See chef in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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[
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"History",
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"Fundamental"
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"english": "or, a chief gules",
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"lifestyle",
"monarchy",
"nobility",
"politics"
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{
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"word": "adjudant-chef"
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"word": "chef de famille"
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"word": "chef de partie"
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"word": "chef d’entreprise"
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"word": "chef d’état-major"
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"word": "commandant en chef"
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"word": "couteau de chef"
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"word": "ingénieur en chef"
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"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "sergent-chef"
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{
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"word": "sous-chef"
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"2": "شيف",
"bor": "1",
"tr": "šēf"
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"expansion": "→ Arabic: شيف (šēf)",
"name": "desc"
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"text": "→ Arabic: شيف (šēf)"
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"args": {
"1": "be",
"2": "шэф",
"bor": "1"
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"expansion": "→ Belarusian: шэф (šef)",
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"text": "→ Belarusian: шэф (šef)"
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"depth": 1,
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"args": {
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"2": "шеф",
"bor": "1"
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"expansion": "→ Bulgarian: шеф (šef)",
"name": "desc"
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],
"text": "→ Bulgarian: шеф (šef)"
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{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "ca",
"2": "xef",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Catalan: xef",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Catalan: xef"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "crh",
"2": "şef",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Crimean Tatar: şef",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Crimean Tatar: şef"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "cs",
"2": "šéf",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Czech: šéf",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Czech: šéf"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "chef",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Danish: chef",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Danish: chef"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "chef",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Dutch: chef\n→ Caribbean Javanese: sèf\n→ Indonesian: sep\n→ Javanese: ꦱꦺꦥ꧀ (sèp)\n→ Papiamentu: shèf",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "→ Dutch: chef\n→ Caribbean Javanese: sèf\n→ Indonesian: sep\n→ Javanese: ꦱꦺꦥ꧀ (sèp)\n→ Papiamentu: shèf"
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "chef",
"bor": "1"
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"expansion": "→ English: chef\n→ Afrikaans: sjef\n→ Malay: cef\n→ Maltese: xeff\n→ Thai: เชฟ (chéep)",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "→ English: chef\n→ Afrikaans: sjef\n→ Malay: cef\n→ Maltese: xeff\n→ Thai: เชฟ (chéep)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Chef",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ German: Chef\n→ Serbo-Croatian:\nCyrillic script: ше̏ф\nLatin script: šȅf",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "→ German: Chef\n→ Serbo-Croatian:\nCyrillic script: ше̏ф\nLatin script: šȅf"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
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"args": {
"1": "el",
"2": "σεφ",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Greek: σεφ (sef)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Greek: σεφ (sef)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "he",
"2": "שֶׁף",
"bor": "1",
"tr": "shef"
},
"expansion": "→ Hebrew: שֶׁף (shef)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Hebrew: שֶׁף (shef)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "hu",
"2": "séf",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Hungarian: séf",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Hungarian: séf"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "it",
"2": "chef",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Italian: chef",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Italian: chef"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ja",
"2": "シェフ",
"bor": "1",
"tr": "shefu"
},
"expansion": "→ Japanese: シェフ (shefu)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Japanese: シェフ (shefu)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ko",
"2": "셰프",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Korean: 셰프 (syepeu)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Korean: 셰프 (syepeu)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "lt",
"2": "šefas",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Lithuanian: šefas",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Lithuanian: šefas"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "lb",
"2": "Chef",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Luxembourgish: Chef",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Luxembourgish: Chef"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "mk",
"2": "шеф",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Macedonian: шеф (šef)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Macedonian: шеф (šef)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "no",
"2": "sjef",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Norwegian: sjef",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Norwegian: sjef"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "rsk",
"2": "шеф",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Pannonian Rusyn: шеф (šef)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Pannonian Rusyn: шеф (šef)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "pl",
"2": "szef",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Polish: szef\n→ Kashubian: szef",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "→ Polish: szef\n→ Kashubian: szef"
},
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"depth": 1,
"templates": [
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"args": {
"1": "pt",
"2": "chef",
"3": "chefe",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Portuguese: chef, chefe",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Portuguese: chef, chefe"
},
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"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "ro",
"2": "șef",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Romanian: șef",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Romanian: șef"
},
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"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "ru",
"2": "шеф",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Russian: шеф (šef), шефъ (šef) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)\n→ Armenian: շեֆ (šef)\n→ Georgian: შეფი (šepi)",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "→ Russian: шеф (šef), шефъ (šef) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)\n→ Armenian: շեֆ (šef)\n→ Georgian: შეფი (šepi)"
},
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"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "sk",
"2": "šéf",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Slovak: šéf",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Slovak: šéf"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "es",
"2": "chef",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Spanish: chef",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Spanish: chef"
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{
"depth": 1,
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"1": "sv",
"2": "chef",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Swedish: chef",
"name": "desc"
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],
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"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "tr",
"2": "şef",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Turkish: şef",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Turkish: şef"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "uk",
"2": "шеф",
"bor": "1"
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"expansion": "→ Ukrainian: шеф (šef)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Ukrainian: шеф (šef)"
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"args": {
"1": "vi",
"2": "sếp",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Vietnamese: sếp",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Vietnamese: sếp"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "yi",
"2": "שעף",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Yiddish: שעף (shef)",
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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"word": "chef de file"
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{
"word": "chef de guerre"
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{
"word": "chef de projet"
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{
"word": "chef d’accusation"
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"word": "chef d’État"
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{
"word": "chef d’orchestre"
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{
"word": "chef-d’œuvre"
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{
"word": "chef-lieu"
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{
"word": "couvre-chef"
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"word": "de son chef"
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"word": "de son propre chef"
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{
"word": "derechef"
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{
"word": "en chef"
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"word": "chef de famille"
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"word": "chef de file"
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{
"word": "chef de partie"
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{
"word": "chef d’entreprise"
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"word": "chef d’État"
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"word": "chef d’état-major"
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{
"word": "chef d’orchestre"
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"word": "cheffe"
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{
"word": "chefferie"
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{
"word": "cheftaine"
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{
"word": "commandant en chef"
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{
"word": "couteau de chef"
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{
"word": "en chef"
},
{
"word": "ingénieur en chef"
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{
"word": "sergent-chef"
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{
"word": "sous-chef"
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"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "be",
"2": "шэф",
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"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "bg",
"2": "шеф",
"bor": "1"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
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{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "ca",
"2": "xef",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Catalan: xef",
"name": "desc"
}
],
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},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "crh",
"2": "şef",
"bor": "1"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
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},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "cs",
"2": "šéf",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Czech: šéf",
"name": "desc"
}
],
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},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "chef",
"bor": "1"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
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},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "chef",
"bor": "1"
},
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"name": "desctree"
}
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{
"depth": 1,
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"2": "chef",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ English: chef\n→ Afrikaans: sjef\n→ Malay: cef\n→ Maltese: xeff\n→ Thai: เชฟ (chéep)",
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}
],
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{
"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Chef",
"bor": "1"
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],
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"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "el",
"2": "σεφ",
"bor": "1"
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}
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{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "he",
"2": "שֶׁף",
"bor": "1",
"tr": "shef"
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"name": "desc"
}
],
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{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "hu",
"2": "séf",
"bor": "1"
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{
"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "it",
"2": "chef",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Italian: chef",
"name": "desc"
}
],
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},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ja",
"2": "シェフ",
"bor": "1",
"tr": "shefu"
},
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}
],
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{
"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "ko",
"2": "셰프",
"bor": "1"
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"expansion": "→ Korean: 셰프 (syepeu)",
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}
],
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{
"depth": 1,
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"1": "lt",
"2": "šefas",
"bor": "1"
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{
"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "lb",
"2": "Chef",
"bor": "1"
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{
"depth": 1,
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"1": "mk",
"2": "шеф",
"bor": "1"
},
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{
"depth": 1,
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"1": "no",
"2": "sjef",
"bor": "1"
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"depth": 1,
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"1": "rsk",
"2": "шеф",
"bor": "1"
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"depth": 1,
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"2": "szef",
"bor": "1"
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],
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{
"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "pt",
"2": "chef",
"3": "chefe",
"bor": "1"
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],
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"depth": 1,
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"1": "ro",
"2": "șef",
"bor": "1"
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"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "ru",
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"2": "chef",
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"2": "chef",
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"1": "tr",
"2": "şef",
"bor": "1"
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"expansion": "→ Turkish: şef",
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"depth": 1,
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"1": "uk",
"2": "шеф",
"bor": "1"
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"args": {
"1": "vi",
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[
"chief",
"chief"
],
[
"leader",
"leader"
]
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"French terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Creating in prestigious establishments caused many of his recipes to be later taken up by other cooks, and thus Escoffier made French cuisine internationally known.",
"text": "Créant dans des établissements de prestige de nombreuses recettes reprises ensuite par d’autres chefs, Escoffier a fait connaitre internationalement la cuisine française.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"a culinary chef, chief cook"
],
"links": [
[
"cook",
"cook"
]
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ʃɛf/"
},
{
"audio": "Fr-chef.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5f/Fr-chef.ogg/Fr-chef.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Fr-chef.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛf"
},
{
"homophone": "cheffe"
},
{
"homophone": "cheffes"
},
{
"homophone": "chefs"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"fr:chef"
],
"word": "chef"
}
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