Question about Russian saying: Волков бояться - в лес не ходить.
What does this saying mean? It seems to me like it means: "If you are afraid of wolves, don't go into the forest."

But I also read that it could mean something like: "Even if what you have to do is hard, you must complete it."

спасибо большое!

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Question about Russian saying: Волков бояться - в лес не ходить.
What does this saying mean? It seems to me like it means: "If you are afraid of wolves, don't go into the forest."

But I also read that it could mean something like: "Even if what you have to do is hard, you must complete it."

спасибо большое!

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It means 1) if you are afraid of difficulties you should not even start 2) if you want to gain a success you should take the risk
 = nothing ventured, nothing gained 
= grasp the nettle

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Если бояться трудностей или опасных последствий, то не стоит и начинать какое-либо дело, нужно действовать смело.
Похожее значение будут иметь следующие устойчивые выражения:
1 Кто не рискует, тот не пьет шампанское
2.Смелость города берет

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Hi!

It means "without risk there is no victory"

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The both versions are correct. If you don't want (or can't) to do smth you can say: "Волков бояться...". But if you want to do smth you say: "Oh, come on, I'll do it!!! Волков бояться..."

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Everytime someone asks a question in Russian or in Arabic, I feel like I have started to read it in English and then in a code.

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