Meaning of man kan ikke lære en gammel hund nye kunster | Babel Free
Definitions
you can't teach an old dog new tricks
Equivalents
Français
chassez le naturel, il revient au galop
il faut ployer l'arbre pendant qu'il est jeune
les vieilles habitudes ont la vie dure
on ne change pas les vieilles habitudes
qui a bu boira
한국어
세 살 버릇 여든까지 간다
മലയാളം
ചൊട്ടയിലെ ശീലം ചുടലവരെ
Polski
czego Jaś się nie nauczy, tego Jan nie będzie umiał
przyzwyczajenie jest drugą naturą człowieka
Português
burro velho não aprende línguas
papagaio velho não aprende a falar
pau que nasce torto morre torto
pau que nasce torto nunca se endireita
velhos hábitos nunca morrem
Slovenčina
zvyk je železná košeľa
తెలుగు
కుక్కతోక వంకర తీయలేము
Examples
“»At man ikke kan lære en gammel hund nye kunster.”
»That one cannot teach an old dog new tricks.
“Nogen vil måske indvende, at man ikke kan lære en gammel hund nye kunster.”
Someone might protest that one cannot teach an old dog new tricks.
“Desværre, Viveca, jeg er en gammel hund, det nok er for sent at lære nye kunster.”
I am sorry, Viveca, I am an old dog which it is probably too late to teach new tricks.
“Ikke fordi han havde ideer om at pacificere ham, man kan jo ikke lære en gammel hund nye kunster, men der kunne måske komme et eller andet sjov ud af at sætte disse tre mennesker sammen.”
Not that he had any intentions of pacifying him, one can, after all, not teach an old dog new tricks, but maybe some fun could come out of putting these three humans together.
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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