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"examples": [
{
"ref": "2023 March 22, “Network News: Class 175s withdrawn for safety checks after fires”, in RAIL, number 979, page 13",
"text": "A fire aboard TfW 175007, working a Holyhead-Cardiff Central service on February 8, closed the A483 road while five fire engines from Wrexham, Deeside, and Cheshire attended the scene.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"A vehicle used by firefighters to pump water to fight a fire. Typically, a fire engine carries a supply of water and has the ability to connect to an external water supply."
],
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"(firefighting) A vehicle used by firefighters to pump water to fight a fire. Typically, a fire engine carries a supply of water and has the ability to connect to an external water supply."
],
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"firefighting",
"government"
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"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "brandweerwa"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "makinë zjarrfikëse"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḥarīq muḥarrik",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "حَرِيق مُحَرِّك"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "sayyārat ʔiṭfāʔ ḥarīq",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "سَيَّارَة إطْفَاء حَرِيق"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "sayyārat ʔiṭfāʔ",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "سَيَّارَة إطْفَاء"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "hršeǰ mekʿena",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "հրշեջ մեքենա"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "yanğınsöndürən maşın"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "pažárnaja mašýna",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "пажа́рная машы́на"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "pažárny aŭtamabílʹ",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "пажа́рны аўтамабі́ль"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "požárna kolá",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "пожа́рна кола́"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "mi:satka:",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "မီးသတ်ကား"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "camió de bombers"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cotxe de bombers"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "消防車"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiāofángchē",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "消防车"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "救火車"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiùhuǒchē",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "救火车"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hasičský automobil"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "brandbil"
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{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "brandweerauto"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "brandweerwagen"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "fajropumpilo"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "tuletõrjeauto"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "paloauto"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "voiture de pompiers"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "camion de pompiers"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "saxanʒro mankana",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "სახანძრო მანქანა"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Feuerwehrwagen"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Feuerwehrspritze"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "pyrosvestikó óchima",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "πυροσβεστικό όχημα"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "gu",
"lang": "Gujarati",
"roman": "lāyabambo",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "લાયબંબો"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "kabait",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "כַּבָּאִית"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "rekhev kibui",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "רֶכֶב כִּבּוּי"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "fāyar-iñjan",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "फ़ायर-इंजन"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "fāir-iñjan",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "फ़ाइर-इंजन"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "tűzoltóautó"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "slökkvibíll"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "slökkviliðsbíll"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "incendiopumpilo"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "mobil pemadam kebakaran"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "branwir"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "pumpa de incendios"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "inneall dóiteáin"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mezzo antincendio"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"alt": "しょうぼうしゃ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shōbōsha",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "消防車"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "ört maşinasy",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "өрт машинасы"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "ört söndıru maşinasy",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "өрт сөндіру машинасы"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "ört söndıru kölıgı",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "өрт сөндіру көлігі"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"alt": "消防車",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "sobangcha",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "소방차"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "ört öcürüücü maşina",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "өрт өчүрүүчү машина"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "ört maşinası",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "өрт машинасы"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "lot ʼak khī fai",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "ລົດອັກຄີໄຟ"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sipho"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ugunsdzēsēju mašīna"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gaisrinis automobilis"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Pompjeesgefier"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "požarnikarski avtomobíl",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "пожарникарски автомоби́л"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "kereta bomba"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "waka tinei ahi"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "galyn mašin",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "галын машин"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "gal untraax tereg",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"China",
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "гал унтраах тэрэг"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "ɣal-ün masin",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"Mongolian"
],
"word": "ᠭᠠᠯ ᠦᠨ ᠮᠠᠰᠢᠨ"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "ɣal untaraɣaqu terge",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"Mongolian"
],
"word": "ᠭᠠᠯ ᠤᠨᠲᠠᠷᠠᠭᠠᠬᠤ ᠲᠡᠷᠭᠡ"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "se",
"lang": "Northern Sami",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "buollinčáskadanbiila"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "se",
"lang": "Northern Sami",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "buollinbiila"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "se",
"lang": "Northern Sami",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "čáskadanbiila"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "brannbil"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "mâšin-e âtaš-nešâni",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "ماشین آتشنشانی"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "wóz strażacki"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "samochód pożarniczy"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "carro de bombeiro"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "caminhão de bombeiros"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mașină de pompieri"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pompă de incendiu"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "požárnaja mašína",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "пожа́рная маши́на"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "požárnyj avtomobílʹ",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "пожа́рный автомоби́ль"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "einnsean-smàlaidh"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "ватрогасна кола"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "vatrogasna kola"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hasičský automobil"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "gasilsko vozilo"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "coche de bomberos"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "brandbil"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "brandfordon"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "trak ng bombero"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "mošini otašnišonī",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "мошини оташнишонӣ"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "mošini süxtornišonī",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "мошини сӯхторнишонӣ"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "tet",
"lang": "Tetum",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "karreta-bombeiru"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "rót-dàp-pləəng",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "รถดับเพลิง"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "to",
"lang": "Tongan",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "mīsini tāmate-afi"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "itfaiye aracı"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "požéžna mašýna",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "поже́жна маши́на"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "požéžnyj avtomobílʹ",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "поже́жний автомобі́ль"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 17",
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "fāir injan",
"sense": "fire truck",
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"code": "bg",
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"code": "my",
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"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "မီးသတ်ကား"
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"code": "ca",
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{
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"word": "სახანძრო მანქანა"
},
{
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"code": "de",
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{
"code": "el",
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],
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"code": "gu",
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"code": "he",
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"code": "he",
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"code": "hi",
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"code": "hi",
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"code": "is",
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},
{
"code": "id",
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"sense": "fire truck",
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},
{
"code": "id",
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"sense": "fire truck",
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},
{
"code": "ia",
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"code": "ga",
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],
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},
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "mezzo antincendio"
},
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"alt": "しょうぼうしゃ",
"code": "ja",
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"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "消防車"
},
{
"code": "kk",
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"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "өрт машинасы"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "ört söndıru maşinasy",
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},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "ört söndıru kölıgı",
"sense": "fire truck",
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},
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"alt": "消防車",
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"roman": "sobangcha",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "소방차"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "ört öcürüücü maşina",
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"word": "өрт өчүрүүчү машина"
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{
"code": "ky",
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"roman": "ört maşinası",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "өрт машинасы"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "lot ʼak khī fai",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "ລົດອັກຄີໄຟ"
},
{
"code": "la",
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"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "fire truck",
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],
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},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "lb",
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"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
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],
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"code": "mk",
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"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "пожарникарски автомоби́л"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "kereta bomba"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "waka tinei ahi"
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{
"code": "mn",
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"code": "mn",
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"tags": [
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"code": "mn",
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{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "ɣal untaraɣaqu terge",
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"Mongolian"
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},
{
"code": "se",
"lang": "Northern Sami",
"sense": "fire truck",
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},
{
"code": "se",
"lang": "Northern Sami",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "buollinbiila"
},
{
"code": "se",
"lang": "Northern Sami",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "čáskadanbiila"
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"code": "nb",
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"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "brannbil"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "mâšin-e âtaš-nešâni",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "ماشین آتشنشانی"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "samochód pożarniczy"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "carro de bombeiro"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "caminhão de bombeiros"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mașină de pompieri"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pompă de incendiu"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "požárnaja mašína",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "пожа́рная маши́на"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "požárnyj avtomobílʹ",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "пожа́рный автомоби́ль"
},
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"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "fire truck",
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"feminine"
],
"word": "ватрогасна кола"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "vatrogasna kola"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hasičský automobil"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "gasilsko vozilo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "coche de bomberos"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "fire truck",
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],
"word": "brandbil"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "brandfordon"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "trak ng bombero"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "mošini otašnišonī",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "мошини оташнишонӣ"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "mošini süxtornišonī",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "мошини сӯхторнишонӣ"
},
{
"code": "tet",
"lang": "Tetum",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "karreta-bombeiru"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "rót-dàp-pləəng",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "รถดับเพลิง"
},
{
"code": "to",
"lang": "Tongan",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "mīsini tāmate-afi"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "itfaiye aracı"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "požéžna mašýna",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "поже́жна маши́на"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "požéžnyj avtomobílʹ",
"sense": "fire truck",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "поже́жний автомобі́ль"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "fāir injan",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "فائِر اِنْجَن"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "ot öchürüsh mashinisi",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "ئوت ئۆچۈرۈش ماشىنىسى"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "oʻt oʻchiruvchi mashina"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "oʻt oʻchirish mashinasi"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "xe cứu hỏa"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "fire truck",
"word": "xe chữa cháy"
}
],
"word": "fire engine"
}
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