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💼 Work (32)
💼 Work · intermediate
“The wolf is fed by its legs.”
Вовка ноги годують.
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💼 Work · advanced
“They let the goat into the vegetable garden.”
Пустили козла в город.
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🧠 Wisdom · beginner
“Measure seven times, cut once.”
Сім раз відміряй, а раз відріж.
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🧠 Wisdom · advanced
“What is written with a pen cannot be chopped out even with an axe.”
Що написано пером, того не вирубаєш і сокирою.
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💼 Work · advanced
“It isn't saints who mould the pots.”
Не святі горшки ліплять.
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🧠 Wisdom · beginner
“To the one who gets up early, God gives.”
Хто рано встає, тому Бог дає.
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🧠 Wisdom · beginner
“One head is good, but two are better.”
Одна голова добре, а дві краще.
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🧠 Wisdom · intermediate
“Water sharpens stone.”
Вода камінь точить.
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👨👩👧 Family · advanced
“Where there are many nannies, the child is without an eye.”
Де багато няньок, там дитина без ока.
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💼 Work · intermediate
“Work is not a wolf, it will not run away into the forest.”
Робота не вовк, у ліс не втече.
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💼 Work · beginner
“Without labour there is no fruit.”
Без труда нема плода.
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💼 Work · intermediate
“You cooked the porridge — now slurp it yourself.”
Заварив кашу — сам і розсьорбуй.
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💼 Work · intermediate
“The task is afraid of the master.”
Діло майстра боїться.
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💼 Work · advanced
“If you've taken hold of the harness strap, don't say you're not strong.”
Взявся за гуж — не кажи, що не дуж.
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💼 Work · beginner
“Forge the iron while it is hot.”
Куй залізо, поки гаряче.
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💼 Work · intermediate
“Money loves counting.”
Гроші люблять лік.
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💼 Work · advanced
“As long as there's a neck, a yoke will be found for it.”
Аби шия була, а ярмо знайдеться.
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💼 Work · advanced
“The one who pulls the cart is the one who gets whipped.”
Хто везе, того й поганяють.
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😡 Anger · intermediate
“From a big cloud, a small rain.”
З великої хмари малий дощ.
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🇺🇦 Ukrainian culture · cultural
“Endure, Cossack, and you will become a chieftain.”
Терпи, козаче, отаманом будеш.
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🇺🇦 Ukrainian culture · advanced
“Roasted pigeons do not fly into your mouth.”
Печені голуби не летять до губи.
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🥊 Street expressions · cultural
“To beat baydyky.”
Бити байдики.
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🧠 Wisdom · intermediate
“Where it is thin, that is where it tears.”
Де тонко, там і рветься.
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💼 Work · intermediate
“Eggs do not teach the hen.”
Яйця курку не вчать.
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🧠 Wisdom · intermediate
“A fool grows rich by thinking.”
Дурень багатіє думкою.
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🧠 Wisdom · intermediate
“To fear the wolf is not to go into the forest.”
Вовка боятися — в ліс не ходити.
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💼 Work · advanced
“Blood from the nose, but it must be done.”
Кров з носа, а треба.
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💼 Work · beginner
“Underwater stones.”
Підводні камені.
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🧠 Wisdom · beginner
“One in the field is not a warrior.”
Один у полі не воїн.
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💼 Work · advanced
“To pour from the empty into the hollow.”
З пустого в порожнє переливати.
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❤️ Relationships · intermediate
“Don't spit into the well — you will have to drink the water.”
Не плюй у криницю — доведеться води напитися.
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👨👩👧 Family · advanced
“Whoever laid it, the daughter-in-law is guilty.”
Хто б не наклав, а невістка винна.
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