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"word": "végrehajt"
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"word": "véghez visz"
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"sense": "to accomplish",
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"sense": "to cause to take place",
"word": "əmələ gətirmək"
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"sense": "to cause to take place",
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"sense": "to cause to take place",
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"word": "veroorzaken"
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"word": "saada aikaan"
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"word": "foranledige"
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"word": "tot stand brengen"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to accomplish",
"word": "bewerkstelligen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to accomplish",
"word": "végrehajt"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to accomplish",
"word": "véghez visz"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to accomplish",
"word": "teljesít"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to accomplish",
"word": "elvégez"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to accomplish",
"word": "megvalósít"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to accomplish",
"word": "dokonywać"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "osuščestvljátʹ",
"sense": "to accomplish",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "осуществля́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "osuščestvítʹ",
"sense": "to accomplish",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "осуществи́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to accomplish",
"word": "lograr"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to accomplish",
"word": "başarmak"
}
],
"word": "bring about"
}
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