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"It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards."
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"word": "a stitch in time saves nine"
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"roman": "al-wiqāyatu ḵayrun mina l-ʕilāji",
"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "اَلْوِقَايَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْعِلَاجِ"
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"word": "未雨绸缪"
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"word": "预防胜于治疗"
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "det er bedre at forebygge end at helbrede"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "voorkomen is beter dan genezen"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "mieux vaut prévenir que guérir"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "Vorbeugen ist besser als Heilen"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "Vorbeugung ist die beste Medizin"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "prevenire é meglio che curare"
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yobō ha chiryō ni masaru",
"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "予防は治療に勝る"
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"code": "ja",
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"roman": "korobanu saki no tsue",
"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "転ばぬ先の杖"
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"roman": "an jo'eun ireun saenggigo nan dwi haegyeolharyeogo hagibodan aye saenggijijocha anke mangneun'ge deo natda",
"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "안 좋은 일은 생기고 난 뒤 해결하려고 하기보단 아예 생기지조차 않게 막는게 더 낫다"
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"code": "ms",
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"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "mencegah lebih baik daripada mengubati"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "lepiej zapobiegać niż leczyć"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "prevenir é melhor do que remediar"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "profiláktika lúčše lečénija",
"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "профила́ктика лу́чше лече́ния"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "lúčše boléznʹ predotvratítʹ, čem potóm lečítʹ",
"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "лу́чше боле́знь предотврати́ть, чем пото́м лечи́ть"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "gramm profilaktiki stoit kilogramma lečenija",
"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "грамм профилактики стоит килограмма лечения"
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"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
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"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "预防胜于治疗"
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "det er bedre at forebygge end at helbrede"
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"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "voorkomen is beter dan genezen"
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"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "mieux vaut prévenir que guérir"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "Vorbeugen ist besser als Heilen"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "Vorbeugung ist die beste Medizin"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "prevenire é meglio che curare"
},
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yobō ha chiryō ni masaru",
"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "予防は治療に勝る"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "korobanu saki no tsue",
"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "転ばぬ先の杖"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "an jo'eun ireun saenggigo nan dwi haegyeolharyeogo hagibodan aye saenggijijocha anke mangneun'ge deo natda",
"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "안 좋은 일은 생기고 난 뒤 해결하려고 하기보단 아예 생기지조차 않게 막는게 더 낫다"
},
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"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "mencegah lebih baik daripada mengubati"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "lepiej zapobiegać niż leczyć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "prevenir é melhor do que remediar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "profiláktika lúčše lečénija",
"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "профила́ктика лу́чше лече́ния"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "lúčše boléznʹ predotvratítʹ, čem potóm lečítʹ",
"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "лу́чше боле́знь предотврати́ть, чем пото́м лечи́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "gramm profilaktiki stoit kilogramma lečenija",
"sense": "It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.",
"word": "грамм профилактики стоит килограмма лечения"
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"word": "prevention is better than cure"
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