English
Pronunciation
Proverb
the apple does not fall far from the tree
( idiomatic ) A child grows up to be similar to its parents, both in behavior and in physical characteristics.
1842 , E. A. Freidlaender (translator), Frederika Bremer (author), The Neighbours , ch. 10 :
It is impossible to look at Madam Rhen, without at once making the conclusion that she is pleasantness, hospitality, and loquacity itself; nor can one look upon her daughter Renetta without thinking, "the apple does not fall far from the tree !"
1978 , Dr. Isador Rosenfeld, "Doctor Asks Patient ‘Where The Action Is’ ," Pittsburgh Press , 3 July, p. C1 (retrieved 16 Oct 2010) :
It's important that I know what diseases affect other members of your immediate family, because "the apple does not fall far from the tree ."
Translations
a child is similar to its parents
Afrikaans: die appel val nie ver van die boom af nie (af) ( the apple doesn't fall far from the tree )
Catalan: els testos s'assemblen a les olles
Chinese:
Mandarin: 有其父必有其子 (zh) ( yǒu qí fù bì yǒu qí zǐ ) , 虎父無犬子 / 虎父无犬子 (zh) ( hǔfù wú quǎnzǐ ) , 虎父无犬子 (zh) ( hǔfù wú quǎnzǐ ) ( tigers don't have dogs for sons ) , 子肖其父 ( zǐ xiāo qí fù ) ( the son is like its father )
Czech: jablko nepadá daleko od stromu
Danish: æblet falder ikke langt fra stammen
Dutch: een appel valt niet ver van de boom (nl)
Esperanto: ne falas frukto malproksime de l'arbo
Finnish: ei omena kauas puusta putoa , ei omena puusta kauas putoa , omena ei putoa kauas puusta
French: les chiens ne font pas des chats (fr) , la pomme ne tombe jamais loin de l’arbre (fr)
Georgian: კვიცი გვარზე ხტისო ( ḳvici gvarze xṭiso ) , დედა ნახე, მამა ნახე, შვილი ისე გამონახე ( deda naxe, mama naxe, švili ise gamonaxe )
German: der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm (de)
Greek: το μήλο κάτω απ' τη μηλιά θα πέσει ( to mílo káto ap' ti miliá tha pései )
Hebrew: התפוח לא נופל רחוק מהעץ (he)
Hungarian: nem esik messze az alma a fájától (hu)
Icelandic: ( the apple seldom falls far from the oak ) sjaldan fellur eplið langt frá eikinni (is) , ( the apple seldom falls far from the oak ) eplið fellur sjaldan langt frá eikinni
Italian: la mela non cade lontano dall'albero
Japanese: 蛙の子は蛙 (ja) ( かえるのこはかえる, kaeru-no ko-wa kaeru ) ( frog's child is a frog )
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Khmer: ស្លឹកឈើជ្រុះមិនឆ្ងាយពីគល់ ( slǝk cʰəə cruh mɨn cŋaay pii kʊəl )
Korean: 아이는 부모를 닮는다. ( aineun bumoreul damneunda. )
Lithuanian: obuolys nuo obels netoli terieda
Malay: ke mana tumpahnya kuah kalau tidak ke nasi ( where will the gravy be poured if not on the rice )
Navajo: bilasáana tsikʼidę́ę́ʼ naaltsʼiʼgo, doo nízaadi naaltsʼíid da
Norwegian:
Bokmål: eplet faller ikke langt fra stammen (no) , være sin far/mor opp av dage
Polish: niedaleko pada jabłko od jabłoni (pl)
Portuguese: filho de peixe, peixinho é (pt)
Russian: я́блоко от я́блони недалеко́ па́дает (ru) ( jábloko ot jábloni nedalekó pádajet )
Serbo-Croatian: iver ne pada daleko od klade , jabuka ne pada daleko od stabla
Slovak: jablko nepadá ďaleko od stromu , jablko nespadne ďaleko od stromu
Slovene: jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa (sl)
Spanish: de tal palo, tal astilla (es)
Swedish: äpplet faller inte långt från trädet (sv)
Thai: ลูกไม้ย่อมหล่นไม่ไกลต้น ( lôok máai yôm lòn mâi glai dtôn )
Turkish: armut dibine düşer
See also
References
Gregory Y. Titelman, Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings , 1996, →ISBN , p. 15.