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"(idiomatic) To conceal a problem, (usually embarrassing or illegal) expediently, rather than remedy it thoroughly."
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"roman": "cackadmpʻocʻ anel",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "ծածկադմփոց անել"
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"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "掩蓋某事"
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"word": "隱瞞某事"
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "iets onder het tapijt vegen"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "lakaista maton alle"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "cacher la poussière sous le tapis"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "unter den Teppich kehren"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "a szőnyeg alá söpör"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "menyimpan jarum patah dalam peti"
},
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"alt": "ねこばばする",
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"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "nekobaba suru",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "猫糞する"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
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"word": "zamiatać pod dywan"
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"word": "zamieść pod dywan"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "varrer para debaixo do tapete"
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"roman": "zamestí pod kóvrik",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
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"perfective"
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"word": "замести́ под ко́врик"
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"code": "sh",
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"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "гурнути под тепих"
},
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "esconder los trapos sucios"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "engavetar"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "sopa något under mattan"
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "cackadmpʻocʻ anel",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "ծածկադմփոց անել"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "掩蓋某事"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yǎngài mǒushì",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "掩盖某事"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "隱瞞某事"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yǐnmán mǒushì",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "隐瞒某事"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "iets onder het tapijt vegen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "lakaista maton alle"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "cacher la poussière sous le tapis"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "unter den Teppich kehren"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "a szőnyeg alá söpör"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "menyimpan jarum patah dalam peti"
},
{
"alt": "ねこばばする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "nekobaba suru",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "猫糞する"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
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"word": "zamiatać pod dywan"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zamieść pod dywan"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "varrer para debaixo do tapete"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zamestí pod kóvrik",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "замести́ под ко́врик"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "гурнути под тепих"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "esconder los trapos sucios"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "engavetar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to conceal a problem expediently",
"word": "sopa något under mattan"
}
],
"word": "sweep something under the rug"
}
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