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1 LEOPARD
• Can the leopard change his spots? - Горбатого могила исправит (Г)• Leopard cannot change (does not change, never changes) his spots (A/The) - Волк каждый год линяет, да обычая не меняет (B), Горбатого могила исправит (Г) -
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ЧЁРНОГО КОБЕЛЯ HE ОТМОЕШЬ ДОБЕЛА (saying) a person's deep-rooted shortcomings, deficiencies etc are impossible to correct: = a (the) leopard cannot change his spots can a (the) leopard change his spots? whatfs bred in the bone... -
3 черного кобеля не отмоешь добела
[saying]=====⇒ a person's deep-rooted shortcomings, deficiencies etc are impossible to correct:- can a (the) leopard change his spots?;- what's bred in the bone...Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > черного кобеля не отмоешь добела
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4 леопард не может сменить свои пятна
1) General subject: a leopard cannot change its spots2) Set phrase: the leopard cannot change his spotsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > леопард не может сменить свои пятна
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5 чёрного кобеля не отмоешь добела
посл., груб.-прост.lit. there's no washing a black nag white; cf. the cask savours of the first fill; the leopard cannot change his spots- Вот что, Ваня: водку пью. А так как ума я никогда не пропивал, то знаю и мою будущность. Время моё прошло, чёрного кобеля не отмоешь добела. (Ф. Достоевский, Униженные и оскорблённые) — 'It's this way, Vanya: I drink vodka. But as I haven't drunk my wits away, I know what lies before me. My time is past; there's no washing a black nag white.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > чёрного кобеля не отмоешь добела
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6 сколько волка ни корми, он все в лес смотрит
Set phrase: the leopard cannot change its spots (дословно: Леопард не может перекраситься (т.е. не может изменить свою натуру)), can the leopard change his spots? (из прор. Иеремии)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > сколько волка ни корми, он все в лес смотрит
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7 волк каждый год линяет, а всё сер бывает
посл.
bone will not go out of the flesh
he who is born a fool is never cured
the leopard cannot change his/its spots
what is bred in the bone will not go out of the flesh
you cannot wash charcoal white
the fox may grow grey, but never good
he will die as he lived
you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's eatДополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > волк каждый год линяет, а всё сер бывает
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8 волк каждый год линяет, да обычай не меняет
посл.
bone will not go out of the flesh
he who is born a fool is never cured
the leopard cannot change his/its spots
what is bred in the bone will not go out of the flesh
you cannot wash charcoal white
the fox may grow grey, but never good
he will die as he lived
you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's eatДополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > волк каждый год линяет, да обычай не меняет
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9 горбатого (одна) могила выпрямит
посл.
bone will not go out of the flesh
he who is born a fool is never cured
the leopard cannot change his/its spots
what is bred in the bone will not go out of the flesh
you cannot wash charcoal white
the fox may grow grey, but never good
he will die as he lived
you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's eatДополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > горбатого (одна) могила выпрямит
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10 горбатого (одна) могила исправит
посл.
bone will not go out of the flesh
he who is born a fool is never cured
the leopard cannot change his/its spots
what is bred in the bone will not go out of the flesh
you cannot wash charcoal white
the fox may grow grey, but never good
he will die as he lived
you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's eatДополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > горбатого (одна) могила исправит
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11 горбатого (одна) могила выпрямит
посл.
bone will not go out of the flesh
he who is born a fool is never cured
the leopard cannot change his/its spots
what is bred in the bone will not go out of the flesh
you cannot wash charcoal white
the fox may grow grey, but never good
he will die as he lived
you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's eatДополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > горбатого (одна) могила выпрямит
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12 горбатого (одна) могила исправит
посл.
bone will not go out of the flesh
he who is born a fool is never cured
the leopard cannot change his/its spots
what is bred in the bone will not go out of the flesh
you cannot wash charcoal white
the fox may grow grey, but never good
he will die as he lived
you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's eatДополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > горбатого (одна) могила исправит
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13 сколько волка ни корми, он всё в лес смотрит
посл.
bone will not go out of the flesh
he who is born a fool is never cured
the leopard cannot change his/its spots
what is bred in the bone will not go out of the flesh
you cannot wash charcoal white
the fox may grow grey, but never good
he will die as he lived
you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's eatДополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > сколько волка ни корми, он всё в лес смотрит
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14 Г-319
горбатого могила исправит (saying) a person's deep-rooted shortcomings, habits etc are impossible to correct, a person's nature cannot change: = a leopard cannot change his (its) spots, can the leopard change his (its) spots? whatfs bred in the bone...«Всерьёз обиделись мужики, не вернутся». - «Не плясать же мне перед ними? - сорвал на нём (старом ветеринаре) досаду Андрей. - Когда-никогда, веб одно подвели бы. Горбатого могила исправит» (Максимов 3). They've (the peasants have) really taken offense. They won't be back." Andrei vented his annoyance on him (the old veterinarian). "What am I supposed to do, dance for them? They'd have let us down sooner or later anyway. The leopard can't change his spots's (3a). -
15 горбатого могила исправит
[saying]=====⇒ a person's deep-rooted shortcomings, habits etc are impossible to correct, a person's nature cannot change:- ≈ a leopard cannot change his < its> spots;- can the leopard change his < its> spots?;- whatfc bred in the bone...♦ "Всерьёз обиделись мужики, не вернутся". - "Не плясать же мне перед ними? - сорвал на нём [старом ветеринаре] досаду Андрей. - Когда-никогда, всё одно подвели бы. Горбатого могила исправит" (Максимов 3). "They've [the peasants have] really taken offense. They won't be back." Andrei vented his annoyance on him [the old veterinarian]. "What am I supposed to do, dance for them? They'd have let us down sooner or later anyway. The leopard can't change his spots" (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > горбатого могила исправит
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16 чёрного кобеля не отмыть добела
1) General subject: a leopard cannot change its spots, can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? (Ветх. Завет, прор. Иеремия (заметим в скобках, что уст. переводчику следует осторожно ссылаться на эти слова пророка, особенно)2) Set phrase: can the leopard change his spots?Универсальный русско-английский словарь > чёрного кобеля не отмыть добела
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17 В-228
КАК (СКОЛЬКО) ВОЛКА НИ КОРМИ, (А) ОН (ВСЁ) В ЛЕС СМОТРИТ (ГЛЯДИТ) (saying) по matter how you try to change s.o., win s.o. over, his true nature, feelings, habits etc will surface: - a leopard cannot change its spots once a wolf always a wolf nature is stronger than nurture what is bred in the bone will come out in the flesh. -
18 как волка ни корми, а он в лес глядит
[saying]=====⇒ по matter how you try to change s.o., win s.o. over, his true nature, feelings, habits etc will surface:- what is bred in the bone will come out in the flesh.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как волка ни корми, а он в лес глядит
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19 как волка ни корми, а он в лес смотрит
[saying]=====⇒ по matter how you try to change s.o., win s.o. over, his true nature, feelings, habits etc will surface:- what is bred in the bone will come out in the flesh.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как волка ни корми, а он в лес смотрит
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20 как волка ни корми, а он все в лес глядит
[saying]=====⇒ по matter how you try to change s.o., win s.o. over, his true nature, feelings, habits etc will surface:- what is bred in the bone will come out in the flesh.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как волка ни корми, а он все в лес глядит
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