See faze in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "to frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off; to disconcert, perturb",
"word": "in Unruhe versetzen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off; to disconcert, perturb",
"word": "abschrecken"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off; to disconcert, perturb",
"word": "schrecken"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off; to disconcert, perturb",
"word": "whakahārangi"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off; to disconcert, perturb",
"word": "zbić z tropu"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off; to disconcert, perturb",
"word": "amedrontar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off; to disconcert, perturb",
"word": "besvära"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off; to disconcert, perturb",
"word": "bringa ur fattning"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off; to disconcert, perturb",
"word": "skrämma"
}
],
"word": "faze"
}
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