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English hint → Indonesian answer

a description

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deskripsi

/deˈskripsi/

nounA1

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a desert

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gurun

/ˈgurun/

nounA2

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to deserve

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pantas mendapatkan

/ˈpantas mɛndaˈpatkan/

verbB2

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design

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desain

/deˈsain/

nounA1

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a designer

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desainer

/diˈsajner/

nounA2

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desire

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keinginan

/kə.iŋiˈnan/

nounB2

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a desk

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meja kerja

/ˈmedʒa ˈkərja/

nounA1

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a desk lamp

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lampu meja

/ˈlampu ˈmɛdʒa/

nounA2

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desperately

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dengan putus asa

/dəŋan ˈputus ˈasa/

adverbB2

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despite

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meskipun

/məsˈkipun/

prepositionB1

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dessert

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hidangan penutup

/hiˈdaŋan pəˈnutup/

nounA2

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a destination

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tujuan

/tuˈdʒuan/

nounB1

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to destroy

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menghancurkan

/məŋ.hanˈtʃur.kan/

verbA2

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a detail

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detail

/deˈtail/

nounA1

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detailed

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rinci

/ˈrintʃi/

adjectiveB2

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to detect

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mendeteksi

/mən.dəˈteksi/

verbB2

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a detective

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detektif

/dɛtɛkˈtif/

nounA2

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detergent

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deterjen

/dətərˈdʒɛn/

nounB1

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determination

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tekad

/təˈkat/

nounB2

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to determine

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menentukan

/məˈnəntukan/

verbB1

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devastating

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merusak

/məˈrusak/

adjectiveC1

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to develop

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mengembangkan

/məŋəmˈbangkan/

verbA2

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a developer

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pengembang

/pə.ŋəmˈbaŋ/

nounB1

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developing

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berkembang

/bərˈkəmbang/

adjectiveB2

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