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Grace under fire

Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

loose lips sink ships

German translation:

reden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold.

Added to glossary by Johanna Timm, PhD
Sep 10, 2001 20:45
23 yrs ago
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English term

Loose lips sink ships

Non-PRO English to German Art/Literary
Once again I am up to my knees in hundreds of astrological texts...the terminology is not an issue, but the text is VERY idiomatic and full of funny little proverbs.
Can someone please help me with a good German rendering of this saying? Many thanks!
Proposed translations (German)
4 loose ships sink ships
5 Im Krieg ist Schweigen die erste Bürgerpflicht
4 Deutsche Sprichwörter

Proposed translations

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loose ships sink ships

suggestion:

Reden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold.

Being quiet is better than talking.
Reference:

German native living in the US

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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "many thanks- das trifft es ganz genau. Auch an Marcus vielen Dank für die nützliche Website: was lange währt, wird endlich gut( so to speak)."
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Deutsche Sprichwörter

Johanna, please look at the sites below for the corresponding Deutsche Sprichwörter

This one is bilingual:
http://www.netcologne.de/~nc-raylero/idioms/german/sayexa2.h...
Reference:

http://www.evcc.ctc.edu/instruct/language/german/$prover1.htm

http://rz-home.de/~bwach/spr_deu.htm

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Im Krieg ist Schweigen die erste Bürgerpflicht

Although not nearly as descriptive as the "loose lips", this might be an option.
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