put your money where your mouth is

Romanian translation: Fapte, nu vorbe!

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English term or phrase:put your money where your mouth is
Romanian translation:Fapte, nu vorbe!
Entered by: Veronica Costea

02:51 Feb 7, 2011
English to Romanian translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: put your money where your mouth is
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!
Veronica Costea
Canada
Local time: 03:43
Fapte, nu vorbe!
Explanation:
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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adami
Romania
Local time: 09:43
Grading comment
Multumesc!
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4 +11Fapte, nu vorbe!
adami
5 +1precum vorba asa si fapta
Anca Nitu


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +11
Fapte, nu vorbe!


Explanation:
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".

adami
Romania
Local time: 09:43
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Multumesc!

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1 day 13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
precum vorba asa si fapta


Explanation:
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...




Anca Nitu
Local time: 03:43
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 24

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