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"word": "unohtaa menneet"
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"sense": "return to a previous state",
"word": "開倒車"
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"sense": "return to a previous state",
"word": "開倒車"
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"sense": "return to a previous state",
"word": "开倒车"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "return to a previous state",
"word": "讓時光倒流"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "ràng shíguāng dàoliú",
"sense": "return to a previous state",
"word": "让时光倒流"
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"word": "venda tímanum aftur"
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"sense": "return to a previous state",
"word": "unohtaa menneet"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "return to a previous state",
"word": "remonter le temps"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "return to a previous state",
"word": "tornare indietro nel tempo"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "return to a previous state",
"word": "voltar no tempo"
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"sense": "return to a previous state",
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"word": "turn back the clock"
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