Meaning of a leopard cannot change its spots | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

One cannot change one's own nature.

Čeština starého psa novým kouskům nenaučíš zvyk je železná košile

Deutsch die Katze läßt das Mausen nicht niemand kann aus seiner Haut

Español genio y figura hasta la sepultura la cabra siempre tira al monte no hay que pedir peras al olmo

Suomi jäljistään jäniskin tunnetaan seepra ei pääse raidoistaan

Français chassez le naturel, il revient au galop on ne se refait pas

Italiano chi nasce tondo non può morire quadrato il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio

한국어 개 버릇 남 주나 제 버릇 개 못 준다 제 버릇 개 줄까

Nederlands een vos verliest wel zijn haren, maar niet zijn streken een vos verliest zijn streken niet

Polski natura ciągnie wilka do lasu

Português o leopardo não pode mudar suas manchas pode o etíope mudar a sua pele ou o leopardo as suas manchas?

Türkçe can çıkar huy çıkmaz huylu huyundan vazgeçmez

Tiếng Việt giang sơn dễ đổi, bản tính khó dời ngựa quen đường cũ

“King.[…]Lyons make Leopards tame. / Mo[wbray]. Yea, but not change his ſpots:”

“Can the Ethiopian change his ſkinne? or the leopard his ſpots?”

“End now all unkindness. Let us put the Jew to ransom, since the leopard will not change his spots, and a Jew he will continue to be.”

“The leopard cannot change his spots, old boy.”

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.