YOU CAN TAKE A HORSE TO THE WATER BUT YOU CANNOT MAKE HIM DRINK

Meaning of YOU CAN TAKE A HORSE TO THE WATER BUT YOU CANNOT MAKE HIM DRINK in English

Можно отвести лошадь на водопой, но невозможно заставить ее пить. Ср. Силою не все возьмешь

English sayings. Английские поговорки. 2012

YOU
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TAKE
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MAKE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAN — I. modal verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a beer bottle/can (= a bottle/can for beer ) ▪ Empty beer cans …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIM — le. HIMSELF: se. HE HIM: il self
English interlingue dictionary
CANNOT — dili mahimo;dili puwede
English-Visayan vocabulary
HORSE — I Equus caballus ) long used by humans as a means of transport and as a draft animal. Its earliest …
Английский словарь Британика
WATER — I. ˈwȯ]d.ə(r), ˈwä], ]tə(r)\ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAKE
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HORSE — I. R ˈhȯ(ə)rs, - R ˈhȯ(ə)s, dial R ˈhȯs or ˈhä(r)s - R ˈhäs noun ( plural horses also horse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIM — I. _(h)im, |him, _ēm pronoun, objective case of he Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, dative of hē he — …
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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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CANNOT — ˈka(ˌ)nät, kəˈnät, kaˈnät, ˈkanət, ˈka(n)ˈnät, usu -d.+V Etymology: Middle English, from can (I) + not : can not • - …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANNOT — () Am, is, or are, not able; -- written either as one word or two.
Английский словарь Webster
CANNOT — Am, is, or are, not able; -- written either as one word or two.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WATER — — waterer , n. — waterless , adj. — waterlessly , adv. — waterlessness , n. — waterlike , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
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HIM — /him/ , pron. 1. the objective case of he, used as a direct or indirect object: I'll see him tomorrow. …
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DRINK — /dringk/ , v. , drank or ( Nonstandard ) drunk, drunk or, often, drank, drinking; n. v.i. 1. to take …
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CANNOT — /kan"ot, ka not", keuh-/ , v. 1. a form of can not. 2. cannot but , have no alternative but …
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CAN — can 1 /kan/ ; unstressed /keuhn/ , auxiliary v. and v., pres. sing. 1st pers. can , 2nd can or …
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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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CANNOT — v. not able; not capable; not entitled
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MAKE — I. ˈmāk verb ( made ˈmād ; mak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HORSE
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRINK — I. ˈdriŋk verb ( drank ˈdraŋk ; drunk ˈdrəŋk ; or drank ; drink·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAN — I. kən, ˈkan also ˈken; dialect ˈkin verb ( past could kəd, ˈku̇d ; present singular & plural can ) …
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CANNOT — Date: 15th century : can not • - cannot but
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WATER — vi to get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to water. 2. water ·noun any liquid …
Webster English vocab
HORSE — noun ·see footrope, ·adj. 2. horse ·vi to get on horseback. 3. horse ·adj a breastband for a leadsman. 4. …
Webster English vocab
HIM — pron them. ·see hem. 2. him ·pron the objective case of he. ·see he.
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DRINK — vt to smoke, as tobacco. 2. drink ·noun specifically, intoxicating liquor; as, when drink is on, wit is out. 3. …
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CANNOT — am, is, or are, not able; written either as one word or two.
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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, …
Webster English vocab
CANNOT — ■ contraction can not. Usage Both the one-word form ~ and the two-word form can not are acceptable, but ~ …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HORSE
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIM — [him] pron objective case of he
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DRINK — [drink] vb drank ; drunk or drank ; drink.ing [ME, fr. OE drincan; akin to OHG trinkan to drink] vt …
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CANNOT — [can.not] (15c): can not -- cannot but or cannot help but also cannot help : to be unable to do …
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WATER — a substance composed of the chemical elements hydrogen and oxygen and existing in gaseous, liquid, and solid states. Water is …
Britannica English vocabulary
HORSE — a hoofed, herbivorous mammal of the family Equidae. It comprises a single species, Equus caballus, whose numerous varieties are called …
Britannica English vocabulary
CANNOT — cannot BrE AmE ˈkæn ɒt -ət; § kæ ˈnɒt, kə- AmE ˈkæn ɑːt kə ˈnɑːt, kæ- —see also ↑ can't
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAN — I . / kən; NAmE ; kæn/ modal verb —see also can (II) ( negative can·not / ˈkænɒt; NAmE -nɑːt/, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATER
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TAKE — / teɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( took / tʊk; NAmE / taken / ˈteɪkən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAKE — / meɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( made , made / meɪd; NAmE /) CREATE 1. make …
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HORSE — / hɔːs; NAmE hɔːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a large animal with four legs, a mane (= long …
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CANNOT — / ˈkænɒt; NAmE -nɑːt/ = can not : I cannot believe the price of the tickets!
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATER — I. wa ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈwɔːtə $ ˈwɒːtər, ˈwɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: adjective : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAKE
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MAKE
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HORSE — I. horse 1 S1 W1 /hɔːs $ hɔːrs/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hors ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIM — him S1 W1 /ɪm; strong hɪm/ BrE AmE pronoun [object form of ‘he’] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAN — I. can 1 S1 W1 /kən; strong kæn/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form can’t ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUT — I. but 1 S1 W1 /bət; strong bʌt/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: butan 'outside, without, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WATER — n. & v. --n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. °Chem. formula: H[2]O. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRINK — v. & n. --v. (past drank; past part. drunk) 1 a tr. swallow (a liquid). b tr. swallow the liquid …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CANNOT — v.aux. can not.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WATER — n. & v. n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. °Chem. formula: H [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAKE — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAKE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
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