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"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
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"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
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"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "pararraios"
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "Blitzableiter"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
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"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
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"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
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"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
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"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
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"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
"tags": [
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"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
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"word": "parafulmine"
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"alt": "ひらいしん",
"code": "ja",
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"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
"word": "避雷針"
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"alt": "避雷針",
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"roman": "piroechim",
"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
"word": "피뢰침"
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"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
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"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
"word": "konduktor kilat"
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"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
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"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
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"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
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"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
"word": "paratrăsnet"
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "gromootvód",
"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "громоотво́д"
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"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "молниеотво́д"
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"code": "sh",
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"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
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"code": "sh",
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"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
"tags": [
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"word": "munjobran"
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"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
"tags": [
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"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pararrayos"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "åskledare"
},
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"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
"word": "kayag-kidlat"
},
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"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
"word": "pararayos"
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"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "sǎai-lɔ̂ɔ-fáa",
"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
"word": "สายล่อฟ้า"
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
"word": "yıldırımsavar"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
"word": "paratoner"
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "blyskavýčnyk",
"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "блискави́чник"
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"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "blyskavkovidvíd",
"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "блискавковідві́д"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "hromovidvid",
"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "громовідвід"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "metallic conductor that protects from lightning",
"word": "cột thu lôi"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "grǎmootvod",
"sense": "metaphorically: person or thing that distracts criticism from another target",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "гръмоотвод"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "metaphorically: person or thing that distracts criticism from another target",
"word": "颱風尾"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "metaphorically: person or thing that distracts criticism from another target",
"word": "台风尾"
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"masculine"
],
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"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "metaphorically: person or thing that distracts criticism from another target",
"word": "piksevarras"
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"sense": "metaphorically: person or thing that distracts criticism from another target",
"word": "ukkosenjohdatin"
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"masculine"
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"word": "стре́лочник"
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