Sentence examples of "Speech is silver but silence is golden" in English
Colloquial speech is used in everyday conversation.
Umgangssprache wird in alltäglicher Konversation benutzt.
Silence is golden, but not when trying to learn a foreign language.
Schweigen ist Gold, aber nicht, wenn man versucht, eine Fremdsprache zu erlernen.
His dress is that of gentleman, but his speech and behavior are those of a clown.
Er kleidet sich wie ein Gentleman, aber er spricht und benimmt sich wie ein Clown.
I could understand the first few sentences, but the rest of his speech was all Greek to me.
Die ersten Sätze seiner Rede konnte ich verstehen, aber der Rest war nur Bahnhof.
I have cut up all but one of my credit cards.
Ich habe alle meine Kreditkarten außer einer zerschnitten.
Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion.
Die Olympischen Spiele als Zweiter beenden ergibt Silber. Als Zweiter die Politk beenden führt dich in die Vergessenheit.
The girl always looked happy, but she wasn't at all happy.
Das Mädchen sah immer glücklich aus, aber es war ganz und gar nicht glücklich.
I buy my silver from a man who has a mine on his property.
Ich kaufe das Silber von einem Mann, der eine Mine besitzt.
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