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1 и на старуху бывает проруха
1) Set phrase: a good marksman may miss, accidents will happen in the best regulated families, even homer sometimes nods, every man has a fool in his sleeve, he is lifeless who is faultless, it could happen (even) to a bishop! (even an experienced person can make mistakes, to err is human), no man is wise at all times, the best cart may be upset, the best cloth may have a moth in it, nobody's perfect, everyone makes mistakes2) Saying: homer sometimes nodsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > и на старуху бывает проруха
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2 и на старушку бывает прорушка
Set phrase: a good marksman may miss, accidents will happen in the best regulated families, even homer sometimes nods, every man has a fool in his sleeve, he is lifeless who is faultless, it could happen (even) to a bishop! (even an experienced person can make mistakes, to err is human), no man is wise at all times, the best cart may be upset, the best cloth may have a moth in itУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > и на старушку бывает прорушка
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3 и на старуху бывает проруха
посл.cf. every man has a fool in his sleeve; no man is wise at all times; he is lifeless who is faultless; it could happen < even> to a bishop!; even Homer sometimes nods; a good marksman may miss; the best cart may be upset; the best cloth may have a moth in it; accidents will happen in the best regulated families; to err is human- Куда же мы с вами годимся? Всё забыли?.. У девочки-то скарлатина!.. - М-да, - сказал Баринов. - И на старуху бывает проруха. (Ю. Герман, Дело, которому ты служишь) — 'So we're not much good, are we? Have we forgotten everything we knew? And the baby girl has scarlet fever.' 'Every man has a fool in his sleeve,' Barinov said.
Более добросовестного и исполнительного солдата, чем Обухов, трудно было себе представить. Но, как говорят, и на старушку бывает прорушка. С кем греха не бывает? (М. Алексеев, Дивизионка) — It would be hard to conceive of a more conscientious, more efficient soldier than Obukhov. But, as they say, to err is human. Anyone can make mistakes.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > и на старуху бывает проруха
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4 لكل عالم هفوة
لِكُلّ عالِمٍ هَفْوَة، لِكُلّ جَوَادٍ كَبْوَة، لِكُلّ صارِمٍ نَبْوَة -
5 لكل جواد كبوة
لِكُلّ عالِمٍ هَفْوَة، لِكُلّ جَوَادٍ كَبْوَة، لِكُلّ صارِمٍ نَبْوَة -
6 لكل صارم نبوة
لِكُلّ عالِمٍ هَفْوَة، لِكُلّ جَوَادٍ كَبْوَة، لِكُلّ صارِمٍ نَبْوَة -
7 И на старуху бывает проруха
Even most experienced and clever people sometimes err. (This is said to excuse one's own or someone else's fault, blunder, etc.) See Безумье и на мудрого бывает (Б), И на Машку бывает промашка (И), Конь о четырех ногах, да и тот спотыкается (K), На всякого мудреца довольно простоты (H), Человеку свойственно ошибаться (4)Var.: У всякой старушки свои прорушкиCf: Every man has a fool in (up) his sleeve (Am., Br.). A good marksman may miss (Br.). Great men are not always wise (Am.). Homer sometimes nods (sleeps) (Br.). No man is always a fool, but every man is sometimes (Am.). No man is wise at all times (Am., Br.). No one is infallible (Am.). The wisest man may fall (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > И на старуху бывает проруха
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8 на всякого мудреца довольно простоты
1) General subject: every man has a fool in his sleeve, homer sometimes nods, everyone has a fool in his sleeve2) Graphic expression: there's plenty of simplicity in every wise man3) Set phrase: err is human, no man is wise at all times (even a clever man might do a foolish thing sometimes), none but a fool is always right, every man has a fool in his sleeve (букв.: у всякого в рукаве дурак сидит), no man is wise at all times (букв.: нет человека, который всегда поступал бы мудро)4) Saying: even a wise man stumblesУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > на всякого мудреца довольно простоты
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9 мудрец
м.sage, wise man*, man* of wisdom♢
на всякого мудреца довольно простоты посл. — even a wise man stumbles, Homer sometimes nods -
10 мудрец
м.sage, wise man, man of wisdom••на вся́кого мудреца́ дово́льно простоты́ посл. — ≈ even a wise man stumbles; Homer sometimes nods
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11 на всякого мудреца довольно простоты
посл.no man is wise at all times; every man (everyone) has a fool in his sleeve; even a wise man stumbles; to err is human; none but a fool is always right; Homer sometimes nods (sleeps)Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на всякого мудреца довольно простоты
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12 breister
1 knitter♦voorbeelden:1 〈 spreekwoord〉 de beste breister laat wel eens een steek vallen • even the worthy Homer sometimes nods -
13 de beste breister laat wel eens een steek vallen
Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > de beste breister laat wel eens een steek vallen
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