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Лбом стенку не расшибешь
[Lbom stenku ne rasshibesh'] - You cannot break a wall with your forehead
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Лежачего не бьют
[Lezhachego ne b'yut] - One shouldn't beat the one who fell
Don't strike a man when he is down.
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Лес рубят - щепки летят
[Les rubyat - shhepki letyat] - When wood is chopped, woodchips will fly
You can't make an omelette without breaking an egg.
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Лиха беда начало
[Likha beda nachalo] - The most difficult - to begin, then it will be easie
The first step is the hardest.
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Лицом красавица,а нравом только черту нравится
[Litsom krasavitsa,a nravom tol'ko chertu nravitsya] - She has a face of a beauty, but only hell likes her temper
A woman has the form of an angel, the heart of a serpent, and the mind of an ass.
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Ложка дегтя портит бочку мёда
[Lozhka degtya portit bochku myoda] - A spoonful of tar spoils a barrel of honey
A fly in the ointment; The rotten apple spoils the barrel.
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Лучше добрые соседи, чем далёкая родня
[Luchshe dobrye sosedi, chem dalyokaya rodnya]
Better a good neighbor than a bad relative.
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Лучше меньше, да лучше
[Luchshe men'she, da luchshe] - It's better less but better
Too much of the thing is good for nothing.
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Лучше один раз увидеть, чем сто раз услышать
[Luchshe odin raz uvidet', chem sto raz uslyshat'] - It's better to see once than to hear hundred times
A picture is worth a thousand words.
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Лучше поздно, чем никогда
[Luchshe pozdno, chem nikogda] - Better late than never
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