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"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
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"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "facer o parvo"
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"word": "den Narren spielen"
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"word": "fare il buffone"
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"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
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"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
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"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
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"word": "dzīt velnu"
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"word": "plēst velnu"
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"word": "валя́ть дурака́"
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"To pretend or feign ignorance."
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"word": "fer l'andorrà"
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"sense": "pretend ignorance",
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"word": "teeskennellä tietämätöntä"
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"word": "jouer au con"
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"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "facerse o parvo"
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"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "fare il finto tonto"
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"sense": "pretend ignorance",
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"word": "とぼける"
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"roman": "prikídyvatʹsja durakóm",
"sense": "pretend ignorance",
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"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "تَصَرَّفَ بِغَبَاء"
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"word": "干蠢事"
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"word": "pelleillä"
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"word": "hölmöillä"
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"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "faire l’idiot"
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"word": "faire l’andouille"
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"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "fâ il basoâl"
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"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "facer o parvo"
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"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "den Narren spielen"
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"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "μωραίνω"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "fare il buffone"
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"code": "jam",
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"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "form fool"
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"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "ばかを見させる"
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"roman": "gwangdae noreus-eul hada",
"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "광대 노릇을 하다"
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"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "ineptio"
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"code": "lv",
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"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "dzīt velnu"
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"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "plēst velnu"
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"code": "ru",
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"word": "валя́ть дурака́"
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"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "apa sig"
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"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "spela pajas"
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"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "löjla sig"
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "fer l'andorrà"
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"code": "yue",
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"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "詐傻"
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"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "裝傻充愣"
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"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "装傻充愣"
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"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "teeskennellä tietämätöntä"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "feindre l’ignorance"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "jouer au con"
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"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "facerse o parvo"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "fare il finto tonto"
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"code": "jam",
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"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "form fool"
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"roman": "tobokeru",
"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "とぼける"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "prikídyvatʹsja durakóm",
"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "прики́дываться дурако́м"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "hacerse el sueco"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "hacerse el tonto"
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