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"sense": "arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal",
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"word": "süfrə açmaq"
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"sense": "arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal",
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"sense": "arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal",
"word": "kattaa pöytä"
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"sense": "arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal",
"word": "mettre la table"
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"sense": "arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal",
"word": "mettre le couvert"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal",
"word": "dresser la table"
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"sense": "arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal",
"word": "dresser le couvert"
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"sense": "arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal",
"word": "pór a mesa"
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"sense": "arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal",
"word": "poñer a mesa"
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"sense": "arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal",
"word": "den Tisch decken"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal",
"word": "megterít"
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"sense": "arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal",
"word": "(asztalt) terít"
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"sense": "arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal",
"word": "leag an bord"
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"sense": "arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal",
"word": "apparecchiare"
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"sense": "arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal",
"word": "apparecchiare la tavola"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal",
"word": "nakryć do stołu"
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"sense": "arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal",
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"word": "накры́ть стол"
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"sense": "arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal",
"word": "poner la mesa"
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"sense": "arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal",
"word": "duka"
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"sense": "make a future outcome possible",
"word": "pohjustaa"
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