refrán El padre peka, al ijo se le apega The father sins, and it sticks to the son.
- “ Refrán Madre miya mi kerida, para ke me parites My dear mother, why did you give birth to me?
- “ Refrán El melon i la mujer son muy kolay a eskojer, ama el karpuz i el ombre no son Melon and woman are very easy to choose, but watermelon and man are not.
- “ Refrán El Dio aprova a los buenos a padre aresentado da ijo alokado God tests the good: to a settled father he gives a crazy son.
- “ Refrán Bien ke no se vendio en su tiempo, te vende a ti Even though he didn't sell out in his own time, he will sell you out. (uncertain)
- “ Refrán La madre kon la ija komo piedra en aniyo Mother and daughter are like a stone in a ring (inseparable, a precious bond).
- “ Refrán Ijos no tengo inyetos me yoran I have no children, yet grandchildren cry for me.
- “ Refrán La estreya ke le briya May his star shine (a blessing / wish for good luck).
- “ Refrán La estreya ke le kayga May his star fall (a curse / wish for bad luck).
- “ Refrán Ay kayades, ija va naser Be quiet, a daughter is about to be born. (uncertain)
- “ Refrán La mujer guadra el sekreto ke no save A woman keeps the secret she doesn't know.
- “ Refrán De boka a boka se va fin a Roma From mouth to mouth, one gets all the way to Rome (by asking, you can find your way anywhere).
- “ Refrán El lugar del ombre es la plasa i de la mujer es la kaza A man's place is the square (marketplace) and a woman's place is the home.
- “ Refrán La mujer es komo la uva, kuando se aruga se aze mas dulse i mas savroza A woman is like a grape: when she wrinkles, she becomes sweeter and tastier.
- “ Refrán El ganar i el pedrer son haverim Gaining and losing are companions.
- “ Refrán La mujer buena la kaza yena A good woman fills the house.
- “ Refrán Detras de kada mujer komicha ay un ombre haragan i tembel ke la kita loka Behind every nagging woman is a lazy, idle man who drives her crazy.
- “ Refrán Ken oye a la djente se kita de la mujer Whoever listens to people ends up leaving his wife.
- “ Refrán La mujer baylando el marido yorando The wife dances while the husband cries.
- “ Refrán La mujer destruyedera vazya del marido la aldikera A wasteful wife empties her husband's pocket.
- “ Refrán Kresen los ijos, pujan las ansias As the children grow, the worries grow.
- “ Refrán Si de tu novya izites tu mujer, aze tambien te tu mujer tu novya If you made your bride your wife, make your wife your bride too.
- “ Refrán Marido en kaza dolor de keshada A husband at home is a pain in the jaw.
- “ Refrán El ke no oye a su mujerika se trava la orejika He who doesn't listen to his dear wife gets his little ear pulled.
- “ Refrán Kuando una mujer se le yela el korason, se le sana la kavesa When a woman's heart freezes, her head gets cured.
- “ Refrán Ni novya sin velo ni mujer sin selo Neither a bride without a veil nor a wife without jealousy.
- “ Refrán La mujer no es kamiza ke se troka A woman is not a shirt to be changed.
- “ Refrán Mala la madre, mala la ija, mala la kolcha ke las kuvija Bad the mother, bad the daughter, bad the quilt that covers them.
- “ Refrán De tal palo tala estiya, de tal padre tal ijo From such a tree, such a splinter; like father, like son.
- “ Refrán Todos los dedos de la mano no son uno All the fingers of the hand are not the same.
- “ Refrán Las ideas son komo pulgas, saltan de uno al otro ma no pikan a todos Ideas are like fleas: they jump from one person to another, but they don't bite everyone.
- “ Refrán Ande no ay Madre no ay ni Padre Where there is no mother, there is no father either.
- “ Refrán No lo yames yerno fista ke tenga el aniyo en el dedo Do not call him a son in law till he has the ring on his finger.
- “ Refrán Ni bivda sin dolor, ni ija sin amor Neither a widow without pain nor a girl without love.
- “ Refrán La mujer aze, La mujer dezaze A woman makes, a woman destroys.
- “ Refrán Padre i Madre es una vez Father and Mother is only once.
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