January 2010
29 posts
daily-russian-saying
Слезами горю не поможешь No use crying over spilt milk
Jan 31st
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Не до пляски не до шутки, когда пусто в желудке A hungry man is an angry man
Jan 30th
daily-russian-saying
Как аукнется так и откликнется What goes around comes around
Jan 29th
daily-russian-saying
Правда глаза колет Truth hurts
Jan 28th
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Привычка - вторая натура Old habits die hard
Jan 27th
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Высоко летаешь, да низко садишься The higher you gom the harder you fall / what goes up must come down
Jan 26th
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За все берётся, да не все удаётся A jack of all trades is master of none
Jan 24th
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Против лома нет приема Whoever is stronger or better armed wins / you can’t fight city hall.
Jan 24th
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Не до жиру, быть бы живу Beggars can’t be choosers
Jan 23rd
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Кончил дело, гулай смело Work hard, play hard / business before pleasure
Jan 22nd
daily-russian-saying
Слово не воробей, вылетит - не поймаешь Think first, then speak / better a slip of the feet than a slip of the tongue (literally: a word is not a sparrow - once it flies out you can’t catch it/ get it back)
Jan 21st
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Сам заварил кашу, сам и расхлёбывай Literally - you cooked the porridge, you clear it up; you made your bed, now lie in it; you got yourself into this mess - it’s you who should get yourself out of it
Jan 20th
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Глупый да малый всегда правду говорят Truth comes out of the mouths of babes and sucklings
Jan 19th
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На сердитых воду возят Anger aimed at others comes home to roost
Jan 18th
daily-russian-saying
Любовь не картошка - не выбросишь в окошко You can’t just stop loving someone / No herb will cure love (literally - love isn’t a potato - you can’t just throw it out the window)
Jan 17th
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Голый разбоя не боится A begger can sing before a thief / He who has nothing is frightened of nothing
Jan 16th
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Actions speak louder than words Не по словам судят, а по делам
Jan 14th
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По заслугам и честь Give credit where it’s due
Jan 14th
daily-russian-saying
Плохо не клади, вора в грех не вводи Opportunity makes the thief
Jan 13th
daily-russian-saying
Нужда закона не знает, а через шагает Necessity knows no law
Jan 12th
daily-russian-saying
В вине больше погибает, чем в море утопает More die of wine than drown in the sea
Jan 11th
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Один пирог два раза не съешь You can’t have your cake and eat it too
Jan 9th
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Cам живи и другим не мешай Live and let live
Jan 8th
Любовь зла - полюбишь и козла Love is blind (actually, not quite literally - love is evil, one may end up loving a jerk!) (Btw - to all newcomers @ Twitter - you can see older daily-russian-quote posts @ source: http://daily-russian-saying.tumblr.com)
Jan 8th
Золотая клетка соловью не потеха Nightingales won’t sing in a cage / no man loves his fetters, be they made of gold
Jan 7th
Не держи посулом, одолжи отказом A civil denial is better than a rude grant / better deny at once than promise long
Jan 6th
От сумы да от тюрьмы не зарекайся There are no guarantees against ill fortune / never say never to poverty or prison
Jan 5th
От копеечной свечи Москва сгорела A little leak will sink a great ship / a little dip [candle], in old days, set Moscow ablaze
Jan 4th
Факты - упрямая вещь Facts are stubborn things
Jan 3rd