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"(idiomatic) To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner."
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"word": "laistaa"
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"sense": "to avoid or shirk",
"word": "laistaa"
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{
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"sense": "to avoid or shirk",
"word": "se défiler"
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"sense": "to avoid or shirk",
"word": "λουφάρω"
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