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21 women's tears always make him capitulate
1) Общая лексика: женские слезы всегда заставляют его складывать оружие, женские слезы всегда заставляют его складывать уступать2) Макаров: женские слезы всегда заставляют его уступатьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > women's tears always make him capitulate
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22 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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23 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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24 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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25 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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26 you can't make him listen to reason
Общая лексика: его не убедишь, он и слышать ничего не хочетУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > you can't make him listen to reason
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27 If you can't do anything else to a boy, you can make him wash his face.
<01> Если Вам больше нечего сказать ребенку, скажите ему, чтобы он пошел умыться. Howe (Хови).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > If you can't do anything else to a boy, you can make him wash his face.
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28 If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principle difference between a dog and a man.
<01> Если Вы подберете голодную собаку и устроите ей роскошную жизнь, она никогда не укусит Вас. В этом главная разница между собакой и человеком. Twain (Твен).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principle difference between a dog and a man.
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29 There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may order and drive an individual, but you cannot make him respect you.
<01> Тайная гордость живет в сердце каждого человека, который восстает против тирании. Вы можете приказывать человеку, командовать им, но Вы не можете заставить его уважать Вас. Hazlitt (Хэцлитт).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may order and drive an individual, but you cannot make him respect you.
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30 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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31 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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32 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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33 enough to make him turn in his grave
מספיק כדי שיתהפך בקברו* * *◙ ורבקב ךפהתיש ידכ קיפסמ◄English-Hebrew dictionary > enough to make him turn in his grave
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34 enough to make him turn in his grave
genoeg om hem in zijn graf te laten omdraaienEnglish-Dutch dictionary > enough to make him turn in his grave
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35 enough to make him turn in his grave
tillräckligt för att få honom att vända sig i gravenEnglish-Swedish dictionary > enough to make him turn in his grave
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36 praise a fool and you make him useful
похвали дурня і ти зробиш його кориснимEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > praise a fool and you make him useful
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37 tell your secret to your servant and you make him your master
відкрий таємницю своєму слузі, і він стане твоїм хазяїномEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > tell your secret to your servant and you make him your master
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38 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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39 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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40 You can take a horse to water but you cannot make him drink
Насильно мил не будешь.English-Russian Idioms illustrated collection > You can take a horse to water but you cannot make him drink
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