Meanings
alternative the apple doesn't fall far from the tree · alternative the apple never falls far from the tree
- idiomaticA child grows up to be similar to its parents, both in behavior and in physical characteristics.
It's important that I know what diseases affect other members of your immediate family, because "the apple does not fall far from the tree."
1978 July 3, Dr. Isador Rosenfeld, “Doctor Asks Patient ‘Where The Action Is’”, in Pittsburgh Press, retrieved 16 Oct 2010, page C11 more example
It is impossible to look at Madam Rhen, without at once making the conclusion that she is pleasantness, hospitality, and loquacity itself; nor can one look upon her daughter Renetta without thinking, "the apple does not fall far from the tree!"
1842, Frederika Bremer, chapter 10, in E. A. Freidlaender, transl., The NeighboursSynonyms: the apple does not fall far from the stem, the apple does not fall far from the trunk
Synonyms & antonyms
proverbA child grows up to be similar to its parents, both in behavior and in physical characteristics.
Translations
Afrikaans die appel val nie ver van die boom af nie
- die appel val nie ver van die boom af niea child is similar to its parents
Arabic التُّفَّاحُ لَا تَسْقَطُ بَعِيْدًا عَنَ الشَّجَرَةِ
- التُّفَّاحُ لَا تَسْقَطُ بَعِيْدًا عَنَ الشَّجَرَةِ (at-tuffāḥu lā tasqaṭu baʕiydan ʕan aš-šajarati)a child is similar to its parents
Bulgarian кру́шата не па́да по́-дале́ч от дърво́то
- кру́шата не па́да по́-дале́ч от дърво́то (krúšata ne páda pó-daléč ot dărvóto)a child is similar to its parents
Catalan els testos s'assemblen a les olles, tal pare, tal fill
- els testos s'assemblen a les ollesa child is similar to its parents
- tal pare, tal filla child is similar to its parents
Chinese Mandarin 有其父必有其子, 虎父無犬子 /虎父无犬子
- 有其父必有其子 (yǒu qí fù bì yǒu qí zǐ)a child is similar to its parents
- 虎父無犬子 /虎父无犬子 (hǔfù wú quǎnzǐ)a child is similar to its parents
Czech jablko nepadá daleko od stromu
- jablko nepadá daleko od stromua child is similar to its parents
Danish æblet falder ikke langt fra stammen
- æblet falder ikke langt fra stammena child is similar to its parents
Dutch een appel valt niet ver van de boom
- een appel valt niet ver van de booma child is similar to its parents
Esperanto ne falas frukto malproksime de l'arbo
- ne falas frukto malproksime de l'arboa child is similar to its parents
Estonian käbi ei kuku kännust kaugele
- käbi ei kuku kännust kaugelea child is similar to its parents
Finnish ei omena kauas puusta putoa, ei omena puusta kauas putoa
- ei omena kauas puusta putoaa child is similar to its parents
- ei omena puusta kauas putoaa child is similar to its parents
- omena ei putoa kauas puustaa child is similar to its parents
French les chiens ne font pas des chats, la pomme ne tombe jamais loin de l'arbre
- les chiens ne font pas des chatsa child is similar to its parents
- la pomme ne tombe jamais loin de l'arbrea child is similar to its parents
German der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm
- der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamma child is similar to its parents
Greek το μήλο κάτω απ’ τη μηλιά θα πέσει
- το μήλο κάτω απ’ τη μηλιά θα πέσει (to mílo káto ap’ ti miliá tha pései)a child is similar to its parents
Hebrew התפוח לא נופל רחוק מהעץ
- התפוח לא נופל רחוק מהעץa child is similar to its parents
Hungarian nem esik messze az alma a fájától
- nem esik messze az alma a fájátóla child is similar to its parents
Icelandic sjaldan fellur eplið langt frá eikinni, eplið fellur sjaldan langt frá eikinni
- sjaldan fellur eplið langt frá eikinnia child is similar to its parents
- eplið fellur sjaldan langt frá eikinnia child is similar to its parents
Indonesian buah jatuh tak jauh dari pohonnya
- buah jatuh tak jauh dari pohonnyaa child is similar to its parents
Italian la mela non cade lontano dall'albero
- la mela non cade lontano dall'alberoa child is similar to its parents
Korean 아이는 부모를 닮는다.
- 아이는 부모를 닮는다. (aineun bumoreul damneunda.)a child is similar to its parents
Lithuanian obuolys nuo obels netoli terieda
- obuolys nuo obels netoli teriedaa child is similar to its parents
Malay ke mana tumpahnya kuah kalau tidak ke nasi
- ke mana tumpahnya kuah kalau tidak ke nasia child is similar to its parents
Norwegian Bokmål eplet faller ikke langt fra stammen, være sin far/mor opp ad dage
- eplet faller ikke langt fra stammena child is similar to its parents
- være sin far/mor opp ad dagea child is similar to its parents
Polish niedaleko pada jabłko od jabłoni
- niedaleko pada jabłko od jabłonia child is similar to its parents
Portuguese filho de peixe, peixinho é, a fruta não cai longe do pé
- filho de peixe, peixinho éa child is similar to its parents
- a fruta não cai longe do péa child is similar to its parents
Romanian așchia nu sare departe de trunchi, ce se naște din pisică, șoareci mănâncă
- așchia nu sare departe de trunchia child is similar to its parents
- ce se naște din pisică, șoareci mănâncăa child is similar to its parents
Russian я́блоко от я́блони недалеко́ па́дает
- я́блоко от я́блони недалеко́ па́дает (jábloko ot jábloni nedalekó pádajet)a child is similar to its parents
Slovak jablko nepadá ďaleko od stromu, jablko nespadne ďaleko od stromu
- jablko nepadá ďaleko od stromua child is similar to its parents
- jablko nespadne ďaleko od stromua child is similar to its parents
Spanish de tal palo, tal astilla, de tal palo a tal astilla
- de tal palo, tal astillaa child is similar to its parents
- de tal palo a tal astillaa child is similar to its parents
Swedish äpplet faller inte långt från trädet
- äpplet faller inte långt från trädeta child is similar to its parents
Tagalog kung ano ang puno, siya ang bunga
- kung ano ang puno, siya ang bungaa child is similar to its parents
Thai ลูกไม้หล่นไม่ไกลต้น
- ลูกไม้หล่นไม่ไกลต้น (lûuk-máai-lòn-mâi-gail-dtôn)a child is similar to its parents
Turkish armut dibine düşer
- armut dibine düşera child is similar to its parents
Vietnamese con nhà tông không giống lông cũng giống cánh, con công chẳng giống lông thì giống cánh
- con nhà tông không giống lông cũng giống cánha child is similar to its parents
- con công chẳng giống lông thì giống cánha child is similar to its parents
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