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"roman": "dapʿnineri vra hangčʿel",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "դափնիների վրա հանգչել"
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"roman": "spačyvácʹ na láŭrax",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
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"word": "спачыва́ць на ла́ўрах"
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "食老本"
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"roman": "ānyú xiànzhuàng, bùsī jìnqǔ",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "不思进取"
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "usnout na vavřínech"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "hvile på sine laurbær"
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{
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "op zijn lauweren rusten"
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "njóta framd avrik"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "levätä laakereillaan"
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{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "se reposer sur ses lauriers"
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "s’endormir sur ses lauriers"
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "s’endormir dans les délices de Capoue"
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "sich auf seinen Lorbeeren ausruhen"
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "נח על זרי הדפנה"
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"word": "ül a babérjain"
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"word": "riposare sugli allori"
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "atdusēties uz lauriem"
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "užmigti ant laurų"
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"word": "hvile på sine laurbær"
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "a se culca pe-o ureche"
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "a se culca pe urechea aceea"
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"tags": [
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"word": "почива́ть на ла́врах"
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"roman": "ostanovítʹsja na dostígnutom",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "останови́ться на дости́гнутом"
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"code": "sh",
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"tags": [
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"word": "спа́вати на лово̀рикама"
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{
"code": "sh",
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"tags": [
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"word": "spávati na lovòrikama"
},
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"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "počivati na lovorikah"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "dormirse en los laureles"
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "vila på sina lagrar"
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "vila på lagrarna"
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"roman": "spočyváty na lávrax",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
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"word": "спочива́ти на ла́врах"
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"code": "hy",
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"roman": "dapʿnineri vra hangčʿel",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "դափնիների վրա հանգչել"
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"code": "be",
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"roman": "spačyvácʹ na láŭrax",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"tags": [
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"word": "спачыва́ць на ла́ўрах"
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "adormir-se sobre els llorers"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "aturar-se sobre els llorers"
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"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "食老本"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "安於現狀，不思進取"
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "安于现状"
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"roman": "ānyú xiànzhuàng, bùsī jìnqǔ",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "不思进取"
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "usnout na vavřínech"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "hvile på sine laurbær"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "op zijn lauweren rusten"
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"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "njóta framd avrik"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "levätä laakereillaan"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "se reposer sur ses lauriers"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "s’endormir sur ses lauriers"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "s’endormir dans les délices de Capoue"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "s’endormir sur le rôti"
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "sich auf seinen Lorbeeren ausruhen"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "epanapávomai stis dáfnes mou",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "επαναπαύομαι στις δάφνες μου"
},
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"code": "el",
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"roman": "anapávomai stis dáfnes mou",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "αναπαύομαι στις δάφνες μου"
},
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "nakh al zeréi hadafná",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "נח על זרי הדפנה"
},
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "ül a babérjain"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "riposare sugli allori"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "dormire sugli allori"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "adagiarsi sugli allori"
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "sedersi sugli allori"
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"alt": "あぐらをかく",
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"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "agura o kaku",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "胡坐をかく"
},
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"alt": "あぐらをかく",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "agura o kaku",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "胡座をかく"
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"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "atdusēties uz lauriem"
},
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"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "užmigti ant laurų"
},
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"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "ilsėtis ant laurų"
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "hvile på sine laurbær"
},
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"tags": [
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"word": "spoczywać na laurach"
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"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
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"word": "spocząć na laurach"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "dormir sobre os louros"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "dormir sobre os louros colhidos"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "dormir à sombra dos louros"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "adormecer sobre os louros"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "a se culca pe-o ureche"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "a se culca pe urechea aceea"
},
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "počivátʹ na lávrax",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"tags": [
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"word": "почива́ть на ла́врах"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ostanovítʹsja na dostígnutom",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "останови́ться на дости́гнутом"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "спа́вати на лово̀рикама"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "spávati na lovòrikama"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "počivati na lovorikah"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "dormirse en los laureles"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "dormir en los laureles"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "vila på sina lagrar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"word": "vila på lagrarna"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "spočyváty na lávrax",
"sense": "rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "спочива́ти на ла́врах"
}
],
"word": "rest on one's laurels"
}
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