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Polish: Jak trwoga to do Boga

English translation: When in fear, God is dear ...







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Polish term or phrase:Jak trwoga to do Boga
English translation:When in fear, God is dear ...
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Polish term or phrase: Jak trwoga to do Boga
Za Kosciuszka:

1)'when it thunders, the thief becomes honest'
2) 'there are no atheists in foxholes'
3) 'the devil was sick, the devil a monk would be'

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Miroslawa Jodlowiec
United Kingdom
When in fear, God is dear...
Explanation:
Może takie luĽne, trochę poetyckie ...
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TomaszD
Poland
Note from asker to answerer
Dziekuje rowniez limonce!
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3 +3When in fear, God is dear...TomaszD
4Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
lim0nka


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.

Explanation:
Vows made in the storm are forgotten in calm.

to jeszcze dwie wersje do kompletu za Słownikiem przysłów Pająka

lim0nka
Poland
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
When in fear, God is dear...

Explanation:
Może takie luĽne, trochę poetyckie ...

TomaszD
Poland
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
Dziekuje rowniez limonce!

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agree Ewa Latecka
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