EN: body
FR: corps
ZH: 身体 (shēntǐ)
JA: 体 (karada)
IT: corpo
DE: Körper
ES: cuerpo
RU: те́ло (télo)
EO: korpo

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cover ear pluralS your when3 steal bell


EN: Plug one's ears while stealing a bell.
FR: Se couvrir les oreilles et voler la cloche.
ZH: 掩耳盗铃。 (Yǎn’ěr-dàolíng.)
EO: Kovru viajn orelojn kaj ŝtelu la sonorilon.

[ZH] – A chengyu. Refers to the story of a thief who thought that a large bell was too heavy and had to be broken to bits if he wanted to get it back home. Finding a sledgehammer, he swung at the bell with all his might and, of course, a huge gong rang out. He eventually covered his ears not to listen at this sound anymore. And was quite satisfied with this, until people came in great numbers… / Meaning « burying one’s head in the sand ». ([FR]: se tromper soi-même, se mentir à soi-même)

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if head protect possible have hat 1000


EN: If your head is intact, you can have a thousand turbans.
FR: Si votre tête est intacte, vous pouvez avoir un millier de turbans.
HI: सर सलामत, तो पगड़ी हज़ार (Sar Salamat, to pagdi hazaar.)
EO: Se via kapo estas sendifekta, vi povas havi mil turbanojn.

[HI] – Meaning « In troubled times, save your head first, your possessions should not be your priority. You can buy worldly things anytime later.)

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