"ei sota yhtä miestä kaipaa" meaning in Finnish

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Proverb

Forms: sota ei kaipaa yhtä miestä [alternative], ei yhtä miestä sodassa kaivata [alternative], ei yhtä miestä sota kaipaa [alternative]
Etymology: Mentioned by Elias Lönnrot in 1842. Head templates: {{head|fi|proverb|head=ei sota yhtä miestä kaipaa}} ei sota yhtä miestä kaipaa
  1. no man is indispensable Wikipedia link: Elias Lönnrot Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-ei_sota_yhtä_miestä_kaipaa-fi-proverb-iS-a2hn7 Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sota ei kaipaa yhtä miestä",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ei yhtä miestä sodassa kaivata",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ei yhtä miestä sota kaipaa",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "proverb",
        "head": "ei sota yhtä miestä kaipaa"
      },
      "expansion": "ei sota yhtä miestä kaipaa",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        }
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      "examples": [
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            [
              6,
              29
            ]
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              4,
              34
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          ],
          "english": "\" […] No one is indispensable. Let's get someone else for the part and start rehearsing soon.\"",
          "ref": "1899 February, Santeri Alkio, “Nuorten liittoja Vareslahdella”, in Pyrkijä: Nuorison rientojen kannattaja, volume 10, number 2, Vaasa, page 22:",
          "text": "\"[…]Ei yhtä miestä sodassa kaivata. Hankitaan joku muu siihen osaan ja aletaan kohta harjoitella.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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  "word": "ei sota yhtä miestä kaipaa"
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  "etymology_text": "Mentioned by Elias Lönnrot in 1842.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sota ei kaipaa yhtä miestä",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ei yhtä miestä sodassa kaivata",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ei yhtä miestä sota kaipaa",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "ei sota yhtä miestä kaipaa",
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  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "proverb",
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          "text": "\"[…]Ei yhtä miestä sodassa kaivata. Hankitaan joku muu siihen osaan ja aletaan kohta harjoitella.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "no man is indispensable"
      ],
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          "no man is indispensable",
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}

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