Meaning of blood is thicker than water | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.

idiomatic

Čeština krev není voda

Deutsch Blut ist dicker als Wasser

Ελληνικά το αίμα νερό δεν γίνεται

Español la sangre tira

Suomi veri on vettä sakeampaa

Français bon sang ne peut mentir bon sang ne saurait mentir la voix du sang est la plus forte

Italiano il sangue non è acqua

日本語血は水よりも濃い

한국어 피는 물보다 진하다

Nederlands bloed is dikker dan water

Polski krew nie woda

Português o sangue é mais grosso que a água

Svenska blod är tjockare än vatten

ไทย เลือดข้นกว่าน้ำ

Tiếng Việt một giọt máu đào hơn ao nước lã

“It seems as though you had come to be so very near to us; and blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?”

“The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!”

“You know blood is thicker than water / But you just want everyone to get along”

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.