| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | one can take the horse to the water, but he can't make it drink | нельзя заставить кого-л. делать что-л. против его воли |
| gen. | take a horse off the road | сводить лошадь с дороги |
| gen. | take a horse off the road | свести лошадь с дороги |
| agric. | take the horse | принять жеребца (о кобыле) |
| Makarov. | take the horse to the stable, and slack his girths | отведи лошадь в конюшню и ослабь подпругу |
| proverb | you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink | насильно мил не будешь |
| proverb | you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink | сердцу не прикажешь (The word the is frequently omitted from the proverb and lead substituted for take. 1970 J. MITFORD in Atlantic (1979) July 50 The dropout rate [for the course] must be close to 90 percent. I guess you can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink. OED Alexander Demidov) |
| proverb | you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink | можно пригнать коня на водопой, но пить его не заставишь |
| proverb | you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink | не всего можно добиться силой |
| proverb | you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink | можно отвести лошадь на водопой, но невозможно заставить её пить |
| proverb | you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink | силою не все возьмёшь (дословно: Можно отвести лошадь на водопой, но невозможно заставить её пить) |
| gen. | you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink | насильно мил не будешь (чаще: you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink) |
| proverb | you can take the horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink | вы можете подвести лошадь к воде, но не сможете заставить её пить |
| proverb | you can take the horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink | силою не всё возьмёшь |
| gen. | you can take the horse to the water, but you can't make it drink | нельзя заставить кого-л. делать что-л. против его воли |
