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A son takes after his father.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Jason is headstrong and impatient—like father, like son.
- A: "My favorite getaway is Puerto Rico." B: "Like father, like son, I see."
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
61 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
die appel val nie ver van die boom af nie
— a son takes after his father
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Albanian:
si i ati dhe i biri
— a son takes after his father
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Arabic:
الْوَلَدُ سُرّ أَبِيهِ
(al-waladu surr ʔabīhi)
— a son takes after his father
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Basque:
nolako zura, halako ezpala
— a son takes after his father
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Bulgarian:
какъвто бащата, такъв и синът
(kakǎvto baštata, takǎv i sinǎt)
— a son takes after his father
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Catalan:
tal pare, tal fill
— a son takes after his father
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Catalan:
els testos s'assemblen a les olles
— a son takes after his father
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Chinese Cantonese:
虎父無犬子 /虎父无犬子
(fu2 fu6 mou4 hyun2 zi2)
— a son takes after his father
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Chinese Cantonese:
有其父必有其子
(jau5 kei4 fu6 bit1 jau5 kei4 zi2)
— a son takes after his father
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Chinese Mandarin:
虎父無犬子 /虎父无犬子
(hǔfù wú quǎnzǐ)
— a son takes after his father
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Chinese Mandarin:
子肖其父
(zǐ xiāo qí fù)
— a son takes after his father
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Chinese Mandarin:
有其父必有其子
(yǒu qí fù bì yǒu qí zǐ)
— a son takes after his father
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Czech:
jablko nepadá daleko od stromu
— a son takes after his father
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Danish:
som far, så søn
— a son takes after his father
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Dutch:
zo vader, zo zoon
— a son takes after his father
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Esperanto:
kia patro, tia filo
— a son takes after his father
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Estonian:
käbi ei kuku kännust kaugele
— a son takes after his father
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Finnish:
isänsä poika
— a son takes after his father
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French:
tel père, tel fils
— a son takes after his father
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West-Frisian:
sa heit, sa soan
— a son takes after his father
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Georgian:
დედა ნახე, მამა ნახე, შვილი ისე გამონახე
(deda naxe, mama naxe, švili ise gamonaxe)
— a son takes after his father
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Georgian:
კვიცი გვარზე ხტისო
(ḳvici gvarze xṭiso)
— a son takes after his father
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Georgian:
არა შეჯდა მწყერი ხესა, არა იყო გვარი მისი
(ara šeǯda mc̣q̇eri xesa, ara iq̇o gvari misi)
— a son takes after his father
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German:
wie der Vater, so der Sohn
— a son takes after his father
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Greek:
κατά μάνα κατά κύρη
(katá mána katá kýri)
— a son takes after his father
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Hebrew:
הַתַּפּוּחַ לֹא נָפַל רָחוֹק מֵהַעֵץ
(hatapúakh lo nafál rakhók meha'éts)
— a son takes after his father
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Hebrew:
כְּמוֹ הַאָב, כָּכָה הַבֵּן
(k'mó ha'áv, kákha habén)
— a son takes after his father
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Hindi:
जैसा बाप, वैसा बेटा
(jaisā bāp, vaisā beṭā)
— a son takes after his father
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Hungarian:
nem esik messze az alma a fájától
— a son takes after his father
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Hungarian:
apja fia
— a son takes after his father
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Hungarian:
nézd meg az apját, menj hozzá a fiához
— a son takes after his father
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Irish:
cad é a dhéanfadh mac an chait ach luch a mharú
— a son takes after his father
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Italian:
tale padre, tale figlio
— a son takes after his father
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Jeju:
그 아방에 그 아ᄃᆞᆯ
(geu abang'e geu adawl)
— a son takes after his father
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Korean:
부전자전
(bujeonjajeon)
— a son takes after his father
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Korean:
그 아버지에 그 아들
(geu abeoji-e geu adeul)
— a son takes after his father
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Macedonian:
каков татко, таков син
(kakov tatko, takov sin)
— a son takes after his father
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Malay:
bapa borek, anak rintik
— a son takes after his father
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Maltese:
skond il-missier, l-iben
— a son takes after his father
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Eastern Mari:
ава могай, йочажат тугай
(ava mogaj, jočažat tugaj)
— a son takes after his father
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Norwegian:
som far, så sønn
— a son takes after his father
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Persian:
پسر کو ندارد نشان از پدر
(pesar ko nadârad nešân az pedar)
— a son takes after his father
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Polish:
jaki ojciec, taki syn
— a son takes after his father
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Polish:
jakie drzewo, taki klin, jaki ojciec, taki syn
— a son takes after his father
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Portuguese:
tal pai, tal filho
— a son takes after his father
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Romanian:
cum e tatăl, așa-i și fiul
— a son takes after his father
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Romanian:
ce se naște din pisică, șoareci mănâncă
— a son takes after his father
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Romanian:
așchia nu sare departe de trunchi
— a son takes after his father
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Russian:
я́блоко от я́блони недалеко́ па́дает
(jábloko ot jábloni nedalekó pádajet)
— a son takes after his father
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Scottish Gaelic:
bu dual do dh'isean an ròin a dhol chun na mara
— a son takes after his father
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Serbo-Croatian:
какав отац, такав син
— a son takes after his father
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Serbo-Croatian:
kakav otac, takav sin
— a son takes after his father
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Slovene:
jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa
— a son takes after his father
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Spanish:
de tal padre, tal hijo
— a son takes after his father
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Spanish:
de tal palo, tal astilla
— a son takes after his father
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Swedish:
sådan far, sådan son
— a son takes after his father
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Ukrainian:
яки́й ба́тько, таки́й син
(jakýj bátʹko, takýj syn)
— a son takes after his father
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Ukrainian:
яка́ вода́, таки́й млин
(jaká vodá, takýj mlyn)
— a son takes after his father
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Vietnamese:
cha nào con nấy
— a son takes after his father
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Walloon:
çou ki vént d' poye grete
— a son takes after his father
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Walloon:
çou ki vént d' tchén hagne
— a son takes after his father
