ضرب‌المثل‌های هلندی

ضرب‌المثل‌های هلندی (هلندی: Nederlandse Spreekwoorden) یا ضرب‌المثل‌های فلامندرز یک نقاشی تمثیلی به سال ۱۵۵۹ اثر پیتر بروگل است که انسان‌ها، کمتر حیوانات و اشیاء، تصاویری از اصطلاحات و ضرب‌المثل‌های هلندی را در آن نشان می‌دهد.

ضرب‌المثل‌های هلندی

هنرمند	پیتر بروگل
سال	۱۵۵۹
مواد	Oil-on-panel
ابعاد	۱۱۷ cm × ۱۶۳ cm (۴۶ in × ۶۴ in)
مکان	گِمالدِه‌گالری، برلین

فهرست ضرب‌المثل‌ها و اصطلاحات برجسته نقاشی

عبارات برجسته اشاره‌شده در نقاشی^[۱][۲]

ضرب‌المثل/اصطلاح	معنی	ناحیه	تصویر
قادر بودن حتی برای گره‌زدن شیطان به بالش(en)(fr)(nl)	سرسختی همه‌چیز را حل می‌کند.	پایین چپ
ستون-گازگیر بودن(en)(fr)(nl)	To be a religious hypocrite	پایین چپ
Never believe someone who carries fire in one hand and water in the other (fr)(nl)	To be two-faced and to stir up trouble	پایین چپ
To bang one's head against a brick wall (fr)(nl)	To try to achieve the impossible	پایین چپ
یک پا کفش‌پوشیده و یک پا برهنه(en)(fr)(nl)	رعایت تعادل	پایین چپ
خوک چوب‌پنبه را می‌کِشد.(en)(fr)(nl)	اهمال نتیجه‌اش فاجعه خواهد بود.	پایین چپ
زنگوله آویختن به گربه(en)(fr)(nl)	انجام دادن یک طرح خطرناک یا غیر عملی	پایین چپ
تا دندان مسلح(en)(fr)(nl)	بسیار مسلح	پایین چپ
زره به تن کردن(en)(fr)(nl)	خشم‌گین شدن	پایین چپ
یکی پشم گوسفند را می‌تراشد، دیگری خوک را. (en)(fr)(nl)	یکی کاملاً سودمند است، دیگری نه	پایین چپ
پشمش رو بتراش ولی پوستش رو نکن(en)(fr)(nl)	بیش از اندازه برای بهره‌برداری فشار نیاورید.	پایین چپ
شاه‌ماهی اینجا سرخ نمی‌شود.(en)(nl)	طبق برنامه پیش نمی‌رود	پایین چپ
To fry the whole herring for the sake of the roe (fr)(nl)	تلاش بسیار برای نتیجه کم	پایین چپ
سرپوش[یادداشت ۱] روی سر گذاشتن. (en)(nl)	از زیر مسئولیت در رفتن	پایین چپ
The herring hangs by its own gills (fr)(nl)	You must accept responsibility for your own actions	پایین چپ
There is more in it than an empty herring (nl)	There is more to it than meets the eye	پایین چپ
What can smoke do to iron? (fr)(nl)	There is no point in trying to change the unchangeable	پایین چپ
پیدا کردن سگ در دیگ(en)(fr)(nl)	وقتی برای شام دیر میرسی و میبینی همه غذاها خورده شده.	پایین چپ[یادداشت ۲]
نشستن بین دو چهارپایه در خاکستر(en)(fr)(nl)	دو دل بودن	پایین چپ
To be a hen feeler (fr)(nl)	To be very miserly (feeling whether the hen is about to lay an egg before slaughtering it)	وسط چپ
The scissors hang out there (fr)(nl)	They are liable to cheat you there	بالا چپ
To always gnaw on a single bone (fr)(nl)	To continually talk about the same subject	بالا چپ
It depends on the fall of the cards (fr)(nl)	It is up to chance	بالا چپ
The world is turned upside down (fr)(nl)	Everything is the opposite of what it should be	بالا چپ
Leave at least one egg in the nest (fr)(nl)	Always have something in reserve	بالا چپ
To crap on the world (fr)(nl)	To despise everything	بالا چپ
To lead each other by the nose (fr)(nl)	To fool each other	بالا چپ
The die is cast (fr)(nl)	The decision is made	بالا چپ
Fools get the best cards (fr)(nl)	Luck can overcome intelligence	بالا چپ
To look through one's fingers (fr)(nl)	To turn a blind eye	بالا چپ
There hangs the knife (fr)(nl)	To issue a challenge	بالا چپ
There stand the wooden shoes (fr)(nl)	To wait in vain	بالا چپ
To stick out the broom (fr)(nl)	To have fun while the master is away	بالا چپ
To marry under the broomstick (fr)(nl)	To live together without marrying	بالا چپ
To have the roof tiled with tarts (fr)(nl)	To be very wealthy	بالا چپ
To have a hole in one's roof (fr)(nl)	To be unintelligent	بالا چپ
An old roof needs a lot of patching up (fr)(nl)	Old things need more maintenance	بالا چپ
The roof has laths(fr)(nl)	There could be eavesdroppers (The walls have ears)	وسط چپ
To have toothache behind the ears(fr)(nl)	To be a malingerer	وسط چپ
To be pissing against the moon(fr)(nl)	To waste one's time on a futile endeavour	وسط چپ
Here hangs the pot(fr)(nl)	It is the opposite of what it should be	وسط چپ
To shoot a second bolt to find the first(fr)(nl)	To repeat a foolish action	بالا چپ
To shave the fool without lather(fr)(nl)	To trick somebody	وسط
Two fools under one hood(fr)(nl)	Stupidity loves company	وسط
It grows out of the window(fr)(nl)	It cannot be concealed	وسط
To play on the pillory(fr)(nl)	To attract attention to one's shameful acts	بالا وسط
When the gate is open the pigs will run into the corn(fr)(nl)	Disaster ensues from carelessness	بالا وسط
When the corn decreases the pig increases	If one person gains then another must lose	بالا وسط
To run like one's backside is on fire(fr)(nl)	To be in great distress	بالا وسط
He who eats fire, craps sparks	Do not be surprised at the outcome if you attempt a dangerous venture	بالا وسط
To hang one's cloak according to the wind(fr)(nl)	To adapt one's viewpoint to the current opinion	بالا وسط
To toss feathers in the wind (fr)(nl)	To work fruitlessly	بالا وسط
To gaze at the stork(fr)(nl)	To waste one's time	بالا وسط
To try to kill two flies with one stroke(fr)(nl)	To be efficient (equivalent to today's To kill two birds with one stone)	بالا وسط
To fall from the ox onto the rear end of an ass(fr)(nl)	To fall on hard times	بالا وسط
To kiss the ring of the door (fr)(nl)	To be obsequious	بالا وسط
To wipe one's backside on the door (nl)	To treat something lightly	بالا وسط
To go around shouldering a burden (fr) (nl)	To imagine that things are worse than they are	بالا وسط
One beggar pities the other standing in front of the door(nl)	Being afraid for competition	بالا وسط
To fish behind the net (fr)(nl)	To miss an opportunity	وسط
Sharks eat smaller fish (fr)(nl)	Anything people say will be put in perspective according to their level of importance	وسط
To be unable to see the sun shine on the water(fr)(nl)	To be jealous of another's success	وسط
It hangs like a privy over a ditch (fr)(nl)	It is obvious	وسط
Anybody can see through an oak plank if there is a hole in it (fr)(nl)	There is no point in stating the obvious	وسط
They both crap through the same hole (fr)(nl)	They are inseparable comrades	وسط
To throw one's money into the water(fr)(nl)	To waste one's money	وسط
A wall with cracks will soon collapse(fr)(nl)	Anything poorly managed will soon fail	وسط راست
To not care whose house is on fire as long as one can warm oneself at the blaze(fr)(nl)	To take every opportunity regardless of the consequences to others	وسط راست
To drag the block(fr)(nl)	To be deceived by a lover or to work at a pointless task	بالا راست
Fear makes the old woman trot(fr)(nl)	An unexpected event can reveal unknown qualities	بالا راست
Horse droppings are not figs (fr)(nl)	Do not be fooled by appearances	بالا راست
اگر کوری یک کور را هدایت کند؛ هردو در جوی می‌افتند.(en)(fr)(nl)	هیچ سودی در پیروی از نادان وجود ندارد.	بالا راست
The journey is not yet over when one can discern the church and steeple (fr)(nl)	Do not give up until the task is fully complete	بالا راست
Everything, however finely spun, finally comes to the sun(nl)	Nothing can be hidden forever	بالا راست
To keep one's eye on the sail(fr)(nl)	To stay alert, be wary	بالا راست
To crap on the gallows(fr)(nl)	To be undeterred by any penalty	بالا راست
Where the carcass is, there fly the crows(fr)(nl)	If there's something to be gained, everyone hurries in front	بالا راست
It is easy to sail before the wind(fr)(nl)	If conditions are favourable it is not difficult to achieve one's goal	بالا راست
Who knows why geese go barefoot?(fr)(nl)	There is a reason for everything, though it may not be obvious	بالا راست
If I am not meant to be their keeper, I will let geese be geese	Do not interfere in matters that are not your concern	بالا راست
دیدن رقص خرس‌ها[یادداشت ۳](en)(fr)(nl)	گرسنگی	راست
خرس‌های وحشی مشارکت با خودشان را ترجیح می‌دهند[یادداشت ۳](en)(nl)	همسالان با یک‌دیگر بهتر می‌سازند تا با دیگران	راست
To throw one's cowl over the fence(fr)(nl)	To discard something without knowing whether it will be required later	راست
It is ill to swim against the current(fr)(nl)	It is difficult to oppose the general opinion	راست
The pitcher goes to the water until it finally breaks(fr)(nl)	Everything has its limitations	راست
The broadest straps are cut from someone else's leather (fr)(nl)	One is quick to another's money.	راست
To hold an eel by the tail(fr)(nl)	To undertake a difficult task (Compare: "Catch a tiger by the tail")	راست
To fall through the basket(fr)(nl)	To have your deception uncovered	راست
To be suspended between heaven and earth(nl)	To be in an awkward situation	راست
To keep the hen's egg and let the goose's egg go(fr)(nl)	To make a bad decision	راست
To yawn against the oven(fr)(nl)	To attempt more than one can manage	پایین راست
To be barely able to reach from one loaf to another(fr)(nl)	To have difficulty living within budget	پایین راست
یک کج‌بیل بی دسته(en)(fr)(nl)	احتمالاً یک چیز بی‌مصرف[یادداشت ۴]	پایین راست
To look for the hatchet(fr)(nl)	To try to find an excuse	پایین راست
Here he is with his lantern(nl)	To finally have an opportunity to show a talent	پایین راست
یک تیشه با یک دسته(en)(fr)(nl)	احتمالاً بر «کل یک چیز» دلالت می‌کند.[یادداشت ۴]	پایین راست
He who has spilt his porridge cannot scrape it all up again(fr)(nl)	Once something is done it cannot be undone (Compare: "Don't cry over spilt milk")	پایین راست
To put a spoke through someone's wheel(fr)(nl)	To put up an obstacle, to destroy someone's plans	پایین راست
Love is on the side where the money bag hangs(fr)(nl)	Love can be bought	پایین راست
To pull to get the longest end(fr)(nl)	To attempt to get the advantage	پایین راست
To stand in one's own light(nl)	To behave contrarily to one's own happiness or advantage	پایین راست
No one looks for others in the oven who has not been in there himself(nl)	To imagine wickedness in others is a sign of wickedness in oneself	پایین راست
To have the world spinning on one's thumb(fr)(nl)	To have every advantage (Compare: "To have the world in the palm of your hand")	پایین راست
To tie a flaxen beard to the face of Christ(fr)(nl)	To hide deceit under a veneer of Christian piety	پایین راست
To have to stoop to get on in the world(fr)(nl)	To succeed one must be willing to make sacrifices	پایین راست
To cast roses before swine(nl)	To waste effort on the unworthy	پایین وسط
To fill the well after the calf has already drowned(fr)(nl)	To take action only after a disaster (Compare: "Shutting the barn door after the horse has bolted")	پایین وسط
To be as gentle as a lamb(fr)(nl)	Someone who is exceptionally calm or gentle	پایین وسط
She puts the blue cloak on her husband(fr)(nl)	She deceives him	پایین وسط
Watch out that a black dog does not come in between(fr)(nl)	Mind that things don't go wrong	پایین وسط
One winds on the distaff what the other spins(fr)(nl)	Both spread gossip	پایین وسط
To carry the day out in baskets(fr)(nl)	To waste one's time (Compare: "to carry coals to Newcastle" and "to sell sand in the desert")	وسط
To hold a candle to the Devil(fr)(nl)	To flatter and make friends indiscriminately	وسط
To confess to the Devil(fr)(nl)	To reveal secrets to one's enemy	وسط
The pig is stabbed through the belly(fr)(nl)	A foregone conclusion or what is done can not be undone	وسط
Two dogs over one bone seldom agree(fr)(nl)	To argue over a single point	وسط
When two dogs fight out who gets the bone,the third one steals it(fr)(nl)	Self-explanatory	وسط
To be a skimming ladle(fr)(nl)	To be a parasite or sponger	وسط
What is the good of a beautiful plate when there is nothing on it?(fr)(nl)	Beauty does not make up for substance	وسط
«روباه و لک‌لک» یا «روباه و درنا» با هم شام می‌خورند.(en)(fr)(nl)	اگر کسی را فریب دهید، ممکن است به خودتان بازگردد[یادداشت ۵]	وسط
To blow in the ear(fr)(nl)	To spread gossip	وسط
Chalk up a debt(fr)(nl)	To owe someone a favour	وسط
The meat on the spit must be basted(fr)(nl)	Certain things need constant attention	وسط
There is no turning the spit with him(fr)(nl)	He is uncooperative	وسط
نشستن روی ذغال داغ(en)(fr)(nl)	بی‌صبر و بی‌حوصله بودن	وسط
صید کردن ماهی بدون تور(en)(fr)(nl)	استفاده از حاصل کار دیگران	وسط

یادداشت‌ها

1. شاید منظور «کلاه» بوده باشد. (ترجمه lid)
2. شرایط نقاشی تقریباً پیدا کردن سگ را غیر ممکن می‌سازد
3. نمی‌توان با اطمینان گفت ضرب‌المثل نشان داده شده شناخته شده باشد.
4. معنای دقیق آن مشخص نیست.
5. این ضرب‌المثل برگرفته از حکایات ایزوپ، روباه و لک‌لک می‌باشد.