truth = anger

[dzurisova]

Not sure if this should go in Culture or language, but apparently there's a Czech saying that means something like "one gets the most angry when he hears the truth"

Could someone please tell me that saying?

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[wer]

It’s definitely a common Czech wisdom, but the wording of the saying varies (the first two options are the most common ones):

  pro pravdu se každý (nejvíc) zlobí
  pravda (nejvíc) bolí
  pro pravdu se každý nejvíc čertí
  pro pravdu se každý nejvíc čílí
  pro pravdu se každý nejvíc rozčiluje
  pro pravdu se člověk nejvíc zlobí
  kvůli pravdě se každý nejvíc zlobí
  kvůli pravdě se každý nejvíc čertí
  …

Maybe, “irritated/upset” could be slightly better translation than “angry”.

[dzurisova]

Thanks
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Bůh ti žehnej

[stepan]

A rough translation - if anyone can offer a more precise translation, please do so:

truth every (most) angry
truth is most painful
the truth is most every devil
the truth is most every fret
truth is the most annoying to everyone
the truth is most people's anger
because the truth is most everyone's anger
the truth is most every devil

[Ctyri koruny]

I think number two is the same for us exactly
"truth hurts!"
pravda bolí !

pro pravdu se každý (nejvíc) zlobí I love this, because it's a perfect thing to say to someone after you've insulted them and they've become enraged!

would it be grammatically correct to say

pravda zlobi

?
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