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Used to remark upon the fact that someone else has had the same thought or idea as you, implying that both of you are clever or astute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, often
Examples
- Person A: He looks a bit like David Beckham...
- Person B: I was just thinking that!
- Person A: Great minds think alike, eh?
- Person C: More like fools seldom differ in this case...
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
grants ments tenen els mateixos pensaments
— used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion
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Chinese Mandarin:
英雄所見略同 /英雄所见略同
(yīngxióng suǒjiàn lüètóng)
— used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion
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Dutch:
twee zielen, een gedachte
— used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion
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Finnish:
sitä minäkin juuri ajattelin
— used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion
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French:
les grands esprits se rencontrent
— used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion
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German:
zwei Seelen, ein Gedanke
— used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion
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German:
zwei Dumme, ein Gedanke
— used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion
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Greek:
τα μεγάλα πνεύματα συναντώνται
(ta megála pnévmata synantóntai)
— used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion
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Hebrew:
מוחות גדולים חושבים בצורה דומה
— used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion
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Irish:
tuigeann fáidh fáidh eile
— used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion
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Japanese:
賢人は皆同じように考えるものだ
(kenjin wa minna onaji yō ni kangaeru mono da)
— used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion
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Korean:
역지즉개연
(yeokjijeukgaeyeon)
— used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion
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Korean:
역지사지
(yeokjisaji)
— used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion
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Norwegian:
store hoder tenker likt
— used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion
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Norwegian:
to sjeler, en tanke
— used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion
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Polish:
wielkie umysły myślą tak samo
— used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion
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Portuguese:
grandes mentes pensam igual
— used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion
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Portuguese:
grandes mentes pensam da mesma forma
— used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion
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Scottish Gaelic:
tha inntinnean móra a' co-smaoineachadh
— used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion
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Spanish:
grandes mentes piensan igual
— used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion
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Swedish:
två själar, en tanke
— used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion
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Swedish:
två själar, samma tanke
— used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion
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Turkish:
aklın yolu bir
— used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion
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Welsh:
tebyg meddwl pob doeth
— used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion
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Welsh:
unfarn pob doeth
— used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion
