"parempi vähän annettu kuin paljon luvattu" meaning in Finnish

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Proverb

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  1. empty promises mean nothing Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-parempi_vähän_annettu_kuin_paljon_luvattu-fi-proverb-d9dxog1E Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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Download raw JSONL data for parempi vähän annettu kuin paljon luvattu meaning in Finnish (0.6kB)

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