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"Kutte ki Dum Kabhi Seedhi Nahi Hoti"

English translation: 'Cant teach an old dog new tricks'


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15:06 Nov 23, 2010
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Urdu term or phrase: "Kutte ki Dum Kabhi Seedhi Nahi Hoti"
English proverb for that?
userone2345
English translation:'Cant teach an old dog new tricks'
Explanation:
The literal translation is :A dogs tail can never be straight/straightened'
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Terjumaan
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Local time: 07:29
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2'Cant teach an old dog new tricks'
Terjumaan
5WHAT IS CROOKED IN NATURE CANNOT BE STRAIGHTENED BY ARTHaris Ali Dogar
5What is the bread in the bone will never come out of the flesh
Irshad Muhammad
3 +1Natural traits never change.
langclinic


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Natural traits never change.


Explanation:
I did a lot for him. I helped him a lot during his hard time. But he still cheated me. It is rightly said that natural traits never change even if you do anything for a person.

langclinic
India
Local time: 11:59
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
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agree  Ramesh Bhatt
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
'Cant teach an old dog new tricks'


Explanation:
The literal translation is :A dogs tail can never be straight/straightened'

Terjumaan
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:29
Native speaker of: Native in UrduUrdu, Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Ramesh Bhatt
35 mins
  -> Thanks Ramesh :) have a great day.
agree  Shera Lyn Parpia
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  -> Thanks Shera : ) Enjoy the evening.
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1 day12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
What is the bread in the bone will never come out of the flesh


Explanation:
Referance: Popular Oxford Practical Dictionary

Irshad Muhammad
Pakistan
Local time: 11:29
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WHAT IS CROOKED IN NATURE CANNOT BE STRAIGHTENED BY ART


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Haris Ali Dogar
Pakistan
Local time: 11:29
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Native speaker of: Native in UrduUrdu
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