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English to Estonian translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / proverb | | English term or phrase: Better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't | the context is that the person in question should stick to the job they are in as opposed to starting a new one that may have its own challenges
Is there an Estonian equivalent please?
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| | parem pool muna kui tühi koor | Explanation:
This means "better half egg than empty shell". I think it is quite exact content for you. This is actually proverb in Estonian. Another proverbs for the same are "parem varbalne pihus, kui tuvi katusel" - "better sparrow in hand than dove on the roof" or "parem varblane pihus kui kaksk katusel" - "better a sparrow in hand than two on the roof". Hope it helps!
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Note added at 1 day23 hrs (2012-02-08 14:09:49 GMT)
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According to Tiiu Kulli comment I suggest to use
"parem varbalne pihus, kui tuvi katusel"
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1 hr confidence:  | better the devil you know than the devil you don't parem pool muna kui tühi koor
Explanation:
This means "better half egg than empty shell". I think it is quite exact content for you. This is actually proverb in Estonian. Another proverbs for the same are "parem varbalne pihus, kui tuvi katusel" - "better sparrow in hand than dove on the roof" or "parem varblane pihus kui kaksk katusel" - "better a sparrow in hand than two on the roof". Hope it helps!
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Note added at 1 day23 hrs (2012-02-08 14:09:49 GMT)
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According to Tiiu Kulli comment I suggest to use
"parem varbalne pihus, kui tuvi katusel"
Reference: http://et.wikiquote.org/wiki/Eesti_vanas%C3%B5nad
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