en better safe than sorry

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: JMDict 1.07 and English Wiktionary
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Synonyms

  • ja 用心するにこしたことはない ➜
  • ja 用心するに越したことはない ➜
  • de vorsicht ist besser als nachsicht ➜
  • el καλλιο γαιδουροδενε παρα γαιδουρογυρευε ➜
  • es más vale prevenir que curar ➜
  • fi parempi katsoa kuin katua ➜
  • fi parempi virsta väärää kuin vaaksa vaaraa ➜
  • fi varmuus on aina paras ➜
  • fo betur fyrivarin enn eftirsnarin ➜
  • fr mieux vaut prévenir que guérir ➜
  • hu jobb félni mint megijedni ➜
  • is allur er varinn góður ➜
  • is það er betra að hafa vaðið fyrir neðan sig ➜
  • it la prudenza non è mai troppa ➜
  • it meglio prevenire che curare ➜
  • ja 転ばぬ先の杖 ➜
  • ms biar lambat asalkan selamat ➜
  • ms ingat sebelum kena jimat sebelum habis ➜
  • ms sesal dahulu pendapatan sesal kemudian tak berguna ➜
  • ms ايڠت سبلوم کنا جيمت سبلوم هابيس ➜
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Related terms

  • en better late than never ➜
  • en action ➜
  • en better late than never ➜
  • en cautious ➜
  • en choice ➜
  • en err on side of caution ➜
  • en preferable ➜
  • en suffer ➜
  • en err on side of caution ➜
  • en safe ➜
  • es más vale prevenir que curar ➜
  • fi ei vara venettä kaada ➜
  • fi parempi katsoa kuin katua ➜
  • hu jobb félni mint megijedni ➜
  • is það er betra að hafa vaðið fyrir neðan sig ➜
  • ja 転ばぬ先の杖 ➜
  • nl liever blode jan dan dode jan ➜
  • ru бережёного бог бережёт ➜
  • ru семь раз отмерь один отрежь ➜
  • ru чтоб уж наверняка ➜

Word forms

  • en better safe then sorry ➜

Derived from

  • en sorry (a) ➜

Links to other resources

  • en.wiktionary.org better safe than sorry
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