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One man’s misfortune is another man’s gain.

de vikungen, 17 august 2015

Contribuții/Mesaje: 9

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vikungen (Arată profil) 17 august 2015, 19:18:27

Does anyone here know the Esperanto equivalent of the idiom "One man’s misfortune is another man’s gain."?

erinja (Arată profil) 17 august 2015, 19:45:47

Did you browse through the proverbaro?

vikungen (Arată profil) 17 august 2015, 20:33:42

erinja:Did you browse through the proverbaro?
Yes.

erinja (Arată profil) 17 august 2015, 20:54:54

Closest I can find are "Kio al unu donas forton, al alia donas morton", "Por unu -- festeno, por alia -- ĉagreno," and "Akiro kaj perdo rajdas duope."

jagr2808 (Arată profil) 17 august 2015, 21:04:34

Malĝojo por iu estas ĝojo por alio?

vikungen (Arată profil) 17 august 2015, 21:04:52

erinja:Closest I can find are "Kio al unu donas forton, al alia donas morton", "Por unu -- festeno, por alia -- ĉagreno," and "Akiro kaj perdo rajdas duope."
Thank you, these are all good with some nuances between them.

Miland (Arată profil) 18 august 2015, 07:32:35

jagr2808:Malĝojo por iu estas ĝojo por alio?
For "another person" you need alia (homo).

Tempodivalse (Arată profil) 18 august 2015, 14:59:20

Miland:
jagr2808:Malĝojo por iu estas ĝojo por alio?
For "another person" you need alia (homo).
Or aliulo.

erinja (Arată profil) 18 august 2015, 15:28:02

A fairly literal translation also works. A pithy version could be "Perdo cxi tie - gajno alie." Or "Tiu perdas, alia gajnas"

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