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Ha...az a baj, ha nem...az a baj.

English translation: Damned if I\'m early, damned if I\'m late

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Hungarian term or phrase:Ha...az a baj, ha nem...az a baj.
English translation:Damned if I\'m early, damned if I\'m late
Entered by: Mofli

10:39 May 30, 2014
Hungarian to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / idioms
Hungarian term or phrase: Ha...az a baj, ha nem...az a baj.
Hogy lehetne lefordítani pl. ezt a konkrét mondatot: Ha korán jövök az a baj, ha későn az a baj.
Köszönöm
Mofli
Damned if I'm early, damned if I'm late
Explanation:
Ha illik a szöveg hangulatához, ez is jó megoldás lehet:

"Damned if I'm early, damned if I'm late."

Referencia:
"Damned if you do, damned if you don't."
Prov. No matter what you do, it will cause trouble.
examples:
If I use this money to pay the rent, I won't have enough left over for food. But if I don't use the money to pay the rent, my landlord will evict me. Damned if I do, damned if I don't.
- If I invite Shirley to the party, I'm sure she'll get drunk and make an unpleasant scene. But if I don't invite her, she'll never forgive me.
- Damned if you do, damned if you don't, huh?
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
© 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Damned if you do, damned...
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Ildiko Santana
United States
Local time: 05:34
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Damned if I'm early, damned if I'm late
Ildiko Santana
5It doesn't matter whether/if ... or ..., it is always a problem.
Zsofia Koszegi-Nagy


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
It doesn't matter whether/if ... or ..., it is always a problem.


Explanation:
Én így írnám.
Példát kifejezetten erre a mondatra nem találtam, de a mondat első felére (it doesn't matter whether...) rákeresve sok példát lehet találni, alább linkeltem egyet.

Example sentence(s):
  • It doesn't matter whether you like it or not, this is the way we usually do it.
  • It doesn't matter if you are a nerd or a popular girl, you can still have some fun.

    Reference: http://www.fastcoexist.com/3025052/it-doesnt-matter-whether-...
Zsofia Koszegi-Nagy
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:34
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Damned if I'm early, damned if I'm late


Explanation:
Ha illik a szöveg hangulatához, ez is jó megoldás lehet:

"Damned if I'm early, damned if I'm late."

Referencia:
"Damned if you do, damned if you don't."
Prov. No matter what you do, it will cause trouble.
examples:
If I use this money to pay the rent, I won't have enough left over for food. But if I don't use the money to pay the rent, my landlord will evict me. Damned if I do, damned if I don't.
- If I invite Shirley to the party, I'm sure she'll get drunk and make an unpleasant scene. But if I don't invite her, she'll never forgive me.
- Damned if you do, damned if you don't, huh?
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
© 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Damned if you do, damned...

Ildiko Santana
United States
Local time: 05:34
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Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kornelia Robertson
4 hrs
  -> Köszönöm! :)
agree  Andras Mohay (X): Frappáns, de a gondom az, hogy a "damned" szemlátomást egyváltozós műveletre utal (korán jövök - nem jövök korán), itt viszont bonyolultabb a helyzet: a "nem jövök korán" nem jelenti szükségszerűen azt, hogy "későn jövök" :-)
17 hrs
  -> Köszönöm, András - Igen mindent lehet bonyolítani, csak kellő eltökéltség és erőfeszítés kérdése :-)
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