Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Fine day is recognized in morning.
Greek translation:
Η καλή μέρα απ' το πρωί φαίνεται.
English term
Fine day is recognized in morning
Romanian has a proverb - Ziua bunã se recunoaste dimineat,ã ("Fine day is recognized in morning" < G. Nandris) and Albanian a similar proverb - Dita e mire njifete nde natenet ("You can predict a fine day by its morning" < A. Pipa) . I was wondering if Greek has a similar proverb? Proverbs are often shared by languages in a particular geographic region regardless of what family the language belongs to and Greece is close to Albania and Romania.
Any help with a translation would be greatly appreciated even if the proverb does not actually exist in Greece.
Sincerely,
Brian Costello
Seattle, Wa.
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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Proposed translations
Greece
hellenic wings in translation
Native in: Greek 
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English
Η καλή μέρα απ' το πρωί φαίνεται
Actually, it is a common proverb in Greece, too.
Hi Brian.:-)
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Note added at 28 mins (2006-03-08 23:32:17 GMT)
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Literally: "A good day looks good since early morning".
It is quite often used derogatively when everything goes wrong all day long.
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