"a man is known by the company he keeps" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [English]

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  1. People are similar in character to their friends. Related terms: birds of a feather flock together Translations (people are similar in character to their friends): ὅμοιος ὁμοίῳ ἀεὶ πελάζει (hómoios homoíōi aeì pelázei) (Ancient Greek), кра́ставите мага́рета през де́вет баи́ра се поду́шват (krástavite magáreta prez dévet baíra se podúšvat) (Bulgarian), 物以類聚,人以群分 (Chinese Mandarin), 物以类聚 (Chinese Mandarin), 人以群分 (wùyǐlèijù, rényǐqúnfēn) (Chinese Mandarin), 觀其友,知其人 (Chinese Mandarin), 观其友 (Chinese Mandarin), 知其人 (guānqíyǒu, zhīqírén) (Chinese Mandarin), vakka kantensa valitsee (Finnish), qui se ressemble s’assemble (French), δείξε μου τους φίλους σου, να σου πω ποιος είσαι (deíxe mou tous fílous sou, na sou po poios eísai) (Greek), madarat tolláról, embert barátjáról (Hungarian), kenali seseorang dari temannya (Indonesian), dimmi con chi vai e ti dirò chi sei (Italian), کنلي سسأورڠ دڠن مڠتاهوءي کاونڽ [Jawi] (Malay), kenali seseorang dengan mengetahui kawannya [Rumi] (Malay), diz-me com quem andas, dir-te-ei quem és (Portuguese), spune-mi cu cine te însoțești, ca să-ți spun cine ești (Romanian), с кем поведёшься, от того́ и наберёшься (s kem povedjóšʹsja, ot tovó i naberjóšʹsja) (Russian), скажи́ мне, кто твой друг, и я скажу́ тебе́, кто ты (skaží mne, kto tvoj drug, i ja skažú tebé, kto ty) (Russian), рыба́к рыбака́ ви́дит издалека́ (rybák rybaká vídit izdaleká) (Russian), aithnichear fear air a' chuideachd a chumas e (Scottish Gaelic), am fear a laigheas sa pholl, togaidh e an làthach (Scottish Gaelic), Körle yatan şaşı kalkar (Turkish), adwaenir dyn wrth ei gyfeillion (Welsh)
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      "word": "diz-me com quem andas, dir-te-ei quem és"
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