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"roman": "puronō obbhaś jete caẏ na",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
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"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
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"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "zvyk je železná košile"
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"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "man kan ikke lære en gammel hund nye kunster"
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"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "vanhoista tavoista on vaikea luopua"
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"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "qui a bu boira"
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"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "les vieilles habitudes ont la vie dure"
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"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "chassez le naturel, il revient au galop"
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"roman": "čveva rǯulze umṭḳicesiao",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "ჩვევა რჯულზე უმტკიცესიაო"
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"roman": "próta vgaínei i psychí kai metá to choúi",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "πρώτα βγαίνει η ψυχή και μετά το χούι"
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"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "nagy úr a szokás"
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"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "a régi szokásoktól nehéz szabadulni"
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"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "a régi szokásokat nehéz levetkőzni"
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"code": "is",
"english": "teaching an old dog to sit is a daunting task",
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"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "það er erfitt að kenna gömlum hundi að sitja"
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"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio"
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"roman": "huṭṭu guṇa suṭṭarū hōgōlla",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "ಹುಟ್ಟು ಗುಣ ಸುಟ್ಟರೂ ಹೋಗೋಲ್ಲ"
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"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "se sal beoreut yeodeunkkaji ganda",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "세 살 버릇 여든까지 간다"
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"code": "ml",
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"roman": "coṭṭayile śīlaṁ cuṭalavare",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "ചൊട്ടയിലെ ശീലം ചുടലവരെ"
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"english": "old habits are hard to change",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "gammel vane er vond å vende"
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"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "gammal vane er vond å vende"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "velhos hábitos nunca morrem"
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"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "lupul își schimbă părul, dar năravul ba"
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"note": "привы́чка — втора́я нату́ра (privýčka — vtorája natúra) (a habit is a second nature)",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "ot stároj privýčki trúdno izbávitʹsja",
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"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "U lupu perdi u pilu ma no u vizziu"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "can çıkar huy çıkmaz"
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"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "zvyk je železná košile"
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"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "man kan ikke lære en gammel hund nye kunster"
},
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"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "vanhoista tavoista on vaikea luopua"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "qui a bu boira"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "les vieilles habitudes ont la vie dure"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "chassez le naturel, il revient au galop"
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"roman": "čveva rǯulze umṭḳicesiao",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "ჩვევა რჯულზე უმტკიცესიაო"
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"roman": "próta vgaínei i psychí kai metá to choúi",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "πρώτα βγαίνει η ψυχή και μετά το χούι"
},
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "nagy úr a szokás"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "nagy úr a megszokás"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "a régi szokásoktól nehéz szabadulni"
},
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "a régi szokásokat nehéz levetkőzni"
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"code": "is",
"english": "teaching an old dog to sit is a daunting task",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "það er erfitt að kenna gömlum hundi að sitja"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio"
},
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"code": "kn",
"lang": "Kannada",
"roman": "huṭṭu guṇa suṭṭarū hōgōlla",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "ಹುಟ್ಟು ಗುಣ ಸುಟ್ಟರೂ ಹೋಗೋಲ್ಲ"
},
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "se sal beoreut yeodeunkkaji ganda",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "세 살 버릇 여든까지 간다"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "coṭṭayile śīlaṁ cuṭalavare",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "ചൊട്ടയിലെ ശീലം ചുടലവരെ"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"english": "old habits are hard to change",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "gammel vane er vond å vende"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "gammal vane er vond å vende"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "velhos hábitos nunca morrem"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "lupul își schimbă părul, dar năravul ba"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "привы́чка — втора́я нату́ра (privýčka — vtorája natúra) (a habit is a second nature)",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ot stároj privýčki trúdno izbávitʹsja",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "от ста́рой привы́чки тру́дно изба́виться"
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"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "U lupu perdi u pilu ma no u vizziu"
},
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "established habits are difficult to change",
"word": "can çıkar huy çıkmaz"
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"word": "old habits die hard"
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