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"text": "2000, Madonna, Nobody's Perfect\nI feel so sad. What I did wasn't right. I feel so bad and I must say to you: Sorry, but nobody's perfect. Nobody's perfect. What did you expect? I'm doing my best"
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"sense": "phrase to remind that we all fail at times",
"word": "ingen er perfekt"
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"sense": "phrase to remind that we all fail at times",
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"word": "niemand ist perfekt"
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"sense": "phrase to remind that we all fail at times",
"word": "完全無欠な人はいない"
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"sense": "phrase to remind that we all fail at times",
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"word": "nadie es perfecto"
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"sense": "phrase to remind that we all fail at times",
"word": "ingen är perfekt"
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"word": "även solen har sina fläckar"
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"word": "人無完人"
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"sense": "phrase to remind that we all fail at times",
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"sense": "phrase to remind that we all fail at times",
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"sense": "phrase to remind that we all fail at times",
"word": "孰能无过"
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"sense": "phrase to remind that we all fail at times",
"word": "ingen er perfekt"
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"sense": "phrase to remind that we all fail at times",
"word": "kukaan ei ole täydellinen"
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"sense": "phrase to remind that we all fail at times",
"word": "nul n’est parfait"
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"sense": "phrase to remind that we all fail at times",
"word": "niemand ist perfekt"
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"sense": "phrase to remind that we all fail at times",
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"sense": "phrase to remind that we all fail at times",
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"sense": "phrase to remind that we all fail at times",
"word": "完全無欠な人はいない"
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"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "phrase to remind that we all fail at times",
"word": "bumi mana yang tidak ditimpa hujan"
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "phrase to remind that we all fail at times",
"word": "nikt nie jest doskonały"
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"roman": "niktó ne soveršénen",
"sense": "phrase to remind that we all fail at times",
"word": "никто́ не соверше́нен"
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"sense": "phrase to remind that we all fail at times",
"word": "nadie es perfecto"
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"sense": "phrase to remind that we all fail at times",
"word": "ingen är perfekt"
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"sense": "phrase to remind that we all fail at times",
"word": "även solen har sina fläckar"
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"sense": "phrase to remind that we all fail at times",
"word": "walang perpekto"
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"sense": "phrase to remind that we all fail at times",
"word": "tao lang, nagkakamali"
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"sense": "phrase to remind that we all fail at times",
"word": "herkes hata yapar"
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"word": "nobody's perfect"
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