Portuguese

pimenta nos olhos dos outros é refresco

ことわざ

ブラジルポルトガル語

他人に降りかかる不幸や苦しみは、当人にとってはつらいことだが、第三者にとっては面白がったり軽く扱ってしまいがちだ、という皮肉や批判を込めたことわざ。

英語の意味

(Brazil) misfortunes seem more bearable when happening to others / (Brazil) when something bad happens to others, it seems amusing to us

Quando soube que o seu vizinho havia perdido o emprego, João riu e comentou: 'pimenta nos olhos dos outros é refresco', demonstrando que as dificuldades alheias parecem muito menos pesadas.

近所の人が仕事を失ったと知ったとき、ジョアンは笑いながら、『他人の不幸は乗り切りやすい』と述べ、他人に降りかかる苦難がいかに軽く感じられるかを示した。

When he learned that his neighbor had lost his job, João laughed and remarked that others' misfortunes are easier to bear, showing that hardships affecting others seem much less burdensome.