See look the other way in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "to ignore something wrong",
"word": "wegsehen"
},
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"sense": "to ignore something wrong",
"word": "chiudere un occhio"
},
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"word": "fare finta di nulla"
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"word": "guardare dall'altra parte"
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"word": "lasciare correre"
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