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"(transitive) To open (a bottle or other container sealed with a cork or stopper) by removing the cork or stopper from."
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"sense": "to open by removing the cork or stopper from",
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"sense": "to open by removing the cork or stopper from",
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"sense": "to open by removing the cork or stopper from",
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"sense": "to open by removing the cork or stopper from",
"word": "descorchar"
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"sense": "to open by removing the cork or stopper from",
"word": "korka upp"
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"(transitive) To release."
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"word": "ontkurken"
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"sense": "to make a strong throw",
"word": "riuhtaista"
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"sense": "to open by removing the cork or stopper from",
"word": "distup"
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"sense": "to open by removing the cork or stopper from",
"word": "korkata"
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"sense": "to open by removing the cork or stopper from",
"word": "déboucher"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to open by removing the cork or stopper from",
"word": "entkorken"
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"sense": "to open by removing the cork or stopper from",
"word": "stappare"
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"sense": "to open by removing the cork or stopper from",
"word": "dêbouchi"
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"sense": "to open by removing the cork or stopper from",
"word": "destupa"
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"roman": "otkúporivatʹ",
"sense": "to open by removing the cork or stopper from",
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"word": "отку́поривать"
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"sense": "to open by removing the cork or stopper from",
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"word": "отку́порить"
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"word": "odzátkovať"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to open by removing the cork or stopper from",
"word": "descorchar"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to open by removing the cork or stopper from",
"word": "korka upp"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to release a force",
"word": "ontkurken"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to release a force",
"word": "päästää valloilleen"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make a strong throw",
"word": "riuhtaista"
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"word": "uncork"
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