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"sense": "collection of raw data",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "treball de camp"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "diàochá gōngzuò",
"sense": "collection of raw data",
"word": "調查工作 /调查工作"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tiányě gōngzuò",
"sense": "collection of raw data",
"word": "田野工作"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tiányě diàochá",
"sense": "collection of raw data",
"word": "田野調查 /田野调查"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "collection of raw data",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "feltarbejde"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "collection of raw data",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "veldwerk"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "collection of raw data",
"word": "kenttätutkimus"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "collection of raw data",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Feldforschung"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "collection of raw data",
"word": "mahi tūwaenga"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "polevyje raboty",
"sense": "collection of raw data",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "полевые работы"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "polevoje issledovanije",
"sense": "collection of raw data",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "полевое исследование"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "collection of raw data",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "fältarbete"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "temporary fortification",
"word": "kenttälinnoite"
}
],
"word": "fieldwork"
}
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