a kivétel erősíti a szabályt

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• kivétel erősíti a szabályt

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɒ ˈkiveːtɛl ˈɛrøːʃiːti ɒ ˈsɒbaːjt]

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Proverb

a kivétel erősíti a szabályt

1. the exception proves the rule
2. there is an exception to every rule

Further reading

• Paczolay, Gyula: 750 Hungarian Proverbs. Veszprém: Veszprémi Nyomda. 1991. →ISBN