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},
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{
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"(informal, intransitive, or transitive with on or with) To treat gently and with understanding."
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"_dis1": "94 6",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to treat gently",
"word": "y aller mollo"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 6",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to treat gently",
"word": "y aller doucement"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 6",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to treat gently",
"word": "impercō"
}
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"(informal, intransitive, or transitive with on or with) To use sparingly or carefully."
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"_dis1": "1 99",
"code": "fr",
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"word": "y aller mollo"
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"sense": "to use sparingly or carefully",
"word": "ta det lugnt"
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],
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "to treat gently",
"word": "y aller mollo"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to treat gently",
"word": "y aller doucement"
},
{
"code": "la",
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"sense": "to treat gently",
"word": "impercō"
},
{
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "to use sparingly or carefully",
"word": "y aller mollo"
},
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"sense": "to use sparingly or carefully",
"word": "ta det lugnt"
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"word": "go easy"
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