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],
"word": "iniciatíva"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a beginning; a first move",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "initiativ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "a beginning; a first move",
"word": "ilk adım"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "iniciatýva",
"sense": "a beginning; a first move",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ініціати́ва"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "počýn",
"sense": "a beginning; a first move",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "почи́н"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "initsyativ",
"sense": "a beginning; a first move",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "איניציאַטיוו"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "mubādara",
"sense": "a new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "مُبَادَرَة"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "başlanğıs",
"sense": "a new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem",
"word": "башланғыс"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "načinanie",
"sense": "a new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "начинание"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem",
"word": "aloite"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "initiative"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Initiative"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "protovoulía",
"sense": "a new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "πρωτοβουλία"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "yozmá",
"sense": "a new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "יוזמה"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "a new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem",
"word": "inisiatif"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "a new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem",
"word": "prakarsa"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "proposta"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "udyamaṁ",
"sense": "a new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem",
"word": "ഉദ്യമം"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iniciatíva",
"sense": "a new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "инициати́ва"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "a new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "inicijatíva"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "iniciativa"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "a new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem",
"word": "girişim"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "a new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem",
"word": "teşebbüs"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "initsyativ",
"sense": "a new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "איניציאַטיוו"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "mubādara",
"sense": "the ability to act first or on one's own",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "مُبَادَرَة"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "predpriemčivost",
"sense": "the ability to act first or on one's own",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "предприемчивост"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "the ability to act first or on one's own",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "iniciativa"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "the ability to act first or on one's own",
"word": "主動權"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhǔdòngquán",
"sense": "the ability to act first or on one's own",
"word": "主动权"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "the ability to act first or on one's own",
"word": "aloitekyky"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "the ability to act first or on one's own",
"word": "aloitteellisuus"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "the ability to act first or on one's own",
"word": "oma-aloitteisuus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "the ability to act first or on one's own",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "initiative"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "the ability to act first or on one's own",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Initiative"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "protovoulía",
"sense": "the ability to act first or on one's own",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "πρωτοβουλία"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "yozmá",
"sense": "the ability to act first or on one's own",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "יוזמה"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "the ability to act first or on one's own",
"word": "kezdeményezőkészség"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "the ability to act first or on one's own",
"word": "kezdeményezőképesség"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "the ability to act first or on one's own",
"word": "vállalkozószellem"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "the ability to act first or on one's own",
"word": "inisiatif"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "the ability to act first or on one's own",
"word": "prakarsa"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "the ability to act first or on one's own",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "intraprendenza"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "the ability to act first or on one's own",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "iniciativa"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "the ability to act first or on one's own",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "inițiativă"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iniciatíva",
"sense": "the ability to act first or on one's own",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "инициати́ва"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "predpriímčivostʹ",
"sense": "the ability to act first or on one's own",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "предприи́мчивость"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "the ability to act first or on one's own",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "inicijatíva"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "the ability to act first or on one's own",
"word": "inisiyatif"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "initsyativ",
"sense": "the ability to act first or on one's own",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "איניציאַטיוו"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "iniciativa",
"sense": "issue to be voted on",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "инициатива"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "issue to be voted on",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "iniciativa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "issue to be voted on",
"word": "aloite"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "issue to be voted on",
"word": "ehdotus"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "issue to be voted on",
"word": "esitys"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "issue to be voted on",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "משאל עם ביוזמת האזרחים"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "issue to be voted on",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "iniziativa"
}
],
"word": "initiative"
}
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