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"word": "lette sit hjerte"
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"sense": "to relieve oneself by talking to someone",
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"sense": "to relieve oneself by talking to someone",
"word": "lette sit hjerte"
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"sense": "to relieve oneself by talking to someone",
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"sense": "to relieve oneself by talking to someone",
"word": "vider son sac"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to relieve oneself by talking to someone",
"word": "dire ce qu’on a sur le cœur"
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"sense": "to relieve oneself by talking to someone",
"word": "sein Herz erleichtern"
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"sense": "to relieve oneself by talking to someone",
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"sense": "to relieve oneself by talking to someone",
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"sense": "to relieve oneself by talking to someone",
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"sense": "to relieve oneself by talking to someone",
"word": "cuir de do chroí"
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"sense": "to relieve oneself by talking to someone",
"word": "togliersi un peso dallo stomaco"
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"sense": "to relieve oneself by talking to someone",
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"sense": "to relieve oneself by talking to someone",
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"sense": "to relieve oneself by talking to someone",
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"sense": "to relieve oneself by talking to someone",
"word": "desabafar"
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"sense": "to relieve oneself by talking to someone",
"word": "desahogarse"
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"sense": "to relieve oneself by talking to someone",
"word": "desfogarse"
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"word": "quitarse un peso de encima"
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"sense": "to relieve oneself by talking to someone",
"word": "sacarse un peso de encima"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to relieve oneself by talking to someone",
"word": "sacarse una espina"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to relieve oneself by talking to someone",
"word": "franquearse"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to relieve oneself by talking to someone",
"word": "sincerarse"
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"sense": "to relieve oneself by talking to someone",
"word": "lätta på hjärtat"
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"word": "get off one's chest"
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