The Provençal expressions on the theme “Money” gather 43 traditional sayings, with their meaning in English.
es verd coume uno coua de sèbohe's in fine fettle, full of energy Agué d'óussin dins lei pochoto be stingy Agué de sòu coumo un chin de nieroto be extremely wealthy Agué lou pougnet coupato claim generosity while actually being stingy fan de chichourlo !a mild oath, roughly "good grief" Es pas douna !it's expensive Èstre riche coumo la marto be immensely rich Èstre sourd(o) coumo un toupinto be stone deaf Faire aigreto hurry, to make an effort Faire garda lei cabroto keep someone stuck up a tree or ladder L'aigo es d'orwater is a precious resource La pèiro vai au clapiémoney flows to those who already have it Lou coust lèvo lou goustwhen it costs too much, it kills the desire for it Metre d'òli ei ceseto bring a bit of comfort and ease estaco pas soun chin emé de saussissohe's not one for generosity, he watches his pennies tuarié uno niero pèr n'en vèndre la pèuhe's exceedingly stingy Qu pago tard pago largthe longer you delay payment, the more it costs Quicha l'anchoioto be poor, short of food a de bèn au soulèuhe has property, he owns land saup mounte dor Janohe knows every nook and every secret a mai de sòu qu'un chin de nierohe's extremely wealthy rastello li sòu à la palohe's raking in the money es riche coume Crèsushe's as rich as Croesus cop d'argènt es pas cop de morta loss of money is never a fatal blow Noun es pas riche qu'a de bèn, mai aquéu que se contèntorich is not who owns much, but who is content es nus e crushe has absolutely nothing coucho lou merlushe's broke, chasing after money es paure coume un gàrri de glèisohe's as poor as a church mouse es au nis de la serphe's in a dangerous spot Qu toujour pren e rèn noun douno, a la fin cadun l'abandounowho always takes and never gives ends up abandoned by all Tira soucitto cause worry a plus que lis uei pèr plourahe's lost everything Tirarié de pessu au mabre/ei vitrohe's exceedingly stingy li sòu venon pas en picant dóu pèdmoney doesn't fall from the sky es paure coume Jobhe's as poor as Job sènso argènt te couneissieran pas, emé d'argènt te couneissiras paswithout money nobody knows you, with money you no longer know yourself tiro lou diable pèr la cohe's struggling to make ends meet es dins la debinohe's down on his luck, broke danso davans l'armàrihis cupboard is bare paga 'me de mounedo d'Arlequinto pay with worthless coin Trouvarié pas d'aigo à la marsaid of someone who can't find what's plainly in front of them faire St Miquèu à la candèloto move house at night, sneaking away Argènt mignounPocket money