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"word": "عندما يجدّ الجدّ"
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"word": "cuando las papas queman"
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"sense": "when the pressure is on",
"word": "når det kommer til stykket"
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"sense": "when the pressure is on",
"word": "als puntje bij paaltje komt"
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"sense": "when the pressure is on",
"word": "kun on pakko"
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"word": "tosipaikan tullen"
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"word": "όταν τα πράγματα φτάνουν στο απροχώρητο"
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"word": "когда́ как сле́дует прижмёт"
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"sense": "when the pressure is on",
"word": "cuando las papas queman"
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"sense": "when the pressure is on",
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