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"ref": "1961 January, “Talking of Trains: The Severn Bridge disaster”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 3, 5",
"text": "In dense fog at about 10.25 p.m. on the night of October 25, two tank barges carrying petroleum [...] missed the entrance to the docks at Sharpness and were carried up the River Severn by the incoming tide. They collided with one of the piers of the Severn Bridge, carrying the Berkeley Road-Lydney branch of the Western Region, and as a result of the collision both tankers blew up.",
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"ref": "1947 January and February, Gerald Druce (Jun.), “A Journey on the \"Slovak Arrow\"”, in Railway Magazine, page 16",
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"ref": "2011, Cochrane, John H., “Determinacy and Identification with Taylor Rules”, in Journal of Political Economy, volume 119, number 3, page 606",
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"ref": "2023 May 17, Paul Clifton, “Building bridges to Ukraine...”, in RAIL, number 983, page 31",
"text": "But we wanted to be more ambitious. We had established contacts with the Ukrainian railways, and they had all sorts of needs. Bridges blown up by the Russians, but also bridges blown up by themselves in tactical battlefield operations.",
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"text": "This album is about to blow up; they’re being promoted on MTV.",
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"ref": "1999, Eminem, My Name Is (song)",
"text": "You know you blew up when the women rush your stands\nAnd try to touch your hands like some screaming Usher fans […]"
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"ref": "1807, The Port Folio, page 313",
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"ref": "2007, “Fucc & Git Up”, in DZ (lyrics), Sleepless City Livin, performed by DZ ft. Gangsta Nutt, from 1:59",
"roman": "kʌz ðiːz fʌkɪn gɪt ʌp t͡ʃɪks kiːp blowɪn ʌp maː sɛli",
"text": "I am the man\nSo I’m sitting in the VIP\nwith my mains\nWe twisted up some Crip\nbut I am ready to dip\nto the telly with my relly\ncuz these fuckin git up chicks keep blowin up my celly.\naːm ðə meɪ̯n\nsoʊ̯ aːm sɪtɪn ɪn ðə vɪp\nwɪθ maː meɪ̯ns\nwiː twɪstəd ʌp sʊm kɹɪp\nbʌt aːm ɹɛdi tu dɪp\ntʊ ðə tɛli wɪθ maː ɹɛli",
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"ref": "2009, RM Johnson, Why Men Fear Marriage: The Surprising Truth Behind Why So Many Men Can't Commit",
"text": "Don't let them sabotage a possible good thing by blowing up your phone while you're in the middle of a hot date with nonsense like, “Jason keeps asking for a Popsicle before bed. Do you think it's okay that I give him one?”",
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},
{
"ref": "2011, Jaime Reed, Living Violet, page 67",
"text": "Dad sure knew how to kill a mood. He had blown up my phone all day, ensuring that I didn't back out of our agreement.",
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},
{
"ref": "2012, Chris Hicks, Ebony Chronicles of Elevation, volume 1, page 181",
"text": "Not knowing the whereabouts of his daughter, Tavon blew up her phone without once getting a response.",
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},
{
"ref": "2013, Michelle McKinney Hammond, The Real Deal on Love and Men",
"text": "He has never officially said that we are in a relationship, but he blows up my phone night and day, always wanting to know where I am.",
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},
{
"ref": "2014 September 11, Alexis Petridis, quoting Kelly Brook, “A freedom fighter for our time: Kelly Brook will not be silenced over Danny Cipriani”, in The Guardian",
"text": "“Danny Cipriani is blowing up my phone saying: ‘I’m going to sue you’,” she said, shortly before announcing her willingness to go to prison over the issue.",
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{
"ref": "2015, Kacey Musgraves, (Please provide the book title or journal name)",
"text": "They're blowing up our phones, asking where we are / Just say we're almost there; we ain't even in the car",
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"ref": "1992, Ice Cube (lyrics and music), “It Was A Good Day”, in The Predator",
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"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
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"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"word": "爆破"
},
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},
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"code": "eo",
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},
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"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
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},
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"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"word": "აფეთქება"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 26 30 5 5 2 1 2 1 6 4 3 4 2 3 1 2",
"code": "de",
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"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"word": "sprengen"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 26 30 5 5 2 1 2 1 6 4 3 4 2 3 1 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "anatinázo",
"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"word": "ανατινάζω"
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"_dis1": "3 26 30 5 5 2 1 2 1 6 4 3 4 2 3 1 2",
"code": "he",
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"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"word": "פוצץ"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 26 30 5 5 2 1 2 1 6 4 3 4 2 3 1 2",
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"word": "felrobbant"
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"_dis1": "3 26 30 5 5 2 1 2 1 6 4 3 4 2 3 1 2",
"code": "izh",
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"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
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},
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"_dis1": "3 26 30 5 5 2 1 2 1 6 4 3 4 2 3 1 2",
"code": "ga",
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"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"word": "pléasc"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 26 30 5 5 2 1 2 1 6 4 3 4 2 3 1 2",
"code": "it",
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"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"word": "saltare in aria"
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"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
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{
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"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
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"_dis1": "3 26 30 5 5 2 1 2 1 6 4 3 4 2 3 1 2",
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"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
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{
"_dis1": "3 26 30 5 5 2 1 2 1 6 4 3 4 2 3 1 2",
"code": "ro",
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"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
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},
{
"_dis1": "3 26 30 5 5 2 1 2 1 6 4 3 4 2 3 1 2",
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{
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{
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"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
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"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"tags": [
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],
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},
{
"_dis1": "3 26 30 5 5 2 1 2 1 6 4 3 4 2 3 1 2",
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"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"tags": [
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{
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "vysádžuvaty v povítrja",
"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
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},
{
"_dis1": "3 26 30 5 5 2 1 2 1 6 4 3 4 2 3 1 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "výsadyty v povítrja",
"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
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},
{
"_dis1": "2 28 29 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 3 2",
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"word": "պայթել"
},
{
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"code": "hy",
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"informal"
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{
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{
"_dis1": "2 28 29 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 3 2",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "partlamaq"
},
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"_dis1": "2 28 29 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 3 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhàdiào",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "炸掉"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 28 29 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 3 2",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "springe i luften"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 28 29 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 3 2",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "eksplodere"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 28 29 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 3 2",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
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"word": "eksplodi"
},
{
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "räjähtää"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 28 29 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 3 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "posahtaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 28 29 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 3 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "explodieren"
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{
"_dis1": "2 28 29 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 3 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "anatinázo",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "ανατινάζω"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 28 29 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 3 2",
"code": "he",
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"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "התפוצץ"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 28 29 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 3 2",
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "felrobban"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 28 29 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 3 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "pléasc"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 28 29 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 3 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "esplodere"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 28 29 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 3 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "saltare in aria"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 28 29 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 3 2",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "bakuhatsu suru",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "爆発する"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 28 29 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 3 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "wybuchać"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 28 29 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 3 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "explodir"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 28 29 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 3 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "exploda"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 28 29 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 3 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vzryvátʹsja",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "взрыва́ться"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 28 29 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 3 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vzorvátʹsja",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
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},
{
"_dis1": "2 28 29 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 3 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "explotar"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 28 29 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 3 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "explodera"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 28 29 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 3 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "havaya uçmak"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 28 29 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 3 2",
"code": "uk",
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"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"tags": [
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"ref": "2007, “Fucc & Git Up”, in DZ (lyrics), Sleepless City Livin, performed by DZ ft. Gangsta Nutt, from 1:59",
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"ref": "2012, Chris Hicks, Ebony Chronicles of Elevation, volume 1, page 181",
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"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
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"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"word": "აფეთქება"
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"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
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"word": "פוצץ"
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"word": "爆破する"
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "pokpahada",
"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"word": "폭파하다"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "delbelex",
"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"word": "дэлбэлэх"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "tesrex",
"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"word": "тэсрэх"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"word": "wysadzać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"word": "explodir"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"word": "arunca în aer"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"word": "exploda"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vzryvátʹ",
"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "взрыва́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vzorvátʹ",
"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "взорва́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"word": "explotar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"word": "spränga"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"word": "havaya uçurmak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pidryváty",
"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "підрива́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pidirváty",
"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "підірва́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vysádžuvaty v povítrja",
"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "виса́джувати в пові́тря"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "výsadyty v povítrja",
"sense": "to explode (transitive)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ви́садити в пові́тря"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "paytʿel",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "պայթել"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "trakʿel",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"word": "տրաքել"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "gmpʿal",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"word": "գմփալ"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "partlamaq"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhàdiào",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "炸掉"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "springe i luften"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "eksplodere"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "eksplodi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "räjähtää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "posahtaa"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "explodieren"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "anatinázo",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "ανατινάζω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hitpotséts",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "התפוצץ"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "felrobban"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "pléasc"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "esplodere"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "saltare in aria"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "bakuhatsu suru",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "爆発する"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "wybuchać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "explodir"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "exploda"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vzryvátʹsja",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "взрыва́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vzorvátʹsja",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "взорва́ться"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "explotar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "explodera"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"word": "havaya uçmak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vybuxáty",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "вибуха́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "výbuxnuty",
"sense": "to explode (intransitive)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ви́бухнути"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to suddenly get very angry",
"word": "partlamaq"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to suddenly get very angry",
"word": "räjähtää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to suddenly get very angry",
"word": "exploser"
},
{
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "to suddenly get very angry",
"word": "uhea utungu"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to inflate",
"word": "paisutella"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to inflate",
"word": "gonfler"
},
{
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "to inflate",
"word": "enflâ"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to inflate",
"word": "aufblasen"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "phusáō",
"sense": "to inflate",
"word": "φυσάω"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to inflate",
"word": "felfúj"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to inflate",
"word": "gonfiare"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to inflate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "pompować balon"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to inflate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "napompować balon"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to inflate",
"word": "encher"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "naduvátʹ",
"sense": "to inflate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "надува́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nadútʹ",
"sense": "to inflate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "наду́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to inflate",
"word": "inflar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to inflate",
"word": "blåsa upp"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to inflate",
"word": "şişirmek"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to enlarge",
"word": "forstørre"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to enlarge",
"word": "suurentaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to enlarge",
"word": "agrandir"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to enlarge",
"word": "vergrößern"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kakudai suru",
"sense": "to enlarge",
"word": "拡大する"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to enlarge",
"word": "ampliar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uveličivatʹ",
"sense": "to enlarge",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "увеличивать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "približatʹ",
"sense": "to enlarge",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "приближать"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to enlarge",
"word": "förstora"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to enlarge",
"word": "büyütmek"
}
],
"word": "blow up"
}
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