Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
\"Gode råd er oftest dyre\"
English translation:
Good advice comes at a price
Added to glossary by
jeffrey engberg
Mar 11, 2010 08:12
14 yrs ago
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"Gode råd er oftest dyre"
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Good advice comes at a price
This is another option, which I like as it rhymes.
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Per Bergvall
: I like it too. Would have liked an 'often' snuck in after advice, at the expense of rhythm and rhyme, but heck - accuracy is boring anyway. Like I said - accuracy is boring anyway.
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Thank you. I agree Good advice often comes at a price. ps. Shouldn't that be Rhythm and Rhyme?
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Charles Ek
: Between the two of you, you've provided one good piece of cheap advice -- and a free orthography lesson to boot! ;-)
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lingo_montreal
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Christian Schoenberg
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brigidm
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Charlesp
: for rhyming it works nice; and I see you have an illustrious list of Agreeers - so I think you can take this to the bank.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanx.
I think a real american would say "Good advice does not come cheap"."
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Tara Chace
United States
United States
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Good advice doesn't come cheap
Just what comes to mind. Plus, can 57,000 Google hits be wrong?
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lingo_montreal
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Christian Schoenberg
: Yes, or how about "Good advice will often cost you dearly"
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Helen Johnson
: Definitely the idiom I've heard used
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Charlesp
: ok, I'll buy that.
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Norwegian term (edited):
\"Gode råd er oftest dyre\"
good advice is beyond price
at least a literal rendering
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lingo_montreal
: not natural English
*I am not saying I doubt the existence of the expression you've suggested, but I can promise you that it is not as commonly used as the phrases "comes at a price" or "doesn't come cheap".
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found it in an "authoritative" list of English proverbs
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CG diPierro MD
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Native in: English 
Works in: Norwegian to English, English to Norwegian, Danish to English
Good advice is often expensive
The source doesn't rhyme. Pretty straightforward. Not sure if you want the translation to rhyme.
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Charlesp
: straightforward, but too litteral. Not that it is wrong, but that is a bit too formal.
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With advice, you get what you pay for.
A bit more non-literal, which may be what you are looking for, depending upon the context and dialogue, could be "When it comes to advice, you get what you pay for."
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