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"sense": "close to the right time",
"word": "ja era hora"
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"sense": "close to the right time",
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"sense": "close to the right time",
"word": "tid"
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"sense": "close to the right time",
"word": "ongeveer tijd"
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"sense": "close to the right time",
"word": "haast zover"
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"sense": "close to the right time",
"word": "melkein aika"
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"sense": "close to the right time",
"word": "enfin"
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"sense": "close to the right time",
"word": "il est grand temps que"
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"sense": "close to the right time",
"word": "sarebbe ora"
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"sense": "close to the right time",
"word": "est tempus illud de"
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"sense": "close to the right time",
"word": "omtrent tiden"
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"sense": "close to the right time",
"word": "najwyższy czas"
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{
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"sense": "close to the right time",
"word": "o czasie"
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"word": "quase na hora"
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{
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"sense": "close to the right time",
"word": "está na hora"
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"word": "давно́ пора́"
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"sense": "close to the right time",
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"sense": "close to the right time",
"word": "al fin"
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"sense": "close to the right time",
"word": "dags"
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"sense": "far past the desired time",
"word": "på tide"
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{
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "far past the desired time",
"word": "eindelijk"
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"sense": "far past the desired time",
"word": "oli jo aikakin"
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{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "far past the desired time",
"word": "il était temps"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "far past the desired time",
"word": "pas trop tôt"
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"sense": "far past the desired time",
"word": "καιρός ήταν"
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"sense": "far past the desired time",
"word": "épp ideje"
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"sense": "far past the desired time",
"word": "legfőbb ideje"
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"sense": "far past the desired time",
"word": "is mithid"
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"sense": "far past the desired time",
"word": "era ora"
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"sense": "far past the desired time",
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"sense": "far past the desired time",
"word": "najwyższy czas"
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"sense": "far past the desired time",
"word": "já era hora"
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"sense": "far past the desired time",
"word": "já era tempo"
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"sense": "far past the desired time",
"word": "já não era sem tempo"
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"sense": "far past the desired time",
"word": "tha an t-àm aig"
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"sense": "far past the desired time",
"word": "ya era hora"
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"sense": "far past the desired time",
"word": "på tiden"
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"sense": "far past the desired time",
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"word": "about time"
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