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"word": "奄奄一息"
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"sense": "about to die",
"word": "奄奄一息"
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"word": "op je tandvlees lopen"
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"sense": "about to die",
"word": "op sterven na dood"
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"word": "haudan partaalla"
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"word": "vedellä viimeisiään"
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"word": "au bout du rouleau"
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"word": "a végét járja"
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"sense": "about to die",
"word": "agli sgoccioli"
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"sense": "about to die",
"word": "alla frutta"
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{
"code": "it",
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"word": "alla fine"
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{
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"sense": "about to die",
"word": "in fin di vita"
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"word": "in ginocchio"
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"sense": "about to die",
"word": "synge på siste vers"
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"word": "на после́днем издыха́нии"
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"word": "na izdisaju"
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