DON'T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS (BEFORE THEY ARE HATCHED)

Meaning of DON'T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS (BEFORE THEY ARE HATCHED) in English

( saying ) you should not be too confident that sth will be successful, because sth may still go wrong

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

DON'T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY ARE HATCHED — Не считай цыплят, пока не вылупились Ср. Цыплят по осени считают. Не считай утят, пока не вылупились
Английские поговорки
YOUR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
T — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES can/can't cope ▪ Older people can't cope so well with the heat. don't expect miracles ▪ …
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DON — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Don Juan don't expect miracles ▪ Don’t expect miracles. A hairdresser can't make a …
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THEY — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES So they say ▪ ‘Has he lost a fortune?’ ‘ So they say .’ such …
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DON — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Buell Don Carlos DeLillo Don Don Juan Don Pacifico Affair Don River {{link=McNeill Don">McNeill …
Английский словарь Британика
COUNT — I or earl European title of nobility, ranking in modern times directly below a marquess or (in countries without marquesses) …
Английский словарь Британика
YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THEY
Webster's New International English Dictionary
T — I. ˈtē noun ( plural t's or ts ˈtēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 20th letter …
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DON — I. ˈdän noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, from Latin dominus, master, lord — more at dame 1. a. : …
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COUNT — I. ˈkau̇nt verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English counten, from Middle French conter, compter, from Latin computare to reckon, …
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BEFORE — I. bə̇ˈfō(ə)r, bē-, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adverb Etymology: Middle English before, beforen, adverb & preposition, from Old English beforan, from …
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ARE — I. Etymology: Middle English are, arne, from Old English aron, earun; akin to Old Norse eru (they) are, erum (we) …
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CHICKENS — plural of chicken present third singular of chicken
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HATCHED — (imp. & p. p.) of Hatch
Английский словарь Webster
HATCHED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Hatch
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DON — /don/ ; for 1 also Russ. /dawn/ , n. 1. a river flowing generally S from Tula in the Russian …
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DON — don 1 /don/ ; Sp., It. /dawn/ , n. 1. ( cap. ) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to …
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COUNT — count 1 /kownt/ , v.t. 1. to check over (the separate units or groups of a collection) one by one …
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BEFORE — /bi fawr", -fohr"/ , prep. 1. previous to; earlier or sooner than: Phone me before noon. 2. in front of; …
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ARE — are 1 /ahr/ ; unstressed /euhr/ , v. pres. indic. pl. and 2nd pers. sing. of be . [ bef. …
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COUNT — I. ˈkau̇nt, dialect ˈkyau̇nt verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French cunter, counter, from Latin computare, from com- + putare to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEFORE — I. bi-ˈfȯr, bē- adverb or adjective Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran …
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YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
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THEY
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HATCHED — impf & ·p.p. of hatch.
Webster English vocab
DON — vt to put on; to dress in; to invest one's self with. 2. don ·noun sir; mr; signior; a …
Webster English vocab
COUNT — vi to take account or note; with. 2. count ·vt an object of interest or account; value; estimation. 3. …
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BEFORE — adv in advance. 2. before ·adv earlier; sooner than; until then. 3. before ·adv in time past; previously; already. 4. …
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ARE — noun the unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each side is ten meters in length; 100 square …
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DON — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 Brit. a university teacher, especially a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
THEY
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DON — [don] vt donned ; don.ning [ME, contr. of do on] (14c) 1: to put on (an article of clothing) 2: …
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COUNT — [count] vb [ME, fr. MF conter, compter, fr. L computare, fr. com- + putare to consider] vt (14c) 1 a: …
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BEFORE — [be.fore] adv or adj [ME, adv. & prep., fr. OE beforan, fr. be- + foran before, fr. fore] (bef. 12c) …
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ARE — [are] [ME, fr. OE earun; akin to ON eru, erum are, OE is is] pres 2d sing or pres pl …
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DON — [Don] abbreviation Donegal
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DON — don, Don BrE AmE dɒn AmE dɑːn —See also phrases with this word ▷ donned dɒnd AmE dɑːnd ▷ donning …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ARE — I are verb from be, strong form BrE AmE ɑː AmE ɑːr , weak form ə AmE ə r II …
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YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
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T — (also t ) / tiː; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( pl. Ts , T's , t's …
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COUNT — / kaʊnt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb SAY NUMBERS 1. [ v ] count (from sth) (to / …
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BEFORE — / bɪˈfɔː(r); NAmE / preposition , conjunction , adverb ■ preposition 1. earlier than sb/sth : before lunch the day …
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YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THEY — they S1 W1 /ðeɪ/ BrE AmE pronoun [used as the subject of a verb] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
T — T BrE AmE , t /tiː/ ( plural T’s , t’s ) noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] the 20th …
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DON — I. don 1 /dɒn $ dɑːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: a respectful …
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COUNT — I. count 1 S2 W3 /kaʊnt/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ count , ↑ recount , …
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BEFORE — I. be ‧ fore 1 S1 W1 /bɪˈfɔː $ -ˈfɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction 1 . earlier than a particular event …
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DON — n. 1 a university teacher, esp. a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge. 2 (Don) a a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COUNT — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. determine the total number or amount of, esp. by assigning successive numbers (count the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEFORE — conj., prep., & adv. --conj. 1 earlier than the time when (crawled before he walked). 2 rather than that (would …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DON — n. 1 a university teacher, esp. a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge. 2 (Don) a a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COUNT — v. & n. v. 1 tr. determine the total number or amount of, esp. by assigning successive numbers (count the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEFORE — conj., prep., & adv. conj. 1 earlier than the time when (crawled before he walked). 2 rather than that (would …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DON — 1. n.1 a university teacher, esp. a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge. 2 (Don) a a …
Oxford English vocab
COUNT — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. tr. determine the total number or amount of, esp. by assigning successive numbers (count …
Oxford English vocab
BEFORE — conj., prep., & adv. --conj. 1. earlier than the time when (crawled before he walked). 2 rather than that (would …
Oxford English vocab
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
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THEY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'They' is a third person plural …
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DON — ( dons, donning, donned) 1. If you don clothing, you put it on. ( WRITTEN ) The crowd threw petrol …
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COUNT — ( counts, counting, counted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you …
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