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"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation",
"word": "inventa"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation",
"word": "improviza"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izobretátʹ",
"sense": "To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation",
"word": "изобрета́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation",
"word": "improvisar"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation",
"word": "icat etmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation",
"word": "tasarlamak"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light",
"word": "plannen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light",
"word": "heittää"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light",
"word": "bewerkstelligen"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light",
"word": "yolunu bulmak"
}
],
"word": "contrive"
}
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