| English | Russian |
| a little bird told me | маленькая птичка начирикала |
| a little bird told me | маленькая птичка на хвосте принесла |
| must I tell you a tale and find you ears too? | глухому поп две обедни не служит (contrast: a good tale is none the worse for being twice told. Used as a reply to someone's request to say it again, to repeat it, and means: I do not want to say it twice) |
| must I tell you a tale and find you ears too? | глухому попы две обедни не служат (contrast: a good tale is none the worse for being twice told. Used as a reply to someone's request to say it again, to repeat it, and means: I do not want to say it twice) |
| must I tell you a tale and find you ears too? | глухому попы двух обеден не служат (contrast: a good tale is none the worse for being twice told. Used as a reply to someone's request to say it again, to repeat it, and means: I do not want to say it twice) |
| must I tell you a tale and find you ears too? | глухому поп двух обеден не служит (contrast: a good tale is none the worse for being twice told. Used as a reply to someone's request to say it again, to repeat it, and means: I do not want to say it twice) |
| must I tell you a tale and find you ears too? | слушай ухом, а не брюхом (used as a vulgar and rude piece of advice that someone should listen better) |
| one can tell a the bird by its flight | видно сокола по полёту |
| one can tell a the bird by its flight | видно сову по полёту |
| one can tell a the bird by its flight | видать сокола по полёту |
| one can tell a the bird by its flight | видать птицу по полёту |
| one can tell a the bird by its flight | видать сову по полёту |
| one can tell a the bird by its flight | видно птицу по полёту |
| one can tell a the bird by the way it flies | видно птицу по полёту |
| one can tell a the bird by the way it flies | видно сокола по полёту |
| one can tell a the bird by the way it flies | видать сокола по полёту |
| one can tell a the bird by the way it flies | видать сову по полёту |
| one can tell a the bird by the way it flies | видать птицу по полёту |
| one can tell a the bird by the way it flies | видно сову по полёту |
| one can tell a the bird by the way it flies | видна птица по полёту |
| tell a woman she is fair, and she will soon turn a fool | у бабы волос долог, да ум короток (contrast: a woman's advice is no great thing, but he who won't take it is a fool. women in mischief are wiser than men. the wit of a woman is a great matter) |
| tell a woman she is fair, and she will soon turn a fool | у бабы волос долог, а ум короток (contrast: a woman's advice is no great thing, but he who won't take it is a fool. women in mischief are wiser than men. the wit of a woman is a great matter) |
| you can't tell a book by its cover | чужая душа – лес дремучий |
| you can't tell a book by its cover | встречают по одёжке, провожают по уму |
| you can't tell a book by its cover | чужая душа – тёмный лес |
| you can't tell a book by its cover | чужая душа – потёмки |
