See as hell in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "yue",
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"roman": "dou³ sei²",
"sense": "very",
"word": "～到死"
},
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"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "dou³ gwai²",
"sense": "very",
"word": "～到鬼"
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"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "gwai² gam³",
"sense": "very",
"word": "鬼咁～"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "very",
"word": "jako prase"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "very",
"word": "pisse-"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "very",
"word": "als de pest"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "very",
"word": "als de neten"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "very",
"word": "à mort"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "very",
"word": "à crever"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "very",
"word": "da morire"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "very",
"word": "cholernie"
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{
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "very",
"word": "jak cholera"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "very",
"word": "jak diabli"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "very",
"word": "jak jasna cholera"
},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "very",
"word": "jak jasny gwint"
},
{
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "very",
"word": "jak nie wiem"
},
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"sense": "very",
"word": "jak nie wiem co"
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"code": "pl",
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"word": "jak sto diabłów"
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"word": "jak wszyscy diabli"
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"word": "pra caralho"
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"code": "ro",
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"word": "ca dracu"
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