своя рубаха ближе к телу
English translation: charity begins at home, etc.
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peer agreement (net): +1charity begins at home, etc. Explanation: Not sure if you know about the multitran dictionary, but it's usually a great source of idioms and proverbs (this one alone has over a dozen variations). Check it out: http://multitran.ru/c/m.exe?l1=1&l2=2&HL=2&s=���� ������ ����� � ���� |
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4 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Charity begins at home Explanation: or: Look after number one. There's probably something better than either of those, but that' all I can think of for now. Soryy, I don't know of any book of aphorisms for the Russian-English pair. |
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2 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +4
peer agreement (net): +4www.multitran.ru Explanation: Eng Термины, содержащие своя рубаха: все формы слов (18) | в заданном порядке посл. своя рубаха ближе к телу I will not pull the thorn out of your foot and put it into my own посл. своя рубаха ближе к телу all men row galley way (towards themselves) посл. своя рубаха ближе к телу charity begins at home посл. своя рубаха ближе к телу every man for himself and God for us all посл. своя рубаха ближе к телу every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost посл. своя рубаха ближе к телу every miller draws water to his own mill посл. своя рубаха ближе к телу every tub must stand on its own bottom посл. своя рубаха ближе к телу every tub should stand on its own bottom посл. своя рубаха ближе к телу he cares not whose child cry, so his laugh посл. своя рубаха ближе к телу he is not wise who is not wise for himself посл. своя рубаха ближе к телу let every tub stand on its own bottom посл. своя рубаха ближе к телу look after number one посл. своя рубаха ближе к телу near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin (a selfish person always thinks first of one's own comfort, prosperity, well-being, problems, troubles) посл. своя рубаха ближе к телу pray for yourself, I am not sick contrast: we are not born for ourselves a every man's shirt is nearest to his own skin посл. своя рубаха ближе к телу self comes first посл. своя рубаха ближе к телу unselfishness is the business of the foolish посл. своя рубаха ближе к телу your own comfort comes first and let others get lost! посл. своя рубаха ближе к телу your own shirt is closer to the body -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 37 mins (2007-12-24 16:46:36 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Merry Christmas, Richard :) |
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