Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Bulgarian term or phrase:
Музикант къща не храни
English translation:
musicians don't bring home the bacon
Added to glossary by
Albena Simeonova
Feb 15, 2015 16:31
9 yrs ago
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Bulgarian term
Bulgaria
Native in: Bulgarian 
Works in: English to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to English, French to Bulgarian, and 2 more.
Музикант къща не храни
Bulgarian to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Българска народна поговорка
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Feb 16, 2015 21:08: Albena Simeonova Created KOG entry
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1 hr
Albena Simeonova
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Native in Bulgarian
Works in field
Bulgaria
Trust me, I'm a translator!
Native in: Bulgarian
Works in: English to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to English
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musicians don't bring home the bacon
Ами то май няма точен паралел, но този изпитан израз би трябвало да свърши работа и за музикантите. :)
Peer comment(s):
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Christo Metschkaroff
: Nice!... ;-)
25 mins
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| agree |
Kalinka Hristova
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| agree |
Dimitar Bahchevanov
9 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Благодаря! Беконът винаги е хубаво нещо...."
23 mins
Yavor Dimitrov
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Native in Bulgarian
Works in field
Bulgaria
A creative flair for words
Native in: Bulgarian (Variant: Standard-Bulgaria) 
Works in: English to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to English
A musician would not make a good (family) provider.
Не се сещам за английски евкивалент. Затова предлагам превод на българската поговорка. :)
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1 hr
Bela Vasileva
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Bulgarian
United Kingdom
Words: handle with care!
Native in: Bulgarian
Works in: Bulgarian to English, English to Bulgarian
A rolling stone gathers no moss
Мисля, че в етимологията и на двата езика се имат предвид едновремешните музиканти, водещи номадски живот, които не се задържат дълго на едно място и не са много благонадеждни. Нещо като щуреца от баснята за щуреца и мравката.
Peer comment(s):
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Albena Simeonova
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Kalinka Hristova
: Не сте разбрала значението на нашенската поговорка. Българският аналог на тази поговорка е "На тъпан прах не стои".
2 hrs
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6 days
Svetlana Boyadzhieva
Germany
Germany
Native in Bulgarian
Germany
I put my heart in all taken up with
Native in: Bulgarian
Works in: English to Bulgarian, German to English, German to Bulgarian, and 3 more.
Hardly ever could a musician make both ends meet
People with this occupation have difficulty in making a living.
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