English
Proverb
a nod is as good as a wink
- The hint, suggestion etc. can be understood without further explanation.
Translations
the hint, suggestion etc can be understood without further explaining
- Czech: chytrému napověz, hloupého trkni (cs)
- French: à bon entendeur, salut
- Italian: a buon intenditor poche parole
- Japanese: 一を聞いて十を知る (ja) (いちをきいてじゅうをしる, ichi o kiite jū o shiru)
- Portuguese: para bom entendedor, meia palavra basta
- Russian: у́мному сви́стни, а он уже́ смы́слит (úmnomu svístni, a on užé smýslit), одному́ гла́зом мигни́, а друго́го дуби́ной толкни́ (odnomú glázom migní, a drugóvo dubínoj tolkní), у́мному — намёк, глу́пому — толчо́к (úmnomu — namjók, glúpomu — tolčók), у́мному и сло́ва дово́льно (úmnomu i slóva dovólʹno)
- Scots: hauf a tale is eneuch for a wise man
- Scottish Gaelic: comhairle do dhuine glic, slat do dhruim an amadain
- Spanish: a buen entendedor, pocas palabras bastan (es)
- Tagalog: sukat ang katagang sabi sa mabuting umiintindi
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