a brigante, brigante e mezzo in Italian

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Etymology: Literally, “to (a) brigand, brigand and (a) half”. Compare French à malin, malin et demi. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to (a) brigand, brigand and (a) half}} “to (a) brigand, brigand and (a) half”, {{lit|to (a) brigand, brigand and (a) half}} Literally, “to (a) brigand, brigand and (a) half”, {{cog|fr|à malin, malin et demi}} French à malin, malin et demi Head templates: {{head|it|proverb}} a brigante, brigante e mezzo

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"a brigante, brigante e mezzo" meaning in Italian

Proverb