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a burnt child dreads the fire artinya

sekali tersengat selalu beringat

a burnt child dreads the fire in Indonesian: sekali tersengat selalu beringat. In English, a burnt child dreads the fire means a person harmed by something becomes more cautious about it.

Indonesian words for a burnt child dreads the fire

a person harmed by something becomes more cautious about it — see also once bitten, twice shy
sekali tersengat selalu beringat

English meaning of a burnt child dreads the fire

  1. proverb A person harmed by something becomes more cautious about it.

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Questions about a burnt child dreads the fire in Indonesian

What is the meaning of a burnt child dreads the fire in Indonesian?
A burnt child dreads the fire in Indonesian is sekali tersengat selalu beringat.
Apa arti a burnt child dreads the fire?
A burnt child dreads the fire: sekali tersengat selalu beringat.
What does a burnt child dreads the fire mean in English?
A burnt child dreads the fire means a person harmed by something becomes more cautious about it.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: a burnt child dreads the fire (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Indonesian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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