"the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on" meaning in English

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Proverb

Etymology: The saying, found in many Eurasian languages, probably originated in Turkish (it ürür, kervan yürür), where it rhymes. Etymology templates: {{m|tr|it ürür, kervan yürür}} it ürür, kervan yürür Head templates: {{head|en|proverb|head=the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on}} the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on
  1. History (or progress) moves ahead, no matter the criticism it may attract. Synonyms: the dogs bark, but the caravan moves on Related terms: haters gonna hate, sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me Translations (life goes on even if some will try to stop progress): qentë le të lehin, karvani ecën përpara (Albanian), الْقَافِلَةُ تَسِيرُ وَالْكِلَابُ تَنْبَحُ (al-qāfilatu tasīru wālkilābu tanbaḥu) (Arabic), it hürər, karvan keçər (Azerbaijani), ку́четата ла́ят, керва́нът си върви́ (kúčetata lájat, kervánǎt si vǎrví) (Bulgarian), 我行我素,豈管他哉 (Chinese Mandarin), 我行我素 (Chinese Mandarin), 岂管他哉 (wǒ xíng wǒ sù, qǐ guǎn tā zāi) (Chinese Mandarin), psi štěkají, ale karavana jde dál (Czech), psi štěkají, ale karavana jede dál (Czech), koirat haukkuvat ja karavaani kulkee (Finnish), les chiens aboient, la caravane passe (French), ძაღლი ყეფს ქარავანი მიდის (ʒaɣli q̇eps karavani midis) (Georgian), die Hunde bellen, aber die Karawane zieht weiter (German), τα σκυλιά αλυχτούν μα το καραβάνι προχωρά (ta skyliá alychtoún ma to karaváni prochorá) (Greek), הכלבים נובחים,אבל השיירה עוברת (haklavím novkhím, avál hashayará ovéret) (Hebrew), a kutya ugat, a karaván halad (Hungarian), anjing menggongong, kafilah berlalu (Indonesian), 개가 짖어도 기차는 달린다 (gaega jijeodo gichaneun dallinda) (Korean), psy szczekają, karawana idzie dalej (Polish), psy szczekają, karawana jedzie dalej (Polish), os cães ladram, mas a caravana passa (Portuguese), câinii latră, ursul merge (Romanian), câinii latră, carvana trece (Romanian), соба́ка ла́ет, а карава́н идёт (sobáka lájet, a karaván idjót) (Russian), соба́ка ла́ет, а карава́н е́дет (sobáka lájet, a karaván jédet) (Russian), пси лају, а каравани пролазе [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), psi laju, a karavani prolaze [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), psy štekajú, ale karavána ide ďalej (Slovak), los perros ladran, pero la caravana pasa (Spanish), it ürür, kervan yürür (Turkish), chó cứ sủa còn đoàn người cứ đi (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-the_dogs_bark,_but_the_caravan_goes_on-en-proverb-VdzoCGAd Categories (other): English proverbs, Georgian terms with redundant script codes, Hebrew terms with redundant script codes

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          "sense": "life goes on even if some will try to stop progress",
          "word": "los perros ladran, pero la caravana pasa"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "life goes on even if some will try to stop progress",
          "word": "chó cứ sủa còn đoàn người cứ đi"
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      "sense": "life goes on even if some will try to stop progress",
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      "sense": "life goes on even if some will try to stop progress",
      "word": "岂管他哉"
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      "roman": "ʒaɣli q̇eps karavani midis",
      "sense": "life goes on even if some will try to stop progress",
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      "sense": "life goes on even if some will try to stop progress",
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      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ta skyliá alychtoún ma to karaváni prochorá",
      "sense": "life goes on even if some will try to stop progress",
      "word": "τα σκυλιά αλυχτούν μα το καραβάνι προχωρά"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "haklavím novkhím, avál hashayará ovéret",
      "sense": "life goes on even if some will try to stop progress",
      "word": "הכלבים נובחים,אבל השיירה עוברת"
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      "sense": "life goes on even if some will try to stop progress",
      "word": "a kutya ugat, a karaván halad"
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      "sense": "life goes on even if some will try to stop progress",
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      "roman": "gaega jijeodo gichaneun dallinda",
      "sense": "life goes on even if some will try to stop progress",
      "word": "개가 짖어도 기차는 달린다"
    },
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      "sense": "life goes on even if some will try to stop progress",
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "life goes on even if some will try to stop progress",
      "word": "psy szczekają, karawana jedzie dalej"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "life goes on even if some will try to stop progress",
      "word": "os cães ladram, mas a caravana passa"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "life goes on even if some will try to stop progress",
      "word": "câinii latră, ursul merge"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "life goes on even if some will try to stop progress",
      "word": "câinii latră, carvana trece"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sobáka lájet, a karaván idjót",
      "sense": "life goes on even if some will try to stop progress",
      "word": "соба́ка ла́ет, а карава́н идёт"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sobáka lájet, a karaván jédet",
      "sense": "life goes on even if some will try to stop progress",
      "word": "соба́ка ла́ет, а карава́н е́дет"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "соба́ка ла́ет — ве́тер но́сит, а карава́н идёт (sobáka lájet — véter nósit, a karaván idjót)",
      "sense": "life goes on even if some will try to stop progress"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "life goes on even if some will try to stop progress",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "пси лају, а каравани пролазе"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "life goes on even if some will try to stop progress",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
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      "word": "psi laju, a karavani prolaze"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "life goes on even if some will try to stop progress",
      "word": "psy štekajú, ale karavána ide ďalej"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "life goes on even if some will try to stop progress",
      "word": "los perros ladran, pero la caravana pasa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "life goes on even if some will try to stop progress",
      "word": "it ürür, kervan yürür"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "life goes on even if some will try to stop progress",
      "word": "chó cứ sủa còn đoàn người cứ đi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on"
}

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