phrase
Vuk dlaku menja, ali ćud nikada
the wolf changes its coat but never its temper
горбатого могила исправит (букв. волк меняет шерсть, но нрав — никогда)
With stress
Vȗk dlȁku mȇnjā, àli ćȗd nȉkada
In Cyrillic
Вук длаку мења, али ћуд никада
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- Bez mȕke néma nàukeno learning without hardship
- Bȍlje vrábac u rúci nȅgo gȍlūb na gránia sparrow in the hand beats a pigeon on the branch
- Kȍ drȕgome jȁmu kȍpā, sam u njȗ ùpadāhe who digs a pit for another falls into it himself
- Bȍlje ȉkad nȅgo nȉkadbetter ever than never
- Nȉje zlȃto svȅ štȍ sȉjāall that glitters is not gold
- Tȉha vòda brȇg rȍnīstill water wears away the bank
- U láži su krátke nȍgelies have short legs
- Bȍlje spréčiti nȅgo léčitiprevention is better than cure
- Ȉver ne pȁdā dalèko od klȁdethe chip does not fall far from the log