Se il buongiorno si vede dal mattino
English translation: "A good beginning makes a good ending"
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|  Selected response from: cfraser Canada Local time: 08:30 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | well begun is half done |
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| 3 +1 | If you start the way you mean to continue.... |
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| 4 | "A good beginning makes a good ending" |
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| 4 | If a good day starts with the morning |
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| 3 -1 | The proof of the pudding is in the eating |
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peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1| Il buongiorno si vede dal mattino The proof of the pudding is in the eating Explanation: I've never found an exact English equivalent....so this is my attempt. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 mins (2008-08-31 18:47:37 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Literally it would be "you can tell what sort of day it's going to be by what the morning is like" but that's hardly idiomatic :) |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1If you start the way you mean to continue.... Explanation: or, "if you want to start the way you mean to continue" or "begin the way you mean to go on". http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&q="start as you mean to go... http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&q="begin as you wish to co... |
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8 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
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| Reference Reference information: Non è la spiegazione pura e semplice del proverbio "Il buon giorno si vede dal mattino", è un periodo ipotetico: SE il buon giorno si vede dal mattino... ma c'è solo la protasi e manca l'apodosi. In più è evidente che si tratta di una affermazione quasi simile a una "domanda retorica" e MANCANDO IL CONTESTO, si può ipotizzare che sia utilizzata in modo ironico per negare il significato del proverbio... Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ITIT277&pwst=1... Reference: http://www.google.it/search?source=ig&hl=it&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ITIT... |
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