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"sense": "check to make sure something is consistent",
"word": "todellisuuskoe"
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"sense": "check to make sure something is consistent",
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"sense": "check to make sure something is consistent",
"word": "szembenézés a valósággal"
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"text": "United's renaissance under manager Erik ten Hag already has the tangible reward of the Carabao Cup but Liverpool unleashed a brutal reality check on their progress with a severe thrashing.",
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"(idiomatic) A wake-up call; a reminder."
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"sense": "wake-up call",
"word": "baño de realidad"
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"sense": "check to make sure something is consistent",
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"sense": "check to make sure something is consistent",
"word": "todellisuustarkistus"
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"sense": "check to make sure something is consistent",
"word": "todellisuustesti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "check to make sure something is consistent",
"word": "tosielämän testi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "check to make sure something is consistent",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "confrontation avec la réalité"
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "check to make sure something is consistent",
"word": "szembenézés a valósággal"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "check to make sure something is consistent",
"word": "valóságpróba"
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "check to make sure something is consistent",
"word": "valóságteszt"
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"sense": "check to make sure something is consistent",
"tags": [
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"word": "analiză a realității"
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"sense": "wake-up call",
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"word": "realitetscheck"
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"sense": "wake-up call",
"word": "herätys"
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"sense": "wake-up call",
"tags": [
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"word": "rappel à la réalité"
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"sense": "wake-up call",
"tags": [
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"word": "piqûre de rappel"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "wake-up call",
"word": "eligazítás"
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"sense": "wake-up call",
"word": "észhez térítés"
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"sense": "wake-up call",
"word": "észretérítés"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "wake-up call",
"word": "figyelmeztetés"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "wake-up call",
"word": "baño de realidad"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "wake-up call",
"word": "baldazo de realidad"
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"sense": "wake-up call",
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"word": "verklighetskoll"
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"code": "sv",
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