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"To begin a festive celebration and rejoicing for someone's long-awaited return."
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"(idiomatic) To begin a festive celebration and rejoicing for someone's long-awaited return."
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "begin a festive celebration",
"word": "het vetgemeste kalf slachten"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "begin a festive celebration",
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"word": "teurastaa syöttövasikka"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "begin a festive celebration",
"word": "tuer le veau gras"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "begin a festive celebration",
"word": "uccidere il vitello grasso"
},
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "begin a festive celebration",
"word": "slakte gjøkalven"
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"sense": "begin a festive celebration",
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"word": "obchodzić czyjś powrót"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "begin a festive celebration",
"word": "slakta gödkalven"
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"sense": "begin a festive celebration",
"word": "het vetgemeste kalf slachten"
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"sense": "begin a festive celebration",
"topics": [
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"word": "teurastaa syöttövasikka"
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"sense": "begin a festive celebration",
"word": "tuer le veau gras"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "begin a festive celebration",
"word": "uccidere il vitello grasso"
},
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "begin a festive celebration",
"word": "slakte gjøkalven"
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"sense": "begin a festive celebration",
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"sense": "begin a festive celebration",
"word": "slakta gödkalven"
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"word": "kill the fatted calf"
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