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"An electronic voice-amplification apparatus, usually containing a set of two loudspeakers and a central control unit, used for singing, giving a speech, play-by-play commentary at events, or broadcasting in public areas like in airports or stations."
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},
{
"word": "PA system"
},
{
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"word": "tannoy"
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"translations": [
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "megafonia"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "højtaleranlæg"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"word": "PA-laitteisto"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"word": "kuulutuslaitteisto"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "haut-parleurs"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "megafonía"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Lautsprecher"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"word": "hangosító/kihangosító rendszer/berendezés"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"word": "hangosítás"
},
{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"word": "hangosbeszélő"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"word": "hangosbemondó"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"tags": [
"Brazil",
"masculine"
],
"word": "alto-falante"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "alto-falantes"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"tags": [
"Portugal",
"masculine"
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"word": "altifalante"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "megafonía"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "PA-utrustning"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "PA-anläggning"
}
],
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},
{
"word": "PA system"
},
{
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],
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "megafonia"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "højtaleranlæg"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"word": "PA-laitteisto"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"word": "kuulutuslaitteisto"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "haut-parleurs"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "megafonía"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Lautsprecher"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"word": "hangosító/kihangosító rendszer/berendezés"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"word": "hangosítás"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"word": "hangosbeszélő"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"word": "hangosbemondó"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"tags": [
"Brazil",
"masculine"
],
"word": "alto-falante"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "alto-falantes"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"tags": [
"Portugal",
"masculine"
],
"word": "altifalante"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "megafonía"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "PA-utrustning"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "type of electronic voice-amplification apparatus",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "PA-anläggning"
}
],
"word": "public address system"
}
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