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German
Etymology
Literally, “of all good things there are three”, suggestive inter alia of the Trinity.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈalɐ ˈɡuːtən ˈdɪŋə zɪnt dʁaɪ̯/
Proverb
aller guten Dinge sind drei
- third time's a charm; but more general; used as a lighthearted justification for doing something a third time, for including a third person, for taking a third drink, etc.
- Synonym: dreimal ist Bremer Recht
1767, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Minna von Barnhelm, 1. Akt, 2. Szene:In meinem Leben hat mir das noch niemand gesagt. Noch eins, Herr Just; aller guten Dinge sind drei!- No one has ever told me this in my life. One more thing, Mr. Just; all good things come in threes!
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