"all's fair in love and war" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [English]

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  1. Unpleasant behavior is acceptable during love and conflict. Categories (topical): Love, War Synonyms: all is fair in love and war Related terms: the end justifies the means Translations (unpleasant behavior is acceptable during love or conflict): كل شيء مباح في الحب والحرب (Arabic), en la guerra i en l'amor, tot s'hi val (Catalan), 兵不厭詐 /兵不厌诈 (bīngbùyànzhà) (Chinese Mandarin), 只要目的正當,可以不擇手段 /只要目的正当 (Chinese Mandarin), 可以不择手段 (zhǐyào mùdì zhèngdàng, kěyǐ bùzéshǒuduàn) (Chinese Mandarin), in liefde en oorlog is alles geoorloofd (Dutch), armastuses ja sõjas on kõik lubatud (Estonian), sodassa ja rakkaudessa kaikki on sallittua (Finnish), à la guerre comme à la guerre (French), en amour comme à la guerre, tous les coups sont permis (French), na guerra e no amor todo vale (Galician), in der Liebe und im Krieg ist alles erlaubt (German), es gibt Schlimmeres (German), כִּי בְתַחְבֻּלוֹת תַּעֲשֶׂה-לְּךָ מִלְחָמָה (ki betaḥbulót ta'asé lechá milḥamá) (note: with the right strategy you can wage war) (Hebrew), मोहब्बत और जंग में सब जायज़ है (mohabbat aur jaṅg mẽ sab jāyaz hai) (Hindi), युद्ध और प्रेम में सब उचित है (yuddh aur prem mẽ sab ucit hai) (Hindi), szerelemben és háborúban mindent szabad (Hungarian), in amore e in guerra tutto è lecito (Italian), 恋愛と戦争では手段を選ばない (ren'ai to sensō de wa shudan o erabanai) (note: in love and war you don't choose the means) (alt: れんあいとせんそうではしゅだんをえらばない) (Japanese), mu mukwano ne mu lutalo byonna byejeerezebwa. (Luganda), اورڠ سدڠ برچينتا, يڠ دبوات بتول بلاک [Jawi] (Malay), orang sedang bercinta, yang dibuat betul belaka [Rumi] (Malay), w miłości i na wojnie wszystko jest dozwolone (Polish), na guerra e no amor vale tudo (Portuguese), в любви́ и на войне́ все сре́дства хороши́ (v ljubví i na vojné vse srédstva xoroší) (Russian), en la guerra y en el amor todo vale (Spanish), i krig och kärlek är allt tillåtet (Swedish), aşkta ve savaşta her şey mübahtır (Turkish), مُحَبَّت اَوْر جَنگ میں سَب کُچھ جائز ہَے (muḥabbat aur jang meṉ sab kuch jā'iz hai) (english: all is permitted in love and war) (Urdu)

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          "word": "i krig och kärlek är allt tillåtet"
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      "sense": "unpleasant behavior is acceptable during love or conflict",
      "word": "na guerra e no amor vale tudo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "v ljubví i na vojné vse srédstva xoroší",
      "sense": "unpleasant behavior is acceptable during love or conflict",
      "word": "в любви́ и на войне́ все сре́дства хороши́"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unpleasant behavior is acceptable during love or conflict",
      "word": "en la guerra y en el amor todo vale"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "unpleasant behavior is acceptable during love or conflict",
      "word": "i krig och kärlek är allt tillåtet"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "unpleasant behavior is acceptable during love or conflict",
      "word": "aşkta ve savaşta her şey mübahtır"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "english": "all is permitted in love and war",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "muḥabbat aur jang meṉ sab kuch jā'iz hai",
      "sense": "unpleasant behavior is acceptable during love or conflict",
      "word": "مُحَبَّت اَوْر جَنگ میں سَب کُچھ جائز ہَے"
    }
  ],
  "word": "all's fair in love and war"
}

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