a kivétel erősíti a szabályt
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Etymology[edit]
Literally, “the exception strengthens the rule”, originally with the mistranslation of the verb probō (“I test”) in Latin (see the etymology of the English-language equivalent). A more faithful rendering of the original could have been a kivétel próbára teszi a szabályt.
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Further reading[edit]
- Paczolay, Gyula: 750 Hungarian Proverbs. Veszprém: Veszprémi Nyomda. 1991. →ISBN