the apple does not fall far from the tree
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the apple does not fall far from the tree
proverb the apple doesn't fall far from the tree · the apple never falls far from the tree
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A child grows up to be similar to its parents, both in behavior and in physical characteristics.
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!"
Similar: the apple does not fall far from the stem, the apple does not fall far from the trunk
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proverb a child is similar to its parents
| Español | de tal palo, tal astilla, de tal palo a tal astilla |
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| 한국어 | 아이는 부모를 닮는다. aineun bumoreul damneunda. |
| 中文 | 有其父必有其子 yǒu qí fù bì yǒu qí zǐ, 虎父無犬子 /虎父无犬子 hǔfù wú quǎnzǐ |
| Português | filho de peixe, peixinho é, a fruta não cai longe do pé |
| Français | les chiens ne font pas des chats, la pomme ne tombe jamais loin de l'arbre |
| Deutsch | der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm |
| Italiano | la mela non cade lontano dall'albero |
| Ελληνικά | το μήλο κάτω απ’ τη μηλιά θα πέσει to mílo káto ap’ ti miliá tha pései |
| Română | așchia nu sare departe de trunchi, ce se naște din pisică, șoareci mănâncă |
| Русский | я́блоко от я́блони недалеко́ па́дает jábloko ot jábloni nedalekó pádajet |
| Tiếng Việt | con nhà tông không giống lông cũng giống cánh, con công chẳng giống lông thì giống cánh |
| العربية | التُّفَّاحُ لَا تَسْقَطُ بَعِيْدًا عَنَ الشَّجَرَةِ at-tuffāḥu lā tasqaṭu baʕiydan ʕan aš-šajarati |
| עברית | התפוח לא נופל רחוק מהעץ |
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