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"To listen attentively."
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"word": "perk up one's ears"
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"word": "pin one's ears back"
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"word": "prick one's ears"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to listen attentively",
"word": "höristää korviaan"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to listen attentively",
"word": "dresser l’oreille"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to listen attentively",
"word": "tendre l’oreille"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to listen attentively",
"word": "hegyezi a fülét"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to listen attentively",
"word": "fülel"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to listen attentively",
"word": "figyel"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to listen attentively",
"word": "tendere l'orecchio"
},
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"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "to listen attentively",
"word": "ukaza shishio"
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"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to listen attentively",
"word": "ontȳnan ēaran"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to listen attentively",
"tags": [
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"word": "nadstawiać ucha"
},
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "to listen attentively",
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"word": "nadstawić ucha"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "navostrítʹ úši",
"sense": "to listen attentively",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "навостри́ть у́ши"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to listen attentively",
"word": "höristää korviaan"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to listen attentively",
"word": "dresser l’oreille"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to listen attentively",
"word": "tendre l’oreille"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to listen attentively",
"word": "hegyezi a fülét"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to listen attentively",
"word": "fülel"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to listen attentively",
"word": "figyel"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to listen attentively",
"word": "tendere l'orecchio"
},
{
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "to listen attentively",
"word": "ukaza shishio"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to listen attentively",
"word": "ontȳnan ēaran"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to listen attentively",
"tags": [
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"word": "nadstawiać ucha"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to listen attentively",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "nadstawić ucha"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "navostrítʹ úši",
"sense": "to listen attentively",
"tags": [
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"word": "навостри́ть у́ши"
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"word": "prick up one's ears"
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