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"text": "Taking classes in a subject is a good way to test the waters and explore a potential career."
}
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"word": "raise the flag and see who salutes"
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"word": "trial balloon"
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"word": "dip one's toe in the water"
},
{
"word": "put out feelers"
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{
"word": "test the water"
}
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"translations": [
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "tunnustella maaperää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "tâter le terrain"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "prendre la température"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "niadagis mosinǯva",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "ნიადაგის მოსინჯვა"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "tastare il terreno"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "sondare"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "badać grunt"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "explore or probe",
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],
"word": "wybadać grunt"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "proščúpyvatʹ póčvu",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "прощу́пывать по́чву"
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"sense": "explore or probe",
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"word": "прощу́пать по́чву"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "tantear el terreno"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "catar el melón"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "sondera terrängen"
}
]
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"word": "dip one's toe in the water"
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"word": "put out feelers"
},
{
"word": "test the water"
}
],
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "tunnustella maaperää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "tâter le terrain"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "prendre la température"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "niadagis mosinǯva",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "ნიადაგის მოსინჯვა"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "tastare il terreno"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "sondare"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "badać grunt"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "wybadać grunt"
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"roman": "proščúpyvatʹ póčvu",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "прощу́пывать по́чву"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "proščúpatʹ póčvu",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "прощу́пать по́чву"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "tantear el terreno"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "catar el melón"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "explore or probe",
"word": "sondera terrängen"
}
],
"word": "test the waters"
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