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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "rozplątać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle",
"word": "desembaraçar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle",
"word": "desenredar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle",
"word": "desenmarañar"
}
],
"word": "untangle"
}
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