Meaning of a leopard cannot change its spots | Babel Free
Equivalents
Azərbaycan dili
qozbeli qəbir düzəldər
Bosanski
vuk dlaku mijenja, ali ćud nikada
Deutsch
die Katze läßt das Mausen nicht
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
quien nace lechón muere cochino
فارسی
لا تبدیل لخلق الله
Gaeilge
is treise dúchas ná oiliúint
עברית
היהפוך כושי עורו
Hrvatski
vuk dlaku mijenja, ali ćud nikada
Magyar
kutyából nem lesz szalonna
Nederlands
een vos verliest wel zijn haren, maar niet zijn streken
een vos verliest zijn streken niet
Polski
natura ciągnie wilka do lasu
Examples
“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.”
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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