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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

when the cat's away en · X

Etymology

An ellipsis (anapodoton) of when the cat's away, the mice will play.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of when the cat's away, the mice will play.

Translations (13)

sv när katten är borta, dansar råttorna på bordet (People take advantage of the absence of authority) · sh где мачке нема (People take advantage of the absence of authority) · es cuando el gato duerme, bailan los ratones (People take advantage of the absence of authority) · de ist die Katze aus dem Haus (People take advantage of the absence of authority) · fi kun kissa on poissa (People take advantage of the absence of authority) · pt quando o gato não está (People take advantage of the absence of authority) · cmn 天高皇帝遠 /天高皇帝远 (People take advantage of the absence of authority) · nl als de kat van huis is (People take advantage of the absence of authority) · ru без кота́ мыша́м раздо́лье (People take advantage of the absence of authority) · pl jak kota nie ma w domu, myszy harcują (People take advantage of the absence of authority) · fr quand le chat n'est pas là (People take advantage of the absence of authority) · cs když je kocour pryč (elipsis of Když je kcour pryč, myši mají pré.) (People take advantage of the absence of authority) · th แมวไม่อยู่ หนูร่าเริง (People take advantage of the absence of authority)