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1 WORKMAN
• As is the workman, so is his (the) work - Дело мастера боится (Д), Какова Маланья, таковы у ней оладьи (К), Какова пряха, такова на ней и рубаха (К), Какова Устинья, такова у ней и ботвинья (К), Каков мастер, такова и работа (К), Каков строитель, таков и дом (К), Плохие пчелы - плохой и мед (П), По мастеру и закрой (П)• Bad workman /always/ blames his tools (A) - Мастер глуп - нож туп (M)• Bad workman quarrels with his tools (A) - Если танцевать не умеешь, не говори, что каблуки кривые (E), Мастер глуп - нож туп (M), Плохому танцору одежда мешает (П), Топор виноват, что изба нехороша (T), У плохого мастера всегда инструмент виноват (У)• Бумага все терпит workman quarrels with his tools (An) - Топор виноват, что изба нехороша (T)• It is working that makes a workman - Навык мастера ставит (H)• Workman is known by his work (A) - Видно мастера по работе (B)• Workman is worth of his hire (A) - Какова от пса ловля, такова ему и кормля (K), Какова работа, такова и плата (K), По работе и деньги (П) -
2 у плохого мастера всегда инструмент виноват
1) General subject: a bad workman quarrels with his tools2) Phraseological unit: a bad workman (always) blames his tools (workman в разговорной речи иногда в данных выражениях также заменяется на carpenter), a bad workman is the first to blame his tools, it's a poor workman who blames his toolsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > у плохого мастера всегда инструмент виноват
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3 Мастер глуп - нож туп
An unskilled man will blame his tools for bad work done rather than admit his own incompetence. See Если танцевать не умеешь, не говори, что каблуки кривые (E), Плохому танцору одежда мешает(7712063 (T)9 У плохого мастера всегда инструмент виноват (У)Cf: A bad gardener quarrels with his rake (Br.). A bad shearer never had a good sickle (Br.). A bad worker finds faults with his tools (Br.). A bad workman /always/ blames his tools (Br.). A bad workman quarrels with his tools (Am., Br.). If you don't know how to dance, you say that the drum is bad Am.). The losing horse blames the saddle (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Мастер глуп - нож туп
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4 у плохого мастера и пила плохая
1) General subject: a bad workman always blames his tools2) Set phrase: a bad workman quarrels with his tools (дословно: Плохой работник с инструментами не в ладу)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > у плохого мастера и пила плохая
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5 нечего на зеркало пенять, коли рожа крива
1) General subject: a bad workman always blames his tools2) Set phrase: don't lay the blame at someone else's door (don't blame your own faults on others), the looking-glass is not to blame if your own face is plain, you must not blame the mirror for showing a crooked faceУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > нечего на зеркало пенять, коли рожа крива
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6 у плохого мастера плохая пила
Set phrase: bad workman always blames his toolsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > у плохого мастера плохая пила
См. также в других словарях:
a bad workman always blames his tools — ► a bad workman always blames his tools proverb a person who has done something badly will blame their equipment rather than admit their own lack of skill. Main Entry: ↑workman … English terms dictionary
workman — ► NOUN 1) a man employed to do manual labour. 2) a person who works in a specified way. ● a bad workman always blames his tools Cf. ↑a bad workman always blames his tools … English terms dictionary
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