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| Russian | English |
| глухому поп две обедни не служит | that is deaf as a post is to be told but once at most |
| глухому поп две обедни не служит | must I tell you a tale and find you ears too? (contrast: a good tale is none the worse for being twice told. Used as a reply to someone's request to say it again, to repeat it, and means: I do not want to say it twice) |
| глухому попы две обедни не служат | that is deaf as a post is to be told but once at most |
| глухому попы две обедни не служат | must I tell you a tale and find you ears too? (contrast: a good tale is none the worse for being twice told. Used as a reply to someone's request to say it again, to repeat it, and means: I do not want to say it twice) |