See let bygones be bygones in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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ratlla" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "jì wǎng bù jiù", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "既往不咎" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "co bylo, bylo" }, { "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "geen oude koeien uit de sloot halen" }, { "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "zand erover" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "antaa menneiden olla menneitä" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "sitä tikulla silmään joka vanhoja muistelee" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "passer l’éponge" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "Schwamm drüber" }, { "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "perasména xechasména", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "περασμένα ξεχασμένα" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "ami elmúlt, elmúlt" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "a múlt legyen a múlté" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "ami volt, elmúlt" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "ami történt, megtörtént" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "borítsunk fátylat a múltra" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "fátylat rá" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "spongyát rá" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "láta hið liðna vera gleymt" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "strika yfir fortíðina" }, { "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "an rud atá thart bíodh sé thart" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "acqua passata non macina più" }, { "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "kako no koto wa mizu ni nagase", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "過去のことは水に流せ" }, { "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "kiō wa togamezu", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "既往は咎めず" }, { "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "gwageoreul mutji maseyo", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "과거를 묻지 마세요" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "puszczać w niepamięć" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "puścić w niepamięć" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "águas passadas não movem moinhos" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "kto stároje pomjánet, tomú glaz von", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "кто ста́рое помя́нет, тому́ глаз вон" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "što býlo, to prošló i bylʹjóm porosló", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "что бы́ло, то прошло́ и быльём поросло́" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "borrón y cuenta nueva" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "el pasado, pasado está" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "lo pasado, pisado" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "tags": [ "informal" ], "word": "pelillos a la mar" }, { "code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "peidiwn â dal dig" } ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/lɛt ˈbaɪɡɒnz biː ˈbaɪɡɒnz/", "tags": [ "Received-Pronunciation" ] }, { "audio": "En-au-let bygones be bygones.ogg", "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a6/En-au-let_bygones_be_bygones.ogg/En-au-let_bygones_be_bygones.ogg.mp3", "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/En-au-let_bygones_be_bygones.ogg" }, { "ipa": "/lɛt ˈbaɪˌɡɑnz bi ˈbaɪˌɡɑnz/", "tags": [ "General-American" ] } ], "word": "let bygones be bygones" }
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Chr. Asbjörnsen [i.e., Peter Christen Asbjørnsen], “Peik”, in H. L. Brækstad, transl., Round the Yule Log. 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"sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "antaa menneiden olla menneitä" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "sitä tikulla silmään joka vanhoja muistelee" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "passer l’éponge" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "Schwamm drüber" }, { "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "perasména xechasména", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "περασμένα ξεχασμένα" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "ami elmúlt, elmúlt" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "a múlt legyen a múlté" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "ami volt, elmúlt" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "ami történt, megtörtént" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "borítsunk fátylat a múltra" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "fátylat rá" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "spongyát rá" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "láta hið liðna vera gleymt" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "strika yfir fortíðina" }, { "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "an rud atá thart bíodh sé thart" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "acqua passata non macina più" }, { "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "kako no koto wa mizu ni nagase", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "過去のことは水に流せ" }, { "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "kiō wa togamezu", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "既往は咎めず" }, { "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "gwageoreul mutji maseyo", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "과거를 묻지 마세요" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "puszczać w niepamięć" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "puścić w niepamięć" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "águas passadas não movem moinhos" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "kto stároje pomjánet, tomú glaz von", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "кто ста́рое помя́нет, тому́ глаз вон" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "što býlo, to prošló i bylʹjóm porosló", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "что бы́ло, то прошло́ и быльём поросло́" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "borrón y cuenta nueva" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "el pasado, pasado está" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "lo pasado, pisado" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "tags": [ "informal" ], "word": "pelillos a la mar" }, { "code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence", "word": "peidiwn â dal dig" } ], "word": "let bygones be bygones" }
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