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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "ставам за смях"
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"word": "fer un espectacle"
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"roman": "ceot¹ joeng⁴ soeng³",
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"word": "een belachelijk figuur slaan"
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "zichzelf voor gek zetten"
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "munata itsensä"
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "se donner en spectacle"
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "s’offrir en spectacle"
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"word": "se couvrir de ridicule"
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"word": "montar un espectáculo"
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "sich zum Affen machen"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "sich zum Narren machen"
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"code": "de",
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"word": "unangenehm auffallen"
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"word": "sich blamieren"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "nevetségessé teszi magát"
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "dare spettacolo"
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "farsi ridere dietro"
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "rendersi ridicolo"
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "dar vexame"
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"word": "pagar mico"
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"roman": "sdélatʹ iz sebjá posméšišče",
"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "сде́лать из себя́ посме́шище"
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"roman": "pozóritʹsja",
"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
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"word": "позо́риться"
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "hacer el ridículo"
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "dar la nota"
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "ставам за смях"
},
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"code": "bg",
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"roman": "izlagam se",
"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "излагам се"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "fer un espectacle"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "ceot¹ joeng⁴ soeng³",
"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "出洋相"
},
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"code": "hak",
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"roman": "cud⁵ yong² xiong⁴",
"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "出洋相"
},
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"word": "出洋相"
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"roman": "chū yángxiàng",
"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "出洋相"
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "een belachelijk figuur slaan"
},
{
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "zichzelf voor gek zetten"
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "munata itsensä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "se donner en spectacle"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "s’offrir en spectacle"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "se couvrir de ridicule"
},
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"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "montar un espectáculo"
},
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "face-lo ridículo"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "poñerse en ridículo"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "pórse en ridículo"
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "sich zum Affen machen"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "sich zum Narren machen"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "sich lächerlich machen"
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "unangenehm auffallen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "sich blamieren"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "nevetségessé teszi magát"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "dare spettacolo"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "farsi ridere dietro"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "rendersi ridicolo"
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"alt": "はじをさらす",
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"roman": "haji o sarasu",
"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "恥をさらす"
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
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"word": "robić z siebie widowisko"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
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"word": "zrobić z siebie widowisko"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "fazer um papelão"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "passar ridículo"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "dar vexame"
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"tags": [
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"word": "pagar mico"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "sdélatʹ iz sebjá posméšišče",
"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "сде́лать из себя́ посме́шище"
},
{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "délatʹ iz sebjá posméšišče",
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"word": "де́лать из себя́ посме́шище"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "pozóritʹsja",
"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
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"word": "позо́риться"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "hacer el ridículo"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "dar la nota"
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"sense": "To embarrass oneself or others in public",
"word": "göra bort sig"
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"word": "make a spectacle of oneself"
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