Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Ohne Wein und Brot leidet Liebe Not.
English translation:
Without bread and wine, even love will pine.
Added to glossary by
grundmargi
Dec 26, 2010 19:08
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German term
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Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Italian to English, French to English, and 1 more.
Ohne Wein und Brot leidet Liebe Not.
German to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Does anyone know an equivalent proverb in English.
Thanks for your precious help as always.
Thanks for your precious help as always.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +5 | Without bread and wine, even love will pine. |
grundmargi
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| 4 | One cannot live on love alone |
Ramey Rieger (X)
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| 4 | Where there is no wine there is no love. |
lone (X)
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Change log
Dec 27, 2010 21:40: grundmargi Created KOG entry
Dec 9, 2014 14:19: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary" , "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Proposed translations
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Without bread and wine, even love will pine.
This might be a fitting translation for the German saying.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I would like to thank you all for your very valid suggestions. I am going for this mainly for the rhyme but I feel that most of the others would have been satisfactory as well. Great."
2 hrs
One cannot live on love alone
I just KNOW there is a very similar expression, but can't find it. After a half hour of Google, came up with this. The original is "Man cannot live on bread alone", but THERE IS an English equivalent. Good luck!
Peer comment(s):
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Nicole Schnell
: Pretty high confidence level for a suggestion that means the absolute opposite.
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Huh? I beg to differ, but I think that's clear.
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philgoddard
: I don't agree with Nicole.
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thanks! I know it's not the bull's eye, but maybe an eyebrow? Have a nice day
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Jonathan MacKerron
: I too take it to mean "love does not conquer all"
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maybe Nicole can explain what her take on it? Have a good one!
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Where there is no wine there is no love.
Where there is no wine there is no love.
Euripides Greek playwright, (c. 480-406 BC)
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Euripides Greek playwright, (c. 480-406 BC)
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Reference comments
46 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Works in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
156
Reference:
Not the same but nice
"A Book of Verses underneath the Bough,
A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread-and Thou
Beside me singing in the Wilderness-
O, Wilderness were Paradise enow!"
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Note added at 48 mins (2010-12-26 19:56:59 GMT)
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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Edward FitzGerald translation, 1858
A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread-and Thou
Beside me singing in the Wilderness-
O, Wilderness were Paradise enow!"
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Note added at 48 mins (2010-12-26 19:56:59 GMT)
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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Edward FitzGerald translation, 1858
3 hrs
Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Canada
Native in German
Canada
Friendly, fast & certified!
Native in: German (Variants: Swiss, Platt / Nieder (Low German), Austrian, Germany)
Works in: English to German, German to English, German
Related KudoZ points
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90
Reference:
Sine_Cerere_et_Baccho_friget_Venus
# Ohne Wein und Brot ist Venus tot.
# Ohn Speis und Trank ist Venus krank.
# Ohne Kost und ohne Wein kann die Liebe nicht gedeihn.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sine_Cerere_et_Baccho_friget_Ve...
Not sure how "common" this proverb is, so I'm not posting it as an answer:
"Without bread and wine, love grows cold"
http://bestlatin.blogspot.com/2010/11/round-up-november-5.ht...
# Ohn Speis und Trank ist Venus krank.
# Ohne Kost und ohne Wein kann die Liebe nicht gedeihn.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sine_Cerere_et_Baccho_friget_Ve...
Not sure how "common" this proverb is, so I'm not posting it as an answer:
"Without bread and wine, love grows cold"
http://bestlatin.blogspot.com/2010/11/round-up-november-5.ht...
Peer comments on this reference comment:
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Ramey Rieger (X)
: The other isn't that common either, Johanna, only one of my neighrbours has heard it, and they're a relatively educated bunch.
10 hrs
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| agree |
Kim Metzger
: "love grows cold" is good.
14 hrs
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| agree |
British Diana
: Plese submit!
15 hrs
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| agree |
Helen Shiner
: I, too, like your 'love grows cold' suggestion. Perhaps, 'even love grows cold'.
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