0 a well-known phrase that teaches a lesson -- ordtak [ neuter ]
“Beauty is only skin deep” is a proverb. “Skjønnhet er kun overfladisk” er et ordtak.
1 a well-known saying that gives good advice or expresses a supposed truth -- ordtak/-språk
Many proverbs were recorded by two or three whistlers.
This single proverb is exceptional in its positive attitude.
Aiding discernment of the type of situation at hand, the proverb can change the hearer's reaction to it.
The language is unimaginative, there are no ambiguities or proverbs or other kinds of metaphor.
Given the similar patterns observed in mental imagery and proverb comprehension across groups, it was important to examine the relationships between the two tasks.
This order was employed because it was thought that the story contexts contained in the comprehension task might influence the participants' images of the proverbs.
This proverb means that one must address the problems of the past before building the future.
Hence, it remains to be determined if people's mental images of proverbs truly are associated with their own comprehension.
