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I folli inventano le mode e i saggi le seguono.

German translation: Die Narren erfinden die Moden und die Klugen machen sie nach.

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Italian term or phrase:I folli inventano le mode e i saggi le seguono.
German translation:Die Narren erfinden die Moden und die Klugen machen sie nach.
Entered by: Andrea Bauer

10:31 Mar 29, 2018
Italian to German translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: I folli inventano le mode e i saggi le seguono.
Wer kennt das deutsche Pendant zu diesem (anonymen) Sprichwort?

Oder ist es einfach wörtlich zu übersetzen?
Andrea Bauer
Italy
Local time: 11:13
Die Narren erfinden die Moden und die Klugen machen sie nach.
Explanation:
251. Die Narren erfinden die Moden und die Klugen machen sie nach.

Frz.: Les fous inventent les modes et les sages les suivent. (Bohn I, 34; Kritzinger, 327b; Lendroy, 1019.)

http://proverbs_de.deacademic.com/15113/Narr
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Franco Di Domenico Gomez
Italy
Local time: 11:13
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Danke fürs Suchen!
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4 +1Die Narren erfinden die Moden und die Klugen machen sie nach.
Franco Di Domenico Gomez


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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Die Narren erfinden die Moden und die Klugen machen sie nach.


Explanation:
251. Die Narren erfinden die Moden und die Klugen machen sie nach.

Frz.: Les fous inventent les modes et les sages les suivent. (Bohn I, 34; Kritzinger, 327b; Lendroy, 1019.)

http://proverbs_de.deacademic.com/15113/Narr


Franco Di Domenico Gomez
Italy
Local time: 11:13
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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Danke fürs Suchen!
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Asker: Super, danke!


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agree  Regina Eichstaedter: Die Narren bringen die Moden auf, und die Weisen folgen.
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