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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
"word": "så godt man kan"
},
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
"word": "efter bedste evne"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
"word": "parhaansa mukaan"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
"word": "tant bien que mal"
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"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
"word": "du mieux possible"
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"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
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"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
"word": "du mieux que l’on peut"
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"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
"word": "so gut man kann"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
"word": "so gut wie möglich"
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"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
"word": "alla meglio"
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"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
"word": "najlepiej, jak potrafić"
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"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
"word": "cât de bine poate"
},
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"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
"word": "mar as fheàrr as urrainn do"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
"word": "elinden geldiğince"
},
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
"word": "elinden geldiği kadar"
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
"word": "så godt man kan"
},
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"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
"word": "efter bedste evne"
},
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"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
"word": "parhaansa mukaan"
},
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"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
"word": "tant bien que mal"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
"word": "du mieux possible"
},
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
"word": "au mieux"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
"word": "du mieux que l’on peut"
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"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
"word": "so gut man kann"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
"word": "so gut wie möglich"
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"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
"word": "alla meglio"
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"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
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"sense": "in the best possible way, given the circumstances",
"word": "mar as fheàrr as urrainn do"
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