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"ref": "1974, David Coverdale, Ritchie Blackmore (lyrics and music), “Lady Double Dealer”, in Stormbringer, performed by Deep Purple",
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"text": "Well, is it art? Is Mr. Cattelan taking us for a ride? Did you have to be there? Isn’t this banana just a banana, and not a wry commentary on male sexuality, genetic monocultures, or Central American geopolitics?",
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"word": "哄騙"
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"sense": "to deceive someone",
"word": "哄骗"
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"sense": "to deceive someone",
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"sense": "to deceive someone",
"word": "mener en bateau"
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"sense": "to deceive someone",
"word": "aufs Kreuz legen"
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"sense": "to deceive someone",
"word": "verschaukeln"
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"word": "für dumm verkaufen"
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"word": "apkrāpt"
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"sense": "to deceive someone",
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"word": "appist"
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"sense": "to deceive someone",
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"word": "brać na bajer"
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"sense": "to deceive someone",
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"roman": "raskrutítʹ",
"sense": "to deceive someone",
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"word": "раскрути́ть"
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"roman": "obʺjebátʹ",
"sense": "to deceive someone",
"tags": [
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"vulgar"
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"word": "объеба́ть"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to deceive someone",
"word": "vender la moto"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to deceive someone",
"word": "vender la burra"
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"word": "take for a ride"
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