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"word": "بغمضة عين"
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"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
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"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
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"word": "von heute auf morgen"
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"word": "στο πι και φι"
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"word": "in un batter d'occhio"
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"word": "in un battito d'ali"
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"word": "in men che non si dica"
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"word": "w mgnieniu oka"
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"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
"word": "em um piscar de olhos"
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"code": "pt",
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"word": "com um estalar de dedos"
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"code": "pt",
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"word": "en un abrir y cerrar de ojos"
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"word": "de buenas a primeras"
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"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
"word": "a las primeras de cambio"
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"word": "de inmediato"
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"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
"word": "begien itxi-irekian"
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"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
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"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
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"word": "käden käänteessä"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
"word": "tuosta vain"
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"code": "fi",
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"word": "alta aikayksikön"
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"word": "epäröimättä"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
"word": "en un claquement de doigts"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
"word": "von einem Tag auf den anderen"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
"word": "von heute auf morgen"
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"roman": "sto pi kai fi",
"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
"word": "στο πι και φι"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
"word": "in un batter d'occhio"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
"word": "in un battito d'ali"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
"word": "in men che non si dica"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
"word": "na zawołanie"
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{
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
"word": "w każdej chwili"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
"word": "w mgnieniu oka"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
"word": "em um piscar de olhos"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
"word": "com um estalar de dedos"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
"word": "num abrir e fechar de olhos"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "mígom",
"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
"word": "ми́гом"
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"roman": "v mgnovénije óka",
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"word": "в мгнове́ние о́ка"
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"word": "за́просто"
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"word": "en un abrir y cerrar de ojos"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
"word": "de buenas a primeras"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
"word": "a las primeras de cambio"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
"word": "de inmediato"
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"sense": "instantly, without hesitation",
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"word": "at the drop of a hat"
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