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Scherben bringen Glück

English translation: broken crockery brings luck

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German term or phrase:Scherben bringen Glück
English translation:broken crockery brings luck
Entered by: Kim Metzger

14:21 Nov 19, 2004
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
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German term or phrase: Scherben bringen Glück
Scherben bringen Glück - eine Redewendung
Olga Michalik
broken crockery brings luck
Explanation:
http://www.endress.com/eh/home.nsf/contentview/C41A5CE05DA8B...
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 22:22
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8broken crockery brings luck
Kim Metzger
5 +2Broken crockery brings you luck....
John Bowden
4Pieces of broken glass bring luck
trautlady
1Stepping on a cow pat can save your life
Francis Lee (X)


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
Scherben bringen Glück
broken crockery brings luck


Explanation:
http://www.endress.com/eh/home.nsf/contentview/C41A5CE05DA8B...

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 22:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 123

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  IanW (X): See also http://www.proz.com/kudoz/610641
0 min
agree  Cilian O'Tuama: Wörterbücher bringen auch Glück
1 min
agree  Stendhal
3 mins
agree  Melanie Nassar: unless it was that Ming vase
3 mins
agree  Hilary Davies Shelby: "you could be my lucky shard" (Madonna) ;-)
18 mins
agree  shineda
1 hr
agree  chris79: Ich wusste doch, dass es mein Kater nur gut mit mir meint! ;O)
5 hrs
agree  Derek Gill Franßen
5 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Broken crockery brings you luck....


Explanation:
or "broken crockery means good luck" might be OK if you want to translate the phrase, but there isn't an equivalent saying in English - the custom is described in the link.


    Reference: http://www.topics-mag.com/internatl/weddings/german-wedding....
John Bowden
Local time: 05:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Orla Ryan
0 min
agree  Hilary Davies Shelby
16 mins
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
Scherben bringen Glück
Stepping on a cow pat can save your life


Explanation:
if you're negotiating a minefield.

Francis Lee (X)
Local time: 06:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Kathinka van de Griendt: but laughing my head off :-))
1 hr
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Scherben bringen Glück
Pieces of broken glass bring luck


Explanation:
How about this one - it is in a song


    www.superlyrics.de/text_e.php?zahl=41145&bs=S - 46k
trautlady
United States
Local time: 21:22
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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