The innocent suffer with the guilty.

Bulgarian translation: Покрай сухото гори и суровото

10:19 Jan 20, 2009
English to Bulgarian translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Sayings
English term or phrase: The innocent suffer with the guilty.
Hi,

I think you might have this in proverb form; perhaps, as in Turkish, the literal translation would be, “The wet are burned along with the dry”.

All the best, and many thanks,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:24
Bulgarian translation:Покрай сухото гори и суровото
Explanation:
Yes, we have most probably accepted the turkish proverb, and in Bulgarian it sounds as above "Покрай сухото, гори и суровото".
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Willy Obretenov
Bulgaria
Local time: 10:24
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many thanks excellent
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5 +14Покрай сухото гори и суровото
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4Покрай сухото гори и мокрото
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +14
the innocent suffer with the guilty.
Покрай сухото гори и суровото


Explanation:
Yes, we have most probably accepted the turkish proverb, and in Bulgarian it sounds as above "Покрай сухото, гори и суровото".

Willy Obretenov
Bulgaria
Local time: 10:24
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
Grading comment
many thanks excellent

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agree  Angelina Alexandrova
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agree  4leavedClover: "Покрай сухото (дърво) гори и суровото"
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agree  Andrei Vrabtchev
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agree  Lilia Ignatova (X)
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agree  Boyan Brezinsky
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agree  Krasimir Kolev
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agree  Metodi Gerasimov
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agree  etale
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agree  Ivan Klyunchev
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agree  stefanov_a
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agree  Yavor Dimitrov: And it does sound good. doesn't it? ;)
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agree  Nikolai Angelov
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the innocent suffer with the guilty.
Покрай сухото гори и мокрото


Explanation:
Another BG version of the proverb.

Viviana_bg
Bulgaria
Local time: 10:24
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
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