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"ref": "1998 April 19, Richard L. Berke, “In New Climate, More Politicians Surmount Imperfect Private Lives”, in New York Times, retrieved 2012-08-24",
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"ref": "2000 May 1, Tim Larimer, “Rage for the Machine”, in Time",
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"ref": "2010, Jennifer Harper, Still A Friend of Mine",
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"roman": "izdígam na piedestál",
"sense": "to hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree",
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"imperfective"
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"word": "изди́гам на пиедеста́л"
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"imperfective"
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"word": "поста́вям на пиедеста́л"
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"sense": "to hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree",
"word": "nostaa jalustalle"
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"sense": "to hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree",
"word": "placer sur un piédestal"
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"sense": "to hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree",
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"sense": "to hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree",
"word": "mettere su un piedistallo"
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"sense": "to hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree",
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"sense": "to hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree",
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"imperfective"
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"word": "превозноси́ть"
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"sense": "to hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "изди́гам на пиедеста́л"
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"sense": "to hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "поста́вям на пиедеста́л"
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"sense": "to hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree",
"word": "nostaa jalustalle"
},
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "to hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree",
"word": "placer sur un piédestal"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree",
"word": "mettre sur un piédestal"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree",
"word": "mettere su un piedistallo"
},
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"sense": "to hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
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"word": "wynosić na piedestał"
},
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "wynieść na piedestał"
},
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prevoznosítʹ",
"sense": "to hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "превозноси́ть"
},
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prevoznestí",
"sense": "to hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "превознести́"
}
],
"word": "put on a pedestal"
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