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damlaya damlaya göl olur
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many drops make an ocean
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many drops make an ocean
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Literally, the Turkish original means "Drop by drop a lake is made."
kafetzou认可或编辑 - 2007年 八月 21日 00:54





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2007年 八月 18日 12:05

serba
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little by little it becomes bigger

bu nasıl bu da benden...

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2007年 八月 18日 22:43

kafetzou
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I would translate it literally: Drop by drop it becomes a lake (or a lake is made).

What is a mickle?

2007年 八月 20日 09:48

samanthalee
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Oh horrors!! We, the English Experts, have not heard of the phrase "many a little makes a mickle" until you came along. Oh gosh, I'm so ashamed of myself.

No, really, thanks for teaching us a new phrase.

2007年 八月 20日 13:08

serba
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Oh my god .I was wondering why I couldn't learn English well for so long. Now I know...

if there are any English experts that want to know more about English please dont hesitate to call my personal number 54517617626798792879 lol lol )))))

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2007年 八月 20日 15:00

kafetzou
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Sorry, guys - I'm lost! What the hell is "many a little makes a mickle"???

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2007年 八月 20日 15:05

kafetzou
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OK - I googled it, and it's all over the internet, but apparently it is British, and neither I nor my Canadian boyfriend had ever heard it.

If the requester wants something that will be universally understood by all English speakers, this one will not work.

2007年 八月 20日 15:10

serba
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mickle
(also muckle) archaic or Scottish & N. English

• noun a large amount.

• adjective very large.

— PHRASES many a little makes a mickle (also many a mickle makes a muckle) many small amounts accumulate to make a large amount.

— ORIGIN Old English.

— USAGE The forms mickle and muckle are merely variants of the same (now dialect) word meaning ‘a large amount’. However, the alternative form of the proverb (originally a misquotation) has led to a misunderstanding that mickle means ‘a small amount’.





2007年 八月 20日 15:17

kafetzou
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Where is it used?

2007年 八月 20日 15:22

kafetzou
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How about "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"?

2007年 八月 20日 15:25

Rodrigues
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I've found it here, there is written, that's scottish...
Could I help?

2007年 八月 20日 18:10

Francky5591
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In my old dictionary, I've got the word "MICKLE", it is an adjective which means "beaucoup de" and it is writen : "(see MUCH)"

2007年 八月 21日 00:50

kafetzou
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OK, OK. I guess I'm not making myself clear. I believe you guys that this phrase exists someplace. I'm just saying that nobody in North America ever heard of a "mickle", so if the requester wants this phrase understood by people in North America, it would be better to translate it literally.

2007年 八月 21日 00:51

samanthalee
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How about "Many drops make an ocean"?



2007年 八月 21日 00:54

kafetzou
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Sounds good to me. I'm going to change it.