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"sense": "adverse event, obstacle",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "problém"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "adverse event, obstacle",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "contratiempo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "adverse event, obstacle",
"word": "descalabro"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "adverse event, obstacle",
"word": "varapalo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "adverse event, obstacle",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mazazo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "adverse event, obstacle",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "bakslag"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "adverse event, obstacle",
"word": "aksilik"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"setback"
],
"word": "setback"
}
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