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噂をすれば影が射す噂をすれば影がさす
うわさをすればかげがさす
1. [exp,v5s] [proverb]
▶ speak of the devil and he shall appear
▶ [lit] speak rumours of someone and they shall appear
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2401780 噂をすれば影【うわさをすればかげ】 1. speak of the devil

Conjugations


History:
7. A 2022-08-01 04:18:36  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Add POS to proverbs
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -14,0 +15 @@
+<pos>&v5s;</pos>
6. A 2014-12-09 04:05:38  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2014-12-03 03:27:54  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -15 +15 @@
-<misc>&id;</misc>
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
4. A 2010-08-23 11:12:05  Paul Blay <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2010-08-23 01:37:34  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
id. i don't think this needs to be conjugated.
  Diff:
@@ -15,2 +15,3 @@
-<pos>&v5s;</pos>
-<gloss>speak of the devil and he shall appear (lit: the one spoken of will appear)</gloss>
+<misc>&id;</misc>
+<gloss>speak of the devil and he shall appear</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="lit">speak rumours of someone and they shall appear</gloss>
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