See transcribe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
"word": "transskribi"
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"word": "siirtokirjoittaa"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
"word": "transkriboida"
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"code": "gl",
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"sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
"word": "transcribir"
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"sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
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"sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
"word": "transcrever"
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "transkribírovatʹ",
"sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
"tags": [
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"perfective"
],
"word": "транскриби́ровать"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
"word": "transcribir"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
"tags": [
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"word": "desgrabar"
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"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "táp-sàp",
"sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
"word": "ทับศัพท์"
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"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
"word": "ถ่ายเสียง"
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{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
"word": "ถอดเสียง"
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"roman": "transkrybuváty",
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"tags": [
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"perfective"
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"sense": "to convert a representation of language into another",
"word": "chép lại"
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"roman": "artagrel",
"sense": "dictation: to make such conversion from speech to text",
"word": "արտագրել"
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{
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"sense": "dictation: to make such conversion from speech to text",
"word": "transskribere"
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"sense": "dictation: to make such conversion from speech to text",
"word": "transcriberen"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "dictation: to make such conversion from speech to text",
"word": "litteroida"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "dictation: to make such conversion from speech to text",
"word": "kirjoittaa puhtaaksi"
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{
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"sense": "dictation: to make such conversion from speech to text",
"word": "transkriboida"
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"roman": "tensha-suru",
"sense": "dictation: to make such conversion from speech to text",
"word": "転写する"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "dictation: to make such conversion from speech to text",
"word": "transcrever"
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"sense": "computing: to transfer data from one media to another",
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"roman": "pápǔ",
"sense": "music: to adapt a composition",
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"sense": "music: to adapt a composition",
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"sense": "music: to adapt a composition",
"word": "transcribir"
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"sense": "music: to adapt a composition",
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{
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"sense": "music: to adapt a composition",
"word": "chuyển biên"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "biology: to cause to undergo transcription",
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{
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"sense": "biology: to cause to undergo transcription",
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{
"code": "vi",
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"sense": "biology: to cause to undergo transcription",
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"sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
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"roman": "yīnyì",
"sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
"word": "tarkekirjoittaa"
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{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
"word": "transcrire"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
"word": "transkribieren"
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{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ti'aték",
"sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
"word": "תִּעֲתֵק"
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"alt": "てんしゃする",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "tensha suru",
"sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
"word": "転写する"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
"word": "przepisywać"
},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
"word": "transkrybować"
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{
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"sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
"word": "transcrever"
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{
"code": "ro",
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"sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
"word": "transcrie"
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"roman": "transkribírovatʹ",
"sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
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],
"word": "транскриби́ровать"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
"word": "transcribir"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
"word": "transkribera"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "táp-sàp",
"sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
"word": "ทับศัพท์"
},
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"sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
"word": "ถ่ายเสียง"
},
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"code": "th",
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"sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
"word": "ถอดเสียง"
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "linguistics: to represent speech by phonetic symbols",
"word": "phiên âm"
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