"there's a grain of truth in every joke" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} there's a grain of truth in every joke
  1. Whenever a person is joking, they are actually disguising thoughts and emotions, either subconsciously or deliberately. Related terms: many a true word is spoken in jest Translations (people convey truth in jokes): na každém šprochu pravdy trochu (Czech), iedere grap heeft een kern van waarheid (Dutch), ei niin pientä pilaa, ettei totta toinen puoli (Finnish), In jedem Scherz steckt ein Körnchen Wahrheit (German), minden viccnek a fele igaz (Hungarian), minden viccben van valami igazság (Hungarian), w każdym żarcie jest ziarno prawdy (Polish), toda brincadeira tem um fundo de verdade (Portuguese), в ка́ждой шу́тке есть до́ля пра́вды (v káždoj šútke jestʹ dólja právdy) (Russian), entre broma y broma la verdad se asoma (Spanish), у кожному жарті є часточка правди (u kožnomu žarti je častočka pravdy) (Ukrainian)
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