"speak of the devil and he shall appear" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Anglais]

Audio: En-au-speak of the devil and he shall appear.ogg Forms: speak of the devil and he appears
  1. Quand on parle du loup on en voit la queue (littéralement « parlez du diable et il apparaîtra »).
    Sense id: fr-speak_of_the_devil_and_he_shall_appear-en-phrase-CglBdewL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: speak of the devil [ellipsis]
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