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1 the old brown cow laid an egg
Пословица: всё будешь знать, скоро состаришься, много будешь знать, скоро состаришьсяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the old brown cow laid an egg
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2 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) -
3 всё будешь знать, скоро состаришься
Set phrase: curiosity killed a cat, if you know too much you'll get old too soon, the fish will soon be caught that nibbles at every bait, the old brown cow laid an egg, too wise to live long, used as a reply and a sort of sarcastic reaction to someone's (superfluous) curiosity, and means: I will not explain anything to you or tell you anything too much knowledge makes the head baldУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > всё будешь знать, скоро состаришься
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4 много будешь знать, скоро состаришься
Set phrase: curiosity killed a cat, if you know too much you'll get old too soon, the fish will soon be caught that nibbles at every bait, the old brown cow laid an egg, too wise to live long, used as a reply and a sort of sarcastic reaction to someone's (superfluous) curiosity, and means: I will not explain anything to you or tell you anything too much knowledge makes the head baldУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > много будешь знать, скоро состаришься
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5 Много будешь знать, скоро состаришься
You are too prying, I will not tell you anything about it See Любопытной Варваре нос оторвали (Л)Var.: Всё будешь знать, скоро состаришьсяCf: Curiosity killed the cat (Am., Br.). The old brown cow laid an egg (Br.). Too much curiosity killed the cat (Am.). Too much knowledge makes the head bold (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Много будешь знать, скоро состаришься
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