proverb
Meaning 1
People are similar in character to their friends.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Phrase guide
a man is known by the company he keeps
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Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: кра́ставите мага́рета през де́вет баи́ра се поду́шват (krástavite magáreta prez dévet baíra se podúšvat) — people are similar in character to their friends
- Chinese Mandarin: 物以類聚,人以群分 /物以类聚 — people are similar in character to their friends
- Chinese Mandarin: 人以群分 (wùyǐlèijù, rényǐqúnfēn) — people are similar in character to their friends
- Chinese Mandarin: 觀其友,知其人 /观其友 — people are similar in character to their friends
- Chinese Mandarin: 知其人 (guānqíyǒu, zhīqírén) — people are similar in character to their friends
- Finnish: vakka kantensa valitsee — people are similar in character to their friends
- French: qui se ressemble s'assemble — people are similar in character to their friends
- Greek: δείξε μου τους φίλους σου, να σου πω ποιος είσαι (deíxe mou tous fílous sou, na sou po poios eísai) — people are similar in character to their friends
- Ancient Greek: ὅμοιος ὁμοίῳ ἀεὶ πελάζει (hómoios homoíōi aeì pelázei) — people are similar in character to their friends
- Hungarian: madarat tolláról, embert barátjáról — people are similar in character to their friends
- Indonesian: kenali seseorang dari temannya — people are similar in character to their friends
- Italian: dimmi con chi vai e ti dirò chi sei — people are similar in character to their friends
- Malay: کنلي سسأورڠ دڠن مڠتاهوءي کاونڽ — people are similar in character to their friends
- Malay: kenali seseorang dengan mengetahui kawannya — people are similar in character to their friends
- Portuguese: diz-me com quem andas, dir-te-ei quem és — people are similar in character to their friends
- Romanian: spune-mi cu cine te însoțești, ca să-ți spun cine ești — people are similar in character to their friends
- Russian: с кем поведёшься, от того́ и наберёшься (s kem povedjóšʹsja, ot tovó i naberjóšʹsja) — people are similar in character to their friends
- Russian: скажи́ мне, кто твой друг, и я скажу́ тебе́, кто ты (skaží mne, kto tvoj drug, i ja skažú tebé, kto ty) — people are similar in character to their friends
- Russian: рыба́к рыбака́ ви́дит издалека́ (rybák rybaká vídit izdaleká) — people are similar in character to their friends
- Scottish Gaelic: aithnichear fear air a' chuideachd a chumas e — people are similar in character to their friends
- Scottish Gaelic: am fear a laigheas sa pholl, togaidh e an làthach — people are similar in character to their friends
- Spanish: dime con quién andas, y te diré quién eres — people are similar in character to their friends
- Turkish: Körle yatan şaşı kalkar — people are similar in character to their friends
- Welsh: adwaenir dyn wrth ei gyfeillion — people are similar in character to their friends