interesul poarta fesul

01:49 Jun 26, 2019
Romanian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Folklore / Proverbs
Romanian term or phrase: interesul poarta fesul
Found some translations online that sound rather old, e.g. "every man wishes the water to his mill", or "money makes the mare (to) go"
Dan Dascalescu
United States
Local time: 19:37


Summary of answers provided
3(It's) every man for himself
Simona Pop


  

Answers


38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(It's) every man for himself


Explanation:
every man for himself /it is a fool the one who does not consider his own interests ..cam așa..

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Note added at 43 mins (2019-06-26 02:32:53 GMT)
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each individual puts his or her interests foremost

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Note added at 45 mins (2019-06-26 02:34:54 GMT)
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own interest foremost.. scriu mai greu de pe telefon :)

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Note added at 49 mins (2019-06-26 02:39:22 GMT)
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HE is a fool și nu IT is a fool...

Simona Pop
Romania
Local time: 04:37
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian, Native in HungarianHungarian
Notes to answerer
Asker: "Every man for himself" sounds more like "scapa cine poate"... Maybe "money talks"?

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