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"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "jan² m⁴ zyu⁶",
"sense": "not be able to avoid something",
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"word": "nicht umhin können"
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"code": "de",
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"code": "it",
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"word": "être plus fort que soi"
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"sense": "not be able to avoid something",
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"sense": "not be able to avoid something",
"word": "안 … ᆯ(할) 수 없다"
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"sense": "not be able to avoid something",
"word": "не мочь не"
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"sense": "not be able to avoid something",
"word": "no poder evitar de"
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"sense": "not be able to avoid something",
"word": "inte kunna låta bli"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "not be able to avoid something",
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "not be able to avoid something",
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