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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "avtofotovelomototeleradiomontjór",
"sense": "one competent in many endeavors",
"tags": [
"humorous",
"masculine"
],
"word": "автофотовеломототелерадиомонтёр"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "i švec, i žnec, i na dudé igréc",
"sense": "one competent in many endeavors",
"word": "и швец, и жнец, и на дуде́ игре́ц"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one competent in many endeavors",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "comodín"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one competent in many endeavors",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hombre orquesta"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one competent in many endeavors",
"tags": [
"Spain",
"colloquial",
"masculine"
],
"word": "manitas"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one competent in many endeavors",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hombre renacentista"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one competent in many endeavors",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hombre del renacimiento"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one competent in many endeavors",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "todólogo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one competent in many endeavors",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "todóloga"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "one competent in many endeavors",
"word": "tusenkonstnär"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "one competent in many endeavors",
"word": "mångsysslare"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "one competent in many endeavors",
"word": "elinden her iş gelir"
}
],
"word": "jack of all trades"
}
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