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"word": "hätä ei ole tämän näköinen"
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"word": "on a connu pire"
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"word": "(es) könnte schlimmer sein"
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"word": "több is veszett Mohácsnál"
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"word": "non e la fine del mondo"
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"word": "mogłoby być gorzej"
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"word": "más se perdió en Cuba"
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"word": "que todos los males sean esos"
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