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English translation: (every cloud has) a silver lining
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| 10:29 Sep 22, 2008 |
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| Selected response from: Caryl Swift Poland Local time: 08:42 | ||||
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| 4 | it was just as well (that) ... |
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| 4 | blessing in disguise |
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| 3 | (every cloud has) a silver lining |
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it was just as well (that) ... Explanation: Za PWN-Oxford. |
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blessing in disguise Explanation: IMHO |
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49 mins confidence:
(every cloud has) a silver lining Explanation: Would this work for the style and tone of your text: "Advertising - the silver lining" "Every cloud has a silver lining" is an extremely well-known saying: http://tinyurl.com/4f6gjl I've checked and it seems to be equally common currency in the USA: http://tinyurl.com/3jhy63 in Canada: http://tinyurl.com/4ceajm in Australia: http://tinyurl.com/4mzyhj and in New Zealand: http://tinyurl.com/43lbwa ; and I'd venture to say that people seeing/hearing the phrase "a/the silver lining' will make that immediate association -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2008-09-22 12:06:11 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Thank you! However, please forgive me if I say that it's a good idea to follow the ProZ rules and wait 24 hours before you close a question. Who knows if there isn't another suggestion out there which might suit your purposes even better? However, for all that, I'm glad to have been able to help! Good lick! |
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