| English | Russian |
| a pretty face and a heart that's cold | с лица не воду пить воды не пить |
| a pretty face and a heart that's cold | не с лица воду пить |
| a pretty face and a heart that's cold | с лица не воду пить |
| a pretty face may not make you happy, but a loving heart will | не с лица воду пить |
| a pretty face may not make you happy, but a loving heart will | с лица не воду пить |
| a pretty face may not make you happy, but a loving heart will | с лица воды не пить |
| here's a pretty how-d'ye-do or how-de-do! | вот тебе, бабушка, и Юрьев день (said to show one's surprise, pain, disappointment when one's hopes, expectations have not come true. the code of laws of 1497 allowed Russian peasants to move from one landlord to another once a year during a week before and a week after st. yuri's day, i. e., the 26th of november, old style. the limited freedom was banned in 1580 -1590, and st. yuri's day entered the folklore as a symbol of disappointment) |
| pretty is as pretty does | суди не по словам, а по делам (Vadim Rouminsky) |
| pretty is as pretty does | не спеши языком – спеши делом (Vadim Rouminsky) |
| pretty is as pretty does | не родись красивой – родись счастливой (Vadim Rouminsky) |
| pretty is as pretty does | встречают по одежке – провожают по уму (в зависимости от контекста (почти всегда с натяжкой): Изначально: "Handsome is as handsome does." В литературе встречается впервые у Чосера (G. Chaucer, "The Wife of Bath's Tale", 1387). Очень многозначная фраза (см. варианты перевода), но употребляется, обычно, в том смысле, что внешность/видимость не слишком важна по сравнению с поведением, либо обманчива. Vadim Rouminsky) |
| that's a pretty how-d'ye-do or how-de-do! | вот тебе, бабушка, и Юрьев день (said to show one's surprise, pain, disappointment when one's hopes, expectations have not come true. the code of laws of 1497 allowed Russian peasants to move from one landlord to another once a year during a week before and a week after st. yuri's day, i. e., the 26th of november, old style. the limited freedom was banned in 1580 -1590, and st. yuri's day entered the folklore as a symbol of disappointment) |
| what a pretty pair! | связался чёрт с младенцем (used disapprovingly to mean: a strong, selfish person "makes friends" with a naive weakling) |
