there but for the grace of god go I

Slovak translation: To sa so mnou stane aj so mnou , keď nebude stáť pri mne šťastie

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English term or phrase:there but for the grace of god go I
Slovak translation:To sa so mnou stane aj so mnou , keď nebude stáť pri mne šťastie
Entered by: Vladimír Hoffman

18:07 Dec 22, 2011
English to Slovak translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: there but for the grace of god go I
I don't need this for any translation but for a family Christmas outing where people expect me to have at hand all sorts of sayings! Thanks for any input! :)
Nathaniel2
Local time: 10:10
To sa so mnou stane aj so mnou , keď nebude stáť pri mne šťastie
Explanation:
doslovne "keď mi nebude Boh milostivý". Tiež by sa to dalo zjednosušiť na "To bude aj môj osud, keď pri mne nebude stáť šťastie" alebo nejako podobne. Viac vid linky.

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4To sa so mnou stane aj so mnou , keď nebude stáť pri mne šťastie
Vladimír Hoffman
3náš osud nie je úplne v našich rukách
Maria Chmelarova
1vďaka za božiu milosť/božie zmilovanie
Rad Graban (X)


  

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there but for the grace of god go i
To sa so mnou stane aj so mnou , keď nebude stáť pri mne šťastie


Explanation:
doslovne "keď mi nebude Boh milostivý". Tiež by sa to dalo zjednosušiť na "To bude aj môj osud, keď pri mne nebude stáť šťastie" alebo nejako podobne. Viac vid linky.

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Oprava, chyba pri kopirovani: To sa stane aj so mnou , keď nebude pri mne stáť šťastie


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bradford
    Reference: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/there-but-for-the-grace-o...
Vladimír Hoffman
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Local time: 10:10
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there but for the grace of god go i
vďaka za božiu milosť/božie zmilovanie


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Rad Graban (X)
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there but for the grace of god go i
náš osud nie je úplne v našich rukách


Explanation:
bez doslovneho prekladu
jedna z troch moznosti kt. najdete http://en.wikipedia.org/Wiki/there_but_for_the_grace_of_god_...

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adresu kt. som uviedla je zla, ak mate zaujem tu je spravna

http://en.wiktionary.org/Wiki/there_but_for_the_grace_of_god...

Maria Chmelarova
Local time: 05:10
Native speaker of: Slovak

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Vladimír Hoffman: Zial, ani ten druhy link nefunguje. Na wiki sa fraza spomina pod heslom John Bradford, ktore linkujem vyssie.
4 days
  -> nechapem preco sa to neda otvorit, problem mam aj ja ked sa pokusam kliknut na .... Skuste vypisat vyraz aj bez uvodzoviek a tam je toho viac. M.
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