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"sense": "informal: to euthanize",
"word": "安樂死"
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"sense": "informal: to euthanize",
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"sense": "informal: to euthanize",
"word": "skrócić męki"
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"sense": "informal: to euthanize",
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"roman": "izbávitʹ ot stradánij",
"sense": "informal: to euthanize",
"word": "изба́вить от страда́ний"
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "informal: to euthanize",
"word": "安樂死"
},
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "ānlèsǐ",
"sense": "informal: to euthanize",
"word": "安乐死"
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"sense": "informal: to euthanize",
"word": "päästää kärsimyksistä"
},
{
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "informal: to euthanize",
"word": "mettre fin aux souffrances de"
},
{
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "informal: to euthanize",
"word": "abréger les souffrances de"
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{
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "informal: to euthanize",
"word": "jemanden nicht länger auf die Folter spannen"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "informal: to euthanize",
"word": "skrócić męki"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "informal: to euthanize",
"word": "acabar com o sofrimento de"
},
{
"code": "ro",
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"sense": "informal: to euthanize",
"word": "curma suferința"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izbávitʹ ot stradánij",
"sense": "informal: to euthanize",
"word": "изба́вить от страда́ний"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izbávitʹ ot mučénij",
"sense": "informal: to euthanize",
"word": "изба́вить от муче́ний"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izbávitʹ ot muk",
"sense": "informal: to euthanize",
"word": "изба́вить от мук"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "informal: to euthanize",
"word": "eutanizar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "informal: to euthanize",
"word": "avsluta någons lidande"
}
],
"word": "put someone out of their misery"
}
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