"opposites attract" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [English]

Head templates: {{en-proverb}} opposites attract
  1. People who are completely different make ideal partners. Derived forms: boyfriend, girlfriend, negative, north pole, positive, south pole Translations (proverb): vastakohdat täydentävät toisiaan (Finnish), Gegensätze ziehen sich an (German), gli opposti si attraggono (Italian), motsetningene tiltrekker hverandre (Norwegian Bokmål), przeciwieństwa się przyciągają (Polish), os opostos se atraem (Portuguese), extremele se atrag (Romanian), противополо́жности притя́гиваются (protivopolóžnosti pritjágivajutsja) (Russian)
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      "word": "vastakohdat täydentävät toisiaan"
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