20:45 Jan 9, 2021 |
French to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / West Africa | |||||||
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3 | A promise that is unlikely to happen/far from reach (but not impossible) |
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2 | "Dream on, or when Allah sends you a sign" |
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Rêve et boit de l\\\'eau "Dream on, or when Allah sends you a sign" Explanation: Depends entirely what the tone is. Using the above, you can hedge your bets a bit. Ref. Andrzej's first discussion entry. The expression may have evolved over time (ref. Emmanuella). You also need to be culturally sensitive. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 hrs (2021-01-10 13:39:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- If you decide on a sarcastic tone: "In your dreams" "In your dreams, man" Almost "go take a hike" maybe. |
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A promise that is unlikely to happen/far from reach (but not impossible) Explanation: She's almost sure that he won't get rich, and therefore she won't get all the luxuries. I've given you the meaning, you can replace that with whatever proverb that you know and which means the same. There is another Arabic proverb which goes like "you can name the baby when it's born" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 days (2021-01-16 13:00:07 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Nice to be of some help, although my participation is missing the exact expression you're looking for. |
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