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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "slow to comprehend",
"word": "mít dlouhé vedení"
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"word": "traag van begrip"
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"word": "hidasälyinen"
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"word": "begriffsstutzig"
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"sense": "slow to comprehend",
"word": "traag van begrip"
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"sense": "slow to comprehend",
"word": "hidasälyinen"
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"word": "long à la détente"
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"sense": "slow to comprehend",
"word": "schwer von Kapee"
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"sense": "slow to comprehend",
"word": "begriffsstutzig"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "slow to comprehend",
"word": "auf der Leitung stehen"
},
{
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"sense": "slow to comprehend",
"word": "mieć spóźniony zapłon"
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