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"sense": "to produce an egg",
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"sense": "to produce an egg",
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"word": "ponre èn oûe"
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"sense": "to produce a failure or flop",
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "to produce a failure or flop",
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"word": "fare un buco nell'acqua"
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"sense": "to produce a failure or flop",
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"sense": "to produce a failure or flop",
"word": "fazer fiasco"
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"sense": "to produce a failure or flop",
"word": "fracassar"
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"sense": "to produce a failure or flop"
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"sense": "to produce a failure or flop",
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"sense": "to produce a failure or flop",
"word": "poner un huevo"
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"sense": "to produce a failure or flop",
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"word": "lay an egg"
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