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"word": "copulare"
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"word": "姦淫する"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to engage in fornication",
"word": "fornicare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to engage in fornication",
"word": "copulare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to engage in fornication",
"word": "accoppiarsi"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to engage in fornication",
"word": "fare l'amore"
},
{
"alt": "かんいんする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kan'in suru",
"sense": "to engage in fornication",
"word": "姦淫する"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gantonghada",
"sense": "to engage in fornication",
"word": "간통하다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to engage in fornication",
"word": "fornicor"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to engage in fornication",
"word": "kaikaiātara"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to engage in fornication",
"word": "moepuku"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to engage in fornication",
"word": "fornicar"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to engage in fornication",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "cudzołożyć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to engage in fornication",
"word": "fornicar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "raspútničatʹ",
"sense": "to engage in fornication",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "распу́тничать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bludítʹ",
"sense": "to engage in fornication",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "блуди́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razvrátničatʹ",
"sense": "to engage in fornication",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "развра́тничать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "preljubodéjstvovatʹ",
"sense": "to engage in fornication",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "прелюбоде́йствовать"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to engage in fornication",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "smilniť"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to engage in fornication",
"word": "fornicar"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to engage in fornication",
"word": "makipagtalik"
}
],
"word": "fornicate"
}
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