an apple a day keeps the doctor away

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈn‿æ.pəl‿ə ˈdeɪ ˈkiːps ðə ˈdɒk.təɹ‿əˈweɪ/
• IPA^(key): /əˈn‿æ.pəl‿ə ˈdeɪ ˈkips ðə ˈdɑk.tɚ əˈweɪ/

Proverb

an apple a day keeps the doctor away

1. Apples are healthy and stave off illnesses.
2. Healthy eating prevents illness.
3. (by extension) Healthy habits stave off problems.

Derived terms

• an apple a day (by shortening)

Translations

apples are good for you

• Arabic: تُفَّاحَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فِي الْيَوْمِ تُغْنِيكَ عَنْ زِيَارَةِ الطَّبِيبِ (tuffāḥatun wāḥidatun fī l-yawmi tuḡnīka ʕan ziyārati ṭ-ṭabībi)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 一日一蘋果，醫生遠離我／一日一苹果，医生远离我 (jat¹ jat⁶ jat¹ ping⁴ gwo², ji¹ sang¹ jyun⁵ lei⁴ ngo⁵), 一日一苹果，医生远离我 (jat¹ jat⁶ jat¹ ping⁴ gwo², ji¹ sang¹ jyun⁵ lei⁴ ngo⁵)

  Mandarin: 一日一蘋果，醫生遠離我／一日一苹果，医生远离我 (yīrì yī píngguǒ, yīshēng yuǎnlí wǒ), 一日一苹果，医生远离我 (yīrì yī píngguǒ, yīshēng yuǎn lí wǒ), 每日一蘋果，醫生遠離我／每日一苹果，医生远离我 (měirì yī píngguǒ, yīshēng yuǎnlí wǒ), 每日一苹果，医生远离我 (měirì yī píngguǒ, yīshēng yuǎn lí wǒ)

• Danish: et æble om dagen holder doktoren borte
• Esperanto: pomo ĉiun tagon forturnas malsanon
• Finnish: omena päivässä pitää lääkärin loitolla
• French: une pomme chaque matin éloigne le médecin ; chaque jour une pomme conserve son homme
• German: ein Apfel pro Tag hält den Doktor fern
• Greek: ένα μήλο την ημέρα, τον γιατρό τον κάνει πέρα (éna mílo tin iméra, ton giatró ton kánei péra)
• Hebrew: קח פרי ותהיה לי בריא, תפוח ביום מרחיק את הרופא האיום, תפוח ביום ולרופא תגיד שלום
• Italian: una mela al giorno toglie il medico di torno ; una mela al giorno leva il medico di torno
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• Japanese: 一日一個のりんごで医者しらず (いちにちいっこのりんごでいしゃしらず, ichinichi ikko no ringo de isha shirazu)
• Malay:

  Jawi: ماکن سبيجي ايڤل سهاري, تق ڤرلو برجومڤا دڠن دوکتور لاݢي

  Rumi: makan sebiji epal sehari, tak perlu berjumpa dengan doktor lagi

• Polish: jabłko dziennie trzyma lekarza z dala
• Portuguese: uma maçã por dia traz saúde e alegria
• Russian: ка́ждый день я́блоко одно́ — врачу́ остава́ться далеко́ (káždyj denʹ jábloko odnó — vračú ostavátʹsja dalekó)
• Slovene: eno jabolko na dan, odžene zdravnika stran
• Spanish: una manzana al día mantiene al médico en la lejanía
• Swedish: ett äpple om dagen håller doktorn borta
• Turkish: güneş giren eve doktor girmez
• Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can

References

• Gregory Y. Titelman (1996) Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, →ISBN, page 14