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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "互惠互利"
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "滴水之恩，当涌泉相报"
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"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "vuoroin vieraissa käydään"
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"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "on ne donne rien pour rien"
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"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "on n’a rien pour rien"
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"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "donnant donnant"
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"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "hoxe por min, mañá por ti"
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"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "eine Hand wäscht die andere"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "von nichts kommt nichts"
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"code": "he",
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"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "שמור לי ואשמור לך"
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"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "יד רוחצת יד"
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "טובה תחת טובה"
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"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "kéz kezet mos"
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "valamit valamiért"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "una mano lava l'altra"
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "魚心あれば水心あり"
},
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"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "du klør meg på ryggen, og jeg klør deg på ryggen"
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"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "du klør min rygg, og jeg klør din"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "ręka rękę myje"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "przysługa za przysługę"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "uma mão lava a outra"
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"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "o mână spală pe alta"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "serviciu contra serviciu"
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"code": "ru",
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"note": "ты — мне, я — тебе́ (ty — mne, ja — tebé, literally “you (give something) to me, I (give something) to you”)",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor"
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"note": "рука́ ру́ку мо́ет (ruká rúku mójet, literally “one hand washes another”)",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor"
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"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
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"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "am fear a thèid san droigheann dhomh, thèid mi san dris dha"
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"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "ruka ruku myje"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "hoy por ti, mañana por mí"
},
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "favor con favor se paga"
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"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "mwosha huoshwa"
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "tjänster och gentjänster"
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"roman": "yêun mŏo yêun maew",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "ยื่นหมูยื่นแมว"
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"word": "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours"
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"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "互惠互利"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "滴水之恩，当涌泉相报"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "vuoroin vieraissa käydään"
},
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "on ne donne rien pour rien"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "on n’a rien pour rien"
},
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "donnant donnant"
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"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "hoxe por min, mañá por ti"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "eine Hand wäscht die andere"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "von nichts kommt nichts"
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "שמור לי ואשמור לך"
},
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "יד רוחצת יד"
},
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "טובה תחת טובה"
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "kéz kezet mos"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "valamit valamiért"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "una mano lava l'altra"
},
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"alt": "うおごころ-あれば-みずごころ-あり uo'gokoro-areba-mizu'gokoro-ari",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "魚心あれば水心あり"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "du klør meg på ryggen, og jeg klør deg på ryggen"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "du klør min rygg, og jeg klør din"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "ręka rękę myje"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "przysługa za przysługę"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "uma mão lava a outra"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "o mână spală pe alta"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "serviciu contra serviciu"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "ты — мне, я — тебе́ (ty — mne, ja — tebé, literally “you (give something) to me, I (give something) to you”)",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "рука́ ру́ку мо́ет (ruká rúku mójet, literally “one hand washes another”)",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uslúga za uslúgu",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "услу́га за услу́гу"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "am fear a thèid san droigheann dhomh, thèid mi san dris dha"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "ruka ruku myje"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "hoy por ti, mañana por mí"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "favor con favor se paga"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "mwosha huoshwa"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "tjänster och gentjänster"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "yêun mŏo yêun maew",
"sense": "if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor",
"word": "ยื่นหมูยื่นแมว"
}
],
"word": "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours"
}
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