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Холод не терпит голод. start learning		Hunger makes the cold worse. This expression gives a piece of advice: the key to survive Russian cold is keeping your belly full. It literally means that hunger can't tolerate the cold.
Баня – мать вторая или мать родная. start learning		The banja is your second, or even first, Mother. Banja is the old Russian sauna and Russians are really attached to banjas.
Голод заставляет работать, а холод - бегать. start learning		Hunger makes you work, and cold makes you run. It means that hunger pushes you to work more to earn more and satiate you hunger, while cold weather can also motivate you to exercise more to warm yourself up.
Холод, хоть волков морозь. start learning		This cold can freeze wolves.

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Зимние выражения - Russian winter expressions - figurative meaning