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"roman": "polučavam predimstvo",
"sense": "to gain an advantage on somebody",
"word": "получавам предимство"
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"sense": "to gain an advantage on somebody",
"word": "pistää paremmaksi"
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{
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"sense": "to gain an advantage on somebody",
"word": "écraser"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to gain an advantage on somebody",
"word": "dominer"
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"code": "fr",
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"word": "mortifier"
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"word": "prendre le dessus sur"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to gain an advantage on somebody",
"word": "aplatir"
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"code": "fr",
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"word": "baiser"
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"word": "afferrare la meglio"
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"word": "aplastar"
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"word": "humillar"
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"word": "poder más que"
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"sense": "to scratch somebody out of a list or a group",
"word": "зачерквам"
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"word": "vetää yli"
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"sense": "to scratch somebody out of a list or a group",
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"word": "blackbouler"
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"word": "barrer"
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"word": "botar"
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"code": "es",
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"word": "mandar al carajo"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to scratch somebody out of a list or a group",
"word": "mandar a la mierda"
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