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each versus every

by Vilinilo, January 13, 2010

Messages: 24

Language: English

horsto
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horsto (User's profile) January 15, 2010, 9:07:50 PM

niko-tina:
«¡Piensa antes de actuar!» (Pripensu antaŭ ol agi!)

Do you have any way of expressing that in English with a phrase?

Perhaps in German:
Zuerst das Gehirn einschalten. (Unue ŝaltu la cerbon)

Miland
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Miland (User's profile) January 15, 2010, 11:26:35 PM

niko-tina:(Pripensu antaŭ ol agi!)

Do you have any way of expressing that in English with a phrase?

Here's two possibilities: "Think before you act" and "Look before you leap".

Rogir
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Rogir (User's profile) January 16, 2010, 2:04:33 AM

There's a beautiful (archaic) Dutch phrase for that:
Bezint eer ge begint.

ceigered
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ceigered (User's profile) January 16, 2010, 10:54:03 AM

Rogir:There's a beautiful (archaic) Dutch phrase for that:
Bezint eer ge begint.

Think before you begin?