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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "idiomatic: be of very gentle nature",
"word": "ani mouše by neublížil"
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "idiomatic: be of very gentle nature",
"word": "ikke gøre en flue fortræd"
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"sense": "idiomatic: be of very gentle nature",
"word": "ei tekisi pahaa kärpäsellekään"
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"sense": "idiomatic: be of very gentle nature",
"word": "ne pas faire de mal à une mouche"
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"sense": "idiomatic: be of very gentle nature",
"word": "non matar unha mosca"
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"sense": "idiomatic: be of very gentle nature",
"word": "einer Fliege etwas zuleide tun"
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"sense": "idiomatic: be of very gentle nature",
"word": "kein Wässerchen trüben können"
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"sense": "idiomatic: be of very gentle nature",
"word": "légynek sem árt"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "idiomatic: be of very gentle nature",
"word": "non fare male a una mosca"
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"roman": "múxi ne obídit",
"sense": "idiomatic: be of very gentle nature",
"word": "му́хи не оби́дит"
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"sense": "idiomatic: be of very gentle nature",
"word": "inte göra en fluga illa"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "idiomatic: be of very gentle nature",
"word": "ani mouše by neublížil"
},
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "idiomatic: be of very gentle nature",
"word": "ikke gøre en flue fortræd"
},
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"sense": "idiomatic: be of very gentle nature",
"word": "ei tekisi pahaa kärpäsellekään"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "idiomatic: be of very gentle nature",
"word": "ne pas faire de mal à une mouche"
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"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "idiomatic: be of very gentle nature",
"word": "non matar unha mosca"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "idiomatic: be of very gentle nature",
"word": "einer Fliege etwas zuleide tun"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "idiomatic: be of very gentle nature",
"word": "kein Wässerchen trüben können"
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"sense": "idiomatic: be of very gentle nature",
"word": "légynek sem árt"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "idiomatic: be of very gentle nature",
"word": "non fare male a una mosca"
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"sense": "idiomatic: be of very gentle nature",
"word": "му́хи не оби́дит"
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"sense": "idiomatic: be of very gentle nature",
"word": "inte göra en fluga illa"
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"sense": "idiomatic: be of very gentle nature",
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