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"word": "ne pas quitter des yeux"
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "botar un ollo"
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "im Auge behalten"
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to"
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"word": "szemmel tart"
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "passa upp á"
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"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "hafa auga á"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "tenere d'occhio"
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "ficar de olho"
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"roman": "deržatʹ glaz na",
"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "держать глаз на"
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"word": "estar pendiente"
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "hålla ett öga på"
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "關照"
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "holde øje med"
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "in de gaten houden"
},
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "pitää silmällä"
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "guetter"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "épier"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "avoir à l’œil"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "ne pas quitter des yeux"
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"code": "gl",
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "botar un ollo"
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "im Auge behalten"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "aufpassen"
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to"
},
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"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"note": "ध्यान देना (dhyān denā, literally “to pay attention”)",
"sense": "to watch and pay attention to"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "szemmel tart"
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"code": "is",
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "passa upp á"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "hafa auga á"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "tenere d'occhio"
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"alt": "めをつけている",
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"roman": "me o tsukete iru",
"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "目をつけている"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "ficar de olho"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "prismátrivatʹ",
"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
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"roman": "deržatʹ glaz na",
"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "держать глаз на"
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"alt": "с",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "glaz ne spuskátʹ",
"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "глаз не спуска́ть"
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"alt": "за",
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"roman": "sledítʹ",
"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "следи́ть"
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "држати на оку"
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "vigilar"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "estar pendiente"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "hålla ett öga på"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
"word": "hålla koll på"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "to watch and pay attention to",
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