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"forms": [
{
"form": "needles in a haystack",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "needles in haystacks",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
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"2": "needles in haystacks"
},
"expansion": "needle in a haystack (plural needles in a haystack or needles in haystacks)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
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"categories": [
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"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
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"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
"parents": [
"Terms with redundant transliterations",
"Entry maintenance"
],
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}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "You'll never find the paper you need on her desk. You're looking for a needle in a haystack.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Something that is difficult or impossible to locate."
],
"id": "en-needle_in_a_haystack-en-noun-7Ufk73Vp",
"links": [
[
"difficult",
"difficult"
],
[
"impossible",
"impossible"
],
[
"locate",
"locate"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(idiomatic) Something that is difficult or impossible to locate."
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic"
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"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔibratun fī kawmati qaššin",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "إِبْرَةٌ فِي كَوْمَةِ قَشٍّ"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "cercar una agulla en un paller"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "buscar una agulla en un paller"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "agulla en un paller"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "大海撈針"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dàhǎilāozhēn",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"noun-from-verb",
"verb"
],
"word": "大海捞针"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "海底撈針"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "hǎidǐlāozhēn",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "海底捞针"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "jehla v kupce sena"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "naald in een hooiberg"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "neula heinäsuovassa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"verb"
],
"word": "chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Nadel im Heuhaufen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "velóna st' áchyro",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "βελόνα στ' άχυρο"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "psýllous st' áchyro",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "ψύλλους στ' άχυρο"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "máẖat ba'aremát sháẖat",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "מַחַט בַּעֲרֵמָת שַׁחַת"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "tű a szénakazalban"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "saumnál í heystakki"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "táilliúir i mbruth faoi thír"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ago in un pagliaio"
},
{
"alt": "ほしくさのやまのはり",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hoshikusa-no yama-no hari",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "干し草の山の針"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ígla vo stog séno",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "и́гла во стог се́но"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "igła w stogu siana"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "agulha num palheiro"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "acul în carul cu fân"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "igólka v stóge séna",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "иго́лка в сто́ге се́на"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iskátʹ igólku v stóge séna",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "иска́ть иго́лку в сто́ге се́на"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "ѝгла у пла̑сту сије̑на"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "ѝгла у пла̑сту се̑на"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "ìgla u plȃstu sijȇna"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "ìgla u plȃstu sȇna"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "aguja en un pajar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "nål i en höstack"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "samanlıkta iğne"
}
]
}
],
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"tags": [
"Australia"
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}
],
"word": "needle in a haystack"
}
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"tags": [
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]
},
{
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}
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"pos": "noun",
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"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English idioms",
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],
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"Something that is difficult or impossible to locate."
],
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"difficult"
],
[
"impossible",
"impossible"
],
[
"locate",
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]
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"(idiomatic) Something that is difficult or impossible to locate."
],
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔibratun fī kawmati qaššin",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "إِبْرَةٌ فِي كَوْمَةِ قَشٍّ"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "cercar una agulla en un paller"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "buscar una agulla en un paller"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "agulla en un paller"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "大海撈針"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dàhǎilāozhēn",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"noun-from-verb",
"verb"
],
"word": "大海捞针"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "海底撈針"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "hǎidǐlāozhēn",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "海底捞针"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "jehla v kupce sena"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "naald in een hooiberg"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "neula heinäsuovassa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"verb"
],
"word": "chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Nadel im Heuhaufen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "velóna st' áchyro",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "βελόνα στ' άχυρο"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "psýllous st' áchyro",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "ψύλλους στ' άχυρο"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "máẖat ba'aremát sháẖat",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "מַחַט בַּעֲרֵמָת שַׁחַת"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "tű a szénakazalban"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "saumnál í heystakki"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "táilliúir i mbruth faoi thír"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ago in un pagliaio"
},
{
"alt": "ほしくさのやまのはり",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hoshikusa-no yama-no hari",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "干し草の山の針"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ígla vo stog séno",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "и́гла во стог се́но"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "igła w stogu siana"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "agulha num palheiro"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "acul în carul cu fân"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "igólka v stóge séna",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "иго́лка в сто́ге се́на"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iskátʹ igólku v stóge séna",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "иска́ть иго́лку в сто́ге се́на"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "ѝгла у пла̑сту сије̑на"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "ѝгла у пла̑сту се̑на"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "ìgla u plȃstu sijȇna"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "ìgla u plȃstu sȇna"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "aguja en un pajar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "nål i en höstack"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "samanlıkta iğne"
}
],
"word": "needle in a haystack"
}
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