Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
пойти (характером) в кого-то
English translation:
inherited his father\'s nature
Russian term
пойти (характером) в кого-то
Можно ли перевести так:
He looks very much like his mother, but as far as his character is conserned he takes after his father.
Non-PRO (2): danya, Alexandra Schneeuhr
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Proposed translations
Top quality, reliability
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, French to Russian, and 6 more.
inherited his father's nature
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He inherited his mother's looks, but his father's nature
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Alexandra Schneeuhr
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Olga Sinitsyna
16 hrs
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Natalia Volkova
1 day 4 hrs
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Anastasiya Tarapyhina
53 days
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Russian Federation
Reliable, Reasonable, Realistic!
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
Ht resembles his mom, but has similar temperaments with his dad
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Note added at 5 mins (2014-10-25 17:50:11 GMT)
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He resembles...
Australia
Stand with Ukraine!
Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, Ukrainian to English, English to Russian, and 2 more.
his personality takes after his father
Ukraine
Excellent help for your business!
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, English to German, and 9 more.
He looks very much like his mother, but his character resembles his father.
Her character resembles Vampira.
United States
Legal and literary translator. Linguist.
Native in: English (Variants: British, US) , Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland)
Works in: Russian to English, Polish to English, Swedish to English
he resembles his father more in terms of his personality
Italy
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Italian to Russian, and 2 more.
можно
take after – здесь стандартное выражения
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
but, as for his nature...
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Note added at 4 days (2014-10-30 11:49:17 GMT) Post-grading
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He looked just like a second edition of his father, from his broad shoulders to his great thick neck, the battering centre of his strength. Glurk could throw a spear ...
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