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"roman": "vattʻaranal",
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"word": "վատթարանալ"
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"sense": "become unfavorable",
"word": "թարս գնալ"
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"roman": "bùlì",
"sense": "become unfavorable",
"word": "不利"
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"roman": "biànhuài",
"sense": "become unfavorable",
"word": "变坏"
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"sense": "become unfavorable",
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"sense": "become unfavorable",
"word": "dégénérer"
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"sense": "become unfavorable",
"word": "mal tourner"
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"sense": "become unfavorable",
"word": "auf dem absteigenden Ast sein"
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"sense": "become unfavorable",
"word": "εκφυλίζω"
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"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "lehadrím",
"sense": "become unfavorable",
"word": "לְהַדְרִים"
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"sense": "become unfavorable",
"word": "dala"
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"sense": "become unfavorable",
"word": "gå utför"
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"word": "go south"
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