# translation

lexentry: kur/Kanala_Guardafuiyê__Serenav__1
written_rep: Kanala Guardafuiyê
trans_list:
Cape Guardafui Channel | Cape Guardafui Strait | Guardafui Channel | Guardafui-Socotra Channel | Ras Asir-Socotra Strait | Ras Hafun Strait


lexentry: kur/berxweketî__Rengdêr__1
written_rep: berxweketî
trans_list:
distraught | down at the mouth | down at the mouth, down in the dumps | down in the dumps | resentful | roisterer


lexentry: kur/bi_navê_Xwedayê_dilnerm_û_dilovan__Biwêj__1
written_rep: bi navê Xwedayê dilnerm û dilovan
trans_list:
In the Name of God Most Gracious Most Merciful | In the Name of Xweda, the Merciful Benefactor, the Merciful Redeemer.


lexentry: kur/bi_şev_li_dêrê_ye,_bi_roj_li_mizgeftê_ye__Gotineke_pêşiyan__1
written_rep: bi şev li dêrê ye, bi roj li mizgeftê ye
trans_list:
be all things to all men | have your cake and eat it | hedge one's bets | sit on the fence | try to have it both ways


lexentry: kur/bêhêvî__Rengdêr__1
written_rep: bêhêvî
trans_list:
hopeless | desperate | despairing | despondent | down at the mouth | down at the mouth, down in the dumps


lexentry: kur/dewê_ceribandî_ji_mastê_neceribandî_çêtir_e__Gotineke_pêşiyan__1
written_rep: dewê ceribandî ji mastê neceribandî çêtir e
trans_list:
better the devil you know than the angel you don't know | better the devil you know than the devil you don't know | buttermilk you've tested is better than yoghurt you haven't tested


lexentry: kur/di_gel_gurgî_dixwit_û_di_gel_xwedanan_lê_digerit__Gotineke_pêşiyan__1
written_rep: di gel gurgî dixwit û di gel xwedanan lê digerit
trans_list:
he devours the flock with the wolf but then with the owner he goes looking for the sheep | two-faced


lexentry: kur/di_nava_nal_û_bizmarê_de_man__Lêker__1
written_rep: di nava nal û bizmarê de man
trans_list:
between a rock and a hard place | catch-22 | caught between the Devil and the deep blue sea | damned if you do, damned if you don't


lexentry: kur/dibêje_lê_napêje__Biwêj__1
written_rep: dibêje lê napêje
trans_list:
full of hot air | he's all talk and no bake | says one thing, does another | talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk


lexentry: kur/dê_bêjî_min_nanek_ya_xwarî,_wî_kerek__Biwêj__1
written_rep: dê bêjî min nanek ya xwarî, wî kerek
trans_list:
(dynamic equivalent) It's as if I've eaten at the Ritz and he's had beans on toast | (lit) you might complain 'I ate a whole loaf and he ate one slice'


lexentry: kur/dûr_ketin__Lêker__1
written_rep: dûr ketin
trans_list:
divergence | divergence, divergency | divergency | edge away from | give a wide berth to | hold aloof


lexentry: kur/ew_dibêje,_lê_napêje__Biwêj__1
written_rep: ew dibêje, lê napêje
trans_list:
I wouldn't trust him as far as I can throw him | he talks the talk, but doesn't walk the walk | he's full of hot air


lexentry: kur/ez_çiya_û_tu_çiya,_golik_man_bê_giya__Gotineke_pêşiyan__1
written_rep: ez çiya û tu çiya, golik man bê giya
trans_list:
I am a mountain and you're a mountain and the calves are left without grass (to eat) | When two sides can't reach an agreement and therefore are left in a debilitating stalemate


lexentry: kur/heker_tu_yê_razî,_ehlen_we_sehlen;_eger_ne,_serê_xwe_li_taqekî_bide__Biwêj__1
written_rep: heker tu yê razî, ehlen we sehlen; eger ne, serê xwe li taqekî bide
trans_list:
if you are satisfied, it's 'you're welcome'; if not, you bang your head against the wall in frustration | my way or the highway | strong-willed


lexentry: kur/her_teviyekê_li_erdekî_didet__Biwêj__1
written_rep: her teviyekê li erdekî didet
trans_list:
he's all over the place | he/she is talking nonsense | mumbo jumbo | talking nonsense | talking nonsequiturs


lexentry: kur/here_rêkê,_bila_ya_dîr_bît;_jinê_bîne,_bila_ya_pîr_bît__Biwêj__1
written_rep: here rêkê, bila ya dîr bît; jinê bîne, bila ya pîr bît
trans_list:
Get going on your way, even if it's the long way round, and get on and marry, even if she's an older woman | If you take a wife, better one who is wise and learned than one who is beautiful and dumb


lexentry: kur/hesp_û_qesp_def_(yekî)_wekî_êk_in__Gotineke_pêşiyan__1
written_rep: hesp û qesp def (yekî) wekî êk in
trans_list:
a horse and a date are to him/her one and the same | big-hearted | of a person who is so generous that they'll be as willing to give you a horse as they are a date


lexentry: kur/heta_nîva_destî_reş_nebit,_tama_devî_xoş_nabit__Gotineke_pêşiyan__1
written_rep: heta nîva destî reş nebit, tama devî xoş nabit
trans_list:
Unless you blacken your palms, your taste buds won't be satisfied | no pain, no gain | the early bird catches the worm


lexentry: kur/heçî_ne_li_malekê,_nizanit_halekê__Gotineke_pêşiyan__1
written_rep: heçî ne li malekê, nizanit halekê
trans_list:
Try to sympapthise with someone's situation before criticising them | Unless you go to someone's home, you don't understand their situation | be quick to listen, slow to speak


lexentry: kur/ji_mêşê_dikete_gamêş__Biwêj__1
written_rep: ji mêşê dikete gamêş
trans_list:
He'll make a fly into a buffalo | make a fuss about nothing | making a mountain out of a molehill | storm in a teacup


lexentry: kur/jêagadarbûn__Navdêr__1
written_rep: jêagadarbûn
trans_list:
becoming aware of | becoming informed about | being aware of | being informed about | being informed of


lexentry: kur/kade__Navdêr__1
written_rep: kade
trans_list:
Assyrian holiday cookie | Kolaczki | Kurdish stuffed cookie | biscuit | dried-fruit pastry | kleiche


lexentry: kur/karûş__Navdêr__1
written_rep: karûş
trans_list:
Arabian millet | Cuba grass | Egyptian millet | Johnson grass | Means grass | creeping dog's tooth grass


lexentry: kur/kera_dixesînît__Biwêj__1
written_rep: kera dixesînît
trans_list:
diddly-squat | just sittin' on the dock of the bay/ Wastin' time | sod all | sweet Fanny Adams | twiddle one's thumbs


written_rep: kîjan ba were û tu bi ber bikevî, kîjan av were û tu bi ser bikevî, tu yê ji dinyayê derkevî
trans_list: mind one's own business
lexentry:
kur/kîjan_ba_were_û_tu_bi_ber_bikevî,_kîjan_av_were_û_tu_bi_ser_bikevî,_tu_yê_ji_dinyayê_derkevî__Gotineke_pêşiyan__1


lexentry: kur/mijûltir_ji_deyka_zavayî__Biwêj__1
written_rep: mijûltir ji deyka zavayî
trans_list:
busy as a bee | run around like a headless chicken | run off one's feet | there's a lot on my plate at the moment


lexentry: kur/negiring__Rengdêr__1
written_rep: negiring
trans_list:
insignificant | unimportant | inconsequent | inconsequential | nonsignificant | nothing to make a song about


lexentry: kur/neravebarîtî__Navdêr__1
written_rep: neravebarîtî
trans_list:
indescribability | ineffability | ineffableness | inexplicability | inexplicableness | inscrutableness


lexentry: kur/piştî_tirrê,_qun_miçandin_pê_nevêt__Gotineke_pêşiyan__1
written_rep: piştî tirrê, qun miçandin pê nevêt
trans_list:
after you've farted, clenching your buttocks achieves nothing | there's no point crying over spilt milk


lexentry: kur/qelî__Navdêr__1
written_rep: qelî
trans_list:
boiled mutton | cured meat | fried or boiled strips of lamb or mutton with onion and sometimes other vegetables | jerked meat | stir fry


lexentry: kur/rezrûvîk__Navdêr__1
written_rep: rezrûvîk
trans_list:
black nightshade | garden nightshade | hound's berry | petty morel | popolo | small-fruited black nightshade


lexentry: kur/serve_qat_e,_ji_bin_ve_pat_e__Biwêj__1
written_rep: serve qat e, ji bin ve pat e
trans_list:
a suit on the outside, rags on the inside | all that glitters is not gold | don't judge a book by its cover | regalia on show, rags below | window-dressing


lexentry: kur/sosyalîzma_reel__Navdêr__1
written_rep: sosyalîzma reel
trans_list:
actually existing socialism | developed socialism | real socialism | really existing socialism | state socialism


lexentry: kur/vîtamîn_waw__Navdêr__1
written_rep: vîtamîn waw
trans_list:
friends in high places | influence | it's not what you know but who you know | jobs for the boys | old school tie | the ability to pull strings


lexentry: kur/xwe_tê_negehand__Biwêj__1
written_rep: xwe tê negehand
trans_list:
be economical with the truth | being less than truthful | he did not want to do it | he did not want to understand


lexentry: kur/xwelî_bi_serê_yekî_de_kirin__Biwêj__1
written_rep: xwelî bi serê yekî de kirin
trans_list:
mess someone around | put a spanner in the works | throw dust on someone's head | waste someone's time


lexentry: kur/xwelîser__Rengdêr__1
written_rep: xwelîser
trans_list:
fool | idiot | person upon whose family calamity has fallen | person whose family has been devastated


lexentry: kur/yê_biçîte_masiya_dê_qûna_wî_ter_bît__Biwêj__1
written_rep: yê biçîte masiya dê qûna wî ter bît
trans_list:
If you go fishing, you're going to get a wet backside | he that would have eggs must endure the cackling of hens | no pain no gain


lexentry: kur/zelam_yêt_heyn_û_zelamoşk_jî_yêt_heyn__Biwêj__1
written_rep: zelam yêt heyn û zelamoşk jî yêt heyn
trans_list:
There are men and there are manlets | are you a man or a mouse? | sort out the men from the boys | when the going gets tough, the tough get going


lexentry: kur/zik_û_binzik__Biwêj__1
written_rep: zik û binzik
trans_list:
like we say he's one-track minded (always thinking about sex) | stomach and below the stomach(genitals)


lexentry: kur/zilkî_di_çavê_me_de_dibînît,_bes_garîteyî_di_çavê_xwe_de_nabînît__Biwêj__1
written_rep: zilkî di çavê me de dibînît, bes garîteyî di çavê xwe de nabînît
trans_list:
the pot calling the kettle black | they notice a speck of wood in our eyes, but can't see the beam in their eyes


lexentry: kur/çi_xêra_bo_xwe_naket__Biwêj__1
written_rep: çi xêra bo xwe naket
trans_list:
it can't do any charity for itself | it's gotta be done, init? | said of any object that is fixed or needs fixing


# simple_translation

written_rep: kerax
trans_list:
disgusting | abominable | detestable | farmer without land supported with his family by landowner in exchange for his labour | repugnant | repulsive


