Random phrases and words

SandraSolariaDees · Post by **SandraSolariaDees** » 13 May 2005 23:33

I'd like to see these in as many languages as possible, but particularly in Finnish, Norwegian, and French, please.

All is good in the cheese sandwich.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
A picture is worth a thousand words
The Sacrament is you
One must lie in the bed one has made.
I'm only happy when it rains.
lilies
roses
entomologist

and, I was also wondering what the finnish word, ikkunaprincessa, meant. It's the title of a song that I like.

Thank you everyone for all of your previous, present, and future help!

Sandra Solaria Dees

didine · Post by **didine** » 14 May 2005 00:11

Finnish

All is good in the cheese sandwich - Kaikki juustovoileivässä on hyvää
A penny saved is a penny earned - Säästetty penni on ansaittu penni
A picture is worth a thousand words - Kuva on tuhannen sanan arvoinen
The Sacrament is you - Sakramentti on sinä
One must lie in the bed one has made - Täytyy maata vuoteessa joka on itse sijattu
I'm only happy when it rains - Olen iloinen vain silloin kuin sataa
lilies - liljat (the lilies), liljoja (lilies)
roses - ruusut (the roses), ruusuja (roses)
entomologist - hyönteistieteilijä

The word "ikkunaprinsessa" means "window princess". It's a song by HIM, right?

SandraSolariaDees · Post by **SandraSolariaDees** » 14 May 2005 00:17

Thank you soo much! I love the Finnish language. I'll be learning it in college, and I hope to spend some time studying abroad in Helsinki.

Well, Ikkunaprincessa is actually a song by the vocalist, Ville Valo, and I think the band is the Agents. It's not the actual band HIM, though.

The Sacrament is You is a line from the HIM song 'The Sacrament', my favourite. All of my favourite bands are from Finland, with the exceptions of Led Zeppelin and My Chemical Romance. I love HIM, the 69 EYES and Apocolyptica.

Thanks again, didine!

Sandra Solaria Dees

SandraSolariaDees · Post by **SandraSolariaDees** » 20 May 2005 00:19

I'd still like to have these translated into Norwegian and French, as well as any other languages anyone would like to provide.

Thank You,

Sandra Solaria Dees

Maïwenn · Post by **Maïwenn** » 20 May 2005 08:27

in French

All is good in the cheese sandwich. : Tout est bon dans un sandwich au fromage
A penny saved is a penny earned : idiomatic expressions would be : un sou est un sou or Il n'y a pas de petites économies
A picture is worth a thousand words : Une image vaut mille mots
The Sacrament is you : Tu es le sacrement (not sure ?)
One must lie in the bed one has made. : On doit se coucher dans le lit qu'on a fait
I'm only happy when it rains. : Je suis heureuse seulement quand il pleut (you should settle at my place in Brittany then

)
lilies : lis
roses : roses
entomologist : entomologiste

If nobody answers for Norwegian, you may use the translation service, it's free

Olivier · Post by **Olivier** » 20 May 2005 10:05

Maïwenn wrote:One must lie in the bed one has made. : On doit se coucher dans le lit qu'on a fait

An old French proverb goes: Comme on fait son lit, on se couche.

Now in Hungarian:
All is good in the cheese sandwich. = A sajtszendvicsnek minden része ehető.
A penny saved is a penny earned. = (?) Minden fillér számít (=every penny counts)
A picture is worth a thousand words = Egy kép akár ezer szót is megér.
The Sacrament is you = A Szentség Te vagy. (could also mean: the holiness is you, but the context would made it clear)
One must lie in the bed one has made. = Ki mint veti ágyát, úgy alussza álmát. (=as one makes his bed, he sleeps)
I'm only happy when it rains. = Csak akkor vagyok boldog, ha esik az eső.
lilies = liliomok (several kinds, else singular: ) liliom
roses = rózsák (in the same way: ) rózsa
entomologist = rovarszakértő

-- Olivier

alex51 · Post by **alex51** » 20 May 2005 16:21

Maïwenn wrote: I'm only happy when it rains. : Je suis heureuse seulement quand il pleut

I think you can better say "Je ne suis heureuse que lorsqu'il pleut"