Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
волков бояться, в лес не ходить
English translation:
If you can\'t take the heat, stay out of the kitchen
Added to glossary by
Ksenia Annis
May 8, 2011 12:24
13 yrs ago
Russian term
United States
A pro in design and construction
Native in: Russian 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, French to Russian
волков бояться, в лес не ходить
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Folklore
I'd appreciate any ideas on an English equivalent of this proverb. In the text the protagonist is telling his associate that if they don't try something, they'll never know if it worked or not.
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13 mins
Rachel Douglas
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Excellent English from Russian originals
Native in: English (Variants: British, Australian, US)
Works in: Russian to English
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If you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen
But the original is good, too, and you can even get it on a tee-shirt:
http://www.zazzle.com/if_you_dont_like_wolves_stay_out_of_th...
http://www.zazzle.com/if_you_dont_like_wolves_stay_out_of_th...
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Roman Bardachev
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Thanks, Roman.
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Jurate Kazlauskaite
: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/if_you_can't_take_the_heat,_get_out_of_the_kitchen
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Thanks, Jurate.
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Andrii Ishchenko
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Thanks, Andriy.
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Judith Hehir
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Thanks, Judi.
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Denis Shepelev
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, everybody, for all the comments and suggestions, I just think Rachel's option will go better with the style of my text. Thanks, Rachel, the wolf on those T-shirts is just too cute! :)"
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3 mins
Alexander Ryshow
Belarus
Belarus
Native in Russian
Belarus
Aus Liebe zur Sprache
Native in: Russian , Belarusian
Works in: German to Russian, German to Belarusian, Russian to Belarusian, and 3 more.
nothing venture, nothing have
вариант: he that fears every bush must never go a-birding
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Helen Hagon
: A good choice but should read 'nothing ventured, nothing gained'
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Спасибо за поддержку и уточнение!
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Mark Berelekhis
United States
United States
Native in Russian
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English
Works in field
United States
Exemplary quality, truly bilingual
Native in: Russian 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
nothing ventured, nothing gained
Something that you say which means that it is necessary to take risks in order to achieve something:
We tried to make television programmes that were new and different, and we weren't always successful, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Nothing ventured, nothin...
We tried to make television programmes that were new and different, and we weren't always successful, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Nothing ventured, nothin...
20 hrs
Serg Yefimov
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Ukraine
Marketing, Manuals, Localization
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, Ukrainian to English, and 1 more.
faint heart never won fair lady
faint heart never won fair lady or fortune favors the daring
Discussion
http://zaybazu.narod.ru/proverb.html
http://english.prolingvo.info/russian_and_english/vospriyati...
Russian Proverbs and Sayings
If you're afraid of wolves, don't walk in the forest.
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If you're afraid of wolves, don't walk in the forest. Death is not beyond the hills ... With lies you may go ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ...
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