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"sense": "green traffic light",
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"sense": "green traffic light",
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"sense": "green traffic light",
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"sense": "green traffic light",
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"word": "зеле́не сві́тло"
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"sense": "green traffic light",
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"word": "ضَوْء أَخْضَر"
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"sense": "permission",
"word": "開綠燈"
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"roman": "kāi lǜdēng",
"sense": "permission",
"word": "开绿灯"
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"word": "het OK krijgen"
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"code": "nl",
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"word": "groen licht"
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"code": "fi",
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"word": "vihreä valo"
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"word": "feu vert"
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"code": "ka",
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"roman": "mc̣vane šuki",
"sense": "permission",
"word": "მწვანე შუქი"
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"word": "grünes Licht"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
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"word": "zöld út"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "permission",
"word": "zöld fény"
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"code": "it",
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"code": "ja",
"english": "go sign",
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"word": "ゴーサイン"
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"sense": "permission",
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"word": "зелёный свет"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "dobró",
"sense": "permission",
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"word": "добро́"
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"word": "klartecken"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "permission",
"word": "yeşil ışık"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zeléne svítlo",
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"word": "зеле́не сві́тло"
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],
"word": "green light"
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