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"roman": "prožéktor",
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"sense": "a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage",
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"word": "lumĵetilo"
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"_dis1": "65 1 34",
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage",
"word": "valonheitin"
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"sense": "a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage",
"word": "kohdevalo"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "projecteur"
},
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"_dis1": "65 1 34",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Scheinwerfer"
},
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"_dis1": "65 1 34",
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"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "zraqór",
"sense": "a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "זְרַקּוֹר"
},
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"_dis1": "65 1 34",
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage",
"word": "reflektor"
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"_dis1": "65 1 34",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "riflettore"
},
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"_dis1": "65 1 34",
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"sense": "a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "spohthoilshey"
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"_dis1": "65 1 34",
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"sense": "a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage",
"word": "tīwhiri"
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"_dis1": "65 1 34",
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"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage",
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"neuter"
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"word": "søkelys"
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"_dis1": "65 1 34",
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"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "nurâfkan",
"sense": "a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage",
"word": "نورافکن"
},
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"sense": "a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage",
"word": "پروژکتور"
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"_dis1": "65 1 34",
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"sense": "a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage",
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"masculine"
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"word": "reflektor"
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"sense": "a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "jupiter"
},
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"_dis1": "65 1 34",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "refletor"
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"_dis1": "65 1 34",
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"sense": "a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "holofote"
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"_dis1": "65 1 34",
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prožéktor",
"sense": "a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "проже́ктор"
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"_dis1": "65 1 34",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "solas mòr"
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{
"_dis1": "65 1 34",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "foco"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 1 34",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "proyector"
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"_dis1": "65 1 34",
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"sense": "a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage",
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"common-gender"
],
"word": "strålkastare"
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"_dis1": "65 1 34",
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"sense": "a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage",
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"common-gender"
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"word": "spotlight"
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{
"_dis1": "65 1 34",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage",
"word": "สบอตไลท์"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 1 34",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage",
"word": "spot lambası"
}
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"The circle of light shed by a spotlight."
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"(by extension) The circle of light shed by a spotlight."
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"_dis1": "2 97 0",
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "the circle of light shed by a spotlight",
"word": "valokeila"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "the circle of light shed by a spotlight",
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"neuter"
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"word": "Scheinwerferlicht"
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"_dis1": "2 97 0",
"code": "de",
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"sense": "the circle of light shed by a spotlight",
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"word": "Schlaglicht"
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"sense": "the circle of light shed by a spotlight",
"word": "reflektorfény"
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"code": "gv",
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"sense": "the circle of light shed by a spotlight",
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"sense": "the circle of light shed by a spotlight",
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"word": "slagljus"
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"word": "strålkastarljus"
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"text": "Some people enjoy the spotlight.",
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"The center of attention; the highlight or most important part."
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"(figurative) The center of attention; the highlight or most important part."
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔaḍwāʔ",
"sense": "the center of attention; the highlight or most important part",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "أَضْوَاء"
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"roman": "centǎr na vnimanie",
"sense": "the center of attention; the highlight or most important part",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "център на внимание"
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"_dis1": "17 0 83",
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "the center of attention; the highlight or most important part",
"word": "焦點"
},
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"_dis1": "17 0 83",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiāodiǎn",
"sense": "the center of attention; the highlight or most important part",
"word": "焦点"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "the center of attention; the highlight or most important part",
"word": "重點"
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{
"_dis1": "17 0 83",
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhòngdiǎn",
"sense": "the center of attention; the highlight or most important part",
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"_dis1": "17 0 83",
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "the center of attention; the highlight or most important part",
"word": "huomion keskipiste"
},
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"_dis1": "17 0 83",
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"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "supottoraito",
"sense": "the center of attention; the highlight or most important part",
"word": "スポットライト"
},
{
"_dis1": "17 0 83",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "céntar na vnimánie",
"sense": "the center of attention; the highlight or most important part",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "це́нтар на внима́ние"
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"sense": "the center of attention; the highlight or most important part",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "søkelys"
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"_dis1": "17 0 83",
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"sense": "the center of attention; the highlight or most important part",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"_dis1": "17 0 83",
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"roman": "centr vnimánija",
"sense": "the center of attention; the highlight or most important part",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "центр внима́ния"
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"sense": "the center of attention; the highlight or most important part",
"word": "centar pozornosti"
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"_dis1": "17 0 83",
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"_dis1": "17 0 83",
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"sense": "the center of attention; the highlight or most important part",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "foco de atención"
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"ref": "1984 April 14, Michael Bronski, “Sophistication and Verve”, in Gay Community News, page 18",
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"text": "We spotlight the star, but the supporting cast has all the great lines in this scene."
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"(transitive) To illuminate with a spotlight."
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"_dis1": "94 2 3",
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"word": "осветявам"
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"sense": "illuminate with a spotlight",
"word": "valaista"
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{
"_dis1": "94 2 3",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ósvetli",
"sense": "illuminate with a spotlight",
"word": "о́светли"
},
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"_dis1": "94 2 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "illuminate with a spotlight",
"word": "enfocar"
}
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"text": "The news series served to spotlight corruption."
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"(transitive, figurative) To draw attention to."
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"_dis1": "2 95 3",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "obrǎštam vnimanie",
"sense": "draw attention to",
"word": "обръщам внимание"
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"word": "kiinnittää huomiota"
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"roman": "svŕti vnimánie",
"sense": "draw attention to",
"word": "свр́ти внима́ние"
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"word": "پروژکتور"
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