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cand alergi dupa doi iepuri, nu prinzi niciunul

English translation: if you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one


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10:11 Apr 18, 2009
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Romanian term or phrase: cand alergi dupa doi iepuri, nu prinzi niciunul
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rodi_ciobanu
Romania
Local time: 07:50
English translation:if you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one
Explanation:
If you try to do two things at the same time, you won't succeed in doing either of them.

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Mulţumesc frumos şi eu şi Sărbători Fericite!
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cristina48
Local time: 07:50
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multumesc mult, Cristina48
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Summary of answers provided
3 +7if you run after two hares, you will catch neither
Mihai Badea
4a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
aidan benbow
4if you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one
cristina48
4Someone who grasps at too much may loses everything .
Carmen Lapadat
3Who runs after two rabbits doesn't catch any.
ELLA IACOB
Summary of reference entries provided
English proverbs
Gabrielle Weatherhead

  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Someone who grasps at too much may loses everything .


Explanation:
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If you grasp at too much may lose everything

Carmen Lapadat
Romania
Local time: 07:50
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
Notes to answerer
Asker: Multumesc mult Carmen si Paste fericit!

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
if you run after two hares, you will catch neither


Explanation:
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
Prov. You cannot do two things successfully at the same time. Vanessa: If I want to pursue my acting career, I'll have to take more days off to go to auditions. But I want to get ahead in the office, too. Jane: If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/neither

+ diverse alternative la
http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/13/messages/440.htm...

Mihai Badea
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
Notes to answerer
Asker: Multumesc mult, Mihai si Paste fericit!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Peter Shortall
17 mins

agree  Gabrielle Weatherhead: Or, alternative English proverbs: You can't have your cake and it eat; You can't have it both ways; No man can serve two masters.
58 mins

agree  Florina-Livia Angheluta
2 hrs

agree  Mihaela Ghiuzeli
2 hrs

agree  Iosif JUHASZ
5 hrs

agree  Tradeuro Language Services
23 hrs

agree  Ştefania Iordan
2 days6 mins
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
if you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one


Explanation:
If you try to do two things at the same time, you won't succeed in doing either of them.

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Mulţumesc frumos şi eu şi Sărbători Fericite!

cristina48
Local time: 07:50
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 4
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multumesc mult, Cristina48
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a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush


Explanation:
Asta ar fi un idiom in engleza care inseamna sa pastrezi ce ai deja mai bine decat sa fugi dupa altceva.

aidan benbow
Local time: 07:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Who runs after two rabbits doesn't catch any.


Explanation:
Cine alearga dupa doi iepuri nu prinde nici unul. - Who runs after two rabbits doesn't catch any.

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[If you chase after two rabbits, you won't catch even one; i.e. Do one thing @ a time.]

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Paste fericit, RODICA! :) HAPPY EASTER! :)

ELLA IACOB
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:50
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Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian, Native in MoldavianMoldavian
Notes to answerer
Asker: Multumesc mult, Ella si Paste fericit!

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Reference comments


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Reference: English proverbs

Reference information:
Alternative English proverbs: You can't have your cake and it eat; You can't have it both ways; No man can serve two masters.


    Reference: http://www.bigpedia.com/quotes/English_proverbs
Gabrielle Weatherhead
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian, Native in HungarianHungarian

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agree  Mihaela Ghiuzeli
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