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The contemporary sense developed in the 18th century simultaneously with German Firma (“business, name of business”). There are conflicting statements in the literature as to which of the two languages influenced which. Doublet of dharma and dhamma. Other cognates include Russian держать (deržatʹ, “to hold”).", "forms": [ { "form": "firms", "tags": [ "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": {}, "expansion": "firm (plural firms)", "name": "en-noun" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "categories": [ { "kind": "other", "name": "British English", "parents": [], "source": "w" }, { "kind": "topical", "langcode": "en", "name": "Business", "orig": "en:Business", "parents": [ "Economics", "Society", "Social sciences", "All topics", "Sciences", "Fundamental" ], "source": "w" }, { "_dis": "5 5 5 6 3 3 0 34 2 7 0 2 0 4 2 22", "kind": "topical", "langcode": "en", "name": "Collectives", "orig": "en:Collectives", "parents": [ "Miscellaneous", "All topics", "Fundamental" ], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "glosses": [ "A business partnership; the name under which it trades." ], "id": "en-firm-en-noun-J2MSPugD", "links": [ [ "business", "business" ], [ "partnership", "partnership" ], [ "trade", "trade" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(UK, business) A business partnership; the name under which it trades." ], "tags": [ "UK" ], "topics": [ "business" ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "92 7 1", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "firma", "sense": "business partnership", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "фирма" }, { "_dis1": "92 7 1", "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "business partnership", "word": "firmo" }, { "_dis1": "92 7 1", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "business partnership", "word": "toiminimi" }, { "_dis1": "92 7 1", "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "business partnership", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "firma" }, { "_dis1": "92 7 1", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "pirma", "sense": "business partnership", "word": "ფირმა" }, { "_dis1": "92 7 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "business partnership", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Firma" }, { "_dis1": "92 7 1", "code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "khevrá", "sense": "business partnership", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "חברה" }, { "_dis1": "92 7 1", "code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "fírma", "sense": "business partnership", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "פירמה" }, { "_dis1": "92 7 1", "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "business partnership", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "comhlacht" }, { "_dis1": "92 7 1", "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "business partnership", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "gnólacht" }, { "_dis1": "92 7 1", "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "firma", "sense": "business partnership", "word": "фирма" }, { "_dis1": "92 7 1", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "business partnership", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "firma" }, { "_dis1": "92 7 1", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "business partnership", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "firma" }, { "_dis1": "92 7 1", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "fírma", "sense": "business partnership", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "фи́рма" }, { "_dis1": "92 7 1", "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "business partnership", "word": "фи̑рма" }, { "_dis1": "92 7 1", "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "business partnership", "word": "fȋrma" }, { "_dis1": "92 7 1", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "business partnership", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "firma" }, { "_dis1": "92 7 1", "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "business partnership", "tags": [ "common-gender" ], "word": "firma" }, { "_dis1": "92 7 1", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "business partnership", "word": "firma" }, { "_dis1": "92 7 1", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "business partnership", "word": "şirket" } ] }, { "categories": [ { "kind": "topical", "langcode": "en", "name": "Business", "orig": "en:Business", "parents": [ "Economics", "Society", "Social sciences", "All topics", "Sciences", "Fundamental" ], "source": "w" }, { "kind": "topical", "langcode": "en", "name": "Economics", "orig": "en:Economics", "parents": [ "Social sciences", "Sciences", "Society", "All topics", "Fundamental" ], "source": "w" } ], "examples": [ { "ref": "2013-06-01, “End of the peer show”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 71", "text": "Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms.[…]Banks and credit-card firms are kept out of the picture. Talk to enough people in the field and someone is bound to mention the “democratisation of finance”.", "type": "quotation" } ], "glosses": [ "A business enterprise, however organized." ], "id": "en-firm-en-noun-c61BNa~C", "links": [ [ "business", "business" ], [ "economics", "economics" ], [ "enterprise", "enterprise" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(business, economics) A business enterprise, however organized." ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "enterprise" } ], "topics": [ "business", "economics", "science", "sciences" ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "4 96 1", "code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "fírma", "sense": "business enterprise, however organized", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "фі́рма" }, { "_dis1": "4 96 1", "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "business enterprise, however organized", "word": "firmo" }, { "_dis1": "4 96 1", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "business enterprise, however organized", "word": "yritys" }, { "_dis1": "4 96 1", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "business enterprise, however organized", "tags": [ "informal" ], "word": "firma" }, { "_dis1": "4 96 1", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "business enterprise, however organized", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "entreprise" }, { "_dis1": "4 96 1", "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "business enterprise, however organized", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "firma" }, { "_dis1": "4 96 1", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "pirma", "sense": "business enterprise, however organized", "word": "ფირმა" }, { "_dis1": "4 96 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "business enterprise, however organized", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Firma" }, { "_dis1": "4 96 1", "code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "khevrá", "sense": "business enterprise, however organized", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "חברה" }, { "_dis1": "4 96 1", "code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "taagíd", "sense": "business enterprise, however organized", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "תאגיד" }, { "_dis1": "4 96 1", "code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "fírma", "sense": "business enterprise, however organized", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "פירמה" }, { "_dis1": "4 96 1", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "business enterprise, however organized", "word": "cég" }, { "_dis1": "4 96 1", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "business enterprise, however organized", "word": "vállalat" }, { "_dis1": "4 96 1", "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "business enterprise, however organized", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "comhlacht" }, { "_dis1": "4 96 1", "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "business enterprise, however organized", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "gnólacht" }, { "_dis1": "4 96 1", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "business enterprise, however organized", "word": "kamupene" }, { "_dis1": "4 96 1", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "business enterprise, however organized", "tags": [ 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especially based around football hooliganism." ], "id": "en-firm-en-noun-zDsMxtBH", "links": [ [ "criminal", "criminal" ], [ "gang", "gang" ], [ "football hooliganism", "football hooliganism" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(slang) A criminal gang, especially based around football hooliganism." ], "tags": [ "slang" ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "0 0 100", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "criminal gang", "word": "firma" } ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/fɜɹm/", "tags": [ "General-American" ] }, { "ipa": "[fɝm]", "tags": [ "General-American" ] }, { "ipa": "/fɜːm/", "tags": [ "Received-Pronunciation" ] }, { "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)m" }, { "audio": "en-us-firm.ogg", "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c7/En-us-firm.ogg/En-us-firm.ogg.mp3", "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/En-us-firm.ogg", "tags": [ "US" ], "text": "Audio (US)" }, { "audio": "en-uk-firm.ogg", "mp3_url": 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"firmness" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "firm power" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "firm up" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "firmware" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "hold firm" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "stand firm" } ], "etymology_number": 2, "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "*dʰer-" }, "expansion": "", "name": "root" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "ferme" }, "expansion": "Middle English ferme", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "fro", "3": "ferme" }, "expansion": "Old French ferme", "name": "der" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "la", "3": "firmus", "4": "", "5": "strong, steady" }, "expansion": "Latin firmus (“strong, steady”)", "name": "der" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "dharma" }, "expansion": "Doublet of dharma", "name": "doublet" } ], "etymology_text": "From Middle English ferme, from Old French ferme, from Latin firmus (“strong, steady”). Doublet of dharma.", "forms": [ { "form": "firmer", "tags": [ "comparative" ] }, { "form": "firmest", "tags": [ "superlative" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "er" }, "expansion": "firm (comparative firmer, superlative firmest)", "name": "en-adj" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "adj", "senses": [ { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "text": "It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands.", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "Steadfast, secure, solid (in position)" ], "id": "en-firm-en-adj-BSjJvTKM", "links": [ [ "Steadfast", "steadfast" ], [ "secure", "secure" ], [ "solid", "solid" ] ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "arz", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "mākin", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "tags": [ "Egyptian-Arabic" ], "word": "ماكن" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "ansasan", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "անսասան" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "möhkəm" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "sərt" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "bərk" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "davamlı" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "stabilen", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "стабилен" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "ferm" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "fiksa" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "firma" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "kindel" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "luja" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "vakaa" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "vankka" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "jämerä" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "firme" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "mq̇ari", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "მყარი" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "magari", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "მაგარი" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "mṭḳice", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "მტკიცე" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "befestigt" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "fest" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "fixiert" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "tulgus", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "𐍄𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌿𐍃" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "grc", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "el", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "σταθερός" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "grc", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "el", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "στιβαρός" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "grc", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "nastós", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "ναστός" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "bébaios", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "βέβαιος" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "yatsív", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "יציב" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "dŕṛh", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "दृढ़" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kāyam", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "कायम" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "erős" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "biztos" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "szilárd" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "fix" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "teguh" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "diongbháilte" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "ltg", "lang": "Latgalian", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "styngrys" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "firmus" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "stingrs" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "whena" }, { "_dis1": "80 1 3 3 1 12", "code": "mi", "lang": 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The contemporary sense developed in the 18th century simultaneously with German Firma (“business, name of business”). There are conflicting statements in the literature as to which of the two languages influenced which. Doublet of dharma and dhamma. 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"sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "tags": [ "Egyptian-Arabic" ], "word": "ماكن" }, { "code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "ansasan", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "անսասան" }, { "code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "möhkəm" }, { "code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "sərt" }, { "code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "bərk" }, { "code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "davamlı" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "stabilen", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "стабилен" }, { "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "ferm" }, { "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", "word": "fiksa" }, { "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "steadfast, secure (position)", 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"ფიქსირებული" }, { "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "ametakínitos", "sense": "fixed (in opinions)", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "αμετακίνητος" }, { "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "akrádantos", "sense": "fixed (in opinions)", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "ακράδαντος" }, { "code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "yatsív", "sense": "fixed (in opinions)", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "יציב" }, { "code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "meshukhná", "sense": "fixed (in opinions)", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "משוכנע" }, { "code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "nakhúsh", "sense": "fixed (in opinions)", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "נחוש" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "fixed (in opinions)", "word": "határozott" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "fixed (in opinions)", "word": "eltökélt" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "fixed (in opinions)", "word": "szilárd" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", 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"втвърдявам" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to make firm or strong", "word": "upevnit" }, { "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "to make firm or strong", "word": "firmigi" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to make firm or strong", "word": "lujittaa" }, { "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "statheropoió", "sense": "to make firm or strong", "word": "σταθεροποιώ" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to make firm or strong", "word": "megszilárdít" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to make firm or strong", "word": "megerősít" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to make firm or strong", "word": "megszorít" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to make firm or strong", "word": "rarawhi" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to make firm or strong", "word": "rawhi" }, { "code": "enm", "lang": "Middle English", "sense": "to make firm or strong", "word": "fermen" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to make firm or strong", "word": "firmar" }, { "code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to make firm or strong", "word": "utrditi" }, { "code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to make firm or strong", "word": "učvrstiti" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to make firm or strong", "word": "afirmar" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to make firm or strong", "word": "hirmar" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "zakrepvam", "sense": "to fix securely", "word": "закрепвам" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "fiksiram", "sense": "to fix securely", "word": "фиксирам" }, { "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "to fix securely", "word": "fiksi" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to fix securely", "word": "varmistaa" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to fix securely", "word": "kiinnittää lujasti" }, { "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "stereóno", "sense": "to fix securely", "word": "στερεώνω" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to fix securely", "word": "rögzít" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to fix securely", "word": "erősít" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to fix securely", "word": "rawhi" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to fix securely", "word": "rarawhi" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to fix securely", "word": "rawhirawhi" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to fix securely", "word": "firmar" }, { "code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to fix securely", "word": "utrditi" }, { "code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to fix securely", "word": "učvrstiti" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to fix securely", "word": "afirmar" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "vtvǎrdjavam", "sense": "to solidify", "word": "втвърдявам" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to solidify", "word": "lujittaa" }, { "code": "el", "lang": 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{ "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to become firm", "word": "megkeményedik" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to become firm", "word": "szilárdul" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to become firm", "word": "keményedik" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to become firm", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "umacniać się" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to become firm", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "umocnić się" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to become firm", "word": "afirmarse" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to become firm", "word": "hirmarse" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to improve after decline", "word": "vahvistua" }, { "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "statheropoioúmai", "sense": "to improve after decline", "word": "σταθεροποιούμαι" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to improve after decline", "word": "megerősödik" }, { "code": "hu", 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