The Threads of the Weaver Family
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/ብላድ ኢዝ ዢከር ዛን ዋተር/
Proverbከውሃ ደም ይወፍራል
Family relationships are stronger than any other connection.
የቤተሰብ ትስስር ከማንኛውም ሌላ ግንኙነት የበለጠ ጠንካራ ነው ማለት ነው።
Used to emphasize that family loyalty should come before other duties.
/ብላክ ሺፕ/
Idiomየቤተሰብ ባዕድ ወይም የተለየ
A member of a family or group who is regarded as a disgrace or is very different.
በአንድ ቤተሰብ ወይም ቡድን ውስጥ እንደ ውርደት የሚቆጠር ወይም በጣም የተለየ ሰው።
Often used for someone who does not follow the family's traditional path.
/ስፒቲንግ ኢሜጅ/
Idiomፍምስል ወይም አምሳያ
Looking exactly like someone else.
ሌላ ሰውን በትክክል መምሰል።
Commonly used to describe children who look just like their parents.
/ጌት አሎንግ ዊዝ/
Phrasal Verbመስማማት ወይም መግባባት
To have a friendly relationship with someone.
ከአንድ ሰው ጋር የወዳጅነት ግንኙነት መኖሩ።
Used when two or more people like each other and are friendly.
/ሉክ አፕ ቱ/
Phrasal Verbበአክብሮት መመልከት ወይም አርአያ ማድረግ
To admire and respect someone.
አንድን ሰው ማድነቅ እና ማክበር።
Usually used for a younger person admiring an older or more experienced person.
/ላይክ ቱ ፒዝ ኢን ኤ ፖድ/
Simileእንደ አንድ ልብ መካሪ እንደ አንድ ቃል ተናጋሪ
Very similar in appearance or character.
በመልካቸው ወይም በባህሪያቸው በጣም ተመሳሳይ የሆኑ።
Used to describe two people who are nearly identical in behavior or looks.
/ብሬክ ዘ አይስ/
Idiomጭንቀትን ማስወገድ ወይም ጨዋታ መጀመር
To do or say something to relieve tension or start a conversation.
ውጥረትን ለማቃለል ወይም ውይይት ለመጀመር አንድ ነገር ማድረግ ወይም መናገር።
Often used in social situations where people don't know each other well.
/ብሪንግ አፕ/
Phrasal Verbማንሳት ወይም ማውሳት
To mention a subject or start to talk about it.
አንድን ርዕስ መጥቀስ ወይም ስለ እሱ ማውራት መጀመር።
Can also mean to raise a child, but here it refers to introducing a topic.
/ረን ኢን ዘ ፋሚሊ/
Idiomበዘር የሚተላለፍ
A quality or ability that many members of a family have.
ብዙ የቤተሰብ አባላት ያሏቸው ባሕርይ ወይም ችሎታ።
Used for traits that are passed down through generations.
/አፕል ደዝንት ፎል ፋር ፍሮም ዘ ትሪ/
Proverbየአባት እዳ ለልጅ ወይም ፍሬው ዛፉን ይመስላል
A child usually has similar character or qualities to their parents.
አንድ ልጅ አብዛኛውን ጊዜ ከወላጆቹ ጋር ተመሳሳይ ባህሪ ወይም ባሕርያት አሉት።
Suggests that children act or look like their mother or father.
/ካትች አፕ/
Phrasal Verbመረጃ መለዋወጥ ወይም መገናኘት
To talk to someone you have not seen for some time to find out what has happened in their life.
በህይወታቸው ውስጥ ምን እንደተከሰተ ለማወቅ ለተወሰነ ጊዜ ካላዩት ሰው ጋር ማውራት።
Essential for social interactions after a long absence.
/ስኬሌተን ኢን ዘ ክሎዜት/
Idiomየተደበቀ ሚስጥር
A shocking or embarrassing secret from the past.
ከዚህ ቀደም የነበረ አስደንጋጭ ወይም አሳፋሪ ሚስጥር።
Refers to a hidden fact that someone doesn't want others to know.
/ፍሌሽ ኤንድ ብላድ/
Idiomየገዛ ሥጋና ደም
One's close family or relatives.
የአንድ ሰው የቅርብ ቤተሰብ ወይም ዘመድ።
Used to emphasize a biological connection.
/ኪፕ ኢን ታች/
Colloquial Expressionመገናኘት ወይም አለመራራቅ
To maintain communication with someone.
ከአንድ ሰው ጋር ግንኙነትን መቀጠል።
Commonly used when saying goodbye to ensure future contact.
/ቤስት ኦፍ ቦዝ ወርልድስ/
Idiomሁለቱንም መልካም አጋጣሚዎች መጠቀም
A situation where you can enjoy the advantages of two very different things at the same time.
በአንድ ጊዜ ከሁለት በጣም የተለያዩ ነገሮች ጥቅሞችን ማግኘት የሚችሉበት ሁኔታ።
Used when someone has two beneficial but different opportunities.
/ቺፕ ኦፍ ዘ ኦልድ ብሎክ/
Idiomወላጁን የመሰለ
Someone who is very similar in character to their father or mother.
በባህሪው አባቱን ወይም እናቱን በጣም የሚመስል ሰው።
Similar to the apple proverb, but often refers to specific habits.