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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVom Regen in die Traufe
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fɔm ˈʁeːɡn̩ ɪn di ˈtʁaʊfə
"Wir sind vor dem Sturm geflohen und kamen vom Regen in die Traufe."
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Used to say that someone has moved from a bad or difficult situation to one that is much worse.
"When we tried to escape the freezing rain, we locked ourselves out of the car—talk about going out of the frying pan into the fire."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from ancient fables, notably attributed in its modern form to medieval Latin and Greek sources, popularized by Thomas More and Geoffrey Chaucer. It metaphorically describes moving from a bad or difficult situation to one that is significantly worse.
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De mal en pis
Transliteration: də mal ɑ̃ pi
"En essayant de résoudre le problème, nous sommes allés de mal en pis."
Vom Regen in die Traufe
Transliteration: fɔm ˈʁeːɡn̩ ɪn di ˈtʁaʊfə
"Wir sind vor dem Sturm geflohen und kamen vom Regen in die Traufe."
Dalla padella alla brace
Transliteration: dal-la pa-del-la al-la bra-ʧe
"Cercando di evitare una multa, siamo caduti dalla padella alla brace."
De Guatemala a guatepeor
Transliteration: de ɡwa-te-ˈma-la a ɡwa-te-pe-ˈor
"Salimos de un problema para meternos en otro peor; fuimos de Guatemala a guatepeor."
De mal a pior
Transliteration: dʒi maw a piˈoɾ
"A situação foi de mal a pior quando perdemos as chaves."
आसमान से खजूर पर अटके
Transliteration: aasman se khajoor par atke
"एक मुसीबत से छूटे तो दूसरी में फँस गए, यह तो आसमान से खजूर पर अटके वाली बात हो गई।"
水深火热
Transliteration: shuǐ shēn huǒ rè
"我们为了逃避一个麻烦，却跳进了更大的麻烦，真是祸不单行。"
산 넘어 산
Transliteration: san neomeo san
"문제를 해결하려다 보니 더 큰 문제에 부딪혔다."
一難去ってまた一難
Transliteration: ichinan satte mata ichinan
"トラブルから逃れようとしたが、さらに大きな災難に巻き込まれてしまった。"
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