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{
"etymology_text": "A nominative absolute; \"if that is failing/missing\".",
"forms": [
{
"form": "failing this",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "adverb"
},
"expansion": "failing that",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adv",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Entries with translation boxes",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Finnish translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with French translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Polish translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Russian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"If that condition is not met, otherwise, or else."
],
"id": "en-failing_that-en-adv-ML37ignL",
"links": [
[
"condition",
"condition"
],
[
"met",
"met"
],
[
"otherwise",
"otherwise"
],
[
"or else",
"or else"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "jos niin ei tapahdu"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "muuten"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "muutoin"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "faute de quoi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "à défaut de quoi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "autrement"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "dans le cas contraire"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "w przeciwnym wypadku"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "w przeciwnym razie"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "inaczej"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "v protívnom slúčaje",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "в проти́вном слу́чае"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"nominative absolute"
]
}
],
"word": "failing that"
}
{
"etymology_text": "A nominative absolute; \"if that is failing/missing\".",
"forms": [
{
"form": "failing this",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "adverb"
},
"expansion": "failing that",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adv",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English adverbs",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English multiword terms",
"Entries with translation boxes",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Terms with Finnish translations",
"Terms with French translations",
"Terms with Polish translations",
"Terms with Russian translations",
"Translation table header lacks gloss"
],
"glosses": [
"If that condition is not met, otherwise, or else."
],
"links": [
[
"condition",
"condition"
],
[
"met",
"met"
],
[
"otherwise",
"otherwise"
],
[
"or else",
"or else"
]
],
"wikipedia": [
"nominative absolute"
]
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "jos niin ei tapahdu"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "muuten"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "muutoin"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "faute de quoi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "à défaut de quoi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "autrement"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "dans le cas contraire"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "w przeciwnym wypadku"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "w przeciwnym razie"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "inaczej"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "v protívnom slúčaje",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "в проти́вном слу́чае"
}
],
"word": "failing that"
}
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