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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle en · X

Meanings

  1. (colloquial, humorous, vulgar) It is fruitless to speculate about counterfactual situations.
    • "We would have won the match if we'd had a decent goalkeeper." "And if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle!"

Relateds

if wishes were horses, beggars would ride · if we had ham we could have ham and eggs, if we had eggs

Synonyms

if my grandmother had balls, she'd be my granddad · if I had wheels, I'd be a wagon · if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon · if pigs had wings, they would fly · if my uncle had a fanny, he'd be my aunt · if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a streetcar · if my sister had balls, she'd be my brother · if my uncle had tits, he'd be my aunt · if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a bike

Translations (20)

pl gdyby babcia miała wąsy, toby była dziadkiem (phrase) · ca si la meva àvia tingués rodes seria una bicicleta (phrase) · fi jos tädillä ois munat, niin täti olis setä (phrase) · de wenn der Hund nicht geschissen hätte, hätte er den Hasen gefangen (phrase) · fr si ma tante en avait, on l'appellerait mon oncle (phrase) · it se mia nonna avesse le ruote, sarebbe una carriola (phrase) · it con i se e con i ma la storia non si fa (phrase) · nl als mijn tante wieltjes had, dan was ze een locomotief (phrase) · tr halamın taşakları olsaydı, amcam olurdu (phrase) · ro dacă baba avea un coi, era ministru de război (phrase) · fur se mê none a vêve i cojons, o vêvi trê nonos (phrase) · cs kdyby byly v prdeli ryby, nemusely by být rybníky (phrase) · zza Gunê ema mı bıbiyayê se a bıyê dedê mı (phrase) · es si mi abuela tuviera ruedas, sería una bicicleta (phrase) · fi jos tädillä olisi munat, se olisi setä (phrase) · sq po të kish halla loqe, do e quanin dajë (phrase) · vec se me nona gavesse le ròde, la sarìa na cariòla (phrase) · hu ha a nagyanyámnak kereke volna, gurulna (phrase) · fr avec des si on mettrait Paris en bouteille (phrase) · de wenn das Wörtchen „wenn“ nicht wär, wär mein Vater Millionär (phrase)