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| Subject | Russian | English |
| inf. | ну, это Федот, да не тот | that's a horse of another colour |
| inf. | ну, это Федот, да не тот | that's a horse of another color |
| proverb | Федот, да не тот | he is Fedot all right, but not that bright! |
| proverb | Федот, да не тот | it's wrong Fedot – not whom I want |
| proverb | Федот, да не тот | same thing only different (used to mean: he (or something) is not the (right) person (or thing) I want; he is (they are) not as decent (kind, honest, etc) as could be, as might have been expected) |
| proverb | хорош Федот, да не тот | miss is as good as a mile (a miss is as good as a mile Alexander Demidov) |