English | Russian |
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sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me (a response to taunting proclaiming the speaker's indifference) phrase | хоть горшком назовиphrase |
the fox may grow grey but never good (one cannot change one's own nature) phrase | волк каждый год линяетphrase да обычая не меняетphrase |
the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature (one cannot change one's own nature) phrase | волк каждый год линяетphrase да обычая не меняетphrase |
whenever (at any time that) conjunction [UK: wen.ˈev.ə(r)] [US: hwen.ˈev.r̩] | когда бы ниconjunction |
whenever (at any time) adverb [UK: wen.ˈev.ə(r)] [US: hwen.ˈev.r̩] | когда угодноadverb |
whenever (every time that) conjunction [UK: wen.ˈev.ə(r)] [US: hwen.ˈev.r̩] | каждый разconjunction |
you never know what you've got till it's gone (people tend to take things for granted while they are available) phrase | потерявши — плачемphrase что имеем — не хранимphrase |
you're never too old to learn (proverb) phrase | век живи — век учисьphrase |