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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to satisfy a need; to serve a purpose; to fulfill specified requirements",
"word": "sopia"
},
{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to satisfy a need; to serve a purpose; to fulfill specified requirements",
"word": "täyttää odotukset"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to satisfy a need; to serve a purpose; to fulfill specified requirements",
"word": "faire l’affaire"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "to satisfy a need; to serve a purpose; to fulfill specified requirements",
"word": "soddisfare"
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"sense": "to satisfy a need; to serve a purpose; to fulfill specified requirements",
"word": "essere adatto"
}
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to satisfy a need; to serve a purpose; to fulfill specified requirements",
"word": "sopia"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to satisfy a need; to serve a purpose; to fulfill specified requirements",
"word": "täyttää odotukset"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to satisfy a need; to serve a purpose; to fulfill specified requirements",
"word": "faire l’affaire"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to satisfy a need; to serve a purpose; to fulfill specified requirements",
"word": "soddisfare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to satisfy a need; to serve a purpose; to fulfill specified requirements",
"word": "essere adatto"
}
],
"word": "fit the bill"
}
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