A bad workman always blames his tools
Proverb meaning
It is not the tools we use which make us good, but rather how we employ them.
(source: Wiktionary)
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German | | Ein schlechter Handwerker schiebt die Schuld stets auf sein Werkzeug. |
Russian | | Плохому танцору яйца мешают. |
The literal meaning of this proverb is different in some languages. For example, in Russian the meaning of the proverb is "bad dancer is impeded even by his balls".
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English to Spanish
Google Translate: Un mal trabajador siempre culpa a sus herramientas.
Microsoft Translator: Un obrero mal siempre culpa a sus herramientas.
Babylon: Un mal trabajador siempre culpa a sus herramientas.
English to French
Google Translate: Un mauvais ouvrier blâme toujours ses outils.
Microsoft Translator: Un mauvais ouvrier blâme toujours ses outils.
Babylon: Les mauvais ouvriers ont toujours de mauvais outils.
English to German
Google Translate: Eine schlechte Workman immer die Schuld seiner Instrumente.
Microsoft Translator: Ein schlechter Arbeiter wirft immer seine Werkzeuge.
Babylon: Der schlechte Handwerker schimpft auf sein Werkzeug.
English to Russian
Google Translate: Плохой работник всегда обвиняет его инструменты.
Microsoft Translator: Плохой работник всегда обвиняет его инструменты.
Babylon: Плохой поясы всегда обвиняет его инструменты.