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Sentence #1471078

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 Demetrius Demetrius March 5, 2012 March 5, 2012 at 8:08:20 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Needs native check.

sacredceltic sacredceltic March 5, 2012 March 5, 2012 at 8:20:24 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

*an* elephant's tusk / elephants' tusks
larger than *a* bull's*
*a* tiger's tail / tigers' tails
larger than *a* fox's*

Demetrius Demetrius March 5, 2012 March 5, 2012 at 9:43:30 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

> larger than *a* bull's*
> larger than *a* fox's*
It's a different meaning. The idea is: you see only tusk, but know about the whole animal.

sacredceltic sacredceltic March 5, 2012 March 5, 2012 at 10:12:43 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

then :

than *a* bull
than *a* fox

Otherwise, it is not correct

Demetrius Demetrius March 6, 2012 March 6, 2012 at 3:05:23 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Thank you.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #1471074見象牙乃知其大於牛，見虎尾乃知其大於狸，一節見而百節知也。.

By seeing elephant's tusk you know it is larger than bull; by seeing tiger's tail you know it is larger than fox; by seeing one thing, you know many of them.

added by Demetrius, March 5, 2012
➜ #1471074見象牙乃知其大於牛，見虎尾乃知其大於狸，一節見而百節知也。

linked by Demetrius, March 5, 2012
➜ #1471077Пабачыўшы ікол слана, ты ведаеш, што ён большы за быка; пабачыўшы хвост тыгра, ты ведаешь, што ён большы за лісіцу; пабачыўшы адно, ты ведаеш шмат.

linked by Demetrius, March 5, 2012
➜ #1471076Увидев бивень слона, ты знаешь, что тот больше быка; увидев хвост тигра, ты знаешь, что тот больше лисы; по одной детали узнаёшь множество других.

linked by Demetrius, March 5, 2012
By seeing an elephant's tusk you know it is larger than bull; by seeing a tiger's tail you know it is larger than fox; by seeing one thing, you know many of them.

edited by Demetrius, March 5, 2012
By seeing an elephant's tusk you know it is larger than a bull; by seeing a tiger's tail you know it is larger than a fox; by seeing one thing, you know many of them.

edited by Demetrius, March 6, 2012
➜ #1471076Увидев бивень слона, ты знаешь, что тот больше быка; увидев хвост тигра, ты знаешь, что тот больше лисы; по одной детали узнаёшь множество других.

unlinked by Demetrius, March 13, 2012