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КАЛАЧОМ HE ЗАМАНИТЬ кого куда coll VP subj: human usu. fut gener. 2nd pers sing не заманишь fixed WO

to be unable by any means to convince s.o. to go to some place or see s.o. : X-a в место Y калачом не заманишь = you won't (can't, couldn't) get X (to come (to go)) to place Y for love (n)or money (at any price)

nothing will (can, could) (ever) tempt X to come (to go) to place Y nothing will (can, could) lure X to place Y.

(Вася:) Калачом в театр не заманишь. Так ты и ожидай! (Островский 11). (V.:) You won't get them to the theatre for love or money-that's what you're soon going to find out! (1 la).

(Астров:) Уехали. Профессор рад небось! Его теперь сюда и калачом не заманишь (Чехов 3). (A.:) They've gone. The professor is happy, that's certain. Nothing could ever tempt him to come back here now (3a).