Keyword: «german proverbs»

The article is devoted to the comparative analysis of the evaluative semantic criteria expressed in proverbial units of English and German, the figurative base of which is represented by the zoonymic image of «wolf». The described zoonymic image takes an important place in the figurative system of both the English and German languages. This image contains both positive and negative evaluative criteria. The purpose of this article is the analysis of the similar features represented in the plane of the content of the image «wolf» in English and German proverbs.