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"word": "de toon aangeven"
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"word": "de toon zetten"
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"word": "virittää tunnelma"
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"word": "donner le ton"
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"word": "dare il diapason"
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"word": "nadawać ton"
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"word": "nadać ton"
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"roman": "délatʹ pogódu",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "де́лать пого́ду"
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"word": "sätta tonen"
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"word": "de toon aangeven"
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"word": "virittää tunnelma"
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"word": "donner le ton"
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"word": "dare il diapason"
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"word": "nadawać ton"
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"word": "де́лать пого́ду"
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"word": "sätta tonen"
},
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"word": "slå an tonen"
}
],
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