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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "block made of wood or plastic that is used as a children's toy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bloco de montar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kúbik",
"sense": "block made of wood or plastic that is used as a children's toy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ку́бик"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(figuratively) component that is part of a larger system",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bouwsteen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(figuratively) component that is part of a larger system",
"word": "rakennusosa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(figuratively) component that is part of a larger system",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"plural",
"usually"
],
"word": "rakennusosanen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(figuratively) component that is part of a larger system",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "composante"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(figuratively) component that is part of a larger system",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "élément constitutif"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(figuratively) component that is part of a larger system",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Baustein"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(figuratively) component that is part of a larger system",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "blok"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(figuratively) component that is part of a larger system",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "budulec"
}
],
"word": "building block"
}
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