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"word": "abreuver"
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"sense": "engulf, surge over",
"word": "sitèlman chaj"
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"word": "eláraszt"
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{
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"word": "elönt"
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"_dis1": "84 3 2 11",
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"sense": "engulf, surge over",
"word": "sommergere"
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{
"_dis1": "84 3 2 11",
"code": "la",
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"sense": "engulf, surge over",
"word": "obruō"
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"word": "zalewać"
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{
"_dis1": "84 3 2 11",
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"sense": "engulf, surge over",
"word": "engolir"
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"word": "înghiți"
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"word": "поглоща́ть"
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"imperfective"
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"word": "зава́ливать"
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"sense": "engulf, surge over",
"word": "preplaviti"
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"roman": "pohlynáty",
"sense": "engulf, surge over",
"word": "поглина́ти"
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"sense": "engulf, surge over",
"word": "зава́лювати"
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"text": "In December 1939 the Soviet Union attacked Finland with overwhelming force.",
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{
"ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 78:53:",
"text": "The sea overwhelmed their enemies.",
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "اِسْتَبَدَّ"
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"roman": "sǎkrušavam",
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "壓倒 /压倒"
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"tags": [
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"word": "zmáhat"
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "overmande"
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "overweldigen"
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "overmannen"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "murskata"
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{
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "accabler"
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "envahir"
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{
"_dis1": "1 81 16 2",
"code": "de",
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "überwältigen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 81 16 2",
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "übermannen"
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "legyőz"
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"word": "túlterhel"
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "elborít"
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{
"_dis1": "1 81 16 2",
"code": "it",
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "schiacciare"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 81 16 2",
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "dominare"
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"alt": "あっとうする",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "attō suru",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "圧倒する"
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"_dis1": "1 81 16 2",
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"roman": "apdohada",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "압도하다"
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"_dis1": "1 81 16 2",
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "obruō"
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"_dis1": "1 81 16 2",
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "mengalahkan"
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{
"_dis1": "1 81 16 2",
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "taupoki"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 81 16 2",
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "haukerekere"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 81 16 2",
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "āpuru"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 81 16 2",
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "poke"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 81 16 2",
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "daunten"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 81 16 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "miażdżyć"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 81 16 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "dominar"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 81 16 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "esmagar"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 81 16 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "avassalar"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 81 16 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "copleși"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 81 16 2",
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podavljátʹ",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
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],
"word": "подавля́ть"
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{
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"roman": "sokrušátʹ",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "сокруша́ть"
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{
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razbivátʹ",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
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"roman": "peresílivatʹ",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
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"word": "переси́ливать"
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{
"_dis1": "1 81 16 2",
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "överväldiga"
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{
"_dis1": "1 81 16 2",
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"roman": "prydušýty",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "придуши́ти"
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{
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"roman": "rozhromýty",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "розгроми́ти"
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{
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "розби́ти"
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{
"_dis1": "1 81 16 2",
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"roman": "perevantážuvaty",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "переванта́жувати"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 81 16 2",
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "переважа́ти"
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
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"word": "אַוועקלייגן"
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"text": "He was overwhelmed with guilt.",
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{
"text": "Joy overwhelmed her when she realized that she had won a million dollars.",
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{
"ref": "2017 July 23, Brandon Nowalk, “The great game begins with a bang on Game Of Thrones (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club:",
"text": "Theon Greyjoy is the most well developed character on that stage, and the action comes down to him. Euron, with Yara underneath his ax, goads Theon into attack. But Theon is overwhelmed by the violence all around him, and instead he jumps overboard.",
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"word": "смайвам"
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{
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"word": "vallata"
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{
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{
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{
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"word": "erőt vesz"
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{
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"word": "lesújt"
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"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "altaka"
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{
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"code": "is",
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"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "gagntaka"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 16 82 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "travolgere"
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{
"_dis1": "1 16 82 2",
"code": "it",
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"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "sopraffare"
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{
"_dis1": "1 16 82 2",
"code": "it",
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"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "sconvolgere"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 16 82 2",
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"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "emozionare"
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{
"_dis1": "1 16 82 2",
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"sense": "engulf, surge over",
"word": "āpuru"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "engulf, surge over",
"word": "whakatina"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "engulf, surge over",
"word": "zalewać"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "engulf, surge over",
"word": "engolir"
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "engulf, surge over",
"word": "preplaviti"
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"sense": "engulf, surge over",
"word": "поглина́ти"
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"sense": "engulf, surge over",
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"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "اِسْتَبَدَّ"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "razbivam",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "разбивам"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sǎkrušavam",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "съкрушавам"
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "superar"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yādǎo",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "壓倒 /压倒"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "přemoci"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "zmáhat"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "zdolávat"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "overmande"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "overweldigen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "overmannen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "murskata"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "accabler"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "envahir"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "überwältigen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "übermannen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "legyőz"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "túlterhel"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "elborít"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "schiacciare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "dominare"
},
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "attō suru",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "圧倒する"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "apdohada",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "압도하다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "obruō"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "mengalahkan"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "taupoki"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "haukerekere"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "āpuru"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "poke"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "daunten"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "miażdżyć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "dominar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "esmagar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "avassalar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "copleși"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podavljátʹ",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "подавля́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sokrušátʹ",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "сокруша́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razbivátʹ",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "разбива́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "peresílivatʹ",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "переси́ливать"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "överväldiga"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "prydušýty",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "придуши́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rozhromýty",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "розгроми́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rozbýty",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "розби́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "perevantážuvaty",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "переванта́жувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "perevažáty",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"word": "переважа́ти"
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{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "avekleygn",
"sense": "to overpower, crush",
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"perfective"
],
"word": "אַוועקלייגן"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "smajvam",
"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "смайвам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "porazjavam",
"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "поразявам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "superar"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "atrafegar"
},
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yākuǎ",
"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "壓垮 /压垮"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "yādǎo",
"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "壓倒 /压倒"
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"code": "cs",
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"code": "cs",
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"word": "ochromit"
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{
"code": "cs",
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"code": "cs",
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"code": "cs",
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"code": "cs",
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "overvælde"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "hukuttaa alleen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "vallata"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "häkellyttää"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "musertaa"
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{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "accabler"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "hatalmába kerít"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "úrrá lesz"
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"code": "hu",
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"code": "hu",
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "erőt vesz"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "overpower emotionally",
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"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "altaka"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "gagntaka"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "travolgere"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "sopraffare"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "sconvolgere"
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"code": "it",
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"word": "emozionare"
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"code": "ms",
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"word": "terharu"
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"code": "ms",
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"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "tenggelam"
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"sense": "overpower emotionally",
"word": "haukerekere"
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"code": "ota",
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"roman": "boğmak",
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"code": "pl",
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