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"translations": [
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "på den sikre side"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "for en sikkerheds skyld"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "veiligheidshalve"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "voor de zekerheid"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "varmuuden vuoksi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "par acquit de conscience"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "par précaution"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "au cas où"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "par principe"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "vorsichtshalber"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "sicherheitshalber"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "auf der sicheren Seite"
},
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "gia káthe endechómeno",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "για κάθε ενδεχόμενο"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "a biztonság kedvéért"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "biztos, ami biztos"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "nen no tame ni",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "念のために"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "występując bezpiecznie"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "curarse en salud"
}
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"word": "on the safe side"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "på den sikre side"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "for en sikkerheds skyld"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "veiligheidshalve"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "voor de zekerheid"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "varmuuden vuoksi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "par acquit de conscience"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "par précaution"
},
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "on the safe side",
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "par principe"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "vorsichtshalber"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "sicherheitshalber"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "auf der sicheren Seite"
},
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "gia káthe endechómeno",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "για κάθε ενδεχόμενο"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "a biztonság kedvéért"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "biztos, ami biztos"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "nen no tame ni",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "念のために"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "występując bezpiecznie"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "on the safe side",
"word": "curarse en salud"
}
],
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