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"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "bekenen"
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"roman": "ešârat kardan",
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"word": "اشارت کردن"
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"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "acenar"
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"word": "подзыва́ть"
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"word": "smèid"
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"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "llamar con señas"
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"word": "vinka till sig"
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"word": "мани́ти"
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"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "أَوْمَأَ"
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"roman": "kimvam",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "кимвам"
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"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
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"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
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"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
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"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
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"word": "dát znamení"
},
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "wenken"
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "algesti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "viittoa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "viittilöidä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "faire signe"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "heranwinken"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "herbeiwinken"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "winken"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "zuwinken"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "bandwjan",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "gnéfo",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "γνέφω"
},
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "aposēmaínō",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "ἀποσημαίνω"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "int"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "bagair"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "accennare"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "tungatunga"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "tawhi"
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "pōwhiri"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "tāwhiri"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "pōwhiriwhiri"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "pōhirihiri"
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"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "bekenen"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "ešârat kardan",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "اشارت کردن"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "acenar"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podzyvátʹ",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "подзыва́ть"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "smèid"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "llamar con señas"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "vinka till sig"
},
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "manýty",
"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "мани́ти"
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"sense": "to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer",
"word": "кива́ти"
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"sense": "seem attractive and inviting",
"word": "logi"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "seem attractive and inviting",
"word": "einladen"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "seem attractive and inviting",
"word": "atrair"
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "seem attractive and inviting",
"word": "atraer"
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"code": "es",
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"word": "llamar"
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"ref": "2020, Abi Daré, The Girl With The Louding Voice, Sceptre, page 110",
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