az ördög nem alszik
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
From az (“the”) + ördög (“devil”) + nem (“not, does not”) + alszik (“to sleep”), literally “the devil doesn't sleep”.
Pronunciation edit
Proverb edit
- one can never be too careful (one always has to be attentive to potential dangers and temptations)
Further reading edit
- ördög in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN