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1 COW
• Bawling (bellowing) cow soon forgets her /own/ calf (A) - Тело заплывчиво, горе забывчиво (T)• Bring a cow into the hall and she'll run to the byre - Как волка ни корми, он все в лес глядит (K), Козла сколько ни корми, а он все в огород лезет (K)• Cow knows not the value of her tail till she has lost (loses) it (The) - Цену вещи узнаешь, когда потеряешь (Ц), Что имеем, не храним, потерявши, плачем (4)• Cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it (The) - Цену вещи узнаешь, когда потеряешь (Ц), Что имеем, не храним, потерявши, плачем (4)• Cow that moos the most gives the least milk (A) - Кто много говорит, тот мало делает (K)• Cursed cow has short horns (A) - Бодливой корове Бог рог не дает (B)• Curst cows have curt horns - Бодливой корове Бог рог не дает (Б)• Cussed cows have short horns - Бодливой корове Бог рог не дает (B)• Faraway cows have (wear) long horns - Славны бубны за горами (C)• Far - off cows have long horns - Ближняя - ворона, а дальняя - соколена (Б), Славны бубны за горами (C)• God sends a cursed cow short horns - Бодливой корове Бог рог не дает (Б)• Good cow may have a bad (a black, an evil, an ill) calf (A) - И от доброго отца родится бешеная овца (И)• If you can't get a horse, ride a cow - За неимением гербовой пишут на простой (3)• If you sell the cow, you sell her (the) milk/too/ - Один пирог два раза не съешь (0)• Like cow, like calf - Кто от кого, тот и в того (K), Щеня злое от злой суки (Щ), Яблочко от яблони недалеко падает (Я)• Many a good cow has a bad calf - И от доброго отца родится бешеная овца (И)• Next man's cows have the longest horns (The) - В чужих руках пирог велик (B), Курица соседа всегда выглядит гусыней (K), Хороша рыба на чужом блюде (X)• Old brown cow laid an egg (The) - Много будешь знать, скоро состаришься (M)• Our neighbour's cow yields more milk than ours - Курица соседа всегда выглядит гусыней (K)• When the cows come home - Когда рак свистнет и рыба запоет (K)• You cannot sell the cow and drink (have, sup) the milk - Один пирог два раза не съешь (O) -
2 в семье не без урода
1) General subject: accidents will happen in the best regulated families, black sheep occur in all families, every family has a black sheep, accidents will happen2) Set phrase: it is a small flock that has not a black sheep, many a good cow has a bad calf (дословно: Плохие телята и от хороших коров родятся), many a good cow hath an bad calf, many a good cow hath an evil calf, many a good father has but a bad son (дословно: у многих хороших отцов плохие сыновья), many a good father hath but a bad son, no garden is without its weeds, there is a black sheep in every family, there is a black sheep in every flock, there is a black sheep in every foldУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > в семье не без урода
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3 И от доброго отца родится бешеная овца
It may happen that a mean son or daughter is brought up in a respectable familyCf: A good cow may have a bad (a black, an evil, an ill) calf (Br.). Many a good cow has a bad calf (Am., Br.). Many a good father has a bad son (Am., Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > И от доброго отца родится бешеная овца
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