-
1 you cannot shift an old tree without it dying
пересаджене старе дерево гинеEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > you cannot shift an old tree without it dying
-
2 _молодість і старість
age gives good advice when it is no longer able to give bad example at 20 years of age the will reigns, at 30 the wit, at 40 the judgment every age wants its playthings the feet are slow when the head wears snow few persons know how to be old growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy man has no time to form it will be a forward cock that crows in the shell a man is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks a man is as old as his arteries a man's a fool till he's 40 a man whose youth has no follies will in his maturity have no power old birds are not to be caught with chaff an old ass is never good an old dog will learn no new tricks an old man in a house is a good thing an old young man will be a young old man once a man and twice a child no man is so old, but thinks he may yet live another year wanton kittens make sober cats the way never to grow old and grey-headed is to die young when we are out of sympathy with the youth, our work in the world is over years know more than looks you cannot put an old head on young shoulders you cannot shift an old tree without it dying young angel, old devil; young devil, old angel young courage and old caution are a strong pair young heads are giddy and young hearts are warm a young man idle, an old man needy youth and age can never agree youth comes but once in a lifetime youth is a blunder, manhood a struggle, old age a regret youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind youth supplies us with colors, age with canvasEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _молодість і старість
См. также в других словарях:
you cannot shift an old tree without it dying — c 1518 A. BARCLAY tr. Mancinus’ Mirror of Good Manners G4v An old tre transposed shall fynde smal auauntage. 1670 J. RAY English Proverbs 22 Remove an old tree, and it will wither to death. 1721 J. KELLY Scottish Proverbs 284 Remove an old Tree,… … Proverbs new dictionary
old — see old habits die hard you cannot put an old head on young shoulders old sins cast long shadows old soldiers never die better be an old man’s darling, than a young man’s slave you cannot catch old birds with chaff … Proverbs new dictionary
tree — see as a tree falls, so shall it lie the tree is known by its fruit the apple never falls far from the tree he that would eat the fruit must climb the tree when the last tree is cut down, the last fish eaten, and the last stream poisoned, you… … Proverbs new dictionary
shift — see you cannot shift an old tree without it dying … Proverbs new dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
die — see you can only die once good Americans when they die go to Paris better to die on your feet than live on your knees cowards die many times before their death we must eat a peck of dirt before we die eat, drink … Proverbs new dictionary
transplant — see you cannot shift an old tree without it dying … Proverbs new dictionary
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
List of My Family episodes — The following is a list of episodes for the British sitcom My Family, that aired on BBC One from 19 September 2000 to 2 September 2011.[1] Contents 1 Overview 2 Episodes 2.1 Series One … Wikipedia
