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Alles neu macht der Mai!

English translation: April showers bring May flowers

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German term or phrase:Alles neu macht der Mai!
English translation:April showers bring May flowers
Entered by: jerrie

13:41 Apr 21, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
German term or phrase: Alles neu macht der Mai!
Und noch ein Idiom, gibt es dafür eine vergleichbare englische Redewendung?

Danke
Sven
Sven Wagener
Germany
Local time: 07:39
April showers bring forth May flowers
Explanation:
April showers bring forth May flowers.

Alles neu macht der Mai.

Is a translation offered on this link.

Apparently the full proverb is March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers!

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Note added at 2004-04-21 13:54:45 (GMT)
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Al Jolson sang about April Showers and in 1670 the English proverb \"April showers bring forth May flowers\" came on the scene.


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Note added at 2004-04-21 14:27:40 (GMT)
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http://www.gho-englisch.de/Resources/proverbs.htm
Sorry, missed off the \'http\' - quite a good link

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Note added at 2004-04-21 20:05:26 (GMT)
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April showers bring May flowers!

By popular peer demand ;-))
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jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:39
Grading comment
I like that! Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3April showers bring forth May flowers
jerrie
4 +1Spring has sprung
gangels (X)
2 +1The merry month of May
NGK
3May brings renewal!
Lori Dendy-Molz
1All new makes May!
Robert Schlarb


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
The merry month of May


Explanation:
Not quite the same thing, but it's the closest I can think of.

NGK
United States
Local time: 00:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr. Christopher Brooks: I have come across this, but only in a historical (16th-cent.) context.
4 hrs
  -> Gee, it seems like it was yesterday ...
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Spring has sprung


Explanation:
they say in America with reference to the 'rebirth of nature' which, I guess, is the month of May

gangels (X)
Local time: 23:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters: not bad either
3 hrs
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
April showers bring forth May flowers


Explanation:
April showers bring forth May flowers.

Alles neu macht der Mai.

Is a translation offered on this link.

Apparently the full proverb is March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers!

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Note added at 2004-04-21 13:54:45 (GMT)
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Al Jolson sang about April Showers and in 1670 the English proverb \"April showers bring forth May flowers\" came on the scene.


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Note added at 2004-04-21 14:27:40 (GMT)
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http://www.gho-englisch.de/Resources/proverbs.htm
Sorry, missed off the \'http\' - quite a good link

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Note added at 2004-04-21 20:05:26 (GMT)
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April showers bring May flowers!

By popular peer demand ;-))


    Reference: http://www.gho-englisch.de/Resources/proverbs.htm
    Reference: http://www.bullworks.net/daily/03apr03s.htm
jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
I like that! Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Schlarb: When die Al Jolson sing, in 1669? Simply "April showers bring May flowers" is a typical greeting card version
27 mins
  -> Thanks for the confirmation, this was pure Google ;-))
agree  Trudy Peters: Yes, skip the "forth"
3 hrs
agree  T Crotogino: Without the "forth" this is it!
5 hrs
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
All new makes May!


Explanation:
Hee haw!
Alles Neu macht der Mai! Bis dahin ist ja noch eine Weile, aber Frühjahrsputz tut not. Daher habe ich einiges ausgemistet und das Eine oder Andere etwas erneuert. So z.B. den Seitenkopf. Er zeigt einem jetzt gleich womit man es zu tun hat und das es hier rund geht!
Wer die Adresse vermißt findet diese unter dem Kontakt Knopf!

All new makes May! Is a German saying. But until then its quite a while, but spring cleaning is necessary. Therfore I cleaned out some and put in some new things i.e. the page head. It now shows what to expect and that here is the action!
Who misses the address may try the Kontakt button!

(wenn es hierzu agrees gibt, dann werden sie mit Strafpunkten geahndet!)



    Reference: http://home.t-online.de/home/thorstenschreckevfx/mix/news.ht...
Robert Schlarb
Local time: 07:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
May brings renewal!


Explanation:
Not really an idiom in use ("April showers brings May flowers" definitely is the closest that actually is used), but this is one way to render the German.

Lori Dendy-Molz
Germany
Local time: 07:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 14
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