when Hell freezes over

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Noun. [C2]

Equivalents

Españolel día que las vacas vuelen

Françaisquand les poules auront des dents

Deutschalle Jubeljahre an Sankt Nimmerlein Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tagwenn die Hölle zufriert wenn Ostern und Pfingsten auf einen Tag fallen

9 more languages

Cymraegpan fydd uffern yn rhewi drosodd

Euskarahaizerik ez den urtean

Suomikun helvetti jäätyy

Italianoalle calende greche mai quando gli asini voleranno

Македонскина куково лето

Nederlandsals Pasen en Pinksteren op een dag vallen met sint-juttemis wanneer Pasen en Pinksteren op één dag vallen

Portuguêsno dia de São Nunca quando as galinhas criarem dentes quando as galinhas tiverem dentesquando o inferno congelar

Русскийкогда рак на горе свистнет по́сле до́ждичка в четве́рг

Svenskanär helvetet fryser till is

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
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See also

when in doubt, do nowt when is closing time when it comes to when it's at home when one door closes, another opens when pigs fly

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