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proverb meaning in Russian

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proverb [proverbs] (phrase expressing a basic truth)
noun
[UK: ˈprɒ.vɜːb]
[US: ˈprɑː.vərb]

поговоркаnoun
{f}

пословицаnoun
{f}

присказкаnoun
{f}

proverbial (of a proverb)
adjective
[UK: prə.ˈvɜː.bɪəl]
[US: prə.ˈvɝː.biəl]

провербиальныйadjective

proverbial (widely known; famous)
adjective
[UK: prə.ˈvɜː.bɪəl]
[US: prə.ˈvɝː.biəl]

общеизвестныйadjective

пресловутыйadjective

Proverbs (book of the Bible)
proper noun
[UK: ˈprɒ.vɜːbz]
[US: ˈprɑː.vərbz]

Книга Притчей Соломоновыхproper noun
{f}

Притчиproper noun
{f-Pl}