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{
"sense": "instance of propelling oneself into air",
"word": "leap"
},
{
"sense": "instance of propelling oneself into air",
"word": "jump"
},
{
"sense": "instance of propelling oneself into air",
"word": "bounce"
},
{
"sense": "instance of causing oneself to fall from an elevated place",
"word": "strike"
},
{
"sense": "instance of causing oneself to fall from an elevated place",
"word": "attack"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something",
"word": "opspringen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something",
"word": "alsalti"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something",
"word": "sauter sur"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "epipēdáō",
"sense": "To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something",
"word": "ἐπιπηδάω"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something",
"word": "nyakába ugrik"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something",
"word": "dar o bote"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something",
"word": "brincar"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something",
"word": "sagpangin"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vrǎhlitam",
"sense": "To attack suddenly",
"word": "връхлитам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nahvǎrljam se",
"sense": "To attack suddenly",
"word": "нахвърлям се"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "To attack suddenly",
"word": "突襲"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tūxí, túxí",
"sense": "To attack suddenly",
"word": "突袭"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "To attack suddenly",
"word": "bespringen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "To attack suddenly",
"tags": [
"with-illative"
],
"word": "syöksyä kimppuun"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "To attack suddenly",
"tags": [
"with-illative"
],
"word": "iskeä kyntensä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To attack suddenly",
"word": "fondre sur"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To attack suddenly",
"word": "überfallen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To attack suddenly",
"word": "angreifen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To attack suddenly",
"word": "(plötzlich) zuschlagen"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "epipēdáō",
"sense": "To attack suddenly",
"word": "ἐπιπηδάω"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "To attack suddenly",
"word": "dar o bote"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To attack suddenly",
"word": "atacar"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vǎzpolzvam se",
"sense": "To eagerly seize an opportunity",
"word": "възползвам се"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "To eagerly seize an opportunity",
"word": "grijpen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "To eagerly seize an opportunity",
"word": "tarttua tilaisuuteen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To eagerly seize an opportunity",
"word": "ausnutzen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "To eagerly seize an opportunity",
"word": "lecsap"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "bol gereftan",
"sense": "To eagerly seize an opportunity",
"word": "بل گرفتن"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "To eagerly seize an opportunity",
"word": "dar o bote"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To eagerly seize an opportunity",
"word": "aprovechar"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To stamp holes in",
"word": "trouer"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To stamp holes in",
"word": "faire un trou"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To stamp holes in",
"word": "perforer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To stamp holes in",
"word": "perforieren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To stamp holes in",
"word": "durchlöchern"
}
],
"word": "pounce"
}
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