παρὰ γράμμα σκῶμμα
ἐν ταῖς ἀνάγκαις χρημάτων κρείττων φίλος → it is better in times of need to have friends rather than money, a friend in need is a friend indeed (Menander, Sententiae monostichoi 143)
Russian (Dvoretsky)
Translations
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Albanian: kalambur, lojë fjalësh; Arabic: لَعْبَة اَلْكَلِمَات, جِنَاس; Armenian: բառախաղ; Belarusian: каламбур, гульня слоў; Bulgarian: игрословица, каламбур; Catalan: joc de paraules; Chinese Mandarin: 雙關語／双关语, 俏皮話／俏皮话; Czech: slovní hříčka; Danish: ordspil; Dutch: woordspeling; Esperanto: kalemburo, vortludo; Finnish: sanaleikki; French: calembour, jeu de mots; Georgian: კალამბური, ზმა; German: Wortspiel, Kalauer; Greek: λογοπαίγνιο; Ancient Greek: παρὰ γράμμα σκῶμμα, τὸ παρὰ γράμμα σκῶμμα, σκῶμμα παρὰ γράμμα; Hebrew: מִשְׂחַק מִלִּים, לָשׁוֹן נוֹפֵל עַל לָשׁוֹן; Hungarian: szójáték, szóvicc; Icelandic: orðaleikur; Ido: kalemburo; Irish: imeartas focal; Italian: gioco di parole, bisticcio, freddura; Japanese: 駄洒落, 洒落, 語呂合わせ; Korean: 말장난; Macedonian: каламбур, игра на зборови; Malay: jenakata; Maori: kupu angarua; Norwegian Bokmål: ordspill; Nynorsk: ordspel; Persian: تجنیس, جناس; Polish: gra słów, kalambur; Portuguese: trocadilho, chalaça; Romanian: calambur, joc de cuvinte; Russian: каламбур, игра слов; Scottish Gaelic: cainnt-chluich; Spanish: juego de palabras, calambur, paronomasia, doble sentido, albur; Swedish: ordvits, ordlek; Tagalog: bangkiwi, paritugma, paandar; Telugu: శ్లేష; Tibetan: ཚིག་རྩེད; Turkish: kelime oyunu; Yiddish: ווערטערשפּיל
