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"→ voir off et cuff (« sans la manchette »)."
],
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}
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"text": "When asked for a speech, she spoke off the cuff.",
"translation": "Quand on lui demanda un discours, elle improvisa."
}
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"Extemporanément, d’une manière improvisée."
],
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"ipa": "\\ɒf ðə kʌf\\"
},
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"word": "extemporaneously"
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"word": "off the cuff"
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"→ voir off et cuff (« sans la manchette »)."
],
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"Extemporanément, d’une manière improvisée."
],
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"figuratively"
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}
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"ipa": "\\ɒf ðə kʌf\\"
},
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{
"word": "extemporaneously"
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],
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