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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/63/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-awfully.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-awfully.wav.mp3",
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɔ.f(ə.)li/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɑ.f(ə.)li/",
"tags": [
"cot-caught-merger"
]
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "in an awe-inspiring manner",
"word": "strašně"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "foverá",
"sense": "in an awe-inspiring manner",
"word": "φοβερά"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "tromerá",
"sense": "in an awe-inspiring manner",
"word": "τρομερά"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "strašno",
"sense": "in an awe-inspiring manner",
"word": "страшно"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "in an awe-inspiring manner",
"word": "asombroso"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"lang_code": "wa",
"sense": "in an awe-inspiring manner",
"word": "k' araedje"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"lang_code": "wa",
"sense": "in an awe-inspiring manner",
"word": "carapmint"
}
],
"word": "awfully"
}
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