maalata pirua seinälle in Finnish

Forms: "to paint a devil on the wall" [literally], maalata piruja seinille [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Probably a calque of Swedish måla fan på väggen. Etymology templates: {{cal|fi|sv|måla fan på väggen|nocap=1}} calque of Swedish måla fan på väggen Head templates: {{head|fi|verb|cat2=|cat3=|head=maalata pirua seinälle|sort=}} maalata pirua seinälle, {{fi-verb|head=maalata pirua seinälle}} maalata pirua seinälle

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  ],
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"maalata pirua seinälle" meaning in Finnish

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