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"word": "transgresser"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to act in violation of some law",
"word": "trasgredire"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to act in violation of some law",
"word": "takahi"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to act in violation of some law",
"word": "transgredir"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to act in violation of some law",
"word": "greși"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prestupátʹ",
"sense": "to act in violation of some law",
"word": "преступа́ть"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to act in violation of some law",
"word": "peacaich"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to act in violation of some law",
"word": "transgredir"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to act in violation of some law",
"word": "äverträda"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pregrešavam",
"sense": "to commit an offense, to sin",
"word": "прегрешавам"
},
{
"code": "egy",
"lang": "Egyptian",
"roman": "thj",
"sense": "to commit an offense, to sin",
"word": "t:h-rd-D54"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to commit an offense, to sin",
"word": "pécher"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "frawaurkjan",
"sense": "to commit an offense, to sin",
"word": "𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to commit an offense, to sin",
"word": "ciontaigh"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to commit an offense, to sin",
"word": "praevaricō"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to commit an offense, to sin",
"word": "hara"
}
],
"word": "transgress"
}
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