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"(transitive, informal) To put someone in prison, or into their individual cell."
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"sense": "to damage",
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"sense": "to damage",
"word": "abimer"
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{
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"sense": "to damage",
"word": "zerdeppern"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to damage",
"word": "demolieren"
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"sense": "to damage",
"word": "danificar"
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"sense": "to damage",
"word": "estragar"
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"sense": "to damage",
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"word": "разби́ть"
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