See test the waters on Wiktionary
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"word": "جَسَّ النَّبْضَ"
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"word": "tunnustella maaperää"
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"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "tâter le terrain"
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"word": "prendre la température"
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"roman": "niadagis mosinǯva",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "ნიადაგის მოსინჯვა"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "tastare il terreno"
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"word": "sondare"
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"word": "tantear el terreno"
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"word": "catar el melón"
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"code": "ar",
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"roman": "jassa n-nabḍa",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "جَسَّ النَّبْضَ"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "tunnustella maaperää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "tâter le terrain"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "prendre la température"
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"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "niadagis mosinǯva",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "ნიადაგის მოსინჯვა"
},
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"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "tastare il terreno"
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"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "sondare"
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"word": "tantear el terreno"
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