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"ref": "2017 January 9, Robert Barnes, “High court questions why refunds aren’t automatic when a Colo. conviction is overturned”, in Washington Post",
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"roman": "pokazyvatʹ palʹcem",
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"roman": "zhǐchū",
"sense": "identify",
"word": "指出"
},
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"sense": "identify",
"word": "点明"
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"sense": "identify",
"word": "osoittaa sormella"
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"sense": "identify",
"word": "mettre le doigt sur"
},
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"sense": "identify",
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"sense": "identify",
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "identify",
"word": "erkennen"
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"sense": "identify",
"tags": [
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"word": "wskazywać palcem"
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{
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"sense": "identify",
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"word": "wskazać palcem"
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"word": "identyfikować"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "pokazyvatʹ palʹcem",
"sense": "identify",
"word": "показывать пальцем"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "identify",
"word": "señalar"
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