clothes make the man
English
Alternative forms
clothes maketh the man
Proverb
clothes
make
the
man
A
person
's
clothing
and
appearance
significantly
defines
or
reveals
their
character
,
status
, or
worth
.
Antonym:
clothes don't make the man
Translations
a person's appearances count for a lot
Chinese:
Mandarin:
人靠衣裝馬靠鞍
/
人靠衣装马靠鞍
(
rén kào yīzhuāng mǎ kào ān
)
Czech:
šaty dělají člověka
Danish:
klæder skaber folk
(da)
Finnish:
vaatteet tekevät miehen
French:
l’habit fait le moine
(fr)
German:
Kleider machen Leute
(de)
Hungarian:
a ruha teszi az embert
Polish:
szata zdobi człowieka
Portuguese:
o hábito faz o monge
Spanish:
el hábito hace al monje