Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

put your money where your mouth is

Romanian translation:

Fapte, nu vorbe!

Added to glossary by Veronica Costea
Feb 7, 2011 02:51
13 yrs ago
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English term

put your money where your mouth is

English to Romanian Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
put your money where your mouth is
to do something rather than to just talk about it I finally realized that I should stop complaining about the people who run our town, put my money where my mouth is, and run for office.
Usage notes: sometimes used in the form put its money where its mouth is: Congress needs to put its money where its mouth is and really support energy conservation.

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/put money where mouth is

Nu-mi vine în minte nici o expresie asemănătoare în română :(

Mulțumesc!
Proposed translations (Romanian)
4 +11 Fapte, nu vorbe!
5 +1 precum vorba asa si fapta

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Fapte, nu vorbe!

Una foarte cunoscuta. Altele ar putea fi: orezul nu se coace numai cu vorbe.

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Note added at 11 mins (2011-02-07 03:03:07 GMT)
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sau "Vorbele trec, faptele raman".
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precum vorba asa si fapta

http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1243871

To show by your actions and not just your words that you support or believe in something.

http://www.e-frenchtranslation.com/fr/proverbes_2.htm
Les actes valent plus que les paroles. Put your money where your mouth is.

http://www.curierulnational.ro/Specializat/2006-09-02/Precum...


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