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English hint → Indonesian answer

a collector

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kolektor

/kolekˈtor/

nounB2

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a college

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perguruan tinggi

/pərguruan ˈtiŋgi/

nounA1

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a colon

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titik dua

/ˈti.tik ˈdu.a/

nounB2

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colonial

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kolonial

/koloˈnial/

adjectiveC1

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to color

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mewarnai

/məwarˈnai/

verbA1

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colorful

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berwarna-warni

/bərˈwarna warˈni/

adjectiveB2

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a column

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kolom

/ˈkolom/

nounA2

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to comb

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menyisir

/məˈɲi.sir/

verbA2

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a combination

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kombinasi

/kombiˈnasi/

nounB2

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to combine

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menggabungkan

/məŋɡaˈbungkan/

verbB1

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combined

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gabungan

/ɡa.buˈŋan/

adjectiveB1

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to come

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datang

/ˈdataŋ/

verbA1

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a comedy

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komedi

/ko.ˈmɛ.di/

nounA2

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to come in

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masuk

/ˈma.suk/

verbA1

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come out

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dirilis

/diˈrilis/

phraseB1

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comfort

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kenyamanan

/kəɲaˈmanan/

nounB2

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comfortable

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nyaman

/ˈɲaman/

adjectiveA2

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comfortably

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dengan nyaman

/dəˈŋan ˈɲaman/

adverbA2

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a comforter

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selimut tebal

/səˈlimut təˈbal/

nounC1

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a command

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perintah

/pəˈrintah/

nounB2

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a commander

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komandan

/komanˈdan/

nounB2

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a comment

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komentar

/koˈmɛntar/

nounA2

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commercial

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komersial

/komerˈsial/

adjectiveB1

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a commission

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komisi

/koˈmisi/

nounB2

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