when pigs fly

Noun CEFR C1

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Noun. [C1]

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Españolcuando las ranas críen pelo cuando San Juan agache el dedo el día que las vacas vuelen

Françaisà la Saint Glinglin à la Saint-Glinglin à Pâques ou à la Trinitéaux calendes grecques la semaine des quatre jeudis quand les poules auront des dents

Deutscham Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag wenn Ostern und Pfingsten auf einen Tag fallen

19 more languages

Bosanskikad na vrbi rodi grožđe кад на врби роди грожђе

Češtinaaž naprší a uschne až půjde žid z pouti na svatého Dyndy

Ελληνικάτου αγίου Ποτέ

Euskarahaizerik ez den urtean

Suomikun lehmät lentävät

GaeilgeLá Philib an Chleite Lá Thaidhg na dTadhgann

Hrvatskikad na vrbi rodi grožđe кад на врби роди грожђе

Magyarholnapután kiskedden

Italianoalle calende greche il giorno di San Mai quando gli asini voleranno

Latinaad kalendas Graecas cum mula peperit prius pariet locusta Lucam bovemprius pariet locusta Lūcam bovem

Latviešukad pūcei aste ziedēs

Македонскина куково лето

Nederlandsmet sint-juttemis wanneer Pasen en Pinksteren op één dag vallen

Polskijak rak świśnie a ryba piśnie na świętego nigdy w grudniu po południu

Portuguêsno dia de São Nunca no Dia de São Nunca à tarde quando os porcos voarem

Românăcând o zbura porcul la paștele cailor

Српскиkad na vrbi rodi grožđe кад на врби роди грожђе

Türkçeçıkmaz ayın son çarşambası

Українськаколи рак на горі свисне

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See also

when push comes to shove when the cat's away when the cat's away the mice will play when the going gets tough, the tough get going when the time comes when'd

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