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"ref": "1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 99",
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"ref": "2016, James Lovegrove, Age of Heroes, Solaris",
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"sense": "make the characteristic cry of a sheep or goat",
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
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"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "مَأْمَأَ"
},
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"code": "ar",
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"word": "ثَغَا"
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"word": "блея"
},
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "belar"
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"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
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],
"word": "bečet"
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"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "bræge"
},
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "mæe"
},
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "blaten"
},
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "blèren"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "bei"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "jarma"
},
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"code": "fi",
"english": "sheep",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "määkiä"
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"code": "fi",
"english": "goat",
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"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "päkättää"
},
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"code": "fr",
"english": "sheep or goat",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "bêler"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"english": "goat",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "bégueter"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "chevroter"
},
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "bradar"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "blöken"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "velázo",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "βελάζω"
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
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"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "βληχάομαι"
},
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "pa'á",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "פעה"
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
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"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "חנב"
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"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "jarma"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "bramar"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "bääkkää"
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"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "bäkättää"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "belare"
},
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"code": "ltg",
"lang": "Latgalian",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "vēkšt"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "bālō"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "blēt"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "mengembek"
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"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "bleten"
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"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "blǣtan"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
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"word": "beczeć"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "balir"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bléjatʹ",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "бле́ять"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "mèil"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "meigeall"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "blejati"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "balar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "bräka"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "mumee"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "melemek"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to make the cry of a sheep or goat",
"word": "brefu"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "informal: to complain",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "fňukat"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "informal: to complain",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "kňourat"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "informal: to complain",
"word": "mekkeren"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "informal: to complain",
"word": "marista"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "informal: to complain",
"word": "rouspéter"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "informal: to complain",
"word": "blöken"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "velázo",
"sense": "informal: to complain",
"word": "βελάζω"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "informal: to complain",
"word": "bramar"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "informal: to complain",
"tags": [
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"word": "beczeć"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bléjatʹ",
"sense": "informal: to complain",
"word": "бле́ять"
}
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"word": "bleat"
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