Meanings
proverb
- A son takes after his father.
Jason is headstrong and impatient—like father, like son.
1 more example
A: "My favorite getaway is Puerto Rico." B: "Like father, like son, I see."
Translations
Afrikaans die appel val nie ver van die boom af nie
- die appel val nie ver van die boom af niea son takes after his father
Arabic الْوَلَدُ سُرّ أَبِيهِ
- الْوَلَدُ سُرّ أَبِيهِ (al-waladu surr ʔabīhi)a son takes after his father
Basque nolako zura, halako ezpala
- nolako zura, halako ezpalaa son takes after his father
Bulgarian какъвто бащата, такъв и синът
- какъвто бащата, такъв и синът (kakăvto baštata, takăv i sinăt)a son takes after his father
Catalan tal pare, tal fill, els testos s'assemblen a les olles
- tal pare, tal filla son takes after his father
- els testos s'assemblen a les ollesa son takes after his father
Chinese Cantonese 虎父無犬子 /虎父无犬子, 有其父必有其子
- 虎父無犬子 /虎父无犬子 (fu² fu⁶ mou⁴ hyun² zi²)a son takes after his father
- 有其父必有其子 (jau⁵ kei⁴ fu⁶ bit¹ jau⁵ kei⁴ zi²)a son takes after his father
Chinese Mandarin 虎父無犬子 /虎父无犬子, 子肖其父
- 虎父無犬子 /虎父无犬子 (hǔfù wú quǎnzǐ)a son takes after his father
- 子肖其父 (zǐ xiāo qí fù)a son takes after his father
- 有其父必有其子 (yǒu qí fù bì yǒu qí zǐ)a son takes after his father
Czech jablko nepadá daleko od stromu
- jablko nepadá daleko od stromua son takes after his father
Danish som far, så søn
- som far, så søna son takes after his father
Dutch zo vader, zo zoon
- zo vader, zo zoona son takes after his father
Esperanto kia patro, tia filo
- kia patro, tia filoa son takes after his father
Estonian käbi ei kuku kännust kaugele
- käbi ei kuku kännust kaugelea son takes after his father
Finnish isänsä poika
- isänsä poikaa son takes after his father
French tel père, tel fils
- tel père, tel filsa son takes after his father
German wie der Vater, so der Sohn
- wie der Vater, so der Sohna son takes after his father
Greek κατά μάνα κατά κύρη
- κατά μάνα κατά κύρη (katá mána katá kýri)a son takes after his father
Hebrew הַתַּפּוּחַ לֹא נָפַל רָחוֹק מֵהַעֵץ, כְּמוֹ הַאָב, כָּכָה הַבֵּן
- הַתַּפּוּחַ לֹא נָפַל רָחוֹק מֵהַעֵץ (hatapúakh lo nafál rakhók meha'éts)a son takes after his father
- כְּמוֹ הַאָב, כָּכָה הַבֵּן (k'mó ha'áv, kákha habén)a son takes after his father
Hindi जैसा बाप, वैसा बेटा
- जैसा बाप, वैसा बेटा (jaisā bāp, vaisā beṭā)a son takes after his father
Hungarian nem esik messze az alma a fájától, apja fia
- nem esik messze az alma a fájátóla son takes after his father
- apja fiaa son takes after his father
- nézd meg az apját, menj hozzá a fiáhoza son takes after his father
Irish cad é a dhéanfadh mac an chait ach luch a mharú
- cad é a dhéanfadh mac an chait ach luch a mharúa son takes after his father
Italian tale padre, tale figlio
- tale padre, tale figlioa son takes after his father
Korean 부전자전, 그 아버지에 그 아들
- 부전자전 (bujeonjajeon)a son takes after his father
- 그 아버지에 그 아들 (geu abeoji-e geu adeul)a son takes after his father
Malay bapa borek, anak rintik
- bapa borek, anak rintika son takes after his father
Norwegian som far, så sønn
- som far, så sønna son takes after his father
Persian پسر کو ندارد نشان از پدر
- پسر کو ندارد نشان از پدر (pesar ko nadârad nešân az pedar)a son takes after his father
Polish jaki ojciec, taki syn, jakie drzewo, taki klin, jaki ojciec, taki syn
- jaki ojciec, taki syna son takes after his father
- jakie drzewo, taki klin, jaki ojciec, taki syna son takes after his father
Portuguese tal pai, tal filho
- tal pai, tal filhoa son takes after his father
Romanian cum e tatăl, așa-i și fiul, ce se naște din pisică, șoareci mănâncă
- cum e tatăl, așa-i și fiula son takes after his father
- ce se naște din pisică, șoareci mănâncăa son takes after his father
- așchia nu sare departe de trunchia son takes after his father
Russian я́блоко от я́блони недалеко́ па́дает
- я́блоко от я́блони недалеко́ па́дает (jábloko ot jábloni nedalekó pádajet)a son takes after his father
Scottish Gaelic bu dual do dh'isean an ròin a dhol chun na mara
- bu dual do dh'isean an ròin a dhol chun na maraa son takes after his father
Spanish de tal padre, tal hijo, de tal palo, tal astilla
- de tal padre, tal hijoa son takes after his father
- de tal palo, tal astillaa son takes after his father
Swedish sådan far, sådan son
- sådan far, sådan sona son takes after his father
Ukrainian яки́й ба́тько, таки́й син, яка́ вода́, таки́й млин
- яки́й ба́тько, таки́й син (jakýj bátʹko, takýj syn)a son takes after his father
- яка́ вода́, таки́й млин (jaká vodá, takýj mlyn)a son takes after his father
Vietnamese cha nào con nấy
- cha nào con nấya son takes after his father
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