Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
Cuor contento il ciel l\'aiuta
English translation:
heaven helps the happy
Added to glossary by
Beatrice Martinelli
Dec 11, 2014 16:10
9 yrs ago
Italian term
United Kingdom
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
Works in: English to Italian, Arabic to Italian, Spanish to Italian, and 1 more.
Cuor contento il ciel l'aiuta
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Anyone know whether there is an English equivalent for this saying? It means if you have a positive attitude luck will come your way.
Thank you in advance!
Thank you in advance!
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | heaven helps the happy |
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| 2 +2 | all things come to he(him) who waits |
Wendy Streitparth
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heaven helps the happy
here we go
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http://www.garzantilinguistica.it/ricerca/?q=contènto 1
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Note added at 4 days (2014-12-16 12:27:14 GMT) Post-grading
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http://www.sapere.it/sapere/dizionari/traduzioni/Italiano-In...
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Note added at 4 days (2014-12-16 12:28:05 GMT) Post-grading
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http://www.garzantilinguistica.it/ricerca/?q=contènto 1
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Comment: "Thank you, I did use this solution even though it's not a very common saying."
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13 mins
Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
all things come to he(him) who waits
Not exactly the same, but similar meaning.
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