Alle guten Dinge sind drei.
[al-le gu-ten din-ge zint drei]
phrase cultural phrases
LanguageGerman (Germany)
Meaning- All good things come in threes.
- This proverb is used to express that an occurrence or an attempt which has succeeded after two failed or less ideal attempts is finally reaching a perfect conclusion.
Wir haben es zweimal versucht, aber jetzt klappt es: Alle guten Dinge sind drei.
We tried it twice, but now it works: All good things come in threes.
Nachdem er zweimal durchgefallen ist, hofft er auf Erfolg, denn Alle guten Dinge sind drei.
After failing twice, he hopes for success, because all good things come in threes.
Pronunciational-le gu-ten din-ge zint drei
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Usage notePeople often say this to lighten the mood when something happens for the third time, particularly when the previous attempts were not quite right.
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