"old habits die hard" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [English]

Audio: En-au-old habits die hard.ogg
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  1. Established habits are difficult to change. Related terms: Einstellung, you can't teach an old dog new tricks Translations (established habits are difficult to change): بو طبيع ما يوز عن طبعه [Gulf-Arabic] (Arabic), পুরনো অভ্যাস যেতে চায় না (puronō obbhaś jete caẏ na) (Bengali), 死性不改 (sei² sing³ bat¹ goi²) (Chinese Cantonese), zvyk je železná košile (Czech), man kan ikke lære en gammel hund nye kunster (Danish), vanhoista tavoista on vaikea luopua (Finnish), qui a bu boira (French), les vieilles habitudes ont la vie dure (French), chassez le naturel, il revient au galop (French), ჩვევა რჯულზე უმტკიცესიაო (čveva rǯulze umṭḳicesiao) (Georgian), πρώτα βγαίνει η ψυχή και μετά το χούι (próta vgaínei i psychí kai metá to choúi) (Greek), nagy úr a szokás (Hungarian), nagy úr a megszokás (Hungarian), a régi szokásoktól nehéz szabadulni (Hungarian), a régi szokásokat nehéz levetkőzni (Hungarian), það er erfitt að kenna gömlum hundi að sitja (english: teaching an old dog to sit is a daunting task) (Icelandic), il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio (Italian), ಹುಟ್ಟು ಗುಣ ಸುಟ್ಟರೂ ಹೋಗೋಲ್ಲ (huṭṭu guṇa suṭṭarū hōgōlla) (Kannada), 세 살 버릇 여든까지 간다 (se sal beoreut yeodeunkkaji ganda) (Korean), ചൊട്ടയിലെ ശീലം ചുടലവരെ (coṭṭayile śīlaṁ cuṭalavare) (Malayalam), gammel vane er vond å vende (english: old habits are hard to change) (Norwegian Bokmål), gammal vane er vond å vende (Norwegian Nynorsk), velhos hábitos nunca morrem (Portuguese), lupul își schimbă părul, dar năravul ba (Romanian), от ста́рой привы́чки тру́дно изба́виться (ot stároj privýčki trúdno izbávitʹsja) (Russian), U lupu perdi u pilu ma no u vizziu (Sicilian), can çıkar huy çıkmaz (Turkish)
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      "word": "il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio"
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      "word": "ಹುಟ್ಟು ಗುಣ ಸುಟ್ಟರೂ ಹೋಗೋಲ್ಲ"
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      "roman": "se sal beoreut yeodeunkkaji ganda",
      "sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
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      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "coṭṭayile śīlaṁ cuṭalavare",
      "sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
      "word": "ചൊട്ടയിലെ ശീലം ചുടലവരെ"
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      "english": "old habits are hard to change",
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      "sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
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      "sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
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      "roman": "ot stároj privýčki trúdno izbávitʹsja",
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      "sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
      "word": "U lupu perdi u pilu ma no u vizziu"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
      "word": "can çıkar huy çıkmaz"
    }
  ],
  "word": "old habits die hard"
}

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