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"A lack of information reported about a situation suggests that nothing unfortunate has occurred."
],
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"related": [
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"word": "bad news travels fast"
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"translations": [
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "no tenir notícies és bona notícia"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "沒消息就是好消息"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "méi xiāoxi jiùshì hǎo xiāoxi",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "没消息就是好消息"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "geen bericht, goed bericht"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "ei uutisia on hyvä uutinen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "pas de nouvelles, bonnes nouvelles"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "keine Nachrichten sind gute Nachrichten"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "nessuna nuova, buone nuove"
},
{
"alt": "たよりのないのはよいしらせ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tayori no nai no wa yoi shirase",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "便りのないのは良い知らせ"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "musosig-i huisosik",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "무소식이 희소식"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "nulla nova bona nova"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "ingen nyheter er gode nyheter"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "brak wiadomości to dobra wiadomość"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"tags": [
"Brazil"
],
"word": "notícia ruim chega rápido"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "отсу́тствие новосте́й — уже́ хоро́шая но́вость (otsútstvije novostéj — užé xoróšaja nóvostʹ)",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ot dobrá dobrá ne íščut",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "от добра́ добра́ не и́щут"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "'s math an naidheachd a bhith gun naidheachd"
}
]
}
],
"word": "no news is good news"
}
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"word": "bad news travels fast"
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"translations": [
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "no tenir notícies és bona notícia"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "沒消息就是好消息"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "méi xiāoxi jiùshì hǎo xiāoxi",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "没消息就是好消息"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "geen bericht, goed bericht"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "ei uutisia on hyvä uutinen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "pas de nouvelles, bonnes nouvelles"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "keine Nachrichten sind gute Nachrichten"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "nessuna nuova, buone nuove"
},
{
"alt": "たよりのないのはよいしらせ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tayori no nai no wa yoi shirase",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "便りのないのは良い知らせ"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "musosig-i huisosik",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "무소식이 희소식"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "nulla nova bona nova"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "ingen nyheter er gode nyheter"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "brak wiadomości to dobra wiadomość"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"tags": [
"Brazil"
],
"word": "notícia ruim chega rápido"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "отсу́тствие новосте́й — уже́ хоро́шая но́вость (otsútstvije novostéj — užé xoróšaja nóvostʹ)",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ot dobrá dobrá ne íščut",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "от добра́ добра́ не и́щут"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "lack of information suggests nothing bad",
"word": "'s math an naidheachd a bhith gun naidheachd"
}
],
"word": "no news is good news"
}
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