Penerjemahan Idiom dan Pepatah (Popular Indonesian – English Idioms & Proverbs)

PENERJEMAHAN IDIOM dan PEPATAH Inggris-Indonesia:

IDIOM (Ungkapan)

Talking about the devil –> Lagi diomongin, orangnya datang!

I have been in your shoes –>Sudah makan asam garam, sudah pernah merasakan hal yang sama/ mengalami sebelumnya.

Go Dutch –> Bayar masing-masing

Share the bill –> Patungan

Rain cats and dogs –> Hujan sangat deras

Pass the buck –> Lempar batu sembunyi tangan

Breadwinner –> Tulang Punggung

Blabbermouth –> Cerewet/ Omong sana sini

Misheard –> Plesetan

Cut Version –> Dibuang Sayang

Apple to Apple –> Sebanding/Seimbang/Setimpal

Couch Potato –> Orang senang menonton TV dan bemalas-malasan

Shoulder to Shoulder –> Bahu Membahu

Cup of Tea –> Itu “gua banget”

Piece of Cake –> Mudah/Gampang

Tear and Wear –> Lusuh dan Buluk

 

PROVERBS (Peribahasa/ Kata Mutiara/ Pepatah)

Killing two birds with one stone –> Sekali dayung dua tiga pulau terlewati/ Sambil menyelam minum air.

No use crying over the spilt milk –> Nasi sudah jadi bubur

Even homers sometimes nod —> Tak ada gading yang tak retak (nobody’s perfect)

The pitcher goes so often to the well that it is broken at last —>Sepandai-pandainya tupai melompat, akhirnya jatuh juga

Nobody’s perfect –> tak ada gading yang tak retak

The grass is always greener on the other side –> rumput tetangga lebih hijau

Your tongue is fire –> mulutmu harimaumu

Fire in the pants –> kebakaran jenggot

Robbing Peter to pay Paul –> Gali lobang tutup lobang

The early bird gets the worm –> Siapa cepat dia yang dapat

There is no such thing as a free lunch –> Ada udang di balik batu/ tak ada makan siang gratis

One scabbed sheep is enough to spoil a flock –> Sebab nila setitik rusak susu sebelanga

Don’t bite a hand that feeds you/ To cherish a viper in one’s bosom –> Air susu dibalas air tuba

A thorn in one’s flesh –> Seperti duri dalam daging

When in Rome, do as Rome does –> Di mana tanah dipijak, disitu langit dijunjung

Bean-pods are noisiest when dry –> Tong kosong nyaring bunyinya

A penny saved is a penny gained –> Hemat pangkal kaya

No pains, no gains/ Rome wasn’t built in a day/Nothing ventured nothing gained–> berakit-rakit ke hulu berenang-renang ke tepian

One rotten apple will spoil the whole barrel –> Karena nila setitik, rusak susu sebelanga

Give him an inch and he will take the yard/ Beggars can’t be choosers –> Dikasih hati minta jantung

Misfortunes never come singly –> Sudah jatuh tertimpa tangga

Diligence is the mother of good luck –> Rajin pangkal pandai

Empty vessels make the most noise –> Tong kosong nyaring bunyinya

It takes two to tango/ Bad workers blame their tools –> Buruk muka cermin dibelah

Many hands make light work –> Berat sama dipikul, ringan sama dijinjing

Cleanliness is close to godliness –> Kebersihan sebagian dari iman

“good translators are both bilingual and bicultural”

salam takzim!

Ridwan Arifin

sumber: Wikipedia, Oxford Dictionary 2010, KBBI IV 2008, Ungkapan & Idiom Bahasa Indonesia 2008 dan berbagai sumber, http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Indonesian_proverbs, http://englishtips4u.com/2013/06/01/engproverb-indonesian-proverbs-and-their-english-equivalents/

https://www.quora.com/

http://www.fluentu.com/english/blog/useful-english-proverbs/