See reported speech on Wiktionary
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},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"lang_code": "sk",
"sense": "a form of speech used to express what another has said",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "nepriama reč"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "a form of speech used to express what another has said",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "estilo indirecto"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "a form of speech used to express what another has said",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "indirekt anföring"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "a form of speech used to express what another has said",
"word": "dolaylı konuşma"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "neprjamá móva",
"sense": "a form of speech used to express what another has said",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "непряма́ мо́ва"
}
],
"word": "reported speech"
}
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