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"text": "You can't do anything about it, so what's the good of crying?"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "What is the purpose or advantage of",
"word": "à quoi bon"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "What is the purpose or advantage of",
"word": "na co komu to"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "What is the purpose or advantage of",
"word": "do que adianta"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "What is the purpose or advantage of",
"word": "de que adianta"
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"roman": "kakój smysl",
"sense": "What is the purpose or advantage of",
"word": "како́й смысл"
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"sense": "What is the purpose or advantage of",
"word": "что то́лку"
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"sense": "What is the purpose or advantage of",
"word": "à quoi bon"
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"sense": "What is the purpose or advantage of",
"word": "na co komu to"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "What is the purpose or advantage of",
"word": "do que adianta"
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"word": "de que adianta"
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"word": "како́й смысл"
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"roman": "što tólku",
"sense": "What is the purpose or advantage of",
"word": "что то́лку"
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