"wenn man vom Teufel spricht, kommt er" meaning in German

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Phrase

IPA: [vɛn man fɔm ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩ ʃpʁɪçt ˈkɔmt eːɐ̯] Audio: De-wenn_man_vom_Teufel_spricht_kommt_er.ogg
Head templates: {{head|de|phrase}} wenn man vom Teufel spricht, kommt er
  1. (idiomatic) speak of the devil and he shall appear Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-wenn_man_vom_Teufel_spricht,_kommt_er-de-phrase-VoaMgWHy

Download JSON data for wenn man vom Teufel spricht, kommt er meaning in German (1.0kB)

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