The loepard cannot change its spots

Arabic translation: من شب على شي شاب عليه / الطبع يغلب التطبع

11:41 Nov 28, 2020
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: The loepard cannot change its spots
Hitch your wagon to a star
What does it mean in Arabic?
adel almergawy
Egypt
Local time: 15:33
Arabic translation:من شب على شي شاب عليه / الطبع يغلب التطبع
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Mahmoud Ibrahim
Egypt
Local time: 15:33
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1من شب على شيء شاب عليه
ABDESSAMAD BINAOUI
5من شب على شي شاب عليه / الطبع يغلب التطبع
Mahmoud Ibrahim
4الطبع غلب التطبع
Soliman Hassan


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
من شب على شيء شاب عليه


Explanation:
A person cannot change who they are (their character), no matter how hard they try. This idiom comes from the Old Testament (Jer. 13:23).

ABDESSAMAD BINAOUI
Morocco
Local time: 13:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench

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من شب على شي شاب عليه / الطبع يغلب التطبع


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Egypt
Local time: 15:33
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the loepard cannot change its spots
الطبع غلب التطبع


Explanation:
لا احد يستطيع تغيير طبعه

Soliman Hassan
Egypt
Local time: 15:33
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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