open sesame
сезам, откройся, симсим, откройся
Sesam, öffne dich
Open upOpen up (especially referring to doors)
Meaning
1 sensesOpen up (especially referring to doors)
Sesam, öffne dich
сеза́м, откро́йсяsezám, otkrójsja, симси́м, откро́йсяsimsím, otkrójsja
Translations
8 languagesРусский
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Origin
From its use in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, translating French Sésame, ouvre-toi in AnFrom its use in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, translating French Sésame, ouvre-toi in Antoine Galland's version of the Ali Baba story in the One Thousand and One Nights, possibly based on an oral Arabic source.
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