Glossary entry (derived from question below)
español term or phrase:
la mona por más que se vista de seda, mona queda
inglés translation:
you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear; you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig
español term
la mona por más que se vista de seda, mona queda
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Proposed translations
Estados Unidos
The Slanguage Buff
Native in: polaco (Variant: Standard-Poland) 
, inglés (Variant: US)
Works in: polaco al inglés, español al inglés, inglés, and 4 more.
you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
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Note added at 13 mins (2012-04-08 13:21:48 GMT)
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or: fine feathers don't make fine birds
A monkey in silk is a monkey no less
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Raquel Zyserman
: Yes! http://sites.google.com/site/proverbssayings/monkey-in-silk
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teresa quimper
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andresmds9
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Jamaica
Translating the Ideas Behind the Words
Native in: inglés (Variant: British)
Works in: español al inglés, inglés al español, francés al inglés, and 2 more.
"You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig."
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=320627
"You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig."
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=218617&highl...
Even if you can put a golden packsaddle on a donkey but the donkey is always a donkey."
http://www.newsinslowspanish.com/catalog/spanish-expressions...
Aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda: significa que por mucho que intentes cambiar, esconder o disfrazar algo, siempre seguirá siendo ese algo. Un equivalente en inglés sería "you can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear" o "you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig".
- La secretaría se veía horrible en ese vestido.
- Bueno, es que ella no es muy guapa tampoco, aunque el vestido era bonito.
- Ya sabes lo que dicen, aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda.
- The secretary looked horrible in that dress.
- Well, she's not very pretty either, although the dress was beautiful.
- You know what they say, **you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig.**
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Jenni Lukac (X)
: This is it. ¡Igualmente, Taña!
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Thanks so much Jenni. Happy Easter and a lovely Sunday. Un abrazo.
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lorenab23
: Happy Easter!
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Thank you so much Lorena. Happy Easter too. Enjoy! Un abrazo.
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GR/SP/IT/FR Interpreter and Translator
Native in: inglés (Variant: British)
Works in: alemán al inglés, español al inglés, italiano al inglés, and 1 more.
A leopard never changes its spots
"You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig"
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