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"sense": "to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect",
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"sense": "to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect",
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"sense": "to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect",
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"sense": "to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect",
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"sense": "to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect",
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"sense": "to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect",
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"sense": "to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect",
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"sense": "to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect",
"word": "показа́ть нос"
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"word": "näyttää pitkää nenää"
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