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"roman": "dàolù shīgōng",
"sense": "construction or maintenance done to roads",
"word": "道路施工"
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"sense": "construction or maintenance done to roads",
"word": "práce na silnici"
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"sense": "construction or maintenance done to roads",
"tags": [
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"word": "wegwerkzaamheid"
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{
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"sense": "construction or maintenance done to roads",
"word": "tietyö"
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{
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"sense": "construction or maintenance done to roads",
"word": "travaux publics"
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"sense": "construction or maintenance done to roads",
"word": "travaux sur la route"
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"sense": "construction or maintenance done to roads",
"word": "travaux"
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"word": "deisiú bóthair"
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"word": "vägarbete"
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"sense": "exercise done on roads",
"word": "lenkkeily"
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"word": "hölkkä (jogging)"
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