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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "causar estralls"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
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"word": "způsobit katastrofu"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "tehdä tuhoa"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "semer la pagaille"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "Chaos anrichten"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "Verwüstung verursachen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "creare scompiglio"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "gettare scompiglio"
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"code": "la",
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"note": "especially widespread",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "vastō"
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "siać spustoszenie"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "causar estragos"
},
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"roman": "nanosítʹ uščérb",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "наноси́ть уще́рб"
},
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "causar estragos"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "härja"
},
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zavdaty škody, sijaty xaos",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "завдати шкоди, сіяти хаос"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "causar estralls"
},
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"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"tags": [
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"word": "způsobit škodu"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "způsobit katastrofu"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "tehdä tuhoa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "semer la pagaille"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "Chaos anrichten"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "Verwüstung verursachen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "creare scompiglio"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "gettare scompiglio"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"note": "especially widespread",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "vastō"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "siać spustoszenie"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "causar estragos"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nanosítʹ uščérb",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "наноси́ть уще́рб"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "causar estragos"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "härja"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zavdaty škody, sijaty xaos",
"sense": "To cause damage, disruption, or destruction",
"word": "завдати шкоди, сіяти хаос"
}
],
"word": "wreak havoc"
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