See retention in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a memory",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Erinnerung"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a memory",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pamięć"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "a memory",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "memorie"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "a memory",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "amintire"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pámjatʹ",
"sense": "a memory",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "па́мять"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a memory",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "recuerdo"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔusr",
"sense": "the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "أُسْر"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zadǎržane",
"sense": "the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "задържане"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces",
"word": "retentie"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces",
"word": "ummetus"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces",
"word": "umpi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "rétention"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Verhalt"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ritenzione"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zaderžánije",
"sense": "the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "задержа́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uderžánije",
"sense": "the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "удержа́ние"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "retención"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "right to withhold a debt",
"word": "pidätysoikeus"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "right to retain property until a debt is paid",
"word": "pidätysoikeus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "right to retain property until a debt is paid",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "droit de rétention"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "portion of any potiential damage that must be paid for by the holder of an insurance policy",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "selvrisiko"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "portion of any potiential damage that must be paid for by the holder of an insurance policy",
"word": "omavastuu"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"retention"
],
"word": "retention"
}
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