än är inte Polen förlorat

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Swedish

Etymology

Calque of Polish jeszcze Polska nie zginęła (“Poland is not lost yet”), a famous line from the Polish national anthem. Cognate to German noch ist Polen nicht verloren.

Phrase

än är inte Polen förlorat

(idiomatic) all isn’t lost; hope springs eternal

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