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1 копейка рубль бережёт
look after the pence and the pounds will look after themselves (take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves), many a little makes a mickleРусско-английский словарь Wiktionary > копейка рубль бережёт
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2 Копейка рубль бережет
you are thrifty when handling small amounts of money, you will have much. See Копейка к копейке - проживет и семейка (K)Var.: Без копейки рубль не живёт (рубля не бывает). Копейками рубль держитсяCf: Of saving comes having (Am.). Look after the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves (Am.). Sparing is the first gaining (Br.). Take care of the dimes (of the nickels, of your pennies) and the dollars will take care of themselves (Am.). Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves (Am., Br.). Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves (Br.). Who will not keep a penny never shall have many (Br.). Who will not keep a penny shall never have many (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Копейка рубль бережет
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3 PENNY
• Don't be penny - wise and dollar - foolish - Не жалей алтына - отдашь полтину (H)• In for a penny, in for a pound - Заварил кашу - не жалей масла (3)• Look after the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves - Копейка рубль бережет (K)• No penny, no paternoster - За ничто ничего не купишь (3)• One penny is better than none - Лучше мало, чем совсем ничего (Л)• Pennies make dollars - Копейка к копейке - проживет и семейка (K)• Penny and penny laid up will be many - Копейка к копейке - проживет и семейка (K)• Penny by right is better than a thousand by wrong (A) - Лучше беднее, да честнее (Л), Лучше жить бедняком, чем разбогатеть с грехом (Л), Хотя и гол, да не вор (X)• Penny saved is a penny earned (gained) (A) - Запасливый нужды не терпит (3), Сбережешь - что найдешь (C)• Penny saved is a penny made (A) - Сбережешь - что найдешь (C)• Penny soul never came to ('came) twopence (A) - За малым погонишься, большое потеряешь (3), Не жалей алтына - отдашь полтину (H)• Penny today is worth two tomorrow (A) - Одно нынче лучше двух завтра (O)• Penny - wise and pound foolish - За малым погонишься, большое потеряешь (3), Обрадовался крохе, да ломоть потерял (O)• Penny - wise, pound foolish - За малым погонишься, большое потеряешь (3), Обрадовался крохе, да ломоть потерял (O)• Take care of the pence (pennies) and the pounds will take care of themselves - Копейка рубль бережет (K)• Take care of your pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves - Копейка рубль бережет (K)• Touch pot, touch penny - За ничто ничего не купишь (3)• Two pennies will creep together - Деньги к деньгам идут (Д)• Who will not keep a penny never shall (shall never) have many - Копейка рубль бережет (K)• You can tell a bad penny by its ring - Осла знать по ушам, медведя - по когтям, а дурака - по речам (O)
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