Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Alles neu macht der Mai!
English translation:
April showers bring May flowers
Added to glossary by
jerrie
Apr 21, 2004 13:41
20 yrs ago
16 viewers *
German term
Germany
Alles neu macht der Mai!
German to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Und noch ein Idiom, gibt es dafür eine vergleichbare englische Redewendung?
Danke
Sven
Danke
Sven
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | April showers bring forth May flowers |
jerrie
|
| 4 +1 | Spring has sprung |
gangels (X)
|
| 2 +1 | The merry month of May |
NGK
|
| 3 | May brings renewal! |
Lori Dendy-Molz
|
| 1 | All new makes May! |
Robert Schlarb
|
Proposed translations
+3
12 mins
Selected
April showers bring forth May flowers
April showers bring forth May flowers.
Alles neu macht der Mai.
Is a translation offered on this link.
Apparently the full proverb is March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers!
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2004-04-21 13:54:45 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Al Jolson sang about April Showers and in 1670 the English proverb \"April showers bring forth May flowers\" came on the scene.
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2004-04-21 14:27:40 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
http://www.gho-englisch.de/Resources/proverbs.htm
Sorry, missed off the \'http\' - quite a good link
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2004-04-21 20:05:26 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
April showers bring May flowers!
By popular peer demand ;-))
Alles neu macht der Mai.
Is a translation offered on this link.
Apparently the full proverb is March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers!
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2004-04-21 13:54:45 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Al Jolson sang about April Showers and in 1670 the English proverb \"April showers bring forth May flowers\" came on the scene.
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2004-04-21 14:27:40 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
http://www.gho-englisch.de/Resources/proverbs.htm
Sorry, missed off the \'http\' - quite a good link
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2004-04-21 20:05:26 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
April showers bring May flowers!
By popular peer demand ;-))
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I like that! Thank you!"
+1
4 mins
The merry month of May
Not quite the same thing, but it's the closest I can think of.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Dr. Christopher Brooks
: I have come across this, but only in a historical (16th-cent.) context.
4 hrs
|
|
Gee, it seems like it was yesterday ...
|
+1
11 mins
Spring has sprung
they say in America with reference to the 'rebirth of nature' which, I guess, is the month of May
45 mins
Robert Schlarb
Native in German
&
English
Bilingual German-Canadian researcher
Native in: English 
, German
Works in: German to English, English to German, French to English, and 1 more.
All new makes May!
Hee haw!
Alles Neu macht der Mai! Bis dahin ist ja noch eine Weile, aber Frühjahrsputz tut not. Daher habe ich einiges ausgemistet und das Eine oder Andere etwas erneuert. So z.B. den Seitenkopf. Er zeigt einem jetzt gleich womit man es zu tun hat und das es hier rund geht!
Wer die Adresse vermißt findet diese unter dem Kontakt Knopf!
All new makes May! Is a German saying. But until then its quite a while, but spring cleaning is necessary. Therfore I cleaned out some and put in some new things i.e. the page head. It now shows what to expect and that here is the action!
Who misses the address may try the Kontakt button!
(wenn es hierzu agrees gibt, dann werden sie mit Strafpunkten geahndet!)
Alles Neu macht der Mai! Bis dahin ist ja noch eine Weile, aber Frühjahrsputz tut not. Daher habe ich einiges ausgemistet und das Eine oder Andere etwas erneuert. So z.B. den Seitenkopf. Er zeigt einem jetzt gleich womit man es zu tun hat und das es hier rund geht!
Wer die Adresse vermißt findet diese unter dem Kontakt Knopf!
All new makes May! Is a German saying. But until then its quite a while, but spring cleaning is necessary. Therfore I cleaned out some and put in some new things i.e. the page head. It now shows what to expect and that here is the action!
Who misses the address may try the Kontakt button!
(wenn es hierzu agrees gibt, dann werden sie mit Strafpunkten geahndet!)
50 mins
Lori Dendy-Molz
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Works in field
Germany
Experienced journalist and marketing pro
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
14
May brings renewal!
Not really an idiom in use ("April showers brings May flowers" definitely is the closest that actually is used), but this is one way to render the German.
Something went wrong...