See interpose on Wiktionary
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"lang": "Armenian",
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"sense": "to insert something (or oneself) between other things",
"word": "մտցնել"
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"sense": "to insert something (or oneself) between other things",
"word": "միջադրել"
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"sense": "to insert something (or oneself) between other things",
"word": "ներդնել"
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"sense": "to insert something (or oneself) between other things",
"word": "вмъквам"
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"sense": "to insert something (or oneself) between other things",
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"sense": "to insert something (or oneself) between other things",
"word": "interposer"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to insert something (or oneself) between other things",
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"roman": "paremvállo",
"sense": "to insert something (or oneself) between other things",
"word": "παρεμβάλλω"
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"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to insert something (or oneself) between other things",
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"sense": "to insert something (or oneself) between other things",
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"sense": "to insert something (or oneself) between other things",
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to insert something (or oneself) between other things",
"word": "kōkuhu"
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to insert something (or oneself) between other things",
"word": "wstawić"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to insert something (or oneself) between other things",
"word": "interpor"
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vstavljátʹ",
"sense": "to insert something (or oneself) between other things",
"word": "вставля́ть"
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"sense": "to insert something (or oneself) between other things",
"word": "помеща́ть"
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to insert something (or oneself) between other things",
"word": "interponer"
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to insert something (or oneself) between other things",
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"sense": "to insert something (or oneself) between other things",
"word": "mediar"
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prekǎsvam",
"sense": "to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment",
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"lang": "Finnish",
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"sense": "to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment",
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment",
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment",
"word": "casser le fil"
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"lang": "Greek",
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"sense": "to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment",
"word": "παρεμβαίνω"
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"sense": "to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment",
"word": "kohiko"
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"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment",
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"sense": "to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment",
"word": "wtrącić"
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"sense": "to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment",
"word": "прерыва́ть"
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"sense": "to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment",
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"note": "somewhat",
"roman": "vméšivatʹsja",
"sense": "to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment",
"word": "вме́шиваться"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment",
"word": "interrumpir"
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment",
"word": "inskjuta"
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be inserted between parts or things",
"word": "tulla väliin"
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to be inserted between parts or things",
"word": "kuhi"
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"roman": "vklinivatʹsja",
"sense": "to be inserted between parts or things",
"word": "вклиниваться"
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "miǰamtel",
"sense": "to intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation",
"word": "միջամտել"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "namesvam se",
"sense": "to intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation",
"word": "намесвам се"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation",
"word": "keskeyttää"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation",
"word": "s’interposer"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation",
"word": "se mêler à"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation",
"word": "se jeter dans la mêlée"
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"sense": "to intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation",
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation",
"word": "interponerse"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation",
"word": "meterse en"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation",
"word": "lanzarse a la pelea"
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