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"word": "desertor"
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"sense": "traitor",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "Überläufer"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "traitor",
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"sense": "traitor",
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"sense": "traitor",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "cat breac"
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"sense": "traitor",
"tags": [
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"masculine"
],
"word": "voltagabbana"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "traitor",
"tags": [
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"word": "pentito"
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"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "traitor",
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],
"word": "traditore"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "traitor",
"word": "giravolta"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "traitor",
"word": "banderuola"
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"code": "ja",
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"sense": "traitor",
"word": "裏切り者"
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"sense": "traitor",
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"sense": "traitor",
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"masculine"
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"word": "forræder m. overløper"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "traitor",
"word": "zdrajca"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "traitor",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "vira-casaca"
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"code": "ru",
"english": "contemptuous",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "renegát",
"sense": "traitor",
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"masculine"
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"word": "ренега́т"
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"sense": "traitor",
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"sense": "traitor",
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"word": "преда́тель"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "traitor",
"word": "tránsfuga"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "traitor",
"word": "rajeta"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "traitor",
"word": "veleta"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "traitor",
"word": "renegado"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "traitor",
"word": "chaquetero"
},
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"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "traitor",
"word": "popo"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "traitor",
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"word": "kappvändare"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "traitor",
"word": "någon som vänder kappan efter vinden"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "traitor",
"word": "överlöpare"
},
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "renehát",
"sense": "traitor",
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"word": "ренега́т"
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"sense": "traitor",
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"masculine"
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"word": "пере́вертень"
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"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "traitor",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gwrthgiliwr"
}
],
"word": "turncoat"
}
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to betray",
"word": "kääntää takkinsa"
}
],
"word": "turncoat"
}
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