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"sense": "person or group that sets standards of practice",
"word": "regülatör"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "rehuljuválʹnyk",
"sense": "person or group that sets standards of practice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "регулюва́льник"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "rehuljuválʹnycja",
"sense": "person or group that sets standards of practice",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "регулюва́льниця"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "very accurate clock used by clockmakers",
"word": "tarkkuuskello"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "very accurate clock used by clockmakers",
"word": "regulator"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "very accurate clock used by clockmakers",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "regulator"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "regulátor",
"sense": "type of gene",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "регула́тор"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "type of gene",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "regulador"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "type of gene",
"word": "säätelygeeni"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "type of gene",
"word": "régulateur"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "type of gene",
"word": "regolatore"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "type of gene",
"word": "regulador"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "type of gene",
"word": "regulador"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "rail transport: device that controls the supply of steam to the cylinder",
"word": "regulaattori"
}
],
"word": "regulator"
}
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