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1 make a drink
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > make a drink
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2 make a drink
приготовить напитокАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > make a drink
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3 make to drink
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5 you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink
посл.(you can (или may) take a horse (или a man may lead a horse) to the water, but you cannot make him drink)"можно пригнать коня на водопой, но пить его не заставишь"; ≈ не всего можно добиться силойIf he is very strongly set against the work, perhaps it is better that he should take the opportunity there is now to break his articles. I am naturally very disappointed, but as you know you can take a horse to the water, but you can't make him drink. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. 39) — Если Филип решительно настроен против своей работы, может быть, лучше воспользоваться случаем и расторгнуть договор. Нечего и говорить, что я очень огорчен тем, как обернулось дело, но вы сами знаете - силком работать не заставишь.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink
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6 you can lead a horse to the water but you cannot make it drink
men kan een paard wel in 't water trekken, maar niet dwingen dat het drinktEnglish-Dutch dictionary > you can lead a horse to the water but you cannot make it drink
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7 you can take a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink
You can take a horse to water, but you cannot make it/him drink Не всего можно добиться силойEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > you can take a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink
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8 you can take a horse to be the water, but you cannot make him drink
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > you can take a horse to be the water, but you cannot make him drink
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9 You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink
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10 you can bring the horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
Американский английский: можно пригнать коня на водопой, но пить его не заставишьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > you can bring the horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
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11 you can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink
Пословица: можно пригнать коня на водопой, но пить его не заставишь, не всего можно добиться силой, силою не все возьмёшь (дословно: Можно отвести лошадь на водопой, но невозможно заставить её пить)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > you can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink
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12 you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink
1) Общая лексика: насильно мил не будешь2) Пословица: сердцу не прикажешьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink
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13 you can take the horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > you can take the horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink
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14 You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink.
<03> Можно отвести лошадь на водопой, но невозможно заставить ее пить. Ср. Силою не все возьмешь.Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink.
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15 You can take the horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink.
<01> Вы можете подвести лошадь к воде, но не сможете заставить ее пить (Силою не все возьмешь). Proverb (Пословица).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > You can take the horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink.
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16 One can take the horse to the water, but he can't make it drink.
фраз. Нельзя заставить кого-либо делать что-либо против его воли.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > One can take the horse to the water, but he can't make it drink.
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17 you can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink
посл.Можно отвести лошадь на водопой, но невозможно заставить ее пить.ср. Силою не все возьмешь.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > you can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink
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18 You can take the horse to the water, but you can't make it drink.
фраз. Нельзя заставить кого-либо делать что-либо против его воли.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > You can take the horse to the water, but you can't make it drink.
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19 you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink
syn: love cannot be compelledможна силою привести коня до води, та не присилуєш пити ≅ силуваним волом багато не виореш силуваним конем не наїздитись проти сили і віл не потягне love cannot be compelledEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink
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20 You can take a horse to water but you cannot make him drink
English-Spanish proverbs dictionary > You can take a horse to water but you cannot make him drink
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you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink — you can lead (or take) a horse to water but you can t make him drink proverb you can give someone an opportunity, but you can t force them to take it … Useful english dictionary
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