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"word": "devil is kissing his wife"
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining — see also sun shower",
"word": "jakkals trou met wolf se vrou"
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"word": "lo diable tupa la dona"
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"sense": "interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining — see also sun shower",
"word": "plou i fa sol, les bruixes es pentinen"
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"word": "hiiret viettää häitä"
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"sense": "interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining — see also sun shower",
"word": "le diable bat sa femme et marie sa fille"
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"sense": "interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining — see also sun shower",
"word": "Frau Holle hat Kirmes"
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"sense": "interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining — see also sun shower",
"word": "veri az ördög a feleségét"
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"word": "eyda guran e"
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"word": "daweta gur û rovî"
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"sense": "interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining — see also sun shower",
"word": "sol e chuva casamento de viúva"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining — see also sun shower",
"word": "chuva e sol casamento de espanhol"
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"code": "ru",
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"note": "царевна плачет (carevna plačet, literally “A princess is crying”)",
"sense": "interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining — see also sun shower"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining — see also sun shower",
"word": "está pariendo la venada"
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"sense": "interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining — see also sun shower",
"word": "jakkals trou met wolf se vrou"
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"sense": "interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining — see also sun shower",
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"word": "lo diable tupa la dona"
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"sense": "interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining — see also sun shower",
"word": "plou i fa sol, les bruixes es pentinen"
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"word": "het is kermis in de hel"
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"sense": "interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining — see also sun shower",
"word": "ketut kylpevät"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining — see also sun shower",
"word": "hiiret viettää häitä"
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"sense": "interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining — see also sun shower",
"word": "le diable bat sa femme et marie sa fille"
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining — see also sun shower",
"word": "Frau Holle hat Kirmes"
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining — see also sun shower",
"word": "veri az ördög a feleségét"
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"sense": "interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining — see also sun shower",
"word": "eyda guran e"
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"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining — see also sun shower",
"word": "daweta gur û rovî"
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"sense": "interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining — see also sun shower",
"word": "sol e chuva casamento de viúva"
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"sense": "interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining — see also sun shower",
"word": "chuva e sol casamento de espanhol"
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"note": "царевна плачет (carevna plačet, literally “A princess is crying”)",
"sense": "interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining — see also sun shower"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining — see also sun shower",
"word": "está pariendo la venada"
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"sense": "interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining — see also sun shower",
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"word": "devil's beating his wife"
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