See micro on Wiktionary
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]
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"(Argentina) public bus"
],
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{
"word": "ómnibus"
},
{
"word": "colectivo"
}
],
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"Argentina",
"masculine"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈmikɾo/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈmi.kɾo]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ikɾo"
}
],
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}
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"Spanish clippings",
"Spanish countable nouns",
"Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
"Spanish feminine nouns",
"Spanish lemmas",
"Spanish masculine nouns",
"Spanish nouns",
"Spanish nouns with irregular gender",
"Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
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"es:Kitchenware",
"es:Measuring instruments"
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},
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"name": "clip"
}
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"tags": [
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]
}
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},
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}
],
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{
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]
}
],
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{
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136
]
],
"ref": "2022 January 12, Carlos Pizarro, “Accidente entre una micro y vehículo dejó a dos heridos de gravedad en Ñuñoa”, in Agricultura, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2022:",
"text": "La coalición fue en las calles Rodrigo de Araya y Exequiel Fernández de la mencionada comuna de la región Metropolitana, donde una micro de la RED metropolitana de Movilidad (exTransantiago) no respetó la luz roja del semáforo, lo que provocó que impactará contra el auto del chofer de Uber.",
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87,
92
]
],
"ref": "2022 January 12, “Conductor de Uber internado de gravedad tras ser chocado por una micro”, in 24 Horas:",
"text": "La colisión, ocurrida en Rodrigo de Araya con Exequiel Fernández, se produjo porque la micro se habría saltado un semáforo en rojo, impactando al vehículo menor.",
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85,
90
]
],
"ref": "2022 February 22, “Hombre muere tras ser baleado al interior de una micro en Puente Alto”, in T13:",
"text": "Durante la mañana de este sábado un hombre murió tras ser baleado al interior de una micro en la comuna de Puente Alto.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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]
],
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"(Chile) public bus"
],
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"Chile",
"feminine"
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/ˈmikɾo/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈmi.kɾo]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ikɾo"
}
],
"word": "micro"
}
Download raw JSONL data for micro meaning in All languages combined (30.9kB)
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