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"sense": "establish financial position",
"word": "巩固"
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"word": "Fuß fassen"
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"word": "խրամապատել"
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"word": "ausheben"
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"sense": "surround with a trench",
"word": "խրամապատել"
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"word": "eingraben"
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"word": "verschanzen"
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"word": "fortificare"
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"code": "no",
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"sense": "surround with a trench",
"word": "forskanse"
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"sense": "surround with a trench",
"word": "entrincheirar"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gǒnggù",
"sense": "establish financial position",
"word": "巩固"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "establish financial position",
"word": "zich vestigen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "establish financial position",
"word": "Fuß fassen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "establish financial position",
"word": "etablieren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "establish financial position",
"word": "festigen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "establish financial position",
"word": "rafforzare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "establish financial position",
"word": "consolidare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "establish financial position",
"word": "cementare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "establish financial position",
"word": "potenziare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "establish financial position",
"word": "rinforzare"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "establish financial position",
"word": "befeste"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "establish financial position",
"word": "styrke"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "establish financial position",
"word": "atrincherar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "establish financial position",
"word": "befästa"
}
],
"word": "entrench"
}
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