"про вовка промовка" meaning in Ukrainian

See про вовка промовка in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: [prɔ ˈwɔu̯kɐ prɔˈmɔu̯kɐ] Forms: про во́вка промо́вка [canonical], pro vóvka promóvka [romanization]
Etymology: Literally "speaking about the wolf". Head templates: {{head|uk|phrase|head=про во́вка промо́вка}} про во́вка промо́вка • (pro vóvka promóvka)
  1. (idiomatic) speak of the devil (when someone talks about another person, that person happens to arrive) Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-про_вовка_промовка-uk-phrase-Mu3bNn9I Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Ukrainian entries with incorrect language header
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      "form": "про во́вка промо́вка",
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    {
      "form": "pro vóvka promóvka",
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      "name": "head"
    }
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  "lang": "Ukrainian",
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  "pos": "phrase",
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          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "english": "Speak of the wolf, and the wolf is in the house. - Marko Vovchok",
          "roman": "Pro vovka promovka, a vovk u xatu. - Marko Vovčok",
          "text": "Про вовка промовка, а вовк у хату. - Марко Вовчок",
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          "english": "Speak of the wolf, and he is here. - Ivan Franko",
          "roman": "Pro vovka promovka, a vin osʹde. - Ivan Franko",
          "text": "Про вовка промовка, а він осьде. - Іван Франко",
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      ],
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        "speak of the devil (when someone talks about another person, that person happens to arrive)"
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        "(idiomatic) speak of the devil (when someone talks about another person, that person happens to arrive)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[prɔ ˈwɔu̯kɐ prɔˈmɔu̯kɐ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "про вовка промовка"
}
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  "forms": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pro vóvka promóvka",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "про во́вка промо́вка • (pro vóvka promóvka)",
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        "Ukrainian idioms",
        "Ukrainian lemmas",
        "Ukrainian multiword terms",
        "Ukrainian phrases",
        "Ukrainian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Ukrainian terms with usage examples"
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          "english": "Speak of the wolf, and the wolf is in the house. - Marko Vovchok",
          "roman": "Pro vovka promovka, a vovk u xatu. - Marko Vovčok",
          "text": "Про вовка промовка, а вовк у хату. - Марко Вовчок",
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          "english": "Speak of the wolf, and he is here. - Ivan Franko",
          "roman": "Pro vovka promovka, a vin osʹde. - Ivan Franko",
          "text": "Про вовка промовка, а він осьде. - Іван Франко",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "speak of the devil (when someone talks about another person, that person happens to arrive)"
      ],
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          "speak of the devil",
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) speak of the devil (when someone talks about another person, that person happens to arrive)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[prɔ ˈwɔu̯kɐ prɔˈmɔu̯kɐ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "про вовка промовка"
}

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