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One should not depend upon a favorable (and typically overoptimistic) outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: don't get your hopes up, don't sell the skin till you have caught the bear
Antonyms: none provided
First attested in English in Thomas Howell's 1570 New Sonnets and Pretty Pamphlets in the couplet "Counte not thy Chickens that vnhatched be, / Waye wordes as winde, till thou finde certaintee", possibly deriving from similar medieval and early modern Latin fables and maxims.
Across languages
Translations
72 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
moenie die beer se vel verkoop voordat hy geskiet is nie
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Albanian:
peshku në det, tigani në zjarr
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Arabic:
لَا تَشْتَرِي ٱلسَّمَكَ وَهُوَ فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ بَلِ ٱنْتَظِرْ حَتَّى يُصْطَادَ
(lā taštarī s-samaka wahuwa fī l-baḥri bali ntaẓir ḥattā yuṣṭāda)
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Azerbaijani:
cücəni payızda sayarlar
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Bulgarian:
не казвай хоп преди да си скочил
(ne kazvaj hop predi da si skočil)
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Bulgarian:
пилците се броят наесен
(pilcite se brojat naesen)
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Catalan:
no diguis blat fins que no sigui al sac i ben lligat
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Chinese Mandarin:
(勿打)如意算盤 /(勿打)如意算盘
(wù dǎ rúyìsuànpán)
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Chinese Mandarin:
(別)一廂情願 /一厢情愿
(bié yīxiāngqíngyuàn)
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Chinese Mandarin:
(別做)白日夢 /(别做)白日梦
(bié zuò báirìmèng)
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Czech:
neříkej hop, dokud nepřeskočíš
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Czech:
nechval dne před večerem
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Danish:
pels ikke bjørnen før den er skudt
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Dutch:
de huid niet verkopen voor de beer geschoten is
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Esperanto:
la manĝota fiŝo estas ankoraŭ en la rivero
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Finnish:
älä nuolaise ennen kuin tipahtaa
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Finnish:
älä nylje karhua ennen kuin se on kaadettu
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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French:
il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tué
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Friulian:
no stâ vendi le piel dal ors prime di vêlu copât
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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German:
man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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German:
man soll das Fell des Bären nicht verteilen, bevor er erlegt ist
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Hindi:
सूत न कपास जुलाहों में लट्ठम-लट्ठा
(sūt na kapās julāhõ mẽ laṭṭham-laṭṭhā)
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Hungarian:
ne igyál előre a medve bőrére
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Hungarian:
nyugtával dicsérd a napot
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Icelandic:
ekki er sopið kálið þó í ausuna sé komið
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Icelandic:
fyrr skal fuglinn veiddur en steiktur
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Irish:
ní breac é go raibh sé ar an bport
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Italian:
non dire gatto se non ce l'hai nel sacco
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Italian:
non cantare vittoria troppo presto
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Japanese:
捕らぬ狸の皮算用
(toranu tanuki no kawazan'yō)
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Korean:
김칫국부터 마신다
(gimchitguk-buteo masinda)
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Latin:
ante victoriam ne canas triumphum
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Lithuanian:
viščiukus skaičiuoja vakarais
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Māori:
kāti te toitoi okewa
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Māori:
ahakoa iti te koutu whenua e kore e taea te parepare
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Eastern Mari:
маскажым кучыде коваштыжым ит ужале
(maskažym kučyde kovaštyžym it užaĺe)
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Navajo:
tʼáadoo danitʼání íítiʼ
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Norwegian Bokmål:
selge skinnet før bjørnen er skutt
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Persian:
جوجه رو آخر پاییز می شمارند
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Polish:
nie dziel skóry na niedźwiedziu
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Polish:
nie chwal dnia przed zachodem słońca
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Polish:
nie mów hop, póki nie przeskoczysz
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Portuguese:
não conte com o ovo dentro da galinha
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Portuguese:
não conte com o ovo antes da galinha botar
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Portuguese:
contar com o ovo no cu da galinha
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Romanian:
toamna se numără bobocii
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Romanian:
nu vinde blana ursului din pădure
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Romanian:
nu zice hop până nu ai sărit
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Russian:
цыпля́т по о́сени счита́ют
(cyplját po óseni sčitájut)
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Russian:
не дели́ шку́ру неуби́того медве́дя
(ne delí škúru neubítovo medvédja)
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Russian:
не говори́ «гоп», пока́ не перепры́гнешь
(poká ne pereprýgnešʹ)
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Scottish Gaelic:
na h-abair diug a choidhche ris an eun gus an dig e às an ugh
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Scottish Gaelic:
dèan fanaid air do sheann-bhrògan nuair a gheibh thu do bhrògan ùra
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Scottish Gaelic:
mol an latha math mu oidhche
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Scottish Gaelic:
mol an deireadh
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Spanish:
no vendas la piel del oso antes de cazarlo
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Spanish:
hasta el rabo, todo es toro
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Spanish:
no echar las campanas al vuelo
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Spanish:
no cantes victoria
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Sranan Tongo:
no kosi kaiman mama fosi yu abra liba
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Swedish:
sälj inte skinnet innan björnen är skjuten
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Swedish:
ta inte ut segern i förskott
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Telugu:
ఆలు లేదు, చూలు లేదు, కొడుకు పేరు సోమలింగము
(ālu lēdu, cūlu lēdu, koḍuku pēru sōmaliṅgamu)
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Thai:
สงครามยังไม่จบ อย่าเพิ่งนับศพทหาร
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Turkish:
dereyi görmeden paçaları sıvamak
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Ukrainian:
не хвали́ день до ве́чора
(ne xvalý denʹ do véčora)
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Ukrainian:
хвали́ день уве́чері, а життя́ пе́ред сме́ртю
(xvalý denʹ uvéčeri, a žyttjá péred smértju)
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Ukrainian:
не кажи гоп, поки не перескочиш
(ne kažy hop, poky ne pereskočyš)
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Ukrainian:
не лізь поперед батька в пекло
(ne lizʹ popered batʹka v peklo)
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Vietnamese:
đếm cua trong lỗ
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Walloon:
i n' fåt nén vinde l' oû k' est co e cou del poye
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
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Yiddish:
פֿון דעם בער אין וואַלד זאָל מען די פֿעל נישט פֿאַרקויפֿן
(fun dem ber in vald zol men di fel nisht farkóyfn)
— one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur
