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==Czech== |
==Czech== |
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=== Pronunciation === |
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* {{IPA|/ˈdarɔvanɛːmʊ ˈkɔɲɪ ˈnazʊbɪ ˈnɛkɔʊ̯kɛj/|lang=cs}} |
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===Etymology=== |
===Etymology=== |
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Literally: ''don't check the teeth of a gift horse''. <br>Since horses' teeth grow over time, checking their length is a way of gauging old age, and therefore a sign of mistrust towards the giver. Although uncertain, the origin can be traced even further to St. Jerome's Latin translation ''equi donati dentes non inspiciuntur'', from the Letter to the Ephesians, circa AD 400 |
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{{rfe|cs|good to have a literal translation of the proverb}} |
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===Proverb=== |
===Proverb=== |
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{{cs-prov|sg=[[darovaný|darovanému]] [[kůň|koni]] [[na]] [[zub|zuby]] [[koukat|nekoukej]]}} |
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{{cs-prov}} |
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# [[don't look a gift horse in the mouth]] |
# [[don't look a gift horse in the mouth]] |
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Revision as of 11:02, 8 February 2017
Czech
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) IPA(key): /ˈdarɔvanɛːmʊ ˈkɔɲɪ ˈnazʊbɪ ˈnɛkɔʊ̯kɛj/
Etymology
Literally: don't check the teeth of a gift horse.
Since horses' teeth grow over time, checking their length is a way of gauging old age, and therefore a sign of mistrust towards the giver. Although uncertain, the origin can be traced even further to St. Jerome's Latin translation equi donati dentes non inspiciuntur, from the Letter to the Ephesians, circa AD 400