An oak is not felled at one stroke.

Similar proverbs in another language

 Latin

• Non uno ictu arbor cadit.   Show translation A tree does not fall with one blow.

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 French

• L'arbre ne tombe pas du premier coup.   Show translation The tree doesn't fall the first time.
• Vieil arbre d'un coup ne s'arrache.   Show translation Old tree can't be torn down.

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 German

• Auf einen Hieb fällt kein Baum.   Show translation No tree falls to a single blow.
• Von einem Streiche fällt keine Eiche.   Show translation No oak tree falls from one stroke.
• Ein Baum fällt nicht von einem Streich.   Show translation A tree does not fall from one stroke.
• Vom ersten Streiche fällt keine Eiche.   Show translation No oak tree falls from the first stroke.

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 Czech

• Jednou ranou dub nepadne.   Show translation You can't fell the oak with one blow.
• Nepadá strom na první ránu.   Show translation A tree doesn't fall on the first blow.
• Dub neporazíš jedním dechem.   Show translation You can't beat an oak tree in one breath.

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