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"roman": "vbegátʹ",
"sense": "to enter by running",
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"word": "вбега́ть"
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"sense": "to collide with",
"word": "kjøre på en"
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"sense": "to collide with",
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"word": "najechać"
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"word": "najeżdżać"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "najéxatʹ",
"sense": "to collide with",
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"word": "нае́хать"
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "to collide with",
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"word": "наезжа́ть"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to collide with",
"word": "chocar"
},
{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to collide with",
"word": "tropezar"
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"code": "es",
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"word": "chocar"
},
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"code": "es",
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "to encounter or meet",
"word": "auf jemanden/etwas stoßen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to encounter or meet",
"word": "jemandem über den Weg laufen"
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"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "gamōtjan",
"sense": "to encounter or meet",
"word": "𐌲𐌰𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to encounter or meet",
"word": "støte på"
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{
"code": "nb",
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"sense": "to encounter or meet",
"word": "treffe"
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"code": "nn",
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"sense": "to encounter or meet",
"word": "støyte på"
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{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to encounter or meet",
"word": "treffe"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to encounter or meet",
"word": "dar de cara"
},
{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to encounter or meet",
"word": "topar"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to encounter or meet",
"word": "encontrarse con"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to encounter or meet",
"word": "toparse con"
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{
"code": "sv",
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"sense": "to encounter or meet",
"word": "stöta på"
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