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"word": "ໄຟແດງ"
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"word": "ضَوْء أَحْمَر"
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"sense": "a warning light, especially as a traffic signal",
"word": "წითელი შუქი"
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"sense": "a warning light, especially as a traffic signal",
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"sense": "a warning light, especially as a traffic signal",
"word": "赤信号"
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"roman": "fai dǣng",
"sense": "a warning light, especially as a traffic signal",
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"sense": "a warning light, especially as a traffic signal",
"word": "ၾႆးလႅင်"
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"word": "rödljus"
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"code": "th",
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"sense": "a warning light, especially as a traffic signal",
"word": "ไฟแดง"
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "a warning light, especially as a traffic signal",
"word": "kırmızı ışık"
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"sense": "a warning light, especially as a traffic signal",
"word": "đèn đỏ"
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"word": "red light"
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