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Sentence #1850457

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 ryanwhiting ryanwhiting September 19, 2012 September 19, 2012 at 1:18:40 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

It was coming from Japanese and in Japanese it is a proverb. Kind of tricky to translate.

ryanwhiting ryanwhiting September 19, 2012 September 19, 2012 at 2:20:43 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Gotcha. Thanks for the suggestions. I was translating but then forgetting that the translations are also then translated. Still getting the hang of tatoeba. Thanks.

AlanF_US AlanF_US February 7, 2020 February 7, 2020 at 10:36:29 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

> Happy when borrowing, but upset when having to return it.
Maybe something like this:

One is happy when borrowing something, but upset when the time comes to return it.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #1847894借りる時の地蔵顔、返す時の閻魔顔。.

Happy when borrowing, but upset when having to return it.

added by ryanwhiting, September 18, 2012
➜ #1847894借りる時の地蔵顔、返す時の閻魔顔。

linked by ryanwhiting, September 18, 2012
➜ #1850655Heureux lorsqu'on emprunte mais fâché d'avoir à rembourser.

linked by sacredceltic, September 18, 2012
One is happy when borrowing something, but upset when the time comes to return it.

edited by AlanF_US, June 2, 2022