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"word": "painaa"
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"sense": "to act as ballast",
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"To be too much for someone to cope with."
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"word": "painaa liikaa"
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"sense": "to be too much to handle",
"word": "καταβαρύνω"
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"sense": "to be too much to handle",
"word": "dēgravō"
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"sense": "to be too much to handle",
"word": "przytłaczać"
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"code": "cy",
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"To act as a ballast for."
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"(transitive) To act as a ballast for."
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to act as ballast",
"word": "painaa"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to act as ballast",
"word": "olla painolastina"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "to act as ballast",
"word": "alourdir"
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "katabarúnō",
"sense": "to act as ballast",
"word": "καταβαρύνω"
},
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to act as ballast",
"word": "dēgravō"
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to act as ballast",
"word": "pōria"
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to act as ballast",
"word": "tao"
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"sense": "to act as ballast",
"word": "obciążać"
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "to act as ballast",
"word": "împovăra"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to act as ballast",
"word": "copleși"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to act as ballast",
"word": "îngreuna"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to act as ballast",
"word": "lastrar"
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{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to act as ballast",
"word": "pwyso i lawr"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be too much to handle",
"word": "painaa liikaa"
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"sense": "to be too much to handle",
"word": "καταβαρύνω"
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"code": "la",
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"sense": "to be too much to handle",
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"sense": "to be too much to handle",
"word": "przytłaczać"
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"code": "cy",
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"sense": "to be too much to handle",
"word": "pwyso i lawr"
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"word": "weigh down"
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