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"sense": "alter according to preferences",
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"sense": "alter according to preferences",
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"sense": "alter according to preferences",
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"sense": "alter according to preferences",
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"sense": "alter according to preferences",
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"sense": "alter according to preferences",
"word": "приспособявам според потребностите си"
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"sense": "alter according to preferences",
"word": "定制"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dìngzuò",
"sense": "alter according to preferences",
"word": "定做"
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"sense": "alter according to preferences",
"word": "客製化"
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"sense": "alter according to preferences",
"word": "自定義"
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"sense": "alter according to preferences",
"word": "personalizar"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "alter according to preferences",
"word": "speziell anfertigen"
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"sense": "alter according to preferences",
"word": "testre szab"
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"code": "id",
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"sense": "alter according to preferences",
"word": "menyesuaikan"
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"sense": "alter according to preferences",
"word": "customizzare"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "alter according to preferences",
"word": "personalizzare"
},
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"code": "ja",
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"sense": "alter according to preferences",
"word": "カスタマイズする"
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"sense": "alter according to preferences",
"word": "pritaikymas individualiam vartojimui"
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"sense": "alter according to preferences",
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"sense": "alter according to preferences",
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"sense": "alter according to preferences",
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"sense": "alter according to preferences",
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"sense": "alter according to preferences",
"word": "skräddarsy"
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"sense": "alter according to preferences",
"word": "אינדיווידואַליזירן"
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