از خر افتاده، خرما پیدا کرده
English translation: A bad event had a good sequel
| 10:11 Dec 8, 2010 |
| Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||||
|  Selected response from: Farzad Akmali | ||||||
Grading comment
| |||||||
| Summary of answers provided | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Every cloud has a silver lining |
| ||
| 5 -1 | A bad event had a good sequel |
|
Answers
7 hrs confidence: 
Every cloud has a silver lining Explanation: Out of the recent bunch of KudoZ questions, this one has an English equivalent I believe. |
| |
| Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) | ||
3 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1A bad event had a good sequel Explanation: Literal Translation: He has fallen off the donkey, but has found a date. Connotation: A bad event had a good sequel. http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Persian_proverbs -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 22 hrs (2010-12-09 09:02:20 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- This is an English proverb which may convey the same: "Bad lucj often brings good luck!" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 22 hrs (2010-12-09 09:03:38 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- sorry for the typo: bad luck... |
| |
| Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) | ||
Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.
You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.
KudoZ™ translation help
The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.
See also:
Search millions of term translations