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"roman": "bùcí'érbié",
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"english": "take English leave",
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"word": "angolosan távozik"
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"sense": "sudden or unannounced departure",
"word": "不辞而别"
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"word": "einen Polnischen machen"
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"sense": "sudden or unannounced departure",
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