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"word": "قَوَّلَهُ مَا لَمْ يَقُلْ"
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"word": "laittaa sanoja jonkun suuhun"
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"sense": "say or imply that someone has said a thing",
"word": "panna sanoja jonkun suuhun"
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"sense": "say or imply that someone has said a thing",
"word": "vääristellä jonkun sanoja"
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"word": "faire dire à quelqu’un ce qu’il n’a pas dit"
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"sense": "say or imply that someone has said a thing",
"word": "jemanden Worte in den Mund legen"
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"sense": "say or imply that someone has said a thing",
"word": "gera einhverjum upp orð"
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"word": "leggja einhverjum orð í munn"
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"word": "cuir facail sa' bheul chuideigin"
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"sense": "say or imply that someone has said a thing",
"word": "nhét chữ vào mồm"
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