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"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
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"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "扒竊"
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"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
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"word": "ukrádat"
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"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
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"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
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"code": "eo",
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"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "ŝteleti"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "näpistää"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "näpistellä"
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"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "chaparder"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "klauen"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
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"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "mitgehen lassen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "dézsmál"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "lopkod"
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"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "näpissellä"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "rubacchiare"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "surpō"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "kaiā"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "podkradać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "surripiar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "surrupiar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "vorovátʹ",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "krastʹ",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"tags": [
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],
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},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "taskátʹ",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
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"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
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"word": "раста́скивать"
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"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
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"lang": "Sanskrit",
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"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "sisar"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "ratear"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "snatta"
},
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"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "mangupit"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "kumupit"
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"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "chwiwladrata"
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"code": "bg",
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"roman": "vǎrša drebni kražbi",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "върша дребни кражби"
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"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "扒竊"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "páqiè",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "扒窃"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "偷竊"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tōuqiè",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "偷窃"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "xiǎotōuxiǎomō",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "小偷小摸"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "東偷西摸"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "dōngtōuxīmō",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "东偷西摸"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "偷雞摸狗"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "tōujīmōgǒu",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "偷鸡摸狗"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "ukrádat"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"tags": [
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"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "jatten"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "ŝteleti"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "näpistää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "näpistellä"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "piquer"
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{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "chaparder"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "klauen"
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{
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"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "stehlen"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "stibitzen"
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"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "abziehen"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "mitgehen lassen"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "dézsmál"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "lopkod"
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{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "näpissellä"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "rubacchiare"
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{
"code": "la",
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"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "surpō"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "kaiā"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "podkradać"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "surripiar"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "surrupiar"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "vorovátʹ",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"tags": [
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"word": "ворова́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "krastʹ",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"tags": [
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"word": "красть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "taskátʹ",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "таска́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rastáskivatʹ",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "раста́скивать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razvoróvyvatʹ",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"tags": [
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"word": "разворо́вывать"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "corayati",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "चोरयति"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"tags": [
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"word": "поткрадати"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "potkradati"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "sisar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "ratear"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "snatta"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "mangupit"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "kumupit"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to steal in small quantities",
"word": "chwiwladrata"
}
],
"word": "pilfer"
}
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