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"roman": "bùlǐbùcǎi",
"sense": "ignoring a particular individual",
"word": "不理不睬"
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"word": "eristäminen"
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"sense": "ignoring a particular individual",
"word": "mit Schweigen strafen"
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"sense": "ignoring a particular individual",
"word": "csenddel verés"
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"sense": "ignoring a particular individual",
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"sense": "ignoring a particular individual",
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"word": "hacer el vacío"
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"sense": "ignoring a particular individual",
"word": "tiga ihjäl"
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"sense": "ignoring a particular individual",
"word": "tampo"
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"sense": "ignoring a particular individual",
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"word": "不理不睬"
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"sense": "ignoring a particular individual",
"word": "eristäminen"
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"sense": "ignoring a particular individual",
"word": "mykkäkoulu"
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"sense": "ignoring a particular individual",
"word": "anschweigen"
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{
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "ignoring a particular individual",
"word": "mit Schweigen strafen"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "ignoring a particular individual",
"word": "csenddel verés"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "ignoring a particular individual",
"word": "trattamento del silenzio"
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{
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"sense": "ignoring a particular individual",
"tags": [
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"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "ignoring a particular individual",
"word": "deixar no vácuo"
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{
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "ignoring a particular individual",
"word": "hacer el vacío"
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"sense": "ignoring a particular individual",
"word": "tiga ihjäl"
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"sense": "ignoring a particular individual",
"word": "tampo"
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"sense": "ignoring a particular individual",
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"word": "іґнорува́ння"
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