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Eagles do not breed doves.
Eagles do not breed doves.
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Latin
Aquila non generat columbam.
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The eagle does not beget the dove.
French
L'aigle n'engendre point la colombe.
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The eagle does not beget the dove.
German
Adler brüten keine Tauben.
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Eagles do not breed pigeons.
Czech
Krkavec ani sova nevysedí holubic.
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Neither the raven nor the owl will breed doves.
Sova nevysedí sokola.
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An owl does not hatch a falcon.
Sova kanárka neporodí.
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An owl won't give birth to a canary.
Slepice orla nevysedí.
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The hen will not disinherit the eagle.