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"ref": "1970 April 28, “Chen Pao Battle and Subsequent Threat Campaign”, in The Evolution of Soviet Policy in the Sino-Soviet Border Dispute, Directorate of Intelligence, published 2007, →OCLC, page 34",
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"word": "schermaglia"
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"word": "riringa"
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"sense": "brief battle between small groups",
"word": "kekeritanga"
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"word": "бі́йка"
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"sense": "brief battle between small groups",
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"sense": "brief battle between small groups",
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"sense": "brief battle between small groups",
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"note": "with shooting",
"roman": "perestrílka",
"sense": "brief battle between small groups",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "перестрі́лка"
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"code": "az",
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"sense": "minor dispute",
"word": "toqquşma"
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "sutýčka",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "bg",
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"roman": "karanica",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"tags": [
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"word": "караница"
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "escaramussa"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "hau² gok³",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"word": "口角"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"word": "小爭論"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "siu² zang¹ leon⁶",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"word": "小争论"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "šarvátka"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "schermutseling"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"word": "suukopu"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"word": "välikohtaus"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"word": "yhteenotto"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"word": "nahistelu"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"word": "jupakka"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"word": "kina"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"word": "kinastelu"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"word": "riita"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"word": "sanasota"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"word": "kiista"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "escarmouche"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "escaramuza"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "Wortgeplänkel"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Auseinandersetzung"
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{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "jhaṛap",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "झड़प"
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{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
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"sense": "minor dispute",
"tags": [
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kozeriai",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"word": "小競り合い"
},
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"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "présmetka",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "mk",
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"roman": "súdir",
"sense": "minor dispute",
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],
"word": "су́дир"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "potyczka"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "utarczka"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "minor dispute",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "briguinha"
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{
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"sense": "minor dispute",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "сты́чка"
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"code": "es",
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"tags": [
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],
"word": "escaramuza"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "minor dispute",
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],
"word": "berrinche"
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"feminine"
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"word": "су́тичка"
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{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to engage in a minor battle or dispute",
"word": "toqquşmaq"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to engage in a minor battle or dispute",
"word": "escaramussar"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to engage in a minor battle or dispute",
"word": "schermutselen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to engage in a minor battle or dispute",
"word": "kahakoida"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to engage in a minor battle or dispute",
"word": "nahistella"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to engage in a minor battle or dispute",
"word": "escarmoucher"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to engage in a minor battle or dispute",
"word": "escaramuzar"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kozeriai wo suru",
"sense": "to engage in a minor battle or dispute",
"word": "小競り合いをする"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to engage in a minor battle or dispute",
"word": "vēlitor"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "se présmeta",
"sense": "to engage in a minor battle or dispute",
"tags": [
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"word": "се пре́смета"
},
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"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "se presmétuva",
"sense": "to engage in a minor battle or dispute",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "се пресме́тува"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to engage in a minor battle or dispute",
"word": "escaramuçar"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to engage in a minor battle or dispute",
"word": "čarkati"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to engage in a minor battle or dispute",
"word": "escaramuzar"
}
],
"word": "skirmish"
}
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