See the enemy of my enemy is my friend in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "it is sometimes necessary to cooperate with a person one does not like or agree with, in order to combat a common threat",
"word": "իմ թշնամու թշնամին իմ ընկերն է"
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"word": "la malamiko de mia malamiko estas mia amiko"
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"word": "l’ennemi de mon ennemi est mon ami"
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"word": "der Feind meines Feindes ist mein Freund"
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"word": "il nemico del mio nemico è mio amico"
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"word": "o inimigo do meu inimigo é meu amigo"
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"note": "враг моего врага — мой друг (vrag mojevo vraga — moj drug)",
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"sense": "it is sometimes necessary to cooperate with a person one does not like or agree with, in order to combat a common threat",
"word": "kẻ thù của kẻ thù của tôi là bạn của tôi"
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"word": "il nemico del mio nemico è mio amico"
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"sense": "it is sometimes necessary to cooperate with a person one does not like or agree with, in order to combat a common threat",
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"word": "the enemy of my enemy is my friend"
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