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"word": "duro colpo"
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"spell",
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"(colloquialism) the vibrato system of an electric guitar, or just its lever (whammy bar)"
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}
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "a serious or devastating setback",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "coup dur"
},
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "a serious or devastating setback",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "böser Blick"
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"masculine"
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"feminine"
],
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"sense": "an evil spell; a curse or hex",
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "an evil spell; a curse or hex",
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"sense": "an evil spell; a curse or hex",
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],
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}
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}
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