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"A switch, usually mounted on a wall in a building, used to turn the light or another appliance such as a fan on and off."
],
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"word": "dimmer switch"
},
{
"word": "DPST"
},
{
"word": "two-way switch"
},
{
"word": "three-way switch"
},
{
"english": "four-way switch",
"word": "intermediate switch"
},
{
"word": "toggle switch"
}
],
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "qāṭiʕa",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "قَاطِعَة"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"word": "電燈開關"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "diàndēng kāiguān",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"word": "电灯开关"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "lichtknopje"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"word": "valokatkaisija"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"word": "interrupteur"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Lichtschalter"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ljósrofi"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "interruttore"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "prekinuvač",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "прекинувач"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "gerliin untraalga",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "гэрлийн унтраалга"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lysbryter"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "włącznik światła"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "interruptor"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "întrerupător"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "comutator"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vyključátelʹ",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "выключа́тель"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "interruptor"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "lysknapp"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ljusknapp"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"light switch"
]
}
],
"word": "light switch"
}
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"pos": "noun",
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"word": "dimmer switch"
},
{
"word": "DPST"
},
{
"word": "two-way switch"
},
{
"word": "three-way switch"
},
{
"english": "four-way switch",
"word": "intermediate switch"
},
{
"word": "toggle switch"
}
],
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"glosses": [
"A switch, usually mounted on a wall in a building, used to turn the light or another appliance such as a fan on and off."
],
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]
],
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"light switch"
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],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "qāṭiʕa",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "قَاطِعَة"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"word": "電燈開關"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "diàndēng kāiguān",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"word": "电灯开关"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "lichtknopje"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"word": "valokatkaisija"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"word": "interrupteur"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Lichtschalter"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ljósrofi"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "interruttore"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "prekinuvač",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "прекинувач"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "gerliin untraalga",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "гэрлийн унтраалга"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lysbryter"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "włącznik światła"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "interruptor"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "întrerupător"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "comutator"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vyključátelʹ",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "выключа́тель"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "interruptor"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "lysknapp"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "switch used to turn the light on or off",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ljusknapp"
}
],
"word": "light switch"
}
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