"l’abîme appelle l’abîme" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Français]

IPA: \l‿a.bi.m‿apɛl l‿a.bim\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-l’abîme appelle l’abîme.wav Forms: l’abime appelle l’abime
  1. Un excès conduit à un autre excès, un crime amène un autre crime. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-l’abîme_appelle_l’abîme-fr-phrase-YdrV6jR- Categories (other): Métaphores en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: abyssus abyssum Translations: Wer Wind säht, wird Sturm ernten (Allemand), deep calls to deep (Anglais), abyssus abyssum invocat (Latin)
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    "Termecomposé de le, abîme, appeller et abîme.",
    "Expression vraisemblabement tirée du psaume 42 (41) de la Bible : Labîme appelant labîme à la voix de tes cataractes. (Ps 41,8)"
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