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"Nothing is free; even things that appear free often have to be paid in the end."
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"roman": "njama takova nešto kato bezplaten objad",
"sense": "nothing is free; everything has a price",
"word": "няма такова нещо като безплатен обяд"
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"word": "ningú dóna duros a quatre pessetes"
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"sense": "nothing is free; everything has a price",
"word": "天下沒有白吃的午餐"
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"sense": "nothing is free; everything has a price",
"word": "ilmaisia lounaita ei ole"
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"sense": "nothing is free; everything has a price",
"word": "on n’a rien sans rien"
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"sense": "nothing is free; everything has a price",
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"word": "nichts ist umsonst"
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"sense": "nothing is free; everything has a price",
"word": "es wird einem nichts geschenkt"
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"sense": "nothing is free; everything has a price",
"word": "אין ארוחות חינם"
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"word": "semmi sincs ingyen"
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"word": "semmit sem adnak ajándékba"
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"sense": "nothing is free; everything has a price",
"word": "i soldi non crescono sugli alberi"
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"roman": "tada-yori takai mono-wa nai",
"sense": "nothing is free; everything has a price",
"word": "只より高いものはない"
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"word": "ingenting i livet er gratis"
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"sense": "nothing is free; everything has a price",
"word": "nie ma darmowych obiadów"
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"sense": "nothing is free; everything has a price",
"word": "não existe almoço de graça"
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"note": "беспла́тный сыр быва́ет то́лько в мышело́вке (besplátnyj syr byvájet tólʹko v myšelóvke, literally “free cheese may be only in a mouse-trap”)",
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"word": "nema besplatnog ručka"
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"word": "bedava yemek diye bir şey yoktur"
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"sense": "nothing is free; everything has a price",
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"sense": "nothing is free; everything has a price",
"word": "ingenting i livet er gratis"
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"sense": "nothing is free; everything has a price",
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"word": "bedava yemek diye bir şey yoktur"
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