Hungarian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Novella | | Hungarian term or phrase: Több is veszett Mohácsnál. | | Ez a mondás egy magyar novellában szerepel, és szeretném egy amerikai olvasó részére érzékletessé tenni. Köszönöm szépen, ha van ötletetek. |
|  Eva HKudoZ activityQuestions: 8 (none open) Answers: 127
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| | it's no use crying over spilt milk. | Explanation:
Jelentése ugyanaz, bár az eredeti magyar szólást nem érzékelteti.
It's no good/use crying over spilt milk.
something that you say which means you should not get upset about something bad that has happened that you cannot change. "Sometimes I regret not taking that job in London. Oh well, there's no point crying over spilt milk."
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/It's+no+use+crying+over+spilt+milk - 30k -
in USA: There’s no use crying over spilled milk.) |
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Krisztina Lelik
Greece
Local time: 23:56
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23 mins confidence:   it's no use crying over spilt milk.
Explanation:
Jelentése ugyanaz, bár az eredeti magyar szólást nem érzékelteti.
It's no good/use crying over spilt milk.
something that you say which means you should not get upset about something bad that has happened that you cannot change. "Sometimes I regret not taking that job in London. Oh well, there's no point crying over spilt milk."
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/It's+no+use+crying+over+spilt+milk - 30k -
in USA: There’s no use crying over spilled milk.)
| Krisztina Lelik
Greece
Local time: 23:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:  Hungarian
PRO pts in category: 8
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Asker: Köszönöm szépen! A linket is!
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3 hrs confidence: Make a mountain out of a molehill.
Explanation:
Valaki eltúlozza a saját baját.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-04-23 22:14:39 GMT)
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Példusz maximus alfa prime:
http://vmek.oszk.hu/00500/00597/html/vs185304.htm
"milyen jelentéktelen is az én bajom"
| kyanzes
Local time: 22:56
Native speaker of: Hungarian
PRO pts in category: 12
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Asker: Köszönöm szépen, az Arany-verset is. Nem tudom, miért nem látszik, amit írok (vagy látszik?).
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| Apr 24, 2008 - Changes made by Katalin Horvath McClure: | | Edited KOG entry | Eva H's old entry - "Több is veszett Mohácsnál." => "it's no use crying over spilt milk." |
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