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English hint → Indonesian answer

best

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terbaik

/tərˈbaik/

adjectiveA1

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a bestseller

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produk terlaris

/ˈproduk tərˈlaris/

nounB2

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be stuck

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terjebak

/tərˈdʒebak/

phraseA2

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to bet

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bertaruh

/bərˈtaruh/

verbB2

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better

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lebih baik

/ləbih ˈbaik/

adjectiveA1

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between

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antara

/anˈtara/

prepositionA1

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be warm

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hangat

/ˈhaŋat/

phraseA1

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beyond

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di luar

/di ˈlu.ar/

prepositionB2

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Bible

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Alkitab

/alˈkitab/

nounA2

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a bicycle

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sepeda

/səˈpeda/

nounA1

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a bid

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penawaran

/pə.na.ˈwa.ran/

nounB2

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big

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besar

/bəˈsar/

adjectiveA1

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a bike

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sepeda

/səˈpeda/

nounA1

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biking

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bersepeda

/bərsəˈpeda/

nounA2

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a bill

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tagihan

/taˈgi.han/

nounA1

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trash can

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tempat sampah

/ˈtəmpat ˈsampah/

nounA2

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trash bag

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kantong sampah

/kanˈtoŋ ˈsampah/

nounA2

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to bind

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mengikat

/məŋˈikat/

verbC1

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a binder

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map

/map/

nounB1

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biological daughter

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anak kandung perempuan

/aˈnak ˈkandung pərəmˈpuan/

nounB2

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biological son

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anak kandung laki-laki

/aˈnak ˈkandung ˈlaki-ˈlaki/

nounB2

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a birch

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birch

/bɜːrtʃ/

nounB1

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a birch tree

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pohon birch

/ˈpohon bɝːtʃ/

nounC1

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a bird

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burung

/ˈburuŋ/

nounA1

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