"the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature" meaning in English

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        "One cannot change one's nature, no matter how much time passes."
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        {
          "word": "a leopard cannot change its spots"
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        {
          "word": "the fox may grow grey but never good"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
          "word": "seepra ei pääse raidoistaan"
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          "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
          "word": "chassez le naturel, il revient au galop"
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          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ḳuzians samare gaasc̣orebs da zogǯer isic verao",
          "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
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          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ḳuzians mxolod samare gaasc̣orebso",
          "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
          "word": "კუზიანს მხოლოდ სამარე გაასწორებსო"
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          "code": "ka",
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          "roman": "ḳuzians samare gaasc̣orebso",
          "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
          "word": "კუზიანს სამარე გაასწორებსო"
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          "roman": "viri mṭverši goraobas ar moišliso",
          "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
          "word": "ვირი მტვერში გორაობას არ მოიშლისო"
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          "roman": "virs bevri scemes, magram tavisi ar moišalao",
          "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
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          "roman": "datvs anbans asc̣avlidnen da is baṭḳnisḳen iq̇urebodao",
          "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
          "word": "დათვს ანბანს ასწავლიდნენ და ის ბატკნისკენ იყურებოდაო"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
          "word": "der Wolf ändert wohl sein Haar, aber er bleibt, wie er war"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "o lýkos ki an egérase ki ásprise to mallí tou, míte ti gnómi állaxe, míte tin kefalí tou",
          "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
          "word": "ο λύκος κι αν εγέρασε κι άσπρισε το μαλλί του, μήτε τη γνώμη άλλαξε, μήτε την κεφαλή του"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
          "word": "il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio"
        },
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
          "word": "lupus pilum mutat, non mentem"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
          "word": "natura ciągnie wilka do lasu"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
          "word": "lupul își schimbă părul, dar năravul ba"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "volk každyj god linjajet, da obyčaja ne menjajet",
          "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
          "word": "волк каждый год линяет, да обычая не меняет"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
          "word": "el lobo muere lobo"
        },
        {
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "a khazer blaybt a khazer",
          "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
          "word": "אַ חזיר בלײַבט אַ חזיר"
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  "word": "the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature"
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      "word": "a leopard cannot change its spots"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
      "word": "seepra ei pääse raidoistaan"
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      "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
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      "code": "ka",
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      "roman": "virs bevri scemes, magram tavisi ar moišalao",
      "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
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      "code": "ka",
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      "roman": "datvs anbans asc̣avlidnen da is baṭḳnisḳen iq̇urebodao",
      "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
      "word": "დათვს ანბანს ასწავლიდნენ და ის ბატკნისკენ იყურებოდაო"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
      "word": "der Wolf ändert wohl sein Haar, aber er bleibt, wie er war"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "o lýkos ki an egérase ki ásprise to mallí tou, míte ti gnómi állaxe, míte tin kefalí tou",
      "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
      "word": "ο λύκος κι αν εγέρασε κι άσπρισε το μαλλί του, μήτε τη γνώμη άλλαξε, μήτε την κεφαλή του"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
      "word": "il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio"
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
      "word": "lupus pilum mutat, non mentem"
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
      "word": "natura ciągnie wilka do lasu"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
      "word": "lupul își schimbă părul, dar năravul ba"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "volk každyj god linjajet, da obyčaja ne menjajet",
      "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
      "word": "волк каждый год линяет, да обычая не меняет"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
      "word": "el lobo muere lobo"
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      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "a khazer blaybt a khazer",
      "sense": "one cannot change one's own nature",
      "word": "אַ חזיר בלײַבט אַ חזיר"
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  "word": "the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature"
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