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},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Bonze"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dicker Fisch"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "very important figure",
"word": "nagykutya"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "very important figure",
"word": "főmufti"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "very important figure",
"word": "fejes"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"english": "big buck",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "boc mór"
},
{
"code": "it",
"english": "fat fish",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pezzo grosso"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "capo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pezzo da novanta"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pezzonovante"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "VIP"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "papavero"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "big"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "notabile"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "capoccia"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "barbassoro"
},
{
"alt": "おおもの",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ōmono",
"sense": "very important figure",
"word": "大物"
},
{
"alt": "きょはく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kyohaku",
"sense": "very important figure",
"word": "巨擘"
},
{
"alt": "ようじん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yōjin",
"sense": "very important figure",
"word": "要人"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "very important figure",
"word": "déckt Déier"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gruba ryba"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "szycha"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "rekin"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "figurão"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"Brazil",
"feminine",
"informal",
"masculine"
],
"word": "bambambã"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "big fir-cone",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bolʹšája šíška",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "больша́я ши́шка"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "important fir-cone",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vážnaja šíška",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ва́жная ши́шка"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "important bird",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vážnaja ptíca",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ва́жная пти́ца"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "important person",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vážnaja persóna",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ва́жная персо́на"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "big boss",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bolʹšój načálʹnik",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "большо́й нача́льник"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "fir-cone",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "šíška",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ши́шка"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"english": "big gun",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "very important figure",
"word": "pezza novante"
},
{
"code": "es",
"english": "fat fish",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pez gordo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cerote gordo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "gerifalte"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "höjdare"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "pamp"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "very important figure",
"word": "malaking tao"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "cabé",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "цабе́"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "cjácja",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ця́ця"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "velýka cjácja",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "вели́ка ця́ця"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "važlývyj ptax",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "важли́вий птах"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vážnyj ptax",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ва́жний птах"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "važlýva ptýcja",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "важли́ва пти́ця"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vážna ptýcja",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ва́жна пти́ця"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "šýška",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ши́шка"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "very important figure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pwysigyn"
}
],
"word": "big cheese"
}
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