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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "chief support",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pilastro"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "chief support",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "carro-chefe"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "oplót",
"sense": "chief support",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "опло́т"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "opóra",
"sense": "chief support",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "опо́ра"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "tverdýnja",
"sense": "chief support",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "тверды́ня"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "chief support",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pilar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "chief support",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "stöttepelare"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "chief support",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "hörnsten"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something that can be depended on to make a regular contribution",
"word": "kantava voima"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "something that can be depended on to make a regular contribution",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "feste Größe"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gidung",
"sense": "something that can be depended on to make a regular contribution",
"word": "기둥"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "grotštag",
"sense": "nautical: stabilizing rope",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "гротщаг"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "nautical: stabilizing rope",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "estai major"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "nautical: stabilizing rope",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "grootstag"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "nautical: stabilizing rope",
"word": "groottaak"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "nautical: stabilizing rope",
"word": "isoharus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "nautical: stabilizing rope",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "grand étai"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "nautical: stabilizing rope",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Großstag"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "nautical: stabilizing rope",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "esteio"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "gróta-štág",
"sense": "nautical: stabilizing rope",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "гро́та-шта́г"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "nautical: stabilizing rope",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "estay mayor"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "nautical: stabilizing rope",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "storstag"
}
],
"word": "mainstay"
}
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