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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

fine feathers make fine birds en · X

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) Something that appears beautiful or good is by definition beautiful or good.

Antonyms

clothes don't make the man · you can't judge a book by its cover

Translations (14)

fi vaatteet tekevät miehen (fine feathers make fine birds) · az gözəllik ondur, doqquzu dondur (fine feathers make fine birds) · da klæder skaber folk (fine feathers make fine birds) · cmn 佛靠金装 (fine feathers make fine birds) · af die vere maak die voël (fine feathers make fine birds) · fr c'est la plume qui fait l'oiseau (fine feathers make fine birds) · ko 옷이 날개다 (fine feathers make fine birds) · de Kleider machen Leute (fine feathers make fine birds) · ru оде́жда кра́сит челове́ка (fine feathers make fine birds) · ga eochair uaisle éadach (fine feathers make fine birds) · nl kleren maken de man (fine feathers make fine birds) · cmn 人靠衣裝,佛靠金裝 /人靠衣装 (fine feathers make fine birds) · pl jak cię widzą, tak cię piszą (fine feathers make fine birds) · fr la belle plume fait le bel oiseau (fine feathers make fine birds)