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vt pf (u vodi) get (all) drowned, drown to the last poodbaciti vt pf fall short (of the mark, of expectations), not meet expectations, come up short, be below the mark; underachieve, underperform, turn out to be less than expected, disappoint hopes; (gran -
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n falling short, underachieve-ment
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