Original text - Engels - Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.Current status Original text
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Category Sentence - Education  This translation request is "Meaning only". | Among the blind the one-eyed man is king. | | Source language: Engels
Among the blind the one-eyed man is king. |
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Laaste geredigeer deur kafetzou - 26 September 2007 04:47
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26 September 2007 02:04 | | | | | |
26 September 2007 03:35 | | | The proverb is
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Au pays des aveugles, le borgne est roi. | | |
26 September 2007 03:49 | | | Oh yes!
But I've learned on an old european proverbs book that it could be this way.
And I thought that 'blink' could be a funny variation of it or something like that! | | |
26 September 2007 03:51 | | | I think it was just a typo.  | | |
26 September 2007 03:53 | | | OK!
I've already translated with the portuguese version!
Thanks Ian. | | |
26 September 2007 04:48 | | | Casper, it's definitely a typo (typing error) - "blink" is not an adjective in English, so this is impossible. It should be changed to "blind".
I just changed it. | | |
26 September 2007 06:17 | | | This reminds me of a personal anecdote.
I was in England in the late 80s on a visit home with my Guillaume (my nearest and dearest). In the pub he wanted to "manage on his own" so we told him what we wanted, (beers mostly!!) someone wanted a packet of "plain" crisps, but Guillaume misunderstood or misheard and asked the barman for a packet of "blind" crisps.
I guess they are made from potatoes from which we have removed the "eyes".
Hehe
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26 September 2007 06:21 | | | | | |
26 September 2007 08:23 | | | ; ; |
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