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Sentence #431589

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 FeuDRenais FeuDRenais July 21, 2010 July 21, 2010 at 4:37:31 AM UTC link Permalink

I think it should be "...and eat it, too."

blay_paul blay_paul July 21, 2010 July 21, 2010 at 5:25:17 AM UTC link Permalink

The 'too' is optional, but it should be "your cake" not "the cake".

Edouard Edouard July 21, 2010 July 21, 2010 at 8:59:47 AM UTC link Permalink

Thanks for your comments.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #431588On ne peut pas avoir à la fois le beurre et l'argent du beurre..

You can't have the cake and eat it.

added by Edouard, July 20, 2010
➜ #431588On ne peut pas avoir à la fois le beurre et l'argent du beurre.

linked by Edouard, July 20, 2010
You can't have your cake and eat it.

edited by Edouard, July 21, 2010
➜ #432786

linked by Scott, July 21, 2010
➜ #433252既要马好，又要马不吃草。

linked by FeuDRenais, July 21, 2010
➜ #433251You can't have your cake and eat it, too.

linked by FeuDRenais, July 21, 2010
➜ #640664Du kannst deinen Kuchen nicht gleichzeitig aufheben und essen.

linked by jakov, November 29, 2010
You can't have your cake and eat it.

added by Guybrush88, August 25, 2011
➜ #3384440Нельзя и рыбку съесть, и косточкой не подавиться.

linked by odexed, October 1, 2016
➜ #6580713За двома зайцями поженешся — жодного не впіймаєш.

linked by tikan0, December 29, 2017
➜ #440634Nie można zjeść ciastka i wciąż go mieć.

linked by sundown, March 21, 2022
➜ #640667Sie können Ihren Kuchen nicht gleichzeitig aufheben und essen.

linked by sundown, July 5, 2022