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"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "fâ il basoâl"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "facer o parvo"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "den Narren spielen"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "mōraínō",
"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "μωραίνω"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "fare il buffone"
},
{
"code": "jam",
"lang": "Jamaican Creole",
"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "form fool"
},
{
"alt": "ばかをみらせる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "baka o miraseru",
"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "ばかを見させる"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gwangdae noreus-eul hada",
"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "광대 노릇을 하다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "ineptio"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "dzīt velnu"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "plēst velnu"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "valjátʹ duraká",
"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "валя́ть дурака́"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "duráčitʹsja",
"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "дура́читься"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "hacer el canelo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "apa sig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "spela pajas"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "behave in a foolish manner",
"word": "löjla sig"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "fer l'andorrà"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "詐傻"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "zaa³ so⁴",
"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "诈傻"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "裝傻"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhuāngshǎ",
"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "装傻"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "裝傻充愣"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhuāngshǎchōnglèng",
"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "装傻充愣"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "teeskennellä tietämätöntä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "feindre l’ignorance"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "jouer au con"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "facerse o parvo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "fare il finto tonto"
},
{
"code": "jam",
"lang": "Jamaican Creole",
"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "form fool"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tobokeru",
"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "とぼける"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prikídyvatʹsja durakóm",
"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "прики́дываться дурако́м"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "hacerse el sueco"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "hacerse el tonto"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "pretend ignorance",
"word": "spela dum"
}
],
"word": "play the fool"
}
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