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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to install or to use such a device",
"word": "asentaa salakuuntelulaite"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to install or to use such a device",
"word": "salakuunnella"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to install or to use such a device",
"word": "poser un mouchard"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to install or to use such a device",
"word": "un micro"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to install or to use such a device",
"word": "mettre sur écoute"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "saṭelepono saubrebis mosmena",
"sense": "to install or to use such a device",
"word": "სატელეფონო საუბრების მოსმენა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "saṭelepono saubrebze miq̇uradeba",
"sense": "to install or to use such a device",
"word": "სატელეფონო საუბრებზე მიყურადება"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to install or to use such a device",
"word": "verwanzen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to install or to use such a device",
"word": "spiare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to install or to use such a device",
"word": "intercettare"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tōchōki wo shikakeru",
"sense": "to install or to use such a device",
"word": "盗聴器を仕掛ける"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to install or to use such a device",
"word": "zakładać pluskwę"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to install or to use such a device",
"tags": [
"Brazil"
],
"word": "grampear"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to install or to use such a device",
"word": "namestiti prisluškovalno napravo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to install or to use such a device",
"word": "telefonavlyssna"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"wiretap"
],
"word": "wiretap"
}
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