Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Strenge Rechnung gute Freunde
English translation:
Friendship is friendship, but accounts must be kept.
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Elvira Schmid
May 25, 2011 15:14
12 yrs ago
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German term
Strenge Rechnung gute Freunde
German to English
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Friendship is friendship, but accounts must be kept.
Mind you, this is a Chinese proverb, not British or American, but its meaning seems to fit the bill, as does its rhythm !
BTW, >9000 google hits für "Strenge Rechnung, gute Freunde" means that it is not that obsolete (vorwiegend in Österreich gängiges Sprichwort.)
Es bedeutet ganz schlicht, dass Geschäft und Freundschaft tunlichst auseinanderzuhalten sind; eine etwas bekanntere deutsche Variante wäre „Beim Geld hört die Freundschaft auf“
BTW, >9000 google hits für "Strenge Rechnung, gute Freunde" means that it is not that obsolete (vorwiegend in Österreich gängiges Sprichwort.)
Es bedeutet ganz schlicht, dass Geschäft und Freundschaft tunlichst auseinanderzuhalten sind; eine etwas bekanntere deutsche Variante wäre „Beim Geld hört die Freundschaft auf“
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even reckoning makes long friends
Even reckoning makes long friends
Similar English and Irish sayings:
• Short reckonings make long friends
• Short debts (accounts) make long friends
• Prosperity makes friends, and adversity tries them
http://www.english-sayings.com/even-reckoning-makes-long-fri...
Short reckonings make long friends.
Prov. If you borrow something from a friend, pay it back as soon as possible so that the two of you remain friendly. Now that you've finished using Bert's saw, take it right back to him. Short reckonings make long friends.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Short reckonings make lo...
Similar English and Irish sayings:
• Short reckonings make long friends
• Short debts (accounts) make long friends
• Prosperity makes friends, and adversity tries them
http://www.english-sayings.com/even-reckoning-makes-long-fri...
Short reckonings make long friends.
Prov. If you borrow something from a friend, pay it back as soon as possible so that the two of you remain friendly. Now that you've finished using Bert's saw, take it right back to him. Short reckonings make long friends.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Short reckonings make lo...
Peer comment(s):
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Colin Rowe
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agree |
Inge Meinzer
19 mins
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philgoddard
: This sounds odd - it's not a well-known saying, and its meaning will not be clear to most people.
1 hr
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Yes, looks like a bad translation from the Chinese.
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Helen Shiner
: long friends? Long friendships maybe. I have to agree with phil. I don't recognise any of these phrases and I don't think their meaning is at all clear. Sorry, Kim.
1 hr
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Good friends or good friendships.
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John Hein-Hartmann
: I agree with Helen and Phil, but the problem may be British English as opposed to American English. The nearest British equivalent tunrs the saying on its head: lend your money and lose your friend.
3 hrs
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neutral |
Lonnie Legg
: with phil.
22 hrs
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lasting friends
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8 mins
Good fences make good neighbors
What occurred to me first off.
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Colin Rowe
: Me too! :-)
4 mins
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neutral |
Susan Welsh
: Me three!
2 hrs
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neutral |
Lancashireman
: Even fences make long neighbours
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10 mins
proper billing keeps the friendship
There may be an "established" version. It makes you think of Frost's "Good fences make good neighbors."
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Lancashireman
: Improper invoicing eliminates amicality
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Well thank you, naturally.
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3 hrs
Pay fast and stay fast friends
In the context given that we are dealing with something in an hotel.
3 hrs
honest accounts/ keep friends (friends)/make friendship last
It's a bit odd.....wish I had more time
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Peer comment(s):
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Lancashireman
: Time is of the essence (old English proverb)
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To keep up with time, I have to keep running.
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