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"To assume the first and most exposed position in a formation in combat; to serve as the lead soldier or unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory."
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"(military) To assume the first and most exposed position in a formation in combat; to serve as the lead soldier or unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory."
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"roman": "dāndāngqiánshào",
"sense": "to be the first, to lead in the combat",
"word": "担当前哨"
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"sense": "to be the first, to lead in the combat",
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"ref": "2012 September 15, “The war in Syria: Death from the skies”, in The Economist",
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"(by extension) To assume a key role in an operation."
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"word": "возгла́вить"
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"roman": "dāndāngqiánshào",
"sense": "to be the first, to lead in the combat",
"word": "担当前哨"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be the first, to lead in the combat",
"word": "mennä edeltä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be the first, to lead in the combat",
"word": "mennä kärkeen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be the first, to lead in the combat",
"word": "johtaa"
},
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"sense": "to be the first, to lead in the combat",
"word": "passer devant"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pojtí pérvym",
"sense": "to be the first, to lead in the combat",
"word": "пойти́ пе́рвым"
},
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "povestí za sobój",
"sense": "to be the first, to lead in the combat",
"word": "повести́ за собо́й"
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"sense": "to assume a key role in an operation",
"word": "johtaa"
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"sense": "to assume a key role in an operation",
"word": "ottaa johto"
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"alt": "опера́цию",
"code": "ru",
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"sense": "to assume a key role in an operation",
"word": "возгла́вить"
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"word": "take point"
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