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"To understand the emotions and thoughts of the people present, especially to determine the kind of speech or actions that would be appropriate or inappropriate."
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"(idiomatic) To understand the emotions and thoughts of the people present, especially to determine the kind of speech or actions that would be appropriate or inappropriate."
],
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"word": "social proof"
},
{
"word": "work the room"
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"word": "read the table"
}
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"note": "olla tilannetajua (impersonal, subject in the adessive)",
"sense": "Translations"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kūki o yomu",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "空気を読む"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "wyczuwać klimat"
},
{
"code": "pl",
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"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "wyczuć klimat"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "pejla/läsa stämningen (av)"
}
]
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"To understand the emotions and thoughts of the people present, especially to determine the kind of speech or actions that would be appropriate or inappropriate."
],
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"(idiomatic) To understand the emotions and thoughts of the people present, especially to determine the kind of speech or actions that would be appropriate or inappropriate."
],
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"word": "read the table"
}
],
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"tags": [
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"translations": [
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"note": "olla tilannetajua (impersonal, subject in the adessive)",
"sense": "Translations"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kūki o yomu",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "空気を読む"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "wyczuwać klimat"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "wyczuć klimat"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "pejla/läsa stämningen (av)"
}
],
"word": "read the room"
}
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