FOOL MAY ASK MORE QUESTIONS IN AN HOUR THAN A WISE MAN CAN ANSWER

Meaning of FOOL MAY ASK MORE QUESTIONS IN AN HOUR THAN A WISE MAN CAN ANSWER in English

Умный семь лет не ответит на вопросы, которые дурак задаст за один час. Ср. На всякого дурака ума не напасешься

English sayings. Английские поговорки. 2012

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THAN — conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be bigger/smaller/worse etc than you had imagined ▪ The job interview proved to be much …
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ANSWER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a correct answer ▪ Lucy got fourteen out of twenty correct answers. an answering …
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ASK — INDEX: to ask questions 1. to ask someone a question 2. to ask several people questions 3. to ask someone …
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QUESTIONS — Questions on Jurisprudence: Masa'il Fiqhiyya
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
WISE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Yaroslav the Wise Alfonso the Wise Charles the Wise man the wise Wise Isaac …
Английский словарь Британика
THAN — I. thən, then, (|)than, rapid sometimes ən or ə n ( after t, d, s, or z) or n ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MORE — I. ˈmō(ə)r, ˈmȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adjective Etymology: Middle English more, moore, mo, from Old English māra (adjective), mā (adjective & …
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MAY — I. (|)mā, _mə̇ verb ( past might (|)mīt, usu -īd.+V ; or chiefly dialect mought or mout or mowt (|)mau̇]t, …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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ANSWER — I. ˈan(t)sə(r), ˈaan-, ˈain-, ˈȧn- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English answer, andswere, from Old English andswaru (akin to …
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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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-AN
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-WISE — ˌwīz adverb combining form Etymology: Middle English, from Old English -wīsan, from wīse manner — more at wise I 1. …
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HOUR
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WISE — ( v. ) Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious; discreet; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THAN — ( conj. ) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, …
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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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WISE — wise 1 — wisely , adv. /wuyz/ , adj., wiser, wisest , v. , wised, wising . adj. 1. having …
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THAN — /dhan, dhen/ ; unstressed /dheuhn, euhn/ , conj. 1. (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second …
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HOUR — — hourless , adj. /oweur, ow"euhr/ , n. 1. a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean …
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FOOL — fool 1 /foohl/ , n. 1. a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense. 2. a …
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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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ASK — — asker , n. /ask, ahsk/ , v.t. 1. to put a question to; inquire of: I asked him but …
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ANSWER — — answerer , n. — answerless , adj. /an"seuhr, ahn"-/ , n. 1. a spoken or written reply or response …
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MAY — I. ˈmā verbal auxiliary ( past might ˈmīt ; present singular & plural may ) Etymology: Middle English (1st & …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAN — I. ˈman, in compounds ˌman or mən noun ( plural men ˈmen, in compounds ˌmen or mən) Etymology: Middle English, …
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FOOL — I. ˈfül noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French fol, from Late Latin follis, from Latin, bellows, bag; akin to Old …
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CAN — I. kən, ˈkan also ˈken; dialect ˈkin verb ( past could kəd, ˈku̇d ; present singular & plural can ) …
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ANSWER — I. ˈan(t)-sər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English andswaru (akin to Old Norse andsvar answer); akin to Old English …
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HOUR — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ure, eure, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin hora canonical hour, from Latin, …
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ASK — ˈaks verb ( asked ˈas(k)t, ˈäs(k)t, ˈask; dialect ˈakst ; ask·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English āscian; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WISE — v way of being or acting; manner; mode; fashion. 2. wise ·v hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty. 3. …
Webster English vocab
THAN — adv then. ·see then. 2. than ·conj a particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison …
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MORE — adv with a verb or participle. 2. more ·noun a hill. 3. more ·noun a root. 4. more ·superl greater; …
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ASK — noun a water newt. 2. ask ·vi to make inquiry, or seek by request; sometimes followed by after. 3. …
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ANSWER — vi to be or act in return. 2. answer ·noun to render account to or for. 3. answer ·noun a …
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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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WISE — [wise] n [ME, fr. OE wise; akin to OHG wisa manner, Gk eidos form, idein to see--more at wit] (bef. …
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THAN — [than] conj [ME than, then then, than--more at then] (bef. 12c) 1 a--used as a function word to indicate the …
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-AN
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HOUR — in timekeeping, 3,600 seconds, now defined in terms of radiation emitted from atoms of the element cesium under specified conditions. …
Britannica English vocabulary
FOOL — also called Jester, a comic entertainer whose madness or imbecility, real or pretended, made him a source of amusement and …
Britannica English vocabulary
WISE — / waɪz; NAmE / adjective , verb ■ adjective ( wiser , wis·est ) 1. ( of people ) able …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THAN — / ðən; NAmE ; rare strong form ðæn/ preposition , conjunction 1. used to introduce the second part of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MORE — / mɔː(r); NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner , pronoun (used as the comparative of 'much', 'a …
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MAY — / meɪ; NAmE / modal verb , noun ■ modal verb ( negative may not , rare short form pt …
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MAN — / mæn; NAmE / noun , verb , exclamation ■ noun ( pl. men / men; NAmE /) MALE PERSON …
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ASK — / ɑːsk; NAmE æsk/ verb , noun ■ verb QUESTION 1. ask (sb) (about sb/sth) to say or write sth …
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ANSWER — / ˈɑːnsə(r); NAmE ˈæn-/ noun , verb ■ noun answer (to sth) 1. something that you say, write or do …
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WISE — I. wise 1 S3 /waɪz/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wis ] 1 . DECISION/IDEA ETC …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THAN — than S1 W1 /ð ə n; strong ðæn/ BrE AmE conjunction , preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thanne …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAN — I. man 1 S1 W1 /mæn/ BrE AmE noun ( plural men /men/) [ Word Family: noun : ↑ man …
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HOUR — hour S1 W1 /aʊə $ aʊr/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: heure …
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FOOL — I. fool 1 /fuːl/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: fol , from Latin …
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
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MORE — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 existing in a greater or additional quantity, amount, or degree (more problems than last …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAY — n. 1 the fifth month of the year. 2 (may) the hawthorn or its blossom. 3 poet. bloom, prime. ømay-apple …
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MAY — v.aux. (3rd sing. present may; past might) 1 (often foll. by well for emphasis) expressing possibility (it may be true; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAN — n. & v. --n. (pl. men) 1 an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
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ANSWER — n. & v. --n. 1 something said or done to deal with or in reaction to a question, statement, or …
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Английские поговорки

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