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Significatio vocis lupus in fabula | Babel Free

Locutio CEFR C1
[ɫʊ.pʊ.sĩːˈfaː.bʊ.ɫaː]

Definitiones

talk of the devil, speak of the devil and he shall appear

idiomatic

Aequivalentia

Exempla

Puta dē nescioquō loquēbāris et subitō venit is, dīcis tū, "lupus in fābulā!"”

Say, you were talking about somebody or other, and all of a sudden that person comes, then you say: "talk of the devil!"

“Dē Varrōne loquēbāmur. Lupus in fābulā: vēnit enim ad mē …”

We were talking about Varro the other day. Speak of the devil: he arrived at my place …

Gradus CEFR

C1
Provectus
Hoc verbum pars est vocabularii CEFR C1 — gradus provectus.
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Hoc verbum in contextu disce

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Cursum Gratuitum Incipe

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