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"word": "the cowl does not make the monk"
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"word": "all that glitters is not gold"
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"roman": "lā taḥkum ʕalā kitābi miin ḡilāfihi",
"sense": "it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone",
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"sense": "it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone",
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"word": "nesuď knihu podle obalu"
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"word": "man skal ikke skue hunden på hårene"
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"word": "ei ole koiraa karvoihin katsominen"
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"word": "moni kakku päältä kaunis"
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"sense": "it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone",
"word": "τα φαινόμενα απατούν"
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"code": "el",
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"roman": "to ráso den kánei ton papá",
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"word": "το ράσο δεν κάνει τον παπά"
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"sense": "it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone",
"word": "אַל תִּסְתַּכֵּל בַּקַּנְקַן אֶלָּא בַמֶּה שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ"
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"sense": "it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone",
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"code": "is",
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"sense": "it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone",
"word": "þú getur ekki rannsakað hund eftir hárinu"
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"word": "go minic bíonn croí geal i gcraiceann donn"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone",
"word": "l'abito non fa il monaco"
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"sense": "it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone",
"word": "non giudicare un libro dalla copertina"
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"word": "man kan ikke dømme boken etter omslaget"
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"sense": "it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone",
"word": "não se pode julgar um livro pela capa"
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"word": "nu haina îl face pe om"
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"sense": "it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone",
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"sense": "it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone",
"word": "'s tric a bhios cridhe gheal ann an seiche dhonn"
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"word": "el hábito no hace al monje"
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"word": "mapanlinlang ang panlabas na anyo"
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"word": "hayvanın alacası dışında, insanın alacası içinde"
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"sense": "it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone",
"word": "ذات نہ پوچھو سادھو کی؛ پوچھ لیجئے علم"
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"code": "ar",
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"sense": "it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone",
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"sense": "it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone",
"word": "moni kakku päältä kaunis"
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"sense": "it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone",
"word": "τα φαινόμενα απατούν"
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"code": "el",
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"word": "το ράσο δεν κάνει τον παπά"
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"sense": "it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone",
"word": "אַל תִּסְתַּכֵּל בַּקַּנְקַן אֶלָּא בַמֶּה שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ"
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"word": "ne a borító alapján ítéld meg a könyvet"
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"word": "þú getur ekki rannsakað hund eftir hárinu"
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"word": "go minic bíonn croí geal i gcraiceann donn"
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"word": "l'abito non fa il monaco"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone",
"word": "non giudicare un libro dalla copertina"
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"sense": "it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone",
"word": "nie oceniaj książki po okładce"
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"sense": "it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone",
"word": "não se pode julgar um livro pela capa"
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"sense": "it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone",
"word": "nu haina îl face pe om"
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"word": "ne sudi knjizi po koricama"
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"sense": "it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone",
"word": "el hábito no hace al monje"
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"sense": "it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone",
"word": "man skall inte döma hunden efter håren"
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"sense": "it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone",
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"sense": "it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone",
"word": "hayvanın alacası dışında, insanın alacası içinde"
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"roman": "zāt nā pūcho sādhu kī; pūch lījie ilm",
"sense": "it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone",
"word": "ذات نہ پوچھو سادھو کی؛ پوچھ لیجئے علم"
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"word": "you can't judge a book by its cover"
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