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"sense": "Protect to an excessive degree",
"word": "surprotéger"
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"sense": "Protect to an excessive degree",
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"sense": "Protect to an excessive degree",
"word": "überbehüten"
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"sense": "Protect to an excessive degree",
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"sense": "Protect to an excessive degree",
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