Tattoos, once considered something very indecent, even vulgar, have now overcome these barriers of disdain in society. A tattoo is a fashionable, original body decoration. People invest deep meaning into the drawings and words that they imprint on their bodies.
A tattoo is also one of the ways of self-expression; through it people emphasize their individuality.
Today we will talk about inscriptions as a type of tattoo. They are popular, almost on a par with drawings. Often a drawing is not able to convey what can be expressed in words. The following phrases are popular among tattoo inscriptions:
- in English
- in French
- in spanish
- in Latin
- names ( proper names, names of relatives and loved ones, etc.)
Often, the phrases that are chosen for tattoos are for future tattoo owners a motto for life, or the deepest wisdom that they have discovered for themselves, or the goal of life that they want to achieve at any cost. In any case, it will retain one or another “thought” on your body.
In this article I will present you the most beautiful, interesting, popular phrases in English, from which you will certainly be able to choose an “idea” that will be especially close to you. Phrases for tattoos are given with translation so that you understand their meaning.
Popular English tattoo inscriptions with translation
Theme "Love"
- All you need is love. - All you need is love.
- Love is the movement - Love is the movement.
- Endless love. - Endless love.
- Follow your heart. — I follow my heart.
- The best thing in our life is love. — The best thing in our life is love.
- One lifelong love. - The only love that lasts a lifetime.
- The love of my life. - Love of my life.
- While I’m breathing — I love and believe. “As long as I breathe, I love and believe.”
- Love is my religion. — Love is my religion
Theme "Our Past"
- Never look back. - Never look back.
- Live without regrets. -Live without regrets.
- I remember everything that I "ve forgotten… - I remember everything that I forgot (a)…
Theme "Struggle"
- Destroy what destroys you. - Destroy what destroys you.
- Battle of life. - Fight for life.
- Never give up. - Never give up.
- Don’t let your mind kill your heart and soul. - Don't let your mind kill your heart and soul.
- Be strong girl. - Be a strong girl.
- Let your fears go. - Let your fears go
Theme "Dream"
- Never stop dreaming. - Never stop dreaming.
- All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream. “Everything we see and feel is just a dream within a dream.”
- Don’t dream your life live your dream. - Don’t dream your life, but live your dream...
Miscellaneous
- That be or not to be. - To be or not to be.
- Health is wealth. - Health is wealth.
- Wait and see. - We'll wait and see.
- Now or never. - Now or never.
- Free your mind. - Free your mind.
- Help yourself. - Help yourself.
- Forever family. - Family forever.
- Family together always. - Family is always together
One word inscription
- Love - love
- Hope - hope
- Free - freedom, free
- Strong - strong
- Confidence - confidence
- Serendipity - serendipity, insightful
Harmony of tattoo inscriptions
Tattoos in English look very impressive if done correctly and tastefully.
- First, depending on whether your lettering is long or short, find a suitable location. If the inscription is quite long, choose accordingly on the back or on the ribs. If the phrase consists of two or three words, the decision where to place it on your body is up to your imagination.
- Secondly, don't forget about the font. It is absolutely unnecessary to choose a font whose design is distinguished by the presence of curls or hearts if it is some kind of philosophical expression. Maintain harmony between words and design.
- One more good advice will: do not translate your favorite phrases from Russian or another language into English using online translators. Often the option that an online translator will offer you will be an incorrect translation. Moreover, catchphrases require a professional approach to translation.
How nice it is to show off your erudition sometimes. Knowledge of the English language and its most piquant details - aphorisms - not only speaks of your education, but also gives you the traits of a person from high society.
Cheerful, funny or wise expressions in English will make your speech natural and expressive. You can apply them in almost any area of our lives. Sometimes, just by reading smart thoughts, your soul becomes lighter, you want to get up and move on, or maybe just smile.
English phrases have gained particular popularity with the development of social networks. Look at your friends' statuses. Surely, many people will have cool and cool phrases with translation.
The slightly poetic form of aphorisms sounds beautiful and laconic. But this is not the most important thing. By reading and re-reading such expressions, you expand your vocabulary, learn grammar and practice phonetics.
Skillful English phrases about life from great thinkers and folk sages:
Lost time is never found again.
Lost time will never come back.
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People do not notice, such as crying that goes through life laughing.
People don’t notice how someone who goes through life laughing cries.
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“It’s better to boom out than to fade away.”
It's better to burn out quickly than to fade away slowly.
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The future belongs to those who believe of their dreams.
The future belongs to those who believe in their dreams.
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The wisest man I have ever known once said to me: “Nine out of every ten people improve on acquaintance,” and I have found his words true. Frank Swinnerton
The wisest man I have ever known once told me, “9 out of 10 people use connections.” And he was right. Frank Swinnerton.
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No matter how big and tough a problem may be, get rid of confusion by taking one little step toward solution. Do something. George F. Nordenholt
No matter how big and serious the problem is, forget about embarrassment and just take one small step towards solving it. Do something. George Nordenholt
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Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.
Be content with your destiny: you cannot be first in everything.
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How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
The consequences of anger are much worse than its causes.
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Though modesty be a virtue, yet bashfulness is a vice. Thomas Fuller
Although modesty is a virtue, timidity is evil. Thomas Fuller
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A poor beauty finds more lovers than husbands. George Herbert
Vicious beauty has more lovers than husbands. George Herbert
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We believe nothing so firmly as what we least know. Michel de Montaigne
We believe in nothing as much as we believe in what we know least about. Michel Montaigne
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Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.
No one can go back and start over, but anyone can start today and create a new ending.
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Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public. Publilius Syrus
Criticize your friends in private, but praise them publicly. Publius Syriac
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To get out of difficulty, one usually must go through it.
To get out of difficulty, you need to go through it.
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Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind.
Anger is a state in which the tongue works faster than the brain.
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Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.
Anyone who stops learning is an old man, no matter at twenty or eighty years old. And whoever continues to study remains young.
How can you bypass love theme, about which there are so many different quotes emphasizing passion, jealousy, separation or the severity of feelings. English phrases with translation about the most wonderful and incomprehensible phenomenon of the human soul:
Each of us aims to find a man which will understand and will not cause suffering…
Each of us wants to find a person who can understand us and not hurt us.
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Love as expensive crystal, you with it be cautious!
Love is like expensive crystal, be careful with it!
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Loneliness is when you hear as the clock ticks …
Loneliness is when you hear the clock ticking...
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I want that you came out from my heart as quickly as you get out of on-line ..
I want you to leave my heart as quickly as you leave online...
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"Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired."
“Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired”
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I love to see, when you smile. It’s makes me happy, don’t ask me why…
I love when you smile. It makes me happy, but don't ask why...
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The way to love anything, is to realize it can be lost.
The only true way to love is to understand that you can lose it.
Funny phrases will cheer up everyone
I never forget a face, but in your case I would be glad to make an exception.
I never forget people's faces, but in your case I will be happy to make an exception.
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Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
Always forgive your enemies, nothing irritates them more.
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Good girls go to heaven, and bad-where want.
Good girls go to Heaven, and bad girls go where they want.
Artfully crafted phrases in English with translation, although small in volume, contain the basics of life. Everyone loves to listen to such expressions, as if touching something secret and great. Your English speech will be diversified by simply cool English words that have become so fashionable now.
The English poet John Keats once wrote the famous line: “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” Immortal words that confirm their meaning. And what could better reinforce the author’s message than the key theme of his work? Let's talk…
Which are so lacking in the Russian language
People have always sung especially fervently about this high and pure feeling. How many unique confessions, revelations, compliments this world has heard - and how many more will be said! A person is capable of standard words of love. But this territory is not a place for dry and formal communication. What if you need to figuratively express your attitude towards a person? It’s better to do this brightly, expressively, “with a spark.”
How to say “I love you” in English in a unique way
For example, only the familiar “I love you” in English can easily be paraphrased with a couple of dozen laconic and non-banal phrases. Check out some good examples below.
“I adore you” - “I adore you.”
“I love you from the bottom of my heart” - “I love you with all my heart.”
“You mean so much to me” - “You mean so much to me.”
“We"re meant for each other” - “We are created for each other.”
“I"m infatuated with you” - “I’m crazy about you.”
“You"re perfect” - “You are my ideal.”
“I"ve totally fallen for you” - “I fell before you.”
First declaration of love
There are also many exciting sayings in the English language for this tremulous moment in a person’s life.
“I have feelings for you” - “I have feelings for you.”
“I think of you as more than a friend” - “You are more than just a friend to me.”
“I"ve got a crush on you” - “I’m in love with you to the point of unconsciousness.”
“I think I"m in love with you” - “I think I’m in love with you.”
“I think you"re the one” - “I think you’re the one/that one.”
Love in poetic colors
It is always appropriate to bring sublime notes to love:
“I"m smitten with you” - “I am smitten / smitten with you.”
“You turn me inside out” - “We turn me inside out.”
“You"ve put a spell on me” - “You bewitched/bewitched me.”
“My heart calls out for you” - “My heart is calling you.”
“You make me feel young again” - “You make me feel young again.”
Quotes about love
In conclusion, we will find out what great people said in English about love.
“A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.” - “What you dream about alone is just a dream. What you dream about together is reality.” (John Lennon)
“The heart wants what it wants.” There’s no logic to these things. You meet someone and you fall in love and that’s that.” - “The heart wants what it wants. There is no logic in this. You meet someone, you fall in love and that's it." (Woody Allen)
“Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.” - “Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.” (Robert Frost)
“Better to have lost and loved than never to have loved at all.” “It’s better to love and lose than not to love at all.” (Ernest Hemingway)
“Other men it is said have seen angels, but I have seen thee and thou art enough.” - “Other men say they saw angels, but I saw you - and that’s enough for me.” (George Moore)
“To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.” — “Loving and winning are the best things in life. Loving and losing is next.” (William Thackeray)
“People should fall in love with their eyes closed.” - “People should fall in love with their eyes closed” (Andy Warhol)
“True love stories never have endings.” - “True love stories have no endings.” (Richard Bach)
“We loved with a love that was more than love.” - “We loved with a love that was something greater than love.” (Edgar Allan Poe)
“One love, one heart, one destiny.” - “One love, one heart, one destiny.” (Bob Marley)
Tattoos in English
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Aphorisms and sayings of famous people in translation
from English into Russian.
Always forgive your enemies — nothing annoys them so much.
Oscar Wilde
Always forgive your enemies, nothing irritates them more.
Oscar Wilde
I am not young enough to know everything.
Oscar Wilde
INotsoyoung,
toknowAll.
Oscar Wilde
Illusion is the first of all pleasures.
Oscar Wilde
Illusion —
higherpleasure.
Oscar Wilde
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
Oscar Wilde
A person is least like himself when he speaks on his own behalf. Giveto himmask,
AndHewill tellallthe truth.
Oscar Wilde
Not to know is bad, not to wish to know is worse.
African Proverb
Not knowing is bad, not wanting to know is even worse.
African proverb
Success doesn’t come to you…you go to it.
Marva Collins
Success does not come to you on its own... You go to it.
Marva Collins
Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.
Bernard Shaw
He who cannot change his views cannot change anything.
Bernard Show
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.
Albert Einstein
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe yet.
Albert Einstein
Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.
Sigmund Freud
Being completely honest with yourself is not an easy task.
Sigmund Freud
Every solution breeds new problems.
Murphy's law
Every decision creates new problems.
Murphy's Law
Everything takes longer than you think.
Murphy's law
Anything takes longer than you think.
Murphy's Law
If you want to be somebody, somebody really special, be yourself!
Author unknown
If you want to be someone, someone truly special, be yourself!
author unknown
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that’s all.
Oscar Wilde
To live is the rarest phenomenon in the world. Most people just exist.
Oscar Wilde
Wisdom is knowing how little we know.
Oscar Wilde
Wisdom —
Thisknow,
how muchfewWewe know.
Oscar Wilde
Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.
Oscar Wilde
Experience is simply the word we use to describe our mistakes.
Oscar Wilde
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Aesop
Kindness,
eventhe mostsmall,
neverNotdisappearsfor nothing.
Aesop
It is with our passions, as it is with fire and water, they are good servants but bad masters.
Aesop
Our passions are like fire and water - they are good servants, but bad masters.
Aesop
The only thing in life achieved without effort is failure.
Unknown
The only thing in life that comes without effort is failure.
author unknown
A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement.
Bo Bennett
A dream becomes a goal when action is taken to achieve it.
Beau Bennett
Success is not in what you have, but who you are.
Bo Bennett
Success is not what you have, but what you are.
Beau Bennett
I learned that it is the weak who are cruel,
and that gentleness is to be expected
only from the strong.
Leo Rosten
I learned that those who are weak are cruel, nobility is the lot of the strong.
LeoRosten
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do.
Confucius
We are glorious not because we never fall, but because we get up whenever we do.
Confucius
It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.
Confucius
No matter how slow you go, the main thing is not to stop.
Confucius
Music is the soul of language.
Max Heindel
Music —
Thissoullanguage.
Max Handel
Life is a foreign language; all men mispronounce it.
Christopher Morley
Life is like a foreign language, everyone pronounces it wrong.
Christopher Morley
The rose speaks of love silently, in a language known only to the heart.
Unknown
Rose speaks of love without a sound, in a language known only to the heart.
author unknown
Beautiful phrases about love in English
If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliché that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that’s his problem. Love and peace are eternal.
John Lennon
If anyone thinks that love and peace are a cliché that should have been left in the sixties, then that's their problem. Love and peace are eternal.
John Lennon
One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love.
Sophocles
OnewordfreesusfromeveryoneheavinessAndpainlife:
Thisword —
Love.
Sophocles
Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.
Dale Evans
Whenever we love and whenever we give, it's Christmas.
Dale Evans
Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.
Barbara De Angelis
Love and kindness are never wasted. They always change lives for the better. They bless the one who receives them and bless you, the giver.
Barbara De Angelis
Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.
Kahlil Gibran
Wake up at dawn with your heart lifted and give thanks for another day of love.
Kahlil Gibran
Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding.
Diane Arbus
Love is made up of a strange, incomprehensible combination of understanding and disagreement.
Diane Arbus
No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century.
Mark Twain
No man or woman will know what it is perfect love, until he has been married for a quarter of a century.
Mark Twain
The best love affairs are those we never had.
Norman Lindsay
The best love affairs are the ones we never had.
Norman Lindsay
Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.
Arthur Pinero
Those who truly love never grow old; they may die at an old age, but they go away young.
Arthur Pinero
Nowadays, a person cannot live without English, because it is everywhere: music, cinema, the Internet, video games, even inscriptions on T-shirts. If you are looking interesting quote or just a beautiful phrase, then this article is just for you. From it you will learn famous movie quotes, useful colloquial expressions and simply beautiful phrases in English (with translation).
About love
This feeling inspires artists, musicians, poets, writers, directors and other representatives of the creative world. How many wonderful works are dedicated to love! For centuries, people have tried to find the most accurate formulations that would reflect the essence of this spiritualizing feeling. There are poetic, philosophical and even humorous phrases. A lot has been written and said about love in English, let’s try to collect the most interesting examples.
Love is blind. - Love is blind.
It is difficult to argue with this statement, but there is another that can better clarify the idea expressed.
Love isn’t blind, it just sees what matters. - Love is not blind, it only sees what is really important.
The next aphorism continues the same theme. It is originally in French, but is presented here in English. These beautiful and precise words belong to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. - Only the heart is vigilant. You can't see the main thing with your eyes.
Other beautiful saying characterizes not only the feeling itself, but also loving people.
We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly. - To fall in love does not mean to find, but to learn to accept the imperfect.
And finally, let’s give a humorous one. However, it contains a rather serious meaning.
Love me, love my dog (literal translation: if you love me, love my dog too). - If you love me, then you will love everything connected with me.
Movie buffs
People who love watching films will certainly be interested in quotes from popular American films of different times. There are interesting and even very beautiful phrases there. In English with translation you can find a list of the hundred most famous movie quotes. It was compiled by leading American critics 10 years ago. The first place in it is occupied by the words spoken in the scene of the breakup of the main characters of the film “Gone with the Wind”: Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn. “Honestly, my dear, I don’t care.”
The list also includes many other recognizable quotes from classic films. Some of these films are quite old, filmed in the mid-twentieth century. Phrases from them are now usually used in a humorous capacity.
No less popular are quotes from other famous American films made relatively recently, from the 80s to the 2000s. Those of them that were especially loved by the audience became sources of wonderful quotes.
To better understand humor in a foreign language, it is good to know at least some famous quotes from film classics, since they are familiar to the English-speaking population of the world in the same way that residents of the CIS are familiar with phrases from Soviet films.
For tattoos
What phrases can you use? For example, summarizing life experience. This tattoo is suitable for a person who has recently experienced a difficult situation, but managed to learn a lesson from his troubles.
You can also get tattoos of words that will inspire you. By applying such a pattern to your skin, you will, as it were, “recharge” with the energy that words that are important to you carry.
When choosing a tattoo with an inscription, it is important to find one that you want to wear on your skin always. The good thing about the English language is that you can choose a saying that will contain a minimum of letters and words, but a maximum of meaning. For a text tattoo, this is the perfect formula.
On a T-shirt
The inscriptions on clothes look very interesting. You can pick up something suitable in the store, but if you want real originality, then it is better to choose a personal motto for yourself, and then order such an inscription on a T-shirt. Beautiful phrases in English are well suited for this purpose. Choose any one or come up with your own, and sample options are presented below.
- Music is my language (Music is my language).
- I always get what I want (I always get what I want).
- Forever young (Forever young).
- Follow your heart (Follow your heart).
- Now or never (Now or never).
- Don’t judge me by my clothes (Don’t judge me by my clothes, don’t meet me by my clothes).
- I love chocolate (I love chocolate). Instead of chocolate there can be any other words: music - music, tea - tea, etc.
To status
For social networks, you can also use beautiful phrases in English. You don’t have to place them together with the translation: those who know the language will understand this way, and those who don’t know can ask you. This question may well begin acquaintance and communication. Which English phrases are good for status on a social network? First of all, those that will reflect the current attitude of the owner or hostess of the page. In the list below you will find phrases with both life-affirming meaning and those suitable for a bad mood.
Communication
If you are learning English, you have the opportunity to practice your skills through communication in special chats, forums, as well as in social networks. To make the conversation flow easier and more naturally, it is useful to remember at least a few. You can always have a list on hand and read it periodically.
Useful conversational phrases in English can vary - from the simplest, accepted in informal and friendly communication, to ornate polite formulas that are good to use in a conversation with a stranger or unfamiliar person.
Below are examples of some colloquial clichés. The first group consists of those that allow you to thank your interlocutor or respond to gratitude.
Another group is phrases that allow you to calm and support a person during a conversation.
The following selection of expressions can be used to express polite refusal or agreement with the proposal (invitation) of a communication partner.
And the last small list of phrases allows you to ask your interlocutor questions to clarify a particular situation, to recognize latest news etc.
This article presented well-known, useful and simply beautiful phrases in English with translation. They will help you better understand humor, express your thoughts and enjoy communication in a foreign language.
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