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"word": "uhkailu"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink rather than to concede a point",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "stratégie du bord de l’abyme"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink rather than to concede a point",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "gewagtes Spiel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink rather than to concede a point",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Hochrisikopolitik"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink rather than to concede a point",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Spiel mit dem Feuer"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink rather than to concede a point",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bruachaireacht"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink rather than to concede a point",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "politica del rischio calcolato"
},
{
"alt": "せとぎわせいさく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "setogiwaseisaku",
"sense": "pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink rather than to concede a point",
"word": "瀬戸際政策"
},
{
"alt": "せとぎわせんじゅつ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "setogiwasenjutsu",
"sense": "pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink rather than to concede a point",
"word": "瀬戸際戦術"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "byeorangkkeut jeonsul",
"sense": "pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink rather than to concede a point",
"word": "벼랑끝 전술"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink rather than to concede a point",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "brinkmanship"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink rather than to concede a point",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "diplomacia arriscada"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink rather than to concede a point",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "peribelismo"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "balansirovanije na grani",
"sense": "pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink rather than to concede a point",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "балансирование на грани"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "opasnaja igra",
"sense": "pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink rather than to concede a point",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "опасная игра"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xoždenije po kraju",
"sense": "pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink rather than to concede a point",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "хождение по краю"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink rather than to concede a point",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "política del borde del abismo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink rather than to concede a point",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "högt spel"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink rather than to concede a point",
"word": "tırmandırma siyaseti"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "balansuvannja nad prirvoju",
"sense": "pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink rather than to concede a point",
"word": "балансування над прірвою"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "balansuvannja na meži",
"sense": "pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink rather than to concede a point",
"word": "балансування на межі"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink rather than to concede a point",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dibynfentro"
}
],
"word": "brinkmanship"
}
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