JOKE NEVER GAINS AN ENEMY BUT OFTEN LOSES A FRIEND

Meaning of JOKE NEVER GAINS AN ENEMY BUT OFTEN LOSES A FRIEND in English

Шуткой врага не задобришь, а друга можешь оттолкнуть. Ср. Шути, да осторожно, а то в беду попасть можно. Шутки шути, да людей не мути. Шути, да оглядывайся

English sayings. Английские поговорки. 2012

AN
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
JOKE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FRIEND
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BUT — I. (ˈ)bət, usu -əd.+V conjunction Etymology: Middle English, conjunction & preposition, from Old English būtan, būte, conjunction & preposition, without, …
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AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
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NEVER — ˈnevə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English never, nevere, from Old English nǣfre, from ne not, no + ǣfre ever — more …
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LOSES — present third singular of lose
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GAINS — present third singular of gain plural of gain
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ENEMY — ˈenəmē, -mi noun ( plural enemies ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English enemi, from Old French enemi, inimi, from …
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ENEMY — (n.) One hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or attempts the injury of, another; a foe; an adversary; …
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ENEMY — ( n. ) One hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or attempts the injury of, another; a foe; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
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OFTEN — — oftenness , n. /aw"feuhn, of"euhn; awf"teuhn, of"-/ , adv. 1. many times; frequently: He visits his parents as often …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEVER — /nev"euhr/ , adv. 1. not ever; at no time: Such an idea never occurred to me. 2. not at all; …
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JOKE — — jokeless , adj. — jokingly , adv. /johk/ , n. , v. , joked, joking . n. 1. something …
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FRIEND — — friendless , adj. — friendlessness , n. /frend/ , n. 1. a person attached to another by feelings of …
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ENEMY — /en"euh mee/ , n. , pl. enemies , adj. n. 1. a person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs …
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BUT — but 1 /but/ ; unstressed /beuht/ , conj. 1. on the contrary; yet: My brother went, but I did not. …
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AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
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GAINS — n. profit
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JOKE — I. ˈjōk noun Etymology: Latin jocus; perhaps akin to Old High German gehan to say, Sanskrit yācati he asks Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FRIEND — I. ˈfrend noun Etymology: Middle English frend, from Old English frēond; akin to Old High German friunt friend, Old English …
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AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
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-AN
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NEVER — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nǣfre, from ne not + ǣfre ever — more at no Date: before …
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ENEMY — noun ( plural -mies ) Etymology: Middle English enemi, from Anglo-French, from Latin inimicus, from in- in- (I) + amicus …
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OFTEN — adj frequent; common; repeated. 2. often ·adv frequently; many times; not seldom.
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JOKE — noun something not said seriously, or not actually meant; something done in sport. 2. joke ·vi to do something for …
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FRIEND
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ENEMY — adj hostile; inimical. 2. enemy ·noun one hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or attempts the injury of, …
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BUT — noun a limit; a boundary. 2. but ·vt a thrust in fencing. 3. but ·vi ·see butt, ·v, and abut, …
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AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
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JOKE — [joke] n [L jocus; perh. akin to OHG gehan to say, Skt yacati he asks] (1670) 1 a: something said …
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FRIEND — [friend] n [ME frend, fr. OE freond; akin to OHG friunt friend, OE freon to love, freo free] (bef. 12c) …
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-AN
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OFTEN — often BrE AmE ˈɒf ə n ˈɒft ə n, ˈɔːf ə n, ˈɔːft ə n AmE ˈɔːf ə n ˈɑːf-; …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ENEMY — enem|y BrE AmE ˈen əm |i -ɪm- ▷ enem|ies iz ▶ ˌ enemy ˈ alien BrE AmE
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OFTEN — / ˈɒfn; ˈɒftən; NAmE ˈɔːfn; ˈɔːftən; ˈɑːf-/ adverb 1. many times SYN frequently : We often go there. I've often …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEVER — / ˈnevə(r); NAmE / adverb , exclamation ■ adverb 1. not at any time; not on any occasion : You …
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JOKE
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FRIEND — / frend; NAmE / noun PERSON YOU LIKE 1. a person you know well and like, and who is not …
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ENEMY — / ˈenəmi; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ C ] a person who hates sb or who …
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OFTEN — of ‧ ten S1 W1 /ˈɒf ə n, ˈɒft ə n $ ˈɒːf-/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1200-1300 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NEVER — nev ‧ er S1 W1 /ˈnevə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: næfre , from …
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JOKE
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FRIEND — I. friend 1 S1 W1 /frend/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ friend , ↑ friendliness …
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ENEMY — en ‧ e ‧ my W2 /ˈenəmi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural enemies ) [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: …
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BUT — I. but 1 S1 W1 /bət; strong bʌt/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: butan 'outside, without, …
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AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
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OFTEN — adv. (oftener, oftenest) 1 a frequently; many times. b at short intervals. 2 in many instances. øas often as not …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NEVER — adv. 1 a at no time; on no occasion; not ever (have never been to Paris; never saw them again). …
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FRIEND — n. & v. --n. 1 a person with whom one enjoys mutual affection and regard (usu. exclusive of sexual or …
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ENEMY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a person or group actively opposing or hostile to another, or to a cause etc. 2 …
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AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFTEN — adv. (oftener, oftenest) 1 a frequently; many times. b at short intervals. 2 in many instances. as often as not …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NEVER — adv. 1 a at no time; on no occasion; not ever (have never been to Paris; never saw them again). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FRIEND — n. & v. n. 1 a person with whom one enjoys mutual affection and regard (usu. exclusive of sexual or …
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ENEMY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a person or group actively opposing or hostile to another, or to a cause etc. 2 …
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BUT — conj., prep., adv., pron., n., & v. conj. 1 a nevertheless, however (tried hard but did not succeed; I am …
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AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
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OFTEN — adv. (oftener, oftenest) 1. a frequently; many times. b at short intervals. 2 in many instances. Phrases and idioms: as …
Oxford English vocab
NEVER — adv.1 a at no time; on no occasion; not ever (have never been to Paris; never saw them again). b …
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FRIEND — n. & v. --n. 1. a person with whom one enjoys mutual affection and regard (usu. exclusive of sexual or …
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