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"code": "ar",
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"word": "قَلَّلَ"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dànhuà",
"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "淡化"
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"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "bagatelliseren"
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
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"word": "minimaliseren"
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"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "vähätellä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "bagatellisoida"
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"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "herunterspielen"
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"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
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"word": "bagatellisieren"
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"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "омало́важи"
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"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "преуменьша́ть"
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"word": "minimizar"
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"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "quitar hierro"
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"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
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"imperfective"
],
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"code": "ar",
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"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "قَلَّلَ"
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"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "омаловажавам"
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "empetitir"
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "minimitzar"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dànhuà",
"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "淡化"
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
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"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "bagatelliseren"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "geringschatten"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "minimaliseren"
},
{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "vähätellä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "bagatellisoida"
},
{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "minimiser"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "herunterspielen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "verharmlosen"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "kleinreden"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "bagatellisieren"
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"code": "he",
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"word": "גִמֵּד"
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"word": "הִצְנִיעַ"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "minimizzare"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "sminuire"
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"code": "mk",
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"roman": "omalóvaži",
"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "омало́важи"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
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"word": "bimbać"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "преуменьша́ть"
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"word": "minimizar"
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"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"word": "quitar hierro"
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"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pryménšuvaty",
"sense": "to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "uk",
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