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| a man born to misfortune will fall on his back and fracture his nose | по бедному Захару всякая щепа бьёт (igisheva) |
| a man born to misfortune will fall on his back and fracture his nose | на бедного везде каплет (igisheva) |
| a man born to misfortune will fall on his back and fracture his nose | на бедность и с соседней стрехи каплет (igisheva) |
| a man born to misfortune will fall on his back and fracture his nose | на бедного Макара все шишки валятся (igisheva) |
| a man born to misfortune will fall on his back and fracture his nose | на бедного Иванушку все камушки (igisheva) |
| a man born to misfortune will fall on his back and fracture his nose | на бедняка и кадило чадит (igisheva) |
| a man born to misfortune will fall on his back and fracture his nose | на бедного Макара и шишки валятся (igisheva) |
| a man born to misfortune will fall on his back and fracture his nose | на бедного Макара все шишки валятся – и с сосен, и с ёлок (igisheva) |
| A man born to misfortune will fall on his back and fracture his nose | если не везёт, так не везёт (VLZ_58) |
| a man born to misfortune will fall on his back and fracture his nose | к мокрому телёнку все мухи льнут (igisheva) |
| a man born to misfortune will fall on his back and fracture his nose | на убогого всюду каплет (igisheva) |
| a man born to misfortune will fall on his back and fracture his nose | кому не повезёт, тот и на ровном месте упадёт (igisheva) |
| a man may love his house well without riding on the ridge | свой дом люби, но о том не кричи |
| as plain as the nose on a man's face | ясно как 6елый день |
| as plain as the nose on a man's face | так же очевидно, как нос – на лице |
| as plain as the nose on a man's face | ясно, как день (дословно: Так же очевидно, как нос-на лице) |
| every man is mad on some point | всякий по-своему с ума сходит |
| every man is mad on some point | каждый по-своему с ума сходит |
| every man is mad on some point | всяк по-своему с ума сходит |
| if a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me | если плут обманул меня раз – стыд ему, если дважды – срам мне |
| if a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me | если плут обманул меня раз – стыд ему, если дважды – позор мне |
| man cannot live on bread alone | не хлебом единым сыт человек |
| man must not depend on bread alone to sustain him | не хлебом единым живёт человек |
