nyugtával dicsérd a napot
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Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally: “praise the day [only] at sunset”, from nyugta (“sunset”) + -val (“with”, case suffix) + dicsér (“to praise”) + -d (personal suffix) + a (“the”) + nap (“day”) + -ot (accusative suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Phrase[edit]
- (idiomatic) don't count your chickens before they're hatched, it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings (don't criticize or praise something until it has been completed)
References[edit]
- Paczolay, Gyula: 750 Hungarian Proverbs. Veszprém: Veszprémi Nyomda. 1991. →ISBN