Kto nie ma szczęścia w kartach, ten ma szczęście w miłości
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What it means
“He who has no luck at cards has luck in love.” A consolation: if fortune eludes you in one area of life, it compensates in another. Often said to cheer up a losing card player.
English equivalent
Lucky at cards, unlucky in love.
Vocabulary
- szczęście — luck, happiness
- karty — cards (playing cards)
- miłość — love
Grammar note
'W kartach' and 'w miłości' are locative constructions expressing the domain of luck.
Cultural context
The English equivalent is actually the inverse, this Polish version frames it as a positive consolation rather than a warning.
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