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"sense": "potentially dangerous situation",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "буре барут"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "potentially dangerous situation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "beczka prochu"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "poroxovája bóčka",
"sense": "potentially dangerous situation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "порохова́я бо́чка"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "potentially dangerous situation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "polvorín"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "potentially dangerous situation",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "krutdurk"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "poroxová bóčka",
"sense": "potentially dangerous situation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "порохова́ бо́чка"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"John Palsgrave"
],
"word": "tinderbox"
}
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