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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | | English term or phrase: Never pet a burning dog | | For a student, who uses the phrase as a "motto". Meant to be humorous, yet true. |
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Ivo Volt
Estonia
Local time: 22:33
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20 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +1 | never pet a burning dog canem flagrantem numquam palpes
Language variant: cani flagranti numquam palpes
Explanation:
The variant is with dative, as the verb palpo(r) is used with both accusative and dative.
| Ivo Volt
Estonia
Local time: 22:33
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Native speaker of:  Estonian
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