See vilciens in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "gleznotājs glezno plašiem vilcieniem",
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"text": "tālsatiksmes vilciens",
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},
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"text": "piepilsētas vilciens",
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"text": "pasažieru, tūristu vilciens",
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},
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"english": "train timetable",
"text": "vilcienu saraksts",
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},
{
"english": "train compartment",
"text": "vilciena kupeja",
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},
{
"english": "train attendant",
"text": "vilciena pavadonis",
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},
{
"english": "to miss the train",
"text": "nokavēt vilcienu",
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}
],
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],
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"text": "iezīmīgs vilciens rakstnieka prozā",
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},
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"english": "love of trees is one of the deepest features in Blaumanis' soul",
"text": "mīlestība uz kokiem ir viens no dziļākiem vilcieniem Blaumaņa dvēselē",
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"text": "otas, zīmuļa, spalvas vilciens",
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"text": "gleznotājs glezno plašiem vilcieniem",
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},
{
"english": "commuter train",
"text": "piepilsētas vilciens",
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},
{
"english": "electric train",
"text": "elektriskais vilciens",
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},
{
"english": "post, goods train",
"text": "pasta, preču, vilciens",
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},
{
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"text": "smagsvara vilciens",
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},
{
"english": "passenger, tourist train",
"text": "pasažieru, tūristu vilciens",
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},
{
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"text": "vilcienu saraksts",
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},
{
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"text": "vilciena kupeja",
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},
{
"english": "train attendant",
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},
{
"english": "to miss the train",
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"english": "love of trees is one of the deepest features in Blaumanis' soul",
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