See or words to that effect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "When he hit his finger with the hammer, he said \"ouch\" or words to that effect."
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"roman": "kam dra tip mi ban",
"sense": "used to indicate a paraphrase",
"word": "կամ դրա տիպ մի բան"
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"sense": "used to indicate a paraphrase",
"word": "ou algo assim"
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"sense": "used to indicate a paraphrase",
"word": "կամ դրա տիպ մի բան"
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"word": "կամ այս կարգի մի բան"
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"sense": "used to indicate a paraphrase",
"word": "կամ սրա նման մի բան"
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"sense": "used to indicate a paraphrase",
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"sense": "used to indicate a paraphrase",
"word": "coś w tym stylu"
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"sense": "used to indicate a paraphrase",
"word": "ou algo assim"
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"sense": "used to indicate a paraphrase",
"word": "и́ли что́-то в э́том ро́де"
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