Dictionary

a stopped clock is right twice a day en · X

Meanings

1. A normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.
2. Someone who repeats the same thing constantly will at some point be correct, if only briefly.

Forms

Synonyms

even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every once in a while · even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while · even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then

Translations (9)

es hasta un reloj parado acierta la hora dos veces al día (something or someone unreliable is right sometimes, even by accident) · de auch ein blindes Huhn findet mal ein Korn (something or someone unreliable is right sometimes, even by accident) · fi hullu viisasta neuvoo, viisas villiin tulee (something or someone unreliable is right sometimes, even by accident) · fi joskus se sokeakin kana jyvän löytää (something or someone unreliable is right sometimes, even by accident) · hu vak tyúk is talál szemet (something or someone unreliable is right sometimes, even by accident) · pl trafiło się ślepej kurze ziarno (something or someone unreliable is right sometimes, even by accident) · fi rikkinäinen kellokin on kahdesti päivässä oikeassa (something or someone unreliable is right sometimes, even by accident) · tr bozuk saat bile günde iki defa doğruyu gösterir (something or someone unreliable is right sometimes, even by accident) · fr même une pendule cassée donne l'heure deux fois par jour (something or someone unreliable is right sometimes, even by accident)