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many hands make light work
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English
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Pronunciation
1.2
Proverb
1.2.1
Antonyms
1.2.2
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1.2.3
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Proverb
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many
hands
make
light
work
A
large
number
of
people
cooperating
can
perform
tasks
easily
.
Antonyms
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too many cooks spoil the broth
Translations
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a large number of people cooperating can perform tasks easily
Chinese:
Mandarin:
人多好辦事
/
人多好办事
(
rénduō hǎobànshì
)
,
人心齊,泰山移
/
人心齐,泰山移
(
rénxīn qí, Tàishān yí
)
Danish:
sammen er vi stærke
Dutch:
vele handen maken licht werk
Esperanto:
multaj manoj faras malpezan laboron
Finnish:
yhteistyö on voimaa
French:
l’union fait la force
(fr)
German:
viele Hände machen bald ein Ende
Greek:
ισχύς εν τη ενώσει
(
ischýs en ti enósei
)
,
το 'να χέρι νίβει τ' άλλο και τα δυο το πρόσωπο
(
to 'na chéri nívei t' állo kai ta dyo to prósopo
)
,
κράτα με να σε κρατώ, ν' ανεβούμε το βουνό
(
kráta me na se krató, n' anevoúme to vounó
)
Icelandic:
margar hendur vinna létt verk
Italian:
l'unione fa la forza
Kikuyu:
kamũingĩ koyaga ndĩrĩ
Korean:
백지장도 맞들면 낫다
(ko)
(
baekjijangdo matdeulmyeon natda
)
Luxembourgish:
vill Hänn maachen liicht Aarbecht
Portuguese:
a união faz a força
Russian:
берись дружно, не будет грузно
(
berisʹ družno, ne budet gruzno
, literally
“
take it together, and it won't be heavy
”
)
Samoan:
e tele lima e mama ai galuega
Swedish:
många svaga är starka tillsammans
Turkish:
bir elin nesi var, iki elin sesi var
See also
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make light work of
teamwork makes the dream work
Ringelmann effect
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