Glossary entry

Polish term or phrase:

szczęście w nieszczęściu

English translation:

(every cloud has) a silver lining

Added to glossary by kasiamiron
Sep 22, 2008 10:29
15 yrs ago
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Polish term

szczęście w nieszczęściu

Polish to English Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
po prostu :)

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kasiamiron (asker) Sep 22, 2008:
It's a seminar title Reklama - Szczęście w nieszczęściu so "blessing in disguise" seems the best choice here, I guess...
Caryl Swift Sep 22, 2008:
Please could you provide some context - the type of text, the entire sentence and the context in which the sentence is set?

Proposed translations

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(every cloud has) a silver lining

Would this work for the style and tone of your text:

"Advertising - the silver lining"

"Every cloud has a silver lining" is an extremely well-known saying:
http://tinyurl.com/4f6gjl

I've checked and it seems to be equally common currency in the USA:
http://tinyurl.com/3jhy63

in Canada:
http://tinyurl.com/4ceajm

in Australia:
http://tinyurl.com/4mzyhj

and in New Zealand:
http://tinyurl.com/43lbwa ;

and I'd venture to say that people seeing/hearing the phrase "a/the silver lining' will make that immediate association

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-09-22 12:06:11 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you! However, please forgive me if I say that it's a good idea to follow the ProZ rules and wait 24 hours before you close a question. Who knows if there isn't another suggestion out there which might suit your purposes even better?
However, for all that, I'm glad to have been able to help! Good lick!
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5 mins

it was just as well (that) ...

Za PWN-Oxford.
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7 mins

blessing in disguise

IMHO
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