was der Bauer nicht kennt, das frisst er nicht in German

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Etymology: A loan translation of German Low German wat de Buur nich kennt, dat frett he nich (“what the farmer doesn’t know, he won’t eat”). Compare also Dutch wat de boer niet kent, dat vreet hij niet. Etymology templates: {{der|de|nds-de|wat de Buur nich kennt, dat frett he nich||what the farmer doesn’t know, he won’t eat}} German Low German wat de Buur nich kennt, dat frett he nich (“what the farmer doesn’t know, he won’t eat”), {{cog|nl|wat de boer niet kent, dat vreet hij niet}} Dutch wat de boer niet kent, dat vreet hij niet Head templates: {{head|de|proverb}} was der Bauer nicht kennt, das frisst er nicht

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        "2": "nds-de",
        "3": "wat de Buur nich kennt, dat frett he nich",
        "4": "",
        "5": "what the farmer doesn’t know, he won’t eat"
      },
      "expansion": "German Low German wat de Buur nich kennt, dat frett he nich (“what the farmer doesn’t know, he won’t eat”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "wat de boer niet kent, dat vreet hij niet"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch wat de boer niet kent, dat vreet hij niet",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A loan translation of German Low German wat de Buur nich kennt, dat frett he nich (“what the farmer doesn’t know, he won’t eat”). Compare also Dutch wat de boer niet kent, dat vreet hij niet.",
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      "expansion": "was der Bauer nicht kennt, das frisst er nicht",
      "name": "head"
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  "lang_code": "de",
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        "some people are afraid of trying something new"
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      "id": "en-was_der_Bauer_nicht_kennt,_das_frisst_er_nicht-de-proverb-MG0a2Twr",
      "qualifier": "more negative",
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        "(more negative) some people are afraid of trying something new"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "49 51",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "some people are content with the simple, traditional ways and do not crave for the latest fashions"
      ],
      "id": "en-was_der_Bauer_nicht_kennt,_das_frisst_er_nicht-de-proverb-orkxQtQf",
      "qualifier": "more positive",
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        "(more positive) some people are content with the simple, traditional ways and do not crave for the latest fashions"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "was der Bauer nicht kennt, das frisst er nicht"
}

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    "German multiword terms",
    "German proverbs",
    "German terms derived from German Low German"
  ],
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        "4": "",
        "5": "what the farmer doesn’t know, he won’t eat"
      },
      "expansion": "German Low German wat de Buur nich kennt, dat frett he nich (“what the farmer doesn’t know, he won’t eat”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "wat de boer niet kent, dat vreet hij niet"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch wat de boer niet kent, dat vreet hij niet",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A loan translation of German Low German wat de Buur nich kennt, dat frett he nich (“what the farmer doesn’t know, he won’t eat”). Compare also Dutch wat de boer niet kent, dat vreet hij niet.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "glosses": [
        "some people are afraid of trying something new"
      ],
      "qualifier": "more negative",
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        "(more negative) some people are afraid of trying something new"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "some people are content with the simple, traditional ways and do not crave for the latest fashions"
      ],
      "qualifier": "more positive",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(more positive) some people are content with the simple, traditional ways and do not crave for the latest fashions"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "was der Bauer nicht kennt, das frisst er nicht"
}

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"was der Bauer nicht kennt, das frisst er nicht" meaning in German

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