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"text": "He cut his teeth flying model airplanes as a child, so aeronautical engineering came naturally."
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"code": "fr",
"english": "to begin",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "gain early experience",
"word": "faire ses dents"
},
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"code": "fr",
"english": "to gain early experience on ...",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "gain early experience",
"word": "se faire les dents sur ..."
},
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "gain early experience",
"word": "farsi le ossa"
},
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"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "gain early experience",
"word": "bērnam nāk zobi"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "gain early experience",
"word": "hacer sus pinitos"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "gain early experience",
"word": "hacer sus primeras armas"
}
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"sense": "gain early experience",
"word": "faire ses dents"
},
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"code": "fr",
"english": "to gain early experience on ...",
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"sense": "gain early experience",
"word": "se faire les dents sur ..."
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "gain early experience",
"word": "farsi le ossa"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "gain early experience",
"word": "bērnam nāk zobi"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "gain early experience",
"word": "hacer sus pinitos"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "gain early experience",
"word": "hacer sus primeras armas"
}
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"word": "cut one's teeth"
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