See forbidden fruit is the sweetest on Wiktionary
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"roman": "kullu mamnūʕin marḡūb",
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"roman": "jìnguǒ fēnwài tián",
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"word": "le fruit défendu est celui qui a le meilleur goût"
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"word": "verbotene Früchte schmecken am besten"
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"word": "il frutto proibito è il più saporito"
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"word": "禁断の木の実が一番甘い"
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"word": "забрањено во̀ће је најслађе во̀ће"
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"word": "zabranjeno vòće je najslađe vòće"
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"word": "la fruta prohibida es la más dulce"
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"word": "förbjuden frukt är ljuv"
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"word": "le fruit défendu est celui qui a le meilleur goût"
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