Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Dios aprieta pero no ahoga
English translation:
when God shuts a door, He always opens a window / God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
Added to glossary by
Ana Brassara
Jan 21, 2006 13:34
18 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
Dios aprieta pero no ahoga
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
A proverb
I am searching for an English proverb which matches as closely as possible the above proverb in Spanish. Recognised proverbs only please (no paraphrasing).
Thanks
Thanks
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +8 | when God shuts a door, He always opens a window |
Ana Brassara
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| 4 +2 | God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb. |
David Brown
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| 4 +1 | God does not test us beyond what we can bear. |
Owen Beith
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Proposed translations
+8
1 min
Ana Brassara
Native in Spanish
Works in field
High Quality Translations
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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when God shuts a door, He always opens a window
when God shuts a door, He always opens a window
este es el que conozco como equivalente
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Note added at 4 mins (2006-01-21 13:38:55 GMT)
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Otro que encontré:
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
Dios aprieta, pero no ahorca.
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omexpress/idioma/dichosyproverb...
este es el que conozco como equivalente
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Note added at 4 mins (2006-01-21 13:38:55 GMT)
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Otro que encontré:
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
Dios aprieta, pero no ahorca.
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omexpress/idioma/dichosyproverb...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Cecilia Della Croce
: muchas gracias por el dato del enlace!
6 mins
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| agree |
David Hollywood
: muy lindo :)
15 mins
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| agree |
María Isabel Vazquez
29 mins
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| agree |
Mónica Algazi
: qué bello
30 mins
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| agree |
Francesca Callegari
46 mins
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| agree |
Nitza Ramos
57 mins
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| agree |
Gabriela Mejías
2 hrs
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| agree |
franglish
2 hrs
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David Brown
: Sorry Anita, I didn't see your answer in the notes
3 hrs
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| disagree |
Greg Carlson
: "God may hurt us, but he will never harm us." Verbos paralelos apretar/ahogar-hurt/harm. "When God shuts...opens window" aparta mucho del sentido original (disciplina), este ultimo de oportunidad. Los verbos aparejados (shut/open) son antónimos.
3 days 12 hrs
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There are several possibilities for this, I don´t think David A. Seamands's book, Putting Away Childish Things is the ONLY possible option.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, and for the web reference on proverbs....
a few more I prefer the wording that does not make God male, and it is appropriate.
A few more 'proverbial' web sites for those interested (I did try before asking)
1. http://oaks.nvg.org/sa3ra16.html
2.
http://cogweb.ucla.edu/Discourse/Proverbs/English.html
3.
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omexpress/idioma/dichosyproverbios.htm"
+2
25 mins
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
I found this one.....Dios aprieta, pero no ahoga -God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb
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Note added at 28 mins (2006-01-21 14:02:55 GMT)
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and another....God will never abandon us
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Note added at 28 mins (2006-01-21 14:02:55 GMT)
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and another....God will never abandon us
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Mónica Algazi
: ¡Qué bello!
6 mins
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| neutral |
Ana Brassara
: Hi, David! I had already posted "God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb"
21 mins
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| agree |
Chelin
: beautiful!
56 mins
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1 hr
Owen Beith
Native in English
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Catalan to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
God does not test us beyond what we can bear.
St Paul 1 Corinthians 10:13
God ... will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able [King James Version]
God ... will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able [King James Version]
Discussion
God never closes a door without opening a window
If God shuts one door, He opens another