a casa d'un penjat no hi anomenis cordes

Catalan

Etymology

Literally "in the house of a hanged man, don't give name to ropes".

Proverb

a casa d'un penjat no hi anomenis cordes

don't talk about an uncomfortable situation in the presence of someone affected by it

Further reading

“corda” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.

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