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{
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"text": "At 0-0, United will take the lead if they score the penalty."
},
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"ref": "2010 December 29, Sam Sheringham, “Liverpool 0 - 1 Wolverhampton”, in BBC",
"text": "It was an omen of things to come as in the 56th minute the visitors took the lead after a mix-up between Skrtel and Sotirios Kyrgiakos allowed Ebanks-Blake's through-ball to squeeze between them.",
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"To become the leader, to advance into first place."
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"(idiomatic) To become the leader, to advance into first place."
],
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"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to advance into first place",
"word": "打頭陣"
},
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"_dis1": "98 2",
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dǎtóuzhèn",
"sense": "to advance into first place",
"word": "打头阵"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to advance into first place",
"word": "ouvrir la marche"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to advance into first place",
"word": "passer en tête"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to advance into first place",
"word": "antepoñerse"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to advance into first place",
"word": "vezet"
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"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to advance into first place",
"word": "praesum"
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"To assume leadership over a group."
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"(idiomatic) To assume leadership over a group."
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"sense": "to assume leadership over a group",
"word": "prendre le commandement"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to assume leadership over a group",
"word": "elöl jár"
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"sense": "to assume leadership over a group",
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"text": "It was an omen of things to come as in the 56th minute the visitors took the lead after a mix-up between Skrtel and Sotirios Kyrgiakos allowed Ebanks-Blake's through-ball to squeeze between them.",
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"(idiomatic) To become the leader, to advance into first place."
],
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"To assume leadership over a group."
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],
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"(idiomatic) To assume leadership over a group."
],
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"translations": [
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to advance into first place",
"word": "打頭陣"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dǎtóuzhèn",
"sense": "to advance into first place",
"word": "打头阵"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to advance into first place",
"word": "ouvrir la marche"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to advance into first place",
"word": "passer en tête"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to advance into first place",
"word": "antepoñerse"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to advance into first place",
"word": "vezet"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to advance into first place",
"word": "praesum"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to assume leadership over a group",
"word": "prendre le commandement"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to assume leadership over a group",
"word": "elöl jár"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to assume leadership over a group",
"word": "élen jár"
},
{
"code": "la",
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"sense": "to assume leadership over a group",
"word": "praesum"
}
],
"word": "take the lead"
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