Difference between revisions of "Urrutiko intxaurrak hamalau, gerturatu eta lau"
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| | |Gauzak ez dira askotan espero ditugun bezala gertatzen. | ||
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| | |Far-away there are fourteen walnuts; when we get closer, there are four. | ||
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|style="color:darkgreen" |Real meaning: | |style="color:darkgreen" |Real meaning: | ||
| | |Things are sometimes not as we expected them to be. | ||
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| | |The grass is always greener on the other side. | ||
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|. | |En la lejanía catorce nueces; cuando nos acercamos, cuatro. | ||
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Revision as of 12:20, 7 April 2022
Language | Basque |
Topics | Food, Behaviour |
Explanation and use (in mother tongue) | Gauzak ez dira askotan espero ditugun bezala gertatzen. |
In English
Literal Translation: | Far-away there are fourteen walnuts; when we get closer, there are four. |
Real meaning: | Things are sometimes not as we expected them to be. |
Related idioms: | The grass is always greener on the other side. |
In other languages
Language | Literal translation | To express the same | Related Idioms |
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Basque | ... | ... | ... |
Catalan | ... | ... | ... |
Galician | ... | ... | ... |
German | ... | ... | ... |
Italian | ... | ... | ... |
Romanian | ... | ... | ... |
Spanish | En la lejanía catorce nueces; cuando nos acercamos, cuatro. | ... | ... |
Turkish | ... | ... | ... |