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Locutio CEFR C2

[ˈkʷɪs kʊsˈtoː.di.ɛt ˈɪp.soːs kʊsˈtoː.deːs]

Definitiones

“Who guards the guards?”, “Who watches the watchers?”

Aequivalentia

Deutsch wer wird die Wächter selbst bewachen

Ελληνικά ποιος θα φυλάξει τους φύλακες

English who watches the watchers

Español quién vigilará a los vigilantes

Italiano chi sorveglierà i sorveglianti stessi

Português quem vigia os vigilantes

Русский кто устережёт самих сторожей

中文谁来把守守卫者

Exempla

“audio ⟳ quid ueteres olim moneatis amici, 'pone seram, cohibe.' sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes? cauta est et ab illis incipit uxor.”

I hear always the admonishment of my friends: "Bolt her in, constrain her!" But who will guard the guardians? The wife plans ahead and begins with them.

Gradus CEFR

Peritia
Hoc verbum pars est vocabularii CEFR C2 — gradus peritia.

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Vide etiam

quo vadis quod erat demonstrandum quod nomen tibi est quomodo stas quomodo te habes quot servi, tot hostes

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