en look before you leap

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: JMDict 1.07, English Wiktionary, and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Synonyms

  • ja 転ばぬ先の杖 ➜
  • en fools rush in where angels fear to tread ➜
  • en great haste makes great waste ➜
  • en haste makes waste ➜
  • cs dvakrát měř jednou řež ➜
  • de erst wägen dann wagen ➜
  • en haste makes waste ➜
  • en marry in haste repent at leisure ➜
  • es antes que te cases mira lo que haces ➜
  • fi parempi katsoa kuin katua ➜
  • hu először gondolkodj aztán cselekedj ➜
  • it medita prima di agire ➜
  • it non buttarti alla cieca ➜
  • ja 転ばぬ先の杖 ➜
  • ko 누울 자리 봐 가며 발을 뻗어라 ➜
  • ms dengar cakap enggang makan buah beluluk dengar cakap orang terjun masuk lubuk ➜
  • nl bezint eer ge begint ➜
  • nl bezint eer gij begint ➜
  • pt olhar antes de saltar ➜
  • ru не зная броду не суйся в воду ➜
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Related terms

  • en circumspection ➜
  • en foresight ➜
  • en good things come to those who wait ➜
  • en precipitous ➜
  • fi parempi katsoa kuin katua ➜
  • it medita prima di agire ➜
  • it non buttarti alla cieca ➜
  • nl bezint eer ge begint ➜
  • nl bezint eer gij begint ➜
  • pt olhar antes de saltar (v) ➜
  • ru семь раз отмерь один отрежь ➜
  • zh 三思而後行 ➜

Antonyms

  • en he who hesitates is lost ➜
  • en one who hesitates is lost ➜

Derived from

  • en leap (n) ➜

Links to other resources

  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 400520216-P
  • en.wiktionary.org look before you leap
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