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"sense": "to order, command, control",
"word": "diktə etmək"
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"sense": "to order, command, control",
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"sense": "to order, command, control",
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"word": "sanella"
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"sense": "to order, command, control",
"word": "diktieren"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "to order, command, control",
"word": "bestimmen"
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{
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"word": "הכתיב"
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"sense": "to order, command, control",
"word": "diktál"
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"sense": "to order, command, control",
"word": "imporre"
},
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"sense": "to order, command, control",
"word": "comandare"
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"sense": "to order, command, control",
"word": "ordenar"
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"sense": "to order, command, control",
"word": "comandar"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to order, command, control",
"word": "controlar"
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"sense": "to order, command, control",
"word": "кома́ндовать"
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"sense": "to speak in order for someone to write down the words",
"word": "söyləyib yazdırmaq"
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"sense": "to speak in order for someone to write down the words",
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"word": "diktə etmək"
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"sense": "to speak in order for someone to write down the words",
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"roman": "tīngxiě",
"sense": "to speak in order for someone to write down the words",
"word": "听写"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to speak in order for someone to write down the words",
"word": "diktovat"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to speak in order for someone to write down the words",
"word": "sanella"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to speak in order for someone to write down the words",
"word": "dicter"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to speak in order for someone to write down the words",
"word": "diktieren"
},
{
"code": "he",
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"sense": "to speak in order for someone to write down the words",
"word": "הכתיב"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to speak in order for someone to write down the words",
"word": "diktál"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to speak in order for someone to write down the words",
"word": "tollba mond"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to speak in order for someone to write down the words",
"word": "deachtaigh"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to speak in order for someone to write down the words",
"word": "dettare"
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{
"code": "la",
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"sense": "to speak in order for someone to write down the words",
"word": "dictō"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to speak in order for someone to write down the words",
"word": "āhukareo"
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"sense": "to speak in order for someone to write down the words",
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"word": "dyktować"
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"sense": "to speak in order for someone to write down the words",
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"word": "podyktować"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to speak in order for someone to write down the words",
"word": "ditar"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to speak in order for someone to write down the words",
"word": "dicta"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "diktovátʹ",
"sense": "to speak in order for someone to write down the words",
"word": "диктова́ть"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to speak in order for someone to write down the words",
"word": "dictar"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to speak in order for someone to write down the words",
"word": "diktera"
},
{
"code": "tr",
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"sense": "to speak in order for someone to write down the words",
"word": "dikte etmek"
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