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"Whenever a person is joking, they are actually disguising thoughts and emotions, either subconsciously or deliberately."
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "people convey truth in jokes",
"word": "na každém šprochu pravdy trochu"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "people convey truth in jokes",
"word": "iedere grap heeft een kern van waarheid"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "people convey truth in jokes",
"word": "ei niin pientä pilaa, ettei totta toinen puoli"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "people convey truth in jokes",
"word": "In jedem Scherz steckt ein Körnchen Wahrheit"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "people convey truth in jokes",
"word": "minden viccnek a fele igaz"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "people convey truth in jokes",
"word": "minden viccben van valami igazság"
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "people convey truth in jokes",
"word": "w każdym żarcie jest ziarno prawdy"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "people convey truth in jokes",
"word": "toda brincadeira tem um fundo de verdade"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "v káždoj šútke jestʹ dólja právdy",
"sense": "people convey truth in jokes",
"word": "в ка́ждой шу́тке есть до́ля пра́вды"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "people convey truth in jokes",
"word": "entre broma y broma la verdad se asoma"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "u kožnomu žarti je častočka pravdy",
"sense": "people convey truth in jokes",
"word": "у кожному жарті є часточка правди"
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"word": "there's a grain of truth in every joke"
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"sense": "people convey truth in jokes",
"word": "na každém šprochu pravdy trochu"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "people convey truth in jokes",
"word": "iedere grap heeft een kern van waarheid"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "people convey truth in jokes",
"word": "ei niin pientä pilaa, ettei totta toinen puoli"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "people convey truth in jokes",
"word": "In jedem Scherz steckt ein Körnchen Wahrheit"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "people convey truth in jokes",
"word": "minden viccnek a fele igaz"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "people convey truth in jokes",
"word": "minden viccben van valami igazság"
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "people convey truth in jokes",
"word": "w każdym żarcie jest ziarno prawdy"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "people convey truth in jokes",
"word": "toda brincadeira tem um fundo de verdade"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "v káždoj šútke jestʹ dólja právdy",
"sense": "people convey truth in jokes",
"word": "в ка́ждой шу́тке есть до́ля пра́вды"
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"sense": "people convey truth in jokes",
"word": "entre broma y broma la verdad se asoma"
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "u kožnomu žarti je častočka pravdy",
"sense": "people convey truth in jokes",
"word": "у кожному жарті є часточка правди"
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"word": "there's a grain of truth in every joke"
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