See come out of the closet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "to tell others about a secret belief or preference",
"word": "salir del placard"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to tell others about a secret belief or preference",
"word": "salir del ropero"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to tell others about a secret belief or preference",
"word": "komma ut ur garderoben"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to tell others about a secret belief or preference",
"word": "komma ut"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to tell others about a secret belief or preference",
"word": "açılmak"
}
],
"word": "come out of the closet"
}
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