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| a bird may be known by its song | видно птицу по полёту (one can tell a person by his (her) manners, looks and/or deeds) |
| a bird may be known by its song | видно сову по полёту (one can tell a person by his (her) manners, looks and/or deeds) |
| a bird may be known by its song | видно сокола по полёту (one can tell a person by his (her) manners, looks and/or deeds) |
| a bird may be known by its song | видать сову по полёту (one can tell a person by his (her) manners, looks and/or deeds) |
| a bird may be known by its song | видать сокола по полёту (one can tell a person by his (her) manners, looks and/or deeds) |
| a bird may be known by its song | видать птицу по полёту (one can tell a person by his (her) manners, looks and/or deeds) |
| a bird may be known by its song | видна птица по полёту (one can tell a person by his (her) manners, looks and/or deeds) |
| a broken friendship may be soldered, but will never be sound | замиренный друг ненадёжен (дословно: Треснувшую дружбу можно склеить (букв. спаять), но она никогда уже не будет прочной) |
| be it as it may | как бы то ни было |
| bird may be known by its song | птицу можно узнать по тому, как она поёт (букв. по её песне) |
| bird may be known by its song | видна птица по полёту |
| broken friendship may be soldered, but will never be sound | треснувшую дружбу можно склеить букв. спаять, но она никогда уже не будет прочной |
| broken friendship may be soldered, but will never be sound | замирённый друг ненадёжен |
| eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we may die | один раз живём (george serebryakov) |
| every door may be shut, but death's door | от смерти не откупишься |
| gold may be easily told | знай наших! (used as an expression of one's pride, self-satisfaction or bragging and means: that's the stuff we are made of! see what we can do! take a look at our sort!) |
| good broth may be made in an old pot | старый конь борозды не портит |
| good broth may be made in an old pot | старый конь борозды не испортит |
| Good for the liver may be bad for the spleen. | Аптека не прибавит века. Одно лечит, а другое калечит (VLZ_58) |
| good for the liver may be bad for the spleen | одно лечит, другое калечит (VLZ_58) |
| live today, tomorrow may be too late | один раз живём (george serebryakov) |
| may be rain or may be snow, may be yes or may be no | либо дождь, либо снег, либо будет, либо нет (Супру) |
| may be rain or may be snow, may be yes or may be no | может дождь, может снег, может будет, может нет (Супру) |
| one may as well or good be hanged or hung for a sheep as for a lamb | семь бед-один ответ (once one has committed an offence involving punishment, one need not hesitate to commit further offences which will involve no greater penally, let's disregard the regulations, let's do it) |
| that which was bitter to endure may be sweet to remember | иногда бывает приятно вспомнить то, что было тяжело переживать (Bobrovska) |
| the best cart may be upset | и на старушку бывает прорушка |
| the best cart may be upset | и на старуху бывает проруха |
| truth may be blamed but never shamed | за правду можно упрекнуть, но стыда она не вызывает |
| what may be done at any time is done at no time | что можно сделать всегда, не делается никогда |
| what may be done at any time, will be done at no time | не откладывай на завтра то, что можешь сделать сегодня (contrast: we shall catch birds tomorrow) |
