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"word": "prásknout"
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"sense": "to inform authorities (about someone)",
"word": "kieliä"
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{
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"word": "καρφώνω"
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"sense": "to inform authorities (about someone)",
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"sense": "to inform authorities (about someone)",
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"word": "betray"
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"word": "divulge"
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"word": "play ball"
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"word": "blab"
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"word": "gossip"
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"word": "talk"
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{
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"word": "turn king's evidence"
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"word": "gola på"
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