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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to confront",
"word": "面對"
},
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "miànduì",
"sense": "to confront",
"word": "面对"
},
{
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"word": "myöntää"
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{
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"sense": "to confront",
"word": "sich etwas stellen"
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{
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"sense": "to confront",
"word": "encarar"
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{
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"sense": "to confront",
"word": "plantar cara"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to confront",
"word": "面對"
},
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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"sense": "to confront",
"word": "面对"
},
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"sense": "to confront",
"word": "myöntää"
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{
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"sense": "to confront",
"word": "sich etwas stellen"
},
{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to confront",
"word": "encarar"
},
{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to confront",
"word": "plantar cara"
},
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"sense": "to confront",
"word": "afrontar"
},
{
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"sense": "to confront",
"word": "arrostrar"
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"word": "face up to"
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