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Sentence #787603

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 AlachuaCountyBill AlachuaCountyBill November 9, 2011 November 9, 2011 at 9:44:35 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

A gardener is not (always) a lover.

AlanF_US AlanF_US August 25, 2013 August 25, 2013 at 10:02:16 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

"lovers" -> "gardeners"

AlanF_US AlanF_US August 25, 2013 August 25, 2013 at 10:02:51 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

@needs native check -> @change

MUIRIEL said she'll be going away, but we should wait two weeks before changing the sentence.

WestofEden WestofEden August 25, 2013 August 25, 2013 at 10:03:26 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Lol. Freudian slip.

brauchinet brauchinet January 24, 2014 January 24, 2014 at 10:20:27 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

+1 (☺ ..unlink perhaps?)

AlanF_US AlanF_US January 24, 2014 January 24, 2014 at 3:24:30 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

changed "lovers" to "gardeners"

AlanF_US AlanF_US January 25, 2014 January 25, 2014 at 6:24:00 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

done

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #787586Les Français sont de meilleurs jardiniers que les Allemands : ils ont la main verte alors que leurs voisins n'ont que le pouce vert..

French are better lovers than Germans: they have green hands whereas their neighbours only have green thumbs.

added by MUIRIEL, March 10, 2011
➜ #787586Les Français sont de meilleurs jardiniers que les Allemands : ils ont la main verte alors que leurs voisins n'ont que le pouce vert.

linked by MUIRIEL, March 10, 2011
➜ #787590Franzosen sind bessere Gärtner als Deutsche: Sie haben grüne Hände, wohingegen ihre Nachbarn nur grüne Daumen haben.

linked by MUIRIEL, March 10, 2011
➜ #793489I francesi sono dei migliori giardinieri rispetto ai tedeschi: hanno la mano verde mentre i loro vicini non hanno che il pollice verde.

linked by Guybrush88, December 21, 2011
French are better gardeners than Germans: they have green hands whereas their neighbours only have green thumbs.

edited by AlanF_US, January 24, 2014
➜ #4901362Французы - лучшие садовники, чем немцы: у них золотые руки, тогда как у их соседей только золотые большие пальцы.

linked by maks, February 10, 2016
➜ #1885105הצרפתים גננים טובים מהגרמנים: יש להם ידיים ירוקות בעוד לשכניהם יש רק אגודלים ירוקים.

linked by AlanF_US, March 15, 2016