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One cannot change one's nature, no matter how much time passes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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French:
les loups peuvent perdre leurs dents, mais non le naturel
— one cannot change one's own nature
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German:
der Wolf ändert wohl sein Haar, aber er bleibt, wie er war
— one cannot change one's own nature
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Greek:
ο λύκος κι αν εγέρασε κι άσπρισε το μαλλί του, μήτε τη γνώμη άλλαξε, μήτε την κεφαλή του
(o lýkos ki an egérase ki ásprise to mallí tou, míte ti gnómi állaxe, míte tin kefalí tou)
— one cannot change one's own nature
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Italian:
il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio
— one cannot change one's own nature
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Latin:
lupus pilum mutat, non mentem
— one cannot change one's own nature
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Russian:
волк каждый год линяет, да обычая не меняет
(volk každyj god linjajet, da obyčaja ne menjajet)
— one cannot change one's own nature
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Russian:
горбатого могила исправит
(gorbatovo mogila ispravit)
— one cannot change one's own nature
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Russian:
зарекалась лиса кур не воровать
(zarekalasʹ lisa kur ne vorovatʹ)
— one cannot change one's own nature
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Spanish:
el lobo muere lobo
— one cannot change one's own nature
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Yiddish:
אַ חזיר בלײַבט אַ חזיר
(a khazer blaybt a khazer)
— one cannot change one's own nature
