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German

ein gebranntes Kind scheut das Feuer

proverb

a burnt child dreads the fire

ein gebranntes Kind scheut das Feuer is a German proverb meaning “a burnt child dreads the fire”.

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Meanings

a burnt child dreads the fire; once bitten, twice shy

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