EN: power
FR: pouvoir
ZH: 权力 (quánlì)
JA: 権力 (kenryoku)
IT: potere
DE: Macht
ES: poder
RU: мочь (moch')
EO: potenco

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DERIVATIVES

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)

WIVIWIC:

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.)

WIVIWIC:

do thing bad alot andS say be innocent


EN: Doing so many bad deeds someone is pretending to be innocent.
FR: Tout en commettant autant de mauvaises actions, quelqu'un se fait passer pour un innocent.
HI: नौ सौ चूहे खाके बिल्ली हज को चली (Nau sau chuhe kha ke billi haj ko chali)
EO: Farante tiom da malbonaj agoj, iu ŝajnigas sin senkulpa.

[HI] – Litt. « After eating 900 rats, the cat left to make the hajj. » – Meaning « Commit sins on weekdays and go to temple/church on Sundays ».

WIVIWIC:

worker without faculty accuse tool hisher


EN: A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
FR: Un mauvais ouvrier se dispute avec ses outils.
HI: नाच न जाने आँगन टेढ़ा (Naach na jaane aangan tedha.)
EO: Malbona laboristo kverelas kun siaj iloj.

[HI] – When one doesn’t know the work and gives a thousand reason for not doing it – Meaning « If someone performs a job or task badly, they will usually blame on the quality of their equipment, rather than taking responsibility for their own failure.

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