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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
"word": "Brajlo"
},
{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
"word": "pistekirjoitus"
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"code": "fr",
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{
"code": "fr",
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
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"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kódikas Bráig",
"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "κώδικας Μπράιγ"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ktav brail",
"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "כתב בריל"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "blindraletur"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "braille"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "scríbhneoireacht bhraille"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "braille"
},
{
"alt": "てんじ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tenji",
"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
"word": "点字"
},
{
"alt": "ブライユてんじ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "Buraiyu tenji",
"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
"word": "ブライユ点字"
},
{
"alt": "點字",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jeomja",
"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
"word": "점자"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
"word": "tuhi matapō"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "blindeskrift"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "braile"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "braille"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ázbuka Brájlja",
"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "а́збука Бра́йля"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sistéma Brájlja",
"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "систе́ма Бра́йля"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "brajlʹ",
"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "брайль"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "braille"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
"word": "Brailleskrift"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
"word": "punktskrift"
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{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "breyilī",
"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
"word": "బ్రెయిలీ"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
"word": "chữ nổi"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "system of writing using raised dots",
"word": "bleinanatonatem"
}
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to write in braille",
"word": "kirjoittaa pistekirjoituksella"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to identify by touch",
"word": "tunnistaa tunnustelemalla"
}
],
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