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"depth": 1,
"templates": [
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"args": {
"1": "acw",
"2": "ألو",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Hijazi Arabic: ألو",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Hijazi Arabic: ألو"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "fa",
"2": "الو",
"bor": "1",
"tr": "alo"
},
"expansion": "→ Persian: الو (alo)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Persian: الو (alo)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ro",
"2": "alo",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Romanian: alo",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Romanian: alo"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ru",
"2": "алло́",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Russian: алло́ (alló)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Russian: алло́ (alló)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "es",
"2": "aló",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Spanish: aló",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Spanish: aló"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "tr",
"2": "alo",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Turkish: alo",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Turkish: alo"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "vi",
"2": "a-lô",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Vietnamese: a-lô",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Vietnamese: a-lô"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "en",
"3": "hallo"
},
"expansion": "English hallo",
"name": "bor"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From English hallo.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "allo",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"pos": "intj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "fr",
"name": "Telephony",
"orig": "fr:Telephony",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"_dis": "25 36 3 35",
"kind": "other",
"name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"hello (when answering at the beginning of a call)"
],
"id": "en-allô-fr-intj-GJ1cpbOs",
"links": [
[
"telephony",
"telephony"
],
[
"hello",
"hello"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(telephony) hello (when answering at the beginning of a call)"
],
"topics": [
"communications",
"electrical-engineering",
"engineering",
"natural-sciences",
"physical-sciences",
"telecommunications",
"telephony"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "fr",
"name": "Telephony",
"orig": "fr:Telephony",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"_dis": "25 36 3 35",
"kind": "other",
"name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
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[
0,
5
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],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
0,
4
]
],
"english": "Hello? You hear me?",
"text": "Allô? Tu m’entends?",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"used to confirm that the person being addressed is listening, or to confirm if anyone is listening"
],
"id": "en-allô-fr-intj-PsHhvpgZ",
"links": [
[
"telephony",
"telephony"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(telephony) used to confirm that the person being addressed is listening, or to confirm if anyone is listening"
],
"topics": [
"communications",
"electrical-engineering",
"engineering",
"natural-sciences",
"physical-sciences",
"telecommunications",
"telephony"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "North American French",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"_dis": "23 14 43 21",
"kind": "other",
"name": "French greetings",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"hello (as an in-person greeting)"
],
"id": "en-allô-fr-intj-TY68J5F1",
"links": [
[
"hello",
"hello"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(North America) hello (as an in-person greeting)"
],
"tags": [
"North-America"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "25 36 3 35",
"kind": "other",
"name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "17 22 3 58",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "17 21 3 60",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"hello! (implying someone is not paying attention to the obvious)"
],
"id": "en-allô-fr-intj-SugD-gKJ",
"links": [
[
"hello",
"hello"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(informal) hello! (implying someone is not paying attention to the obvious)"
],
"tags": [
"informal"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
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"ipa": "/a.lo/"
},
{
"audio": "Fr-allô.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9f/Fr-all%C3%B4.ogg/Fr-all%C3%B4.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Fr-all%C3%B4.ogg"
}
],
"word": "allô"
}
{
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"French 2-syllable words",
"French entries with incorrect language header",
"French greetings",
"French interjections",
"French lemmas",
"French terms borrowed from English",
"French terms derived from English",
"French terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries"
],
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "acw",
"2": "ألو",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Hijazi Arabic: ألو",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Hijazi Arabic: ألو"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "fa",
"2": "الو",
"bor": "1",
"tr": "alo"
},
"expansion": "→ Persian: الو (alo)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Persian: الو (alo)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ro",
"2": "alo",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Romanian: alo",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Romanian: alo"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ru",
"2": "алло́",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Russian: алло́ (alló)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Russian: алло́ (alló)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "es",
"2": "aló",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Spanish: aló",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Spanish: aló"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "tr",
"2": "alo",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Turkish: alo",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Turkish: alo"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "vi",
"2": "a-lô",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Vietnamese: a-lô",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Vietnamese: a-lô"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "en",
"3": "hallo"
},
"expansion": "English hallo",
"name": "bor"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From English hallo.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "allo",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"pos": "intj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"fr:Telephony"
],
"glosses": [
"hello (when answering at the beginning of a call)"
],
"links": [
[
"telephony",
"telephony"
],
[
"hello",
"hello"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(telephony) hello (when answering at the beginning of a call)"
],
"topics": [
"communications",
"electrical-engineering",
"engineering",
"natural-sciences",
"physical-sciences",
"telecommunications",
"telephony"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"French terms with usage examples",
"fr:Telephony"
],
"examples": [
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0,
5
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
0,
4
]
],
"english": "Hello? You hear me?",
"text": "Allô? Tu m’entends?",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"used to confirm that the person being addressed is listening, or to confirm if anyone is listening"
],
"links": [
[
"telephony",
"telephony"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(telephony) used to confirm that the person being addressed is listening, or to confirm if anyone is listening"
],
"topics": [
"communications",
"electrical-engineering",
"engineering",
"natural-sciences",
"physical-sciences",
"telecommunications",
"telephony"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"North American French"
],
"glosses": [
"hello (as an in-person greeting)"
],
"links": [
[
"hello",
"hello"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(North America) hello (as an in-person greeting)"
],
"tags": [
"North-America"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"French informal terms"
],
"glosses": [
"hello! (implying someone is not paying attention to the obvious)"
],
"links": [
[
"hello",
"hello"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(informal) hello! (implying someone is not paying attention to the obvious)"
],
"tags": [
"informal"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/a.lo/"
},
{
"audio": "Fr-allô.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9f/Fr-all%C3%B4.ogg/Fr-all%C3%B4.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Fr-all%C3%B4.ogg"
}
],
"word": "allô"
}
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