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Meaning of physician, heal thyself | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C1

Definitions

One should attend to one's own defects before presuming to advise others about theirs.

Equivalents

العربية أَيُّهَا ٱلطَّبِيبُ ٱشْفِ نَفْسَكَ يا طبيب طب لنفسك
Català metge, cura't a tu mateix
Deutsch Arzt, heile dich selbst Arzt, hilf dir selber
Español médico, cúrate a ti mismo
Suomi parantaja, paranna itsesi
Français médecin, guéris-toi toi-même
Italiano medico, cura te stesso
日本語 医者の不養生
Nederlands geneesheer, genees uzelf medicijnmeester, genees uzelven
Polski lekarzu, lecz się sam
Português médico, cura-te a ti mesmo
Русский вра́чу, исцели́ся сам

Examples

““You are really as bad as Margaret,” she declared. “There is nothing the matter⟳ with me. You talk⟳ of ‘curing’ me as though I were ill. Physician, heal thyself.””

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

physico- physio- physo- phyto- pick on someone your own size pick your poison

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