faute de grives on mange des merles

/fot də ɡʁiv | ɔ̃ mɑ̃ʒ de mɛʁl/
FRANSIZCA → TR

Tanım

•beggars can't be choosers, half a loaf is better than none, any port in a storm

Diğer Dillerde

AlmancaNot bricht Gebot, Not kennt kein Gebot
necessity knows no law
Felemenkçenood breekt wet
necessity knows no law
köken: Literally, “necessity breaks law”.
İsveççenöden har ingen lag
necessity knows no law, desperate times call for desperate measures
köken: nöden (“the distress (definite is often idiomatic when referring to concepts)”) + har (“has”) + ingen (“no”) + lag (“law”)
Lehçetonący brzytwy się chwyta /tɔˈnɔn.t͡sɘ ˈbʐɘ.tfɘ ˈɕɛxfɘ.ta/
desperate times call for desperate measures
köken: Literally, “a drowning man grabs a razor”.
Fincehätä ei lue lakia
necessity knows no law; needs must when the devil drives
Macarcanagy úr a muszáj, szükség törvényt bont

Etimoloji

Literally, “if there are no thrushes, we'll eat blackbirds”.