A boca tancada no entren mosques
From wikidioms
| Language | Catalan |
| Topics | Animals ,Body Parts |
| Explanation and use (in mother tongue) | El significat de "A boca tancada no entren mosques" és: És millor quedar-se callat que equivocar-se i és recomanable pensar abans de parlar. |
In English
| Literal Translation: | No flies enter a closed mouth. |
| Real meaning: | It is often better to say nothing at all. |
| Related idioms: | Silence is golden. |
In other languages
| Language | Literal translation | To express the same | Related Idioms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basque | Aho itxian ez da eulirik sartzen. | ... | ... |
| Catalan | ... | ... | ... |
| Galician | En boca pechada non entran moscas | Ás veces é mellor estar calado | Quen come e é calado non perde bocado |
| German | ... | ... | ... |
| Italian | Nella bocca chiusa non entrano mosche | ... | ... |
| Romanian | ... | ... | ... |
| Spanish | ... | ... | ... |
| Turkish | ... | ... | ... |
