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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mrzák"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled",
"word": "siipirikko"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "canard boiteux"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "boulet"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lahme Ente"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "brocco"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "inetto"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "incapace"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nieudacznik"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "nieudacznica"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ofiara"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ofiara losu"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "niedorajda"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neudáčnik",
"sense": "a person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "неуда́чник"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neudáčnica",
"sense": "a person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "неуда́чница"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bedolága",
"sense": "a person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "бедола́га"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bednjága",
"sense": "a person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "бедня́га"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nesčástnenʹkij",
"sense": "a person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled",
"tags": [
"adjective"
],
"word": "несча́стненький"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "krake"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "stackare"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "vekling"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"word": "跛腳鴨"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bǒjiǎoyā",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"word": "跛脚鸭"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"word": "瘸鴨"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "quéyā",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"word": "瘸鸭"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "chromá kachna"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"word": "lama anaso"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"word": "rampa ankka"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "canard boiteux"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"word": "scheidender Amtsinhaber"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "koutsí pápia",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "κουτσή πάπια"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "barváz tzoléa‘",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "בַּרְוָז צוֹלֵעַ"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "anatra zoppa"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "rēmu dakku",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"word": "レームダック"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "reimu dakku",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"word": "レイムダック"
},
{
"alt": "やくたたず",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yakutatazu",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"word": "役立たず"
},
{
"alt": "しにたい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shinitai",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"word": "死に体"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "reim deok",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"word": "레임 덕"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "imgimal jeunghugun",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"word": "임기말 증후군"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "šluboji antis"
},
{
"code": "lmo",
"lang": "Lombard",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ànedra zòppa"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kulawa kaczka"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xromája útka",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "хрома́я у́тка"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pato rengo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "lame duck"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "haltande anka"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bpèt ngɔ̂ɔi",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"word": "เป็ดง่อย"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "kulʹháva káčka",
"sense": "an official who is marking time until leaving their office",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "кульга́ва ка́чка"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"London Stock Exchange",
"lame duck (politics)"
],
"word": "lame duck"
}
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