See too good to be true on Wiktionary
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"text": "He wants to give you two million dollars? That's just too good to be true!",
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"word": "te goed om waar te wees"
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"roman": "tài hǎo tài bù zhēnshí",
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"word": "太好太不真实"
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"sense": "appearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy",
"word": "liian hyvä ollakseen totta"
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"word": "trop beau pour être vrai"
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"sense": "appearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy",
"word": "zu gut, um wahr zu sein"
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"word": "túl szép, hogy igaz legyen"
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"roman": "sore wa hanashi ga uma sugiru",
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"word": "それは話がうますぎる。"
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"word": "あの類の人は、信用できない。"
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"word": "zu gut, um wahr zu sein"
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