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"word": "kun je nagaan"
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"word": "otapa siitä sitten selvää"
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"word": "va savoir pourquoi"
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"sense": "expression of perplexity or surprise",
"word": "va savoir"
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"word": "vai ti saber"
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"code": "gl",
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"sense": "expression of perplexity or surprise",
"word": "quen sabe"
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"sense": "expression of perplexity or surprise",
"word": "stell dir vor"
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"sense": "expression of perplexity or surprise",
"word": "τρέχα γύρευε"
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"word": "לך תדע"
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"word": "ezt add össze"
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"word": "erre varrjál gombot"
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"sense": "expression of perplexity or surprise",
"word": "ezt kapd ki"
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"sense": "expression of perplexity or surprise",
"word": "vai a capire"
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"sense": "expression of perplexity or surprise",
"word": "skulle du ha sett"
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"code": "no",
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"sense": "expression of perplexity or surprise",
"word": "det hadde jeg ikke trodd"
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"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "expression of perplexity or surprise",
"word": "forklar"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "expression of perplexity or surprise",
"word": "i bądź tu mądry"
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"sense": "expression of perplexity or surprise",
"word": "vai entender"
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"word": "пойди́ разбери́"
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"word": "пойди́ зна́й"
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