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"word": "il toccare terra"
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"(obsolete) The first land discovered after a sea voyage."
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"sense": "arrival of a ship at the shore",
"word": "登陆"
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"sense": "arrival of a ship at the shore",
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"sense": "arrival of a ship at the shore",
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"sense": "arrival of a ship at the shore",
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"sense": "arrival of a ship at the shore",
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"sense": "arrival of a ship at the shore",
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"word": "attracco"
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"word": "ūnga"
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"sense": "arrival of a ship at the shore",
"word": "ūnga ki uta"
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"sense": "arrival of a ship at the shore",
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "place at which a storm reaches the land",
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "place at which a storm reaches the land",
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"word": "il toccare terra"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "place at which a storm reaches the land",
"word": "raggiungere la terraferma"
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"sense": "First land discovered after a sea voyage",
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