az ördög nem alszik

Hungarian

Etymology

From az (“the”) +‎ ördög (“devil”) +‎ nem (“not, does not”) +‎ alszik (“to sleep”), literally “the devil doesn't sleep”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɒz ˈørdøɡ ˈnɛm ɒlsik]

Proverb

az ördög nem alszik

  1. one can never be too careful (one always has to be attentive to potential dangers and temptations)

Further reading

  • ördög in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
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