as I was saying in English

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          "word": "comme je disais"
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            "feminine"
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "Used to refer back to one's own previous statement",
          "word": "come stavo dicendo"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Used to refer back to one's own previous statement",
          "word": "jak mówiłem"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
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          "word": "jak mówiłam"
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          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "Used to refer back to one's own previous statement",
          "word": "tulad ng sinabi ko"
        },
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          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
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          "sense": "Used to refer back to one's own previous statement",
          "word": "gaya ng sinabi ko"
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  "word": "as I was saying"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Used to refer back to one's own previous statement",
      "word": "comme je disais"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
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      "roman": "jaisā ki ma͠i kah rahā thā",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "जैसा कि मैं कह रहा था"
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      "roman": "jaisā ki ma͠i kah rahī thā",
      "sense": "Used to refer back to one's own previous statement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "जैसा कि मैं कह रही था"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Used to refer back to one's own previous statement",
      "word": "come stavo dicendo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Used to refer back to one's own previous statement",
      "word": "jak mówiłem"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Used to refer back to one's own previous statement",
      "word": "jak mówiłam"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "Used to refer back to one's own previous statement",
      "word": "tulad ng sinabi ko"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "Used to refer back to one's own previous statement",
      "word": "katulad ng sinabi ko"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "Used to refer back to one's own previous statement",
      "word": "gaya ng sinabi ko"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "Used to refer back to one's own previous statement",
      "word": "kagaya ng sinabi ko"
    }
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  "word": "as I was saying"
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"as I was saying" meaning in English

Phrase