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"(idiomatic) To visit."
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"sense": "to visit",
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"word": "een bezoek brengen"
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"word": "einen Besuch abstatten"
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"To go to the toilet."
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"sense": "to visit",
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"sense": "to visit",
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"sense": "to visit",
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"sense": "to visit",
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"sense": "to visit",
"word": "拜访"
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"sense": "to visit",
"word": "een bezoek brengen"
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to visit",
"word": "käydä kylässä"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to visit",
"word": "vierailla"
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{
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"sense": "to visit",
"word": "rendre visite"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to visit",
"word": "einen Besuch abstatten"
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"sense": "to visit",
"tags": [
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"word": "składać wizytę"
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"sense": "to visit",
"tags": [
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"word": "złożyć wizytę"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "nanestí vizít",
"sense": "to visit",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "нанести́ визи́т"
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"word": "pay a visit"
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