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"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "у́трото е по-мъ́дро от вечерта́"
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"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
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"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
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"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "eine Nacht darüber schlafen"
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"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund"
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"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "alszik rá egyet"
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"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
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"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "la notte porta consiglio"
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"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "Aurora musis amica"
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"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "dies diem docet"
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"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
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"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "consultar con la almohada"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "útroto e po-mǎ́dro ot večertá",
"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "у́трото е по-мъ́дро от вечерта́"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "consultar amb el coixí"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "vyspat se na to"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"english": "proverb",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "ráno moudřejší večera"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "nukkua yön yli"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "la nuit porte conseil"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "eine Nacht darüber schlafen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "alszik rá egyet"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "dormirci sopra"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "dormirci"
},
{
"code": "it",
"english": "proverb",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "la notte porta consiglio"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "Aurora musis amica"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "dies diem docet"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "eng Nuecht driwwer schlofen"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "przespać się z tym"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "útro véčera mudrenéje",
"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "у́тро ве́чера мудрене́е"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"note": "colloquial locution",
"sense": "to postpone a decision at least overnight",
"word": "consultar con la almohada"
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],
"word": "sleep on"
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