ne imei 100 rublei............a imei 100 druzei

English translation: Multitran.ru

18:35 Mar 3, 2004
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Russian term or phrase: ne imei 100 rublei............a imei 100 druzei
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English translation:Multitran.ru
Explanation:
посл. не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей a friend in court is better than a penny in purse (friendship is dearer than money)

посл. не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей a friend in court is better worth a penny in purse

посл. не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей a friend in the market is better than money in the chest

посл. не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей a good friend is worth more than a hundred relatives

посл. не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей he that hath many friends, eateth too much salt with his meat (contrast:. he that hath a full purse never wanted a friend)

посл. не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей one God, no more, but friends good store

посл. не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей rather have a hundred friends than a hundred roubles

посл. не имей сто рублей, имей сто друзей a friend in court is better than a penny in purse (friendship is dearer than money)

посл. не имей сто рублей, имей сто друзей a friend in court is better worth a penny in purse

посл. не имей сто рублей, имей сто друзей a friend in the market is better than money in the chest

посл. не имей сто рублей, имей сто друзей a good friend is worth more than a hundred relatives

посл. не имей сто рублей, имей сто друзей he that hath many friends, eateth too much salt with his meat (contrast:. he that hath a full purse never wanted a friend)

посл. не имей сто рублей, имей сто друзей one God, no more, but friends good store

посл. не имей сто рублей, имей сто друзей rather have a hundred friends than a hundred roubles
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3 +9Multitran.ru
Kirill Semenov
4 +1I do not have 100 rubles, but I have 100 friends!
RNolder (X)
4where your friends are, there your riches are
kire (X)


  

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Multitran.ru


Explanation:
посл. не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей a friend in court is better than a penny in purse (friendship is dearer than money)

посл. не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей a friend in court is better worth a penny in purse

посл. не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей a friend in the market is better than money in the chest

посл. не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей a good friend is worth more than a hundred relatives

посл. не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей he that hath many friends, eateth too much salt with his meat (contrast:. he that hath a full purse never wanted a friend)

посл. не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей one God, no more, but friends good store

посл. не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей rather have a hundred friends than a hundred roubles

посл. не имей сто рублей, имей сто друзей a friend in court is better than a penny in purse (friendship is dearer than money)

посл. не имей сто рублей, имей сто друзей a friend in court is better worth a penny in purse

посл. не имей сто рублей, имей сто друзей a friend in the market is better than money in the chest

посл. не имей сто рублей, имей сто друзей a good friend is worth more than a hundred relatives

посл. не имей сто рублей, имей сто друзей he that hath many friends, eateth too much salt with his meat (contrast:. he that hath a full purse never wanted a friend)

посл. не имей сто рублей, имей сто друзей one God, no more, but friends good store

посл. не имей сто рублей, имей сто друзей rather have a hundred friends than a hundred roubles

Kirill Semenov
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Galina Blankenship: yessssssssssssssssss
9 mins
  -> спасибо ;-)

agree  Sergey Strakhov: никому не оставил простора для фантазии...:)
12 mins
  -> угумс, задавил массой :)

agree  Dorene Cornwell: better to have a hundred friends than a hundred rubles
16 mins
  -> с нынешним курсом рубля стоило бы усилить до евро

agree  Сергей Лузан: Да, исчерпывающе.
1 hr

agree  Katarina Dolejsiova: take your pick
1 hr

agree  tgalen: it's better to have a hundred friends than a hundred rubles.
1 hr

agree  Egor Kunovsky
2 hrs

agree  JoeYeckley (X)
4 hrs

agree  uFO
6 hrs
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
I do not have 100 rubles, but I have 100 friends!


Explanation:
HTH

RNolder (X)
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agree  Ravindra Godbole
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where your friends are, there your riches are


Explanation:
they are rich who have true friends

Lubensky's Dictionary of Russian Idioms

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