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A person with a calm appearance has, or may have, considerable inner emotion, character, or intellect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Of Latin origin, but possibly popularized by William Shakespeare, c. 1590, in "Henry VI," part 2, act 3, scene 1: : Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep; : And in his simple show he harbours treason.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
دوز على لواد لهرهوري ولا تدوز على لواد سّكوتي
(duz ʕla l-uwad l-hərhuri ula t-duz ʕla l-uwad s-skuti)
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Bashkir:
йыуаштан йыуан сыға
(yıwaştan yıwan sığa)
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Belarusian:
у ціхім балоце чэрці вядуцца
(u cixim balócje čerci vjaducca)
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Bulgarian:
ти́хите води́ са на́й-дълбо́ки
(tíhite vodí sa náj-dǎlbóki)
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Chinese Mandarin:
靜水流深 /静水流深
(jìngshuǐlíushēn)
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Czech:
tichá voda břehy mele
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Danish:
det stille vand har den dybe grund
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Dutch:
stille wateren hebben diepe gronden
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Finnish:
syvissä vesissä ne isot kalat uivat
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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French:
il faut se méfier de l’eau qui dort
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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German:
stille Wasser sind tief
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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German:
stille Wasser gründen tief
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Greek:
τα σιγανά ποταμάκια να φοβάσαι
(ta siganá potamákia na fovásai)
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Hungarian:
lassú víz partot mos
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Indonesian:
air tenang menghanyutkan
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Italian:
l'acqua cheta rompe i ponti
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Japanese:
能ある鷹は爪を隠す
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Malay:
diam-diam ubi berisi, diam-diam besi berkarat
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Norwegian:
det stille vann har den dype grunn
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Polish:
cicha woda brzegi rwie
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Russian:
тихая вода́ берега подмывает
(tixaja vodá berega podmyvajet)
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Serbo-Croatian:
tiha voda brijege dere
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Serbo-Croatian:
тиха вода брег рони
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Spanish:
las aguas quietas calan hondo
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Swedish:
i de lugnaste vattnen går de största fiskarna
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Thai:
น้ํานิ่งไหลลึก
(náam-nîng-lǎi-lʉ́k)
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Ukrainian:
тиха вода греблю рве
(tyxa voda hreblju rve)
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Walloon:
c'est todi l'aiwe ki doime ki neye
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Walloon:
i s'fåt dmefiyî des coetès aiwes
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
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Walloon:
i n'a rén d'pé ki l'coete aiwe
— a person's calm appearance may be misleading
