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"sense": "idiomatic: to be patient",
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"word": "spise brød til"
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be patient",
"word": "pysyä housuissaan"
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be patient",
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be patient",
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be patient",
"word": "klappe hesten"
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be patient",
"word": "spise brød til"
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be patient",
"word": "pysyä housuissaan"
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"word": "ta det med ro"
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be patient",
"word": "(czekaj) chwilę"
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be patient",
"word": "aguentar os cavalos"
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"roman": "priderží konéj",
"sense": "idiomatic: to be patient",
"word": "придержи́ коне́й"
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "popriderží konéj",
"sense": "idiomatic: to be patient",
"word": "попридержи́ коне́й"
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"sense": "idiomatic: to be patient",
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"word": "hold one's horses"
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