you can't teach an old dog new tricks

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A form of (obsolete) “An old dog will learn no tricks”.

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: не мо́же да нау́чиш ста́ро ку́че на но́ви номера́ (ne móže da naúčiš stáro kúče na nóvi nomerá) — too old to change
• Chinese Mandarin: 老狗變不出新把戲 /老狗变不出新把戏 (lǎogǒu biàn bù chū xīn bǎxì) — too old to change
• Czech: starého psa novým kouskům nenaučíš — too old to change
• Danish: man kan ikke lære en gammel hund nye kunster — too old to change
• Estonian: vanale koerale juba uusi trikke ei õpeta — too old to change
• Finnish: vanhalle koiralle ei voi opettaa uusia temppuja — too old to change
• French: il faut ployer l'arbre pendant qu'il est jeune — too old to change
• French: on ne change pas les vieilles habitudes — too old to change
• German: was Hänschen nicht lernt, lernt Hans nimmermehr — too old to change
• Greek: τώρα στα γεράματα, μάθε γέρο γράμματα (tóra sta gerámata, máthe géro grámmata) — too old to change
• Hungarian: öreg/vén muzsikusnak/zenésznek nem lehet új nótát tanítani (már) — too old to change
• Hungarian: késő az agg ebet táncra tanítani — too old to change
• Icelandic: það er erfitt að kenna gömlum hundi að sitja — too old to change
• Irish: nuair a chríonann an tslat is deacair í a lúbadh — too old to change
• Italian: il cane vecchio non si abitua più alla catena — too old to change
• Latin: senex psittacus negligit ferulam — too old to change
• Norwegian: man kan ikke lære en gammel hund apport — too old to change
• Polish: przyzwyczajenie jest drugą naturą człowieka — too old to change
• Polish: czego Jaś się nie nauczy, tego Jan nie będzie umiał — too old to change
• Portuguese: papagaio velho não aprende a falar — too old to change
• Portuguese: pau que nasce torto nunca se endireita — too old to change
• Portuguese: pau que nasce torto morre torto — too old to change
• Portuguese: burro velho não aprende línguas — too old to change
• Russian: ста́рого пса но́вым шту́кам не нау́чишь (stárovo psa nóvym štúkam ne naúčišʹ) — too old to change
• Scottish Gaelic: an t-aon nach teagaisgear ris a' ghlùin chan fhoghlamar ris an uilinn — too old to change
• Spanish: perro viejo no aprende trucos nuevos — too old to change
• Swedish: man kan inte lära gamla hundar sitta — too old to change
• Telugu: కుక్కతోక వంకర తీయలేము (kukkatōka vaṅkara tīyalēmu) — too old to change
• Thai: ไม้อ่อนดัดง่าย ไม้แก่ดัดยาก (máai òn dàt ngâai, máai gàe dàt yâak) — too old to change
• Turkish: ağaç yaşken eğilir — too old to change
• Welsh: anodd dysgu hen gostog — too old to change
• Welsh: anodd diddyfnu hen — too old to change