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Romanian
RomanianCapra neagră sare piatra, piatra-i neagră, capra-i albă.
Meaning: A rapid 'c/pr/n' alternation that gains speed — and the colour-swap at the end trips the tongue.
Literally: The black goat jumps over the stone; the stone is black, the goat is white.
Origin: Romania's most beloved tongue twister; found in children's books across the country.
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Colorful expressions from dozens of languages, with their word-for-word translations.
- A umbla cu cioara vopsită To try to deceive people with falsehoods.
- A se face luntre și punte To do absolutely everything to help.
- A freca menta To waste time; to loaf around doing nothing useful.
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