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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From az (the) +‎ ördög (devil) +‎ nem (not, does not) +‎ alszik (to sleep), literally the devil doesn't sleep.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɒz ˈørdøɡ ˈnɛm ɒlsik]

Proverb

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az ördög nem alszik

  1. one can never be too careful (one always has to be attentive to potential dangers and temptations)

Further reading

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  • ördög in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN