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"To accept punishment or injury without retaliating."
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"(idiomatic) To accept punishment or injury without retaliating."
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "girar l'altra galta"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "vende den anden kind til"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "kääntää toinenkin poski"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "tendre l’autre joue"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "die andere Wange hinhalten"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "die andere Backe hinhalten"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "másik arc odafordítása/odatartása"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "porgere l'altra guancia"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "vertō alteram maxillam"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"tags": [
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"word": "nadstawiać drugi policzek"
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"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
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"word": "nadstawić drugi policzek"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "dar a outra face"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "oferecer a outra face"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podstávitʹ drugúju ščóku",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "подста́вить другу́ю щёку"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "poner la otra mejilla"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "vända andra kinden till"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "girar l'altra galta"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "vende den anden kind til"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "kääntää toinenkin poski"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "tendre l’autre joue"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "die andere Wange hinhalten"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "die andere Backe hinhalten"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "másik arc odafordítása/odatartása"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "porgere l'altra guancia"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "vertō alteram maxillam"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"tags": [
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"word": "nadstawiać drugi policzek"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"tags": [
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"word": "nadstawić drugi policzek"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "dar a outra face"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "oferecer a outra face"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podstávitʹ drugúju ščóku",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "подста́вить другу́ю щёку"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "poner la otra mejilla"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "accept injury without revenge",
"word": "vända andra kinden till"
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"word": "turn the other cheek"
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