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"roman": "al-fuḍūlu qatala l-qiṭṭa",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "الْفُضُولُ قَتَلَ الْقِطَّ"
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"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "hetakʿrkʿrasirutʿyunə spanecʿ katvin",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "հետաքրքրասիրությունը սպանեց կատվին"
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"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "la curiositat va matar el gat"
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"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "好奇害死貓"
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"roman": "hàoqí hàisǐ māo",
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"word": "nebuď zvědavej, budeš brzo starej"
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"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "nysgerrighed slog smedens kat ihjel"
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"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "uudishimu tappis kassi"
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"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "uteliaisuus tappoi kissan"
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"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "la curiosité est un vilain défaut"
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"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "Neugier ist der Katze Tod"
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"roman": "i periérgeia skótose ti gáta",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "η περιέργεια σκότωσε τη γάτα"
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"roman": "ha-sakranút hargá et he-khatúl",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "הַסַּקְרָנוּת הָרְגָה אֶת הֶחָתוּל"
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "aki kíváncsi, hamar megöregszik"
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "fios a mharaigh an cat"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "tanto va la gatta al lardo, che ci lascia lo zampino"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "la curiosità uccise il gatto"
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"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
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"word": "la troppa curiosità spinge l'uccello nella rete"
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"roman": "ljubopitnosta ja ubila mačkata",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "љубопитноста ја убила мачката"
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"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "nysgjerrighet drepte katten"
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "nysgjerrig høne får enten korn eller knuff"
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "ciekawy kot do studni wpadł"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "ciekawość to pierwszy stopień do piekła"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "a curiosidade matou o gato"
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"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "curioșii mor repede"
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"roman": "ljubopýtnoj Várvare na bazáre nos otorváli",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "любопы́тной Ва́рваре на база́ре нос оторва́ли"
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"code": "ru",
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"note": "мно́го бу́дешь знать — ско́ро соста́ришься (mnógo búdešʹ znatʹ — skóro sostárišʹsja)",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous"
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"code": "ru",
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"note": "ме́ньше зна́ешь — кре́пче спишь (ménʹše znáješʹ — krépče spišʹ)",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous"
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"roman": "ot ljubopýtstva kóška sdóxla",
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"word": "от любопы́тства ко́шка сдо́хла"
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"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
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"word": "радо̀знало̄ст је убила мачку"
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"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
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"word": "radòznalōst je ubila mačku"
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"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "la curiosidad mató al gato"
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"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "nyfiken i en strut"
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"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "ang sobra-sobrang pag-usisa ay delikado"
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"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "busnesa a laddodd y gath"
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"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
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"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
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"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "好奇害死貓"
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"roman": "hàoqí hàisǐ māo",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
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"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "nebuď zvědavej, budeš brzo starej"
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"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "nysgerrighed slog smedens kat ihjel"
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"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "uudishimu tappis kassi"
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"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "uteliaisuus tappoi kissan"
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"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "la curiosité est un vilain défaut"
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"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "Neugier ist der Katze Tod"
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"roman": "i periérgeia skótose ti gáta",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "η περιέργεια σκότωσε τη γάτα"
},
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"roman": "ha-sakranút hargá et he-khatúl",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "הַסַּקְרָנוּת הָרְגָה אֶת הֶחָתוּל"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "aki kíváncsi, hamar megöregszik"
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "fios a mharaigh an cat"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "tanto va la gatta al lardo, che ci lascia lo zampino"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "la curiosità uccise il gatto"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
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"word": "la troppa curiosità spinge l'uccello nella rete"
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"code": "mk",
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"roman": "ljubopitnosta ja ubila mačkata",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "љубопитноста ја убила мачката"
},
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "nysgjerrighet drepte katten"
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "nysgjerrig høne får enten korn eller knuff"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "ciekawy kot do studni wpadł"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "ciekawość to pierwszy stopień do piekła"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "a curiosidade matou o gato"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "curioșii mor repede"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ljubopýtnoj Várvare na bazáre nos otorváli",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "любопы́тной Ва́рваре на база́ре нос оторва́ли"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "мно́го бу́дешь знать — ско́ро соста́ришься (mnógo búdešʹ znatʹ — skóro sostárišʹsja)",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "ме́ньше зна́ешь — кре́пче спишь (ménʹše znáješʹ — krépče spišʹ)",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous"
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"roman": "ot ljubopýtstva kóška sdóxla",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"tags": [
"rare"
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"word": "от любопы́тства ко́шка сдо́хла"
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
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"word": "радо̀знало̄ст је убила мачку"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"tags": [
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"word": "radòznalōst je ubila mačku"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "la curiosidad mató al gato"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "nyfiken i en strut"
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"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "ang sobra-sobrang pag-usisa ay delikado"
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"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "undue curiosity is dangerous",
"word": "busnesa a laddodd y gath"
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"word": "curiosity killed the cat"
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