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"sense": "to physically assemble from fragments or pieces",
"word": "拼湊"
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"roman": "sar-e ham kardan",
"sense": "to physically assemble from fragments or pieces",
"word": "سر هم کردن"
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"sense": "to physically assemble from fragments or pieces",
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"(figuratively) To reconstruct an event or goal from incomplete or flawed elements."
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"word": "selvittää"
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"sense": "(figuratively) to reconstruct an event or goal from incomplete or flawed elements",
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"word": "zusammenklittern"
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"ref": "2011 October 29, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport",
"text": "Arsenal have been piecing their season back together after a poor start and the manner of this win will provide added reserves of confidence and self-belief.",
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to physically assemble from fragments or pieces",
"word": "拼湊"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "pīncòu",
"sense": "to physically assemble from fragments or pieces",
"word": "拼凑"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to physically assemble from fragments or pieces",
"word": "liittää yhteen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to physically assemble from fragments or pieces",
"word": "yhdistää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to physically assemble from fragments or pieces",
"word": "koota"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to physically assemble from fragments or pieces",
"word": "assembler"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to physically assemble from fragments or pieces",
"word": "reconstituer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to physically assemble from fragments or pieces",
"word": "zusammenfügen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to physically assemble from fragments or pieces",
"word": "zusammensetzen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to physically assemble from fragments or pieces",
"word": "zusammenstellen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to physically assemble from fragments or pieces",
"word": "zusammenbasteln"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to physically assemble from fragments or pieces",
"word": "zusammenstückeln"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "sar-e ham kardan",
"sense": "to physically assemble from fragments or pieces",
"word": "سر هم کردن"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to physically assemble from fragments or pieces",
"word": "juntar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to physically assemble from fragments or pieces",
"word": "montar"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(figuratively) to reconstruct an event or goal from incomplete or flawed elements",
"word": "selvittää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(figuratively) to reconstruct an event or goal from incomplete or flawed elements",
"word": "reconstituer"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(figuratively) to reconstruct an event or goal from incomplete or flawed elements",
"word": "réassembler"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "(figuratively) to reconstruct an event or goal from incomplete or flawed elements",
"word": "klittern"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "(figuratively) to reconstruct an event or goal from incomplete or flawed elements",
"word": "zusammenklittern"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "(figuratively) to reconstruct an event or goal from incomplete or flawed elements",
"word": "zusammenstückeln"
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"sense": "(figuratively) to reconstruct an event or goal from incomplete or flawed elements",
"word": "rekonstruieren"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "(figuratively) to reconstruct an event or goal from incomplete or flawed elements",
"word": "zusammensetzen"
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"word": "piece together"
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