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"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
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"word": "élő pajzs"
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"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
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"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
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"word": "живо́й щит"
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"word": "челове́ческий щит"
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"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
"word": "mänsklig sköld"
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"word": "людськи́й щит"
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"ref": "2019 July 17, Talia Lavin, “When Non-Jews Wield Anti-Semitism as Political Shield”, in GQ",
"text": "And after the past few days, in which a fleet of Republicans and the president himself have utilized Jews as human shields for racist rhetoric, the Jews are tired, tired, tired of being used as defenses against naked racism, tired of being used to justify conditions at detention camps. Just plain tired.",
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"(figurative, rhetoric) Third parties used cynically to divert attention away from accusations against oneself."
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}
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"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
"word": "menslik skild"
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"roman": "čovéški štit",
"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
"tags": [
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"word": "чове́шки щит"
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{
"code": "ca",
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"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "escut humà"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "réndùn",
"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
"word": "人盾"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
"word": "人體盾牌"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "réntǐ dùnpái",
"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
"word": "人体盾牌"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "menneskeskjold"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "menselijk schild"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
"word": "ihmiskilpi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bouclier humain"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "escudo humano"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "menschlicher Schutzschild"
},
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "anthrópini aspída",
"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
"word": "ανθρώπινη ασπίδα"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
"word": "élő pajzs"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
"word": "perisai manusia"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "scudo umano"
},
{
"alt": "にんげんのたて",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ningen no tate",
"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
"word": "人間の盾"
},
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"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
"tags": [
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"word": "luźecy šćit"
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"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
"word": "menneskelig skjold"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ludzka tarcza"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
"tags": [
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"word": "escudo humano"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
"word": "scut uman"
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"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
"tags": [
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"word": "живо́й щит"
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"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
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"word": "челове́ческий щит"
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"word": "mänsklig sköld"
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{
"code": "uk",
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"roman": "žyvýj ščyt",
"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
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"word": "живи́й щит"
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "ljudsʹkýj ščyt",
"sense": "civilians placed in or around targets",
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"word": "людськи́й щит"
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"word": "human shield"
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