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Důvěřuj ale prověřuj

English translation: Trust but verify

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Czech term or phrase:Důvěřuj ale prověřuj
English translation:Trust but verify
Entered by: Anton Konashenok

19:00 Jan 29, 2008
Czech to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics / proverb
Czech term or phrase: Důvěřuj ale prověřuj
Is there an alternative to this Czech proverb with the same meaning?
Lenka Green
United States
Local time: 21:26
Trust but verify
Explanation:
There is no real proverb, but Ronald Reagan used this phrase quite frequently.
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Anton Konashenok
Czech Republic
Local time: 03:26
Grading comment
Thank you :) I thought so, but was not sure.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4Trust but verify
Anton Konashenok
5Trust but verify
Blanka Salkova


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Trust but verify


Explanation:
There is no real proverb, but Ronald Reagan used this phrase quite frequently.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trust,_but_Verify
Anton Konashenok
Czech Republic
Local time: 03:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you :) I thought so, but was not sure.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  petr jaeger: agree
1 hr
  -> Dík!
agree  Helenka
1 hr
  -> Dík!
agree  Radovan Pletka
3 hrs
  -> Dík!
agree  Martin Stranak
490 days
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Trust but verify


Explanation:
Jedna z možností.

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Note added at 7 mins (2008-01-29 19:08:16 GMT)
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incredible.. we found the same place :-)


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trust,_but_Verify
Blanka Salkova
Czech Republic
Local time: 03:26
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
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