Meanings
alternative if life gives you lemons, make lemonade · alternative whenever life gives you lemons, make lemonade
Translations
Arabic اِصْنَعْ شَرَابًا حَلُّوا مِنْ حَامِض لَيْمُون الْحَيَاةِ, اِصْنَعِي شَرَابًا حَلُّوا مِنْ حَامِض لَيْمُون الْحَيَاةِ
- اِصْنَعْ شَرَابًا حَلُّوا مِنْ حَامِض لَيْمُون الْحَيَاةِ (iṣnaʕ šarāban ḥallū min ḥāmiḍ laymūn al-ḥayāti)make the best out of difficult situations
- اِصْنَعِي شَرَابًا حَلُّوا مِنْ حَامِض لَيْمُون الْحَيَاةِ (iṣnaʕī šarāban ḥallū min ḥāmiḍ laymūn al-ḥayāti)make the best out of difficult situations
Bulgarian всяко зло за добро
- всяко зло за добро (vsjako zlo za dobro)make the best out of difficult situations
Chinese Mandarin 轉禍為福 /转祸为福
- 轉禍為福 /转祸为福 (zhuǎnhuòwéifú)make the best out of difficult situations
Finnish vastoinkäymiset pitää kääntää voitoksi
- vastoinkäymiset pitää kääntää voitoksimake the best out of difficult situations
French quand la vie vous donne des citrons, faites de la citronnade, à la guerre comme à la guerre
- quand la vie vous donne des citrons, faites de la citronnademake the best out of difficult situations
- à la guerre comme à la guerremake the best out of difficult situations
German wenn das Leben dir eine Zitrone gibt, mach Limonade draus, wenn dir das Leben eine Zitrone gibt, mach Limonade draus
- wenn das Leben dir eine Zitrone gibt, mach Limonade drausmake the best out of difficult situations
- wenn dir das Leben eine Zitrone gibt, mach Limonade drausmake the best out of difficult situations
Greek όταν η ζωή σου δίνει λεμόνια, φτιάξε λεμονάδα
- όταν η ζωή σου δίνει λεμόνια, φτιάξε λεμονάδα (ótan i zoḯ sou dínei lemónia, ftiáxe lemonáda)make the best out of difficult situations
Hindi जब भी जीवन में मुश्किलें आएँ तो उनका भी लाभ उठाएँ
- जब भी जीवन में मुश्किलें आएँ तो उनका भी लाभ उठाएँ (jab bhī jīvan mẽ muśkilẽ āẽ to unkā bhī lābh uṭhāẽ)make the best out of difficult situations
Italian quando la vita ti dà limoni, prepara una limonata, se la vita ti offre limoni, fai una limonata
- quando la vita ti dà limoni, prepara una limonatamake the best out of difficult situations
- se la vita ti offre limoni, fai una limonatamake the best out of difficult situations
Japanese 禍転じて福と為す, 災い転じて福となす
- 禍転じて福と為す (wazawai tenjite fuku to nasu)make the best out of difficult situations
- 災い転じて福となす (wazawai tenjite fuku to nasu)make the best out of difficult situations
Polish gdy życie daje ci cytryny, zrób z nich lemoniadę
- gdy życie daje ci cytryny, zrób z nich lemoniadęmake the best out of difficult situations
Portuguese se a vida lhe der um limão, faça dele uma caipirinha, se a vida lhe der um limão, faça dele uma limonada
- se a vida lhe der um limão, faça dele uma caipirinhamake the best out of difficult situations
- se a vida lhe der um limão, faça dele uma limonadamake the best out of difficult situations
Spanish al mal tiempo, buena cara, si la vida te da limones, haz limonada
- al mal tiempo, buena caramake the best out of difficult situations
- si la vida te da limones, haz limonadamake the best out of difficult situations
Urdu جب زندگی دیتا ہے، تو آپ لیمن نیبوڈ بناتے ہیں
- جب زندگی دیتا ہے، تو آپ لیمن نیبوڈ بناتے ہیںmake the best out of difficult situations
Cite this entry
when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/when%20life%20gives%20you%20lemons%2C%20make%20lemonade
“when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/when%20life%20gives%20you%20lemons%2C%20make%20lemonade. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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