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"word": "when the cat's away the mice will play"
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"word": "long absent, soon forgotten"
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"When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it."
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"(idiomatic) When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it."
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "lluny dels ulls, prop del cor"
},
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"note": "of a married couple",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "小別勝新婚"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiǎobié shèng xīnhūn",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "小别胜新婚"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "相見不如懷念"
},
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiāngjiàn bùrú huáiniàn",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "相见不如怀念"
},
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "afwezigheid versterkt de liefde"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "etäisyys lähentää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "chose rarement vue est plus chère"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "un peu d’absence fait grand bien"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "loin des yeux, près du cœur"
},
{
"code": "de",
"english": "semantically close, but rather rare",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "dem Auge fern, dem Herzen nah"
},
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"code": "de",
"english": "but no exact match",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "willst du gelten, mach dich selten"
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{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "only the opposite phrase exists"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "רחוק מהעין, קרוב אל הלב"
},
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "המרחק מחזק את הרגשות"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "ההיעדרות מרככת את הלב"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "fjarlægðin gerir fjöllin blá"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "jauh di mata, dekat di hati"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "uireasa a mhéadaíonn cumha"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "la lontananza avvicina i cuori"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "duduk sekampung lagikan rindu, inikan pula jauh di mata"
},
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"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "duduk sekampung lagikan rindu, inikan pula jauh di rantau"
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"code": "ms",
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"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "jauh di mata dekat di hati"
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"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "jauh serasa hilang, bercerai serasa mati, jauh bau bunga, dekat bau tahi"
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"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
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"word": "دودوق سکامڤوڠ لاݢيکن ريندو, اينکن ڤولا جاءوه دمات"
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"code": "ms",
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"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
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"word": "دودوق سکامڤوڠ لاݢيکن ريندو, اينکن ڤولا جاءوه درنتاو"
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"code": "ms",
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"tags": [
"Jawi"
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"word": "جاءوه دمات دکت دهاتي"
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"code": "ms",
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"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"tags": [
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"word": "جاءوه سراس هيلڠ, برچراي سراس ماتي, جاءوه باءو بوڠا, دکت باءو تاهي"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "krótkie rozstania scalają związki"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "longe dos olhos, perto do coração"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ot razlúki ljubóvʹ gorjačéj",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "от разлу́ки любо́вь горяче́й"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "разлу́ка для любви́, что ве́тер для искры́ — ма́ленькую зату́шит, а большу́ю сде́лает еще сильне́е (razlúka dlja ljubví, što véter dlja iskrý — málenʹkuju zatúšit, a bolʹšúju sdélajet ješče silʹnéje)",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "nadie sabe lo que tiene hasta que lo pierde"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "kel ölür, sırma saçlı olur, kör ölür badem gözlü olur"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "mwyna' byth y man ni bôm"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "man gwyn man draw"
}
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "lluny dels ulls, prop del cor"
},
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"note": "of a married couple",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "小別勝新婚"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiǎobié shèng xīnhūn",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "小别胜新婚"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "相見不如懷念"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiāngjiàn bùrú huáiniàn",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "相见不如怀念"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "afwezigheid versterkt de liefde"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "etäisyys lähentää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "chose rarement vue est plus chère"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "un peu d’absence fait grand bien"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "loin des yeux, près du cœur"
},
{
"code": "de",
"english": "semantically close, but rather rare",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "dem Auge fern, dem Herzen nah"
},
{
"code": "de",
"english": "but no exact match",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"tags": [
"common"
],
"word": "willst du gelten, mach dich selten"
},
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "only the opposite phrase exists"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "רחוק מהעין, קרוב אל הלב"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "המרחק מחזק את הרגשות"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "ההיעדרות מרככת את הלב"
},
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"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "fjarlægðin gerir fjöllin blá"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "jauh di mata, dekat di hati"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "uireasa a mhéadaíonn cumha"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "la lontananza avvicina i cuori"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "duduk sekampung lagikan rindu, inikan pula jauh di mata"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "duduk sekampung lagikan rindu, inikan pula jauh di rantau"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "jauh di mata dekat di hati"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "jauh serasa hilang, bercerai serasa mati, jauh bau bunga, dekat bau tahi"
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"code": "ms",
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"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
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"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
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"code": "ms",
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"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"tags": [
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"word": "جاءوه سراس هيلڠ, برچراي سراس ماتي, جاءوه باءو بوڠا, دکت باءو تاهي"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "krótkie rozstania scalają związki"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "longe dos olhos, perto do coração"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ot razlúki ljubóvʹ gorjačéj",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "от разлу́ки любо́вь горяче́й"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "разлу́ка для любви́, что ве́тер для искры́ — ма́ленькую зату́шит, а большу́ю сде́лает еще сильне́е (razlúka dlja ljubví, što véter dlja iskrý — málenʹkuju zatúšit, a bolʹšúju sdélajet ješče silʹnéje)",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "nadie sabe lo que tiene hasta que lo pierde"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "kel ölür, sırma saçlı olur, kör ölür badem gözlü olur"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "mwyna' byth y man ni bôm"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it",
"word": "man gwyn man draw"
}
],
"word": "absence makes the heart grow fonder"
}
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