Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
اللي ما يعرف الصقر يشويه
English translation:
He who does not know the falcon would grill it
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Muhammad Atallah
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اللي ما يعرف الصقر يشويه
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أمثال
يقال هذا المثل للشخص الذي يفعل شيئاً لا يعرفه أو للشخص الذي يقوم بفعل شيء غريب في حرفة أو عمل لا يدري عنه شيئاً .
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Lamis Maalouf
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He who does not know the falcon would grill it
It seems known in English as an Arabic proverb.
http://www.audioenglish.net/dictionary/corporeal.htm
http://www.audioenglish.net/dictionary/corporeal.htm
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Stephen Franke
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He who does not know the value of the falcon will cook it like a chicken
Several Saudi respondents explained this popular expression to me under independent circumstances. A few of them also kindly offered the English equivalent expression as "haste makes waste."
Hope this helps.
Khair, in shaa' Alah.
Regards,
Stephen H. Franke
San Pedro, California
(al-Riyadh and al-Hofuf previously)
Hope this helps.
Khair, in shaa' Alah.
Regards,
Stephen H. Franke
San Pedro, California
(al-Riyadh and al-Hofuf previously)
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don't cast/throw pearls before swine
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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-01-28 00:56:10 GMT)
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This is not a litteral translation, but it equivalent in meaning:
If you cast pearls before swine, you offer something of value to someone who doesn't appreciate it- 'swine' are 'pigs'.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-01-28 01:00:19 GMT)
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Pearls before swine
Meaning
Items of quality offered to those who aren't cultured enough to appreciate them.
Origin
From the Bible, Matthew 7:6 (King James Version):
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-01-28 01:01:04 GMT)
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If you are looking for an idiomatic expression not merely a translation of a sentence.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-01-28 00:56:10 GMT)
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This is not a litteral translation, but it equivalent in meaning:
If you cast pearls before swine, you offer something of value to someone who doesn't appreciate it- 'swine' are 'pigs'.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-01-28 01:00:19 GMT)
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Pearls before swine
Meaning
Items of quality offered to those who aren't cultured enough to appreciate them.
Origin
From the Bible, Matthew 7:6 (King James Version):
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-01-28 01:01:04 GMT)
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If you are looking for an idiomatic expression not merely a translation of a sentence.
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Maureen Millington-Brodie
: the modern colloquial today is "like feeding strawberries to pigs"
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Learn to walk before you run.
Means don’t rush into doing something until you know how to do it.
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