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"To believe that something which one hears is truly the case."
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"(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To believe that something which one hears is truly the case."
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"word": "believe one's eyes"
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"translations": [
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to believe that something which one hears is truly the case",
"word": "zijn oren geloven"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to believe that something which one hears is truly the case",
"word": "uskoa korviaan"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"note": "in the negative",
"sense": "to believe that something which one hears is truly the case",
"word": "en croire ses oreilles"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to believe that something which one hears is truly the case",
"word": "hisz a fülének"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to believe that something which one hears is truly the case",
"word": "wierzyć własnym uszom"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to believe that something which one hears is truly the case",
"word": "dar crédito"
}
]
}
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"To believe that something which one hears is truly the case."
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"(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To believe that something which one hears is truly the case."
],
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"translations": [
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to believe that something which one hears is truly the case",
"word": "zijn oren geloven"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to believe that something which one hears is truly the case",
"word": "uskoa korviaan"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"note": "in the negative",
"sense": "to believe that something which one hears is truly the case",
"word": "en croire ses oreilles"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to believe that something which one hears is truly the case",
"word": "hisz a fülének"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to believe that something which one hears is truly the case",
"word": "wierzyć własnym uszom"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to believe that something which one hears is truly the case",
"word": "dar crédito"
}
],
"word": "believe one's ears"
}
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