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Revision as of 00:36, 3 December 2023
Hi all. In this lesson, we will see similar allusions around the world.
This page has a parent: Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Similar-Sayings.
In progress.
Taking damage for others without getting proper rewards
This comes from the fable The Monkey and the Cat
| language | term |
|---|---|
| Catalan | treure les castanyes del foc |
| Chinese | 火中取栗 |
| Danish | rage kastanjerne ud af ilden |
| English | pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire |
| Finnish | hoitaa jonkun homma |
| French | tirer les marrons du feu |
| German | die Kastanien aus dem Feuer holen |
| Italian | cavar le castagne dal fuoco |
| Modern Greek | βγάζω τα κάστανα από τη φωτιά |
| Norwegian Bokmål | rake kastanjene ut av ilden |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | rake kastanjane ut av elden |
| Polish | wyciągać kasztany z ognia |
| Spanish | sacar las castañas del fuego |
| Swedish | kratsa kastanjerna ur elden |
Vulnarability
This comes from the Greek myth about Achilles, where his mother Thetis dipped him in River Styx to give him the invulnerability, leaving his heel the only weakness.
| language | term |
|---|---|
| Arabic | كعب أخيل |
| Armenian | աքիլեսյան գարշապար |
| Asturian | calcañu d'Aquiles |
| Bulgarian | Ахилесова пета |
| Catalan | taló d'Aquil·les |
| Chinese | 阿喀琉斯之踵 |
| Czech | Achilova pata |
| Danish | akilleshæl |
| Dutch | achilleshiel |
| Finnish | akilleenkantapää |
| French | alon d’Achille |
| Galician | talón de Aquiles |
| Georgian | აქილევსის ქუსლი |
| German | Achillesferse |
| Hungarian | Achilles-sarok |
| Interlingua | calce de Achilles |
| Iranian Persian | پاشنه آشیل |
| Italian | tallone di Achille |
| Japanese | アキレス腱 |
| Korean | 아킬레스 건 |
| Macedonian | Ахилова пета |
| Modern Greek | αχίλλειος πτέρνα |
| Norwegian | akilleshæl |
| Polish | pięta Achillesa |
| Portuguese | calcanhar de Aquiles |
| Romanian | călcâiul lui Ahile |
| Russian | ахиллесова пята |
| Serbo-Croatian | Ахилова пета / Ahilova peta |
| Spanish | talón de Aquiles |
| Swedish | akilleshäl |
| Tagalog | sakong ni Akiles |