"when the cat's away the mice will play" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [English]

Forms: when the cat’s away the mice will play [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|en|proverb|head=when the cat’s away the mice will play}} when the cat’s away the mice will play
  1. In the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances. Categories (lifeform): Cats Synonyms: when the cat’s away the mice play, when the cat's away Translations (in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances): as die kat weg is, is die muis baas (Afrikaans), 山中無老虎,猴子稱大王 (Chinese Mandarin), 山中无老虎 (Chinese Mandarin), 猴子称大王 (shānzhōng wú lǎohǔ, hóuzi chēng dàwáng) (Chinese Mandarin), 老虎不再山,猴子稱大王 (Chinese Mandarin), 老虎不再山 (Chinese Mandarin), 猴子称大王 (lǎohǔ bù zài shān, hóuzi chēng dàwáng) (Chinese Mandarin), balda di khatz velt, di maüs tåntzan (Cimbrian), když kocour není doma, myši mají pré (Czech), når katten er ude, spiller musene på bordet (Danish), als de kat van huis is, dansen de muizen op tafel (Dutch), kiam kato promenas, la musoj festenas (Esperanto), kui kassid läinud, on hiirtel pidu (Estonian), kun kissa on poissa, hiiret hyppivät pöydällä (Finnish), quand le chat n’est pas là (French), les souris dansent (French), le chat parti, les souris dansent (French), ist die Katze aus dem Haus, tanzen die Mäuse auf dem Tisch (German), όταν λείπει η γάτα χορεύουν τα ποντίκια (ótan leípei i gáta chorévoun ta pontíkia) (Greek), ha nincs otthon a macska, cincognak az egerek (Hungarian), þegar kötturinn er frá fara mýsnar á stjá (Icelandic), nuair a bhíonn an cat amuigh, bíonn na lucha ag rince (Irish), quando il gatto non c'è, i topi ballano (Italian), 鬼いぬ間の洗濯 (oni inu ma-no sentaku) (alt: おにいぬまのせんたく) (Japanese), 鼬無き間の貂誇り (itachi naki ma no ten hokori) (alt: いたちなきまのてんほこり) (Japanese), 鼬無き間の鼠 (itachi naki ma no nezumi) (alt: いたちなきまのねずみ) (Japanese), ឆ្មាមិននៅ កណ្ដុរឡើងរាជ្យ (cmaa mɨn nɨv kɑndol laəŋ riec) (Khmer), hiti ciathiĩ mbwe ciegangara (Kikuyu), ngatia ciathiĩ hiti cĩeragara (Kikuyu), 고양이가 없으면 쥐가 살판이 난다 (goyang'iga eopseumyeon jwiga salpani nanda) (Korean), мишик ёкъ ерде чычкъан баш гётерир (mişik yoq yerde çıçqan baş göterir) (Kumyk), audācem reddit fēlis absentia murem (Latin), fēle comprehensā saltant murēs in mensā (Latin), quō nōn versantur cattī mures dominantur (Latin), gaž jo kócor z domu, ga maju myšy swóju wólu (Lower Sorbian), wann d’Kaz fort ass, sinn d’Mais Meeschter (Luxembourgish), kitik ne li mal e, navê mişkî Evdal e (Northern Kurdish), når katten er borte, danser musene på bordet (english: when the cat’s away, the mice are dancing on the table) (Norwegian), در خانه کسی که گربه نباشد موش کدخداست (Persian), gdy kota nie ma, myszy harcują (Polish), hulaj dusza – piekła nie ma (Polish), quando o gato sai, os ratos fazem a festa (Portuguese), când pisica nu-i acasă, joacă șoarecii pe masă (Romanian), без кота́ мыша́м раздо́лье (bez kotá myšám razdólʹje) (Russian), кот из дома - мыши в пляс (kot iz doma - myši v pljas) (Russian), tha fios aig an luch nach eil an cat a-staigh (Scottish Gaelic), где мачке у кући нема ту мишеви коло воде [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), gde mačke u kući nema tu miševi kolo vode [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), cuando el gato no está, bailan los ratones (Spanish), cuando el gato no está los ratones están de fiesta (Spanish), cuando el gato no está, los ratones bailan (Spanish), när katten är borta, dansar råttorna på bordet (Swedish), kapag wala ang pusa, naglalaro ang mga daga (Tagalog), kapag wala ang pusa ay pista ng mga daga (Tagalog), రౌతు మెత్తనైతే గుర్రం మూడు కాళ్ళ మీద పరిగెత్తుతుంది (rautu mettanaitē gurraṁ mūḍu kāḷḷa mīda parigettutundi) (Telugu), แมวไม่อยู่ หนูระเริง (Thai), แมวไม่อยู่ หนูร่าเริง (Thai), kedi olmayan yerde meydan farelere kalır (Turkish), vắng chủ nhà, gà vọc niêu tôm (Vietnamese)

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          "code": "af",
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          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
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          "code": "cim",
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "balda di khatz velt, di maüs tåntzan"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "když kocour není doma, myši mají pré"
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "når katten er ude, spiller musene på bordet"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "als de kat van huis is, dansen de muizen op tafel"
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "kiam kato promenas, la musoj festenas"
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          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "kui kassid läinud, on hiirtel pidu"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "kun kissa on poissa, hiiret hyppivät pöydällä"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "quand le chat n’est pas là"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "les souris dansent"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "le chat parti, les souris dansent"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "ist die Katze aus dem Haus, tanzen die Mäuse auf dem Tisch"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ótan leípei i gáta chorévoun ta pontíkia",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "όταν λείπει η γάτα χορεύουν τα ποντίκια"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "ha nincs otthon a macska, cincognak az egerek"
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "þegar kötturinn er frá fara mýsnar á stjá"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "nuair a bhíonn an cat amuigh, bíonn na lucha ag rince"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "quando il gatto non c'è, i topi ballano"
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        {
          "alt": "おにいぬまのせんたく",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "oni inu ma-no sentaku",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "鬼いぬ間の洗濯"
        },
        {
          "alt": "いたちなきまのてんほこり",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "itachi naki ma no ten hokori",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "鼬無き間の貂誇り"
        },
        {
          "alt": "いたちなきまのねずみ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "itachi naki ma no nezumi",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "鼬無き間の鼠"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "cmaa mɨn nɨv kɑndol laəŋ riec",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "ឆ្មាមិននៅ កណ្ដុរឡើងរាជ្យ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ki",
          "lang": "Kikuyu",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "hiti ciathiĩ mbwe ciegangara"
        },
        {
          "code": "ki",
          "lang": "Kikuyu",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "ngatia ciathiĩ hiti cĩeragara"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "goyang'iga eopseumyeon jwiga salpani nanda",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "고양이가 없으면 쥐가 살판이 난다"
        },
        {
          "code": "kum",
          "lang": "Kumyk",
          "roman": "mişik yoq yerde çıçqan baş göterir",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "мишик ёкъ ерде чычкъан баш гётерир"
        },
        {
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "kitik ne li mal e, navê mişkî Evdal e"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "audācem reddit fēlis absentia murem"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "fēle comprehensā saltant murēs in mensā"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "quō nōn versantur cattī mures dominantur"
        },
        {
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "wann d’Kaz fort ass, sinn d’Mais Meeschter"
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        {
          "code": "no",
          "english": "when the cat’s away, the mice are dancing on the table",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "når katten er borte, danser musene på bordet"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "در خانه کسی که گربه نباشد موش کدخداست"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "gdy kota nie ma, myszy harcują"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "hulaj dusza – piekła nie ma"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "quando o gato sai, os ratos fazem a festa"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "când pisica nu-i acasă, joacă șoarecii pe masă"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "bez kotá myšám razdólʹje",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "без кота́ мыша́м раздо́лье"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kot iz doma - myši v pljas",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "кот из дома - мыши в пляс"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "tha fios aig an luch nach eil an cat a-staigh"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "где мачке у кући нема ту мишеви коло воде"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "gde mačke u kući nema tu miševi kolo vode"
        },
        {
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "gaž jo kócor z domu, ga maju myšy swóju wólu"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "cuando el gato no está, bailan los ratones"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "cuando el gato no está los ratones están de fiesta"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "cuando el gato no está, los ratones bailan"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "när katten är borta, dansar råttorna på bordet"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "kapag wala ang pusa, naglalaro ang mga daga"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "kapag wala ang pusa ay pista ng mga daga"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "rautu mettanaitē gurraṁ mūḍu kāḷḷa mīda parigettutundi",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "రౌతు మెత్తనైతే గుర్రం మూడు కాళ్ళ మీద పరిగెత్తుతుంది"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "แมวไม่อยู่ หนูระเริง"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "แมวไม่อยู่ หนูร่าเริง"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "kedi olmayan yerde meydan farelere kalır"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
          "word": "vắng chủ nhà, gà vọc niêu tôm"
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  "word": "when the cat's away the mice will play"
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          "entity"
        ],
        [
          "subordinate",
          "subordinate"
        ],
        [
          "take advantage of",
          "take advantage of"
        ],
        [
          "circumstance",
          "circumstance"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "when the cat’s away the mice play"
    },
    {
      "word": "when the cat's away"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "as die kat weg is, is die muis baas"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "山中無老虎,猴子稱大王"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "山中无老虎"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shānzhōng wú lǎohǔ, hóuzi chēng dàwáng",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "猴子称大王"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "老虎不再山,猴子稱大王"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "老虎不再山"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "lǎohǔ bù zài shān, hóuzi chēng dàwáng",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "猴子称大王"
    },
    {
      "code": "cim",
      "lang": "Cimbrian",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "balda di khatz velt, di maüs tåntzan"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "když kocour není doma, myši mají pré"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "når katten er ude, spiller musene på bordet"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "als de kat van huis is, dansen de muizen op tafel"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "kiam kato promenas, la musoj festenas"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "kui kassid läinud, on hiirtel pidu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "kun kissa on poissa, hiiret hyppivät pöydällä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "quand le chat n’est pas là"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "les souris dansent"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "le chat parti, les souris dansent"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "ist die Katze aus dem Haus, tanzen die Mäuse auf dem Tisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ótan leípei i gáta chorévoun ta pontíkia",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "όταν λείπει η γάτα χορεύουν τα ποντίκια"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "ha nincs otthon a macska, cincognak az egerek"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "þegar kötturinn er frá fara mýsnar á stjá"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "nuair a bhíonn an cat amuigh, bíonn na lucha ag rince"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "quando il gatto non c'è, i topi ballano"
    },
    {
      "alt": "おにいぬまのせんたく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "oni inu ma-no sentaku",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "鬼いぬ間の洗濯"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いたちなきまのてんほこり",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "itachi naki ma no ten hokori",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "鼬無き間の貂誇り"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いたちなきまのねずみ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "itachi naki ma no nezumi",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "鼬無き間の鼠"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "cmaa mɨn nɨv kɑndol laəŋ riec",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "ឆ្មាមិននៅ កណ្ដុរឡើងរាជ្យ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ki",
      "lang": "Kikuyu",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "hiti ciathiĩ mbwe ciegangara"
    },
    {
      "code": "ki",
      "lang": "Kikuyu",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "ngatia ciathiĩ hiti cĩeragara"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "goyang'iga eopseumyeon jwiga salpani nanda",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "고양이가 없으면 쥐가 살판이 난다"
    },
    {
      "code": "kum",
      "lang": "Kumyk",
      "roman": "mişik yoq yerde çıçqan baş göterir",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "мишик ёкъ ерде чычкъан баш гётерир"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "kitik ne li mal e, navê mişkî Evdal e"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "audācem reddit fēlis absentia murem"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "fēle comprehensā saltant murēs in mensā"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "quō nōn versantur cattī mures dominantur"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "wann d’Kaz fort ass, sinn d’Mais Meeschter"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "english": "when the cat’s away, the mice are dancing on the table",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "når katten er borte, danser musene på bordet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "در خانه کسی که گربه نباشد موش کدخداست"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "gdy kota nie ma, myszy harcują"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "hulaj dusza – piekła nie ma"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "quando o gato sai, os ratos fazem a festa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "când pisica nu-i acasă, joacă șoarecii pe masă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bez kotá myšám razdólʹje",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "без кота́ мыша́м раздо́лье"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kot iz doma - myši v pljas",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "кот из дома - мыши в пляс"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "tha fios aig an luch nach eil an cat a-staigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "где мачке у кући нема ту мишеви коло воде"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "gde mačke u kući nema tu miševi kolo vode"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "gaž jo kócor z domu, ga maju myšy swóju wólu"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "cuando el gato no está, bailan los ratones"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "cuando el gato no está los ratones están de fiesta"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "cuando el gato no está, los ratones bailan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "när katten är borta, dansar råttorna på bordet"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "kapag wala ang pusa, naglalaro ang mga daga"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "kapag wala ang pusa ay pista ng mga daga"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "rautu mettanaitē gurraṁ mūḍu kāḷḷa mīda parigettutundi",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "రౌతు మెత్తనైతే గుర్రం మూడు కాళ్ళ మీద పరిగెత్తుతుంది"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "แมวไม่อยู่ หนูระเริง"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "แมวไม่อยู่ หนูร่าเริง"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "kedi olmayan yerde meydan farelere kalır"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances",
      "word": "vắng chủ nhà, gà vọc niêu tôm"
    }
  ],
  "word": "when the cat's away the mice will play"
}

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