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"sense": "sit down",
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"sense": "sit down",
"word": "prendre un siège"
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"sense": "sit down",
"word": "𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽"
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "sit down",
"word": "helyet foglal"
},
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"code": "io",
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"sense": "sit down",
"word": "sideskar"
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"word": "седнува"
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"sense": "sit down",
"word": "tomar asiento"
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