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"sense": "attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement",
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"word": "um die Wahrheit zu sagen"
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"word": "εδώ που τα λέμε"
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"word": "frómt frá sagt"
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"sense": "attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement",
"word": "déanta na fírinne"
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"sense": "attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement",
"word": "a dire il vero"
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"sense": "attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement",
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"word": "leis an fhìrinn innse"
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"sense": "attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement",
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