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"ref": "1976, Elton John (lyrics and music), “Don't Go Breaking My Heart”, performed by Elton John ft. Kiki Dee",
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"word": "partir o coração de"
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"roman": "razbivátʹ sérdce",
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"word": "разбива́ть се́рдце"
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"word": "kalbini kırmak"
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"word": "làm tan nát trái tim..."
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"word": "làm...đau khổ"
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"ref": "2020, Dua Lipa, Ali Tamposi, Stefan Johnson, Jordan K. Johnson, Andrew Watt, Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence, “Break My Heart”, in Future Nostalgia, performed by Dua Lipa",
"text": "Oh no, I was doin' better alone / But when you said \"Hello\" / I know that was the end of it all / I should've stayed at home / 'Cause now there ain't no letting you go / Am I falling in love / With the one that could break my heart?",
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"sense": "to cause a person to feel grief or sadness",
"word": "打碎...的心"
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"word": "(iemand zijn/haar) hart breken"
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"sense": "to cause a person to feel grief or sadness",
"word": "särkeä jonkun sydän"
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"word": "briser le cœur (à)"
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"sense": "to cause a person to feel grief or sadness",
"word": "(jemandes) Herz brechen"
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"roman": "dil toṛnā",
"sense": "to cause a person to feel grief or sadness",
"word": "दिल तोड़ना"
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"sense": "to cause a person to feel grief or sadness",
"word": "accorare"
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"sense": "to cause a person to feel grief or sadness",
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"sense": "to cause a person to feel grief or sadness",
"word": "心を壊す"
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"word": "partir o coração de"
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"sense": "to cause a person to feel grief or sadness",
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