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Indonesian hint → English answer

angin sepoi-sepoi

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a breeze

/briːz/

nounA2

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jembatan

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a bridge

/brɪdʒ/

nounA2

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singkat

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brief

/briːf/

adjectiveB2

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tas kerja

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a briefcase

/ˈbriːfkeɪs/

nounB1

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sebentar

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briefly

/ˈbrifli/

adverbB2

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celana dalam

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briefs

/briːfs/

nounB1

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terang

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bright

/braɪt/

adjectiveA2

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cemerlang

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brilliant

/ˈbrɪliənt/

adjectiveA2

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membawa

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to bring

/brɪŋ/

verbA1

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membesarkan

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to bring up

/ˌbrɪŋ ˈʌp/

verbB1

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Inggris

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British

/ˈbrɪtɪʃ/

adjectiveA1

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bro

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a bro

/broʊ/

nounB1

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lebar

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broad

/brɔd/

adjectiveB2

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menyiarkan

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to broadcast

/ˈbrɔːdkæst/

verbB2

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brokoli

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broccoli

/ˈbrɑkəli/

nounB1

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brosur

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a brochure

/broʊˈʃʊr/

nounB2

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rusak

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broken

/ˈbroʊkən/

adjectiveA2

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broker

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a broker

/ˈbroʊkɚ/

nounB2

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perunggu

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bronze

/brɑnz/

nounB1

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saudara laki-laki

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a brother

/ˈbrʌðɚ/

nounA1

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mencokelatkan

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to brown

/braʊn/

verbA1

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kecokelatan

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browned

/braʊnd/

adjectiveB1

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melihat-lihat

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to browse

/braʊz/

verbB2

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menjelajahi web

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to browse the web

/ˈbraʊz ðə ˈweb/

verbB1

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