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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "general servant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "muchacho de los mandados"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "general servant",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "hombre orquesta"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "general servant",
"word": "allt-i-allo"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "momče za vsičko",
"sense": "jack of all trades",
"word": "момче за всичко"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "jack of all trades",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "factotum"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "jack of all trades",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "manusje-van-alles"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "jack of all trades",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "duiveldoetal"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "jack of all trades",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Alleskönner"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "jack of all trades",
"word": "Mädchen für alles"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "jack of all trades",
"word": "ezermester"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "jack of all trades",
"word": "faktotum"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "jack of all trades",
"word": "faz-tudo"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "jack of all trades",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "katica za sve"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "jack of all trades",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "muchacho de los mandados"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "jack of all trades",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "hombre orquesta"
}
],
"word": "factotum"
}
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