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"code": "af",
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"sense": "someone who takes after a parent",
"word": "die appel val nie ver van die boom af nie"
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"code": "gl",
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"sense": "someone who takes after a parent",
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"sense": "someone who takes after a parent",
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"word": "ზედგამოჭრილი დედაა"
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"sense": "someone who takes after a parent",
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"word": "slis den seanmhaide"
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"sense": "someone who takes after a parent",
"word": "tale padre, tale figlio"
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"sense": "someone who takes after a parent",
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "someone who takes after a parent",
"word": "die appel val nie ver van die boom af nie"
},
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "someone who takes after a parent",
"word": "a acha tira para a racha"
},
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "zedgamoč̣rili mamaa",
"sense": "someone who takes after a parent",
"word": "ზედგამოჭრილი მამაა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "zedgamoč̣rili dedaa",
"sense": "someone who takes after a parent",
"word": "ზედგამოჭრილი დედაა"
},
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"sense": "someone who takes after a parent",
"word": "nem esik messze az alma a fájától"
},
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"sense": "someone who takes after a parent",
"word": "apja fia"
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"sense": "someone who takes after a parent",
"word": "anyja lánya"
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"sense": "someone who takes after a parent",
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"word": "tale padre, tale figlio"
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"sense": "someone who takes after a parent",
"word": "bapa borek anak rintik"
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"sense": "someone who takes after a parent",
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