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13:41 Apr 21, 2004 |
German to English translations [PRO] Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | |||||||
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| Selected response from: jerrie United Kingdom Local time: 16:47 | ||||||
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3 +3 | April showers bring forth May flowers |
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4 +1 | Spring has sprung |
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2 +1 | The merry month of May |
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3 | May brings renewal! |
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1 | All new makes May! |
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The merry month of May Explanation: Not quite the same thing, but it's the closest I can think of. |
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Spring has sprung Explanation: they say in America with reference to the 'rebirth of nature' which, I guess, is the month of May |
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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! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-04-21 13:54:45 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Al Jolson sang about April Showers and in 1670 the English proverb \"April showers bring forth May flowers\" came on the scene. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-04-21 14:27:40 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.gho-englisch.de/Resources/proverbs.htm Sorry, missed off the \'http\' - quite a good link -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-04-21 20:05:26 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 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 |
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