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"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"lang_code": "ar",
"roman": "mašḡūl",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "مَشْغُول"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "oživen",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "оживен"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "natovaren",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "натоварен"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "ocupat"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"lang_code": "yue",
"roman": "mong⁴",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "忙"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"lang_code": "yue",
"roman": "m⁴ dak¹ haan⁴",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "唔得閒 /唔得闲"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "cdo",
"lang": "Eastern Min Chinese",
"lang_code": "cdo",
"roman": "mòng",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "忙"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "máng",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "忙"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "fánmáng",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "繁忙"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "befærdet"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "druk"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "homplena"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"note": "of traffic",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "vilkas"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "occupé"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ocupado"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "beschäftigt"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "polysýchnastos",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "πολυσύχναστος"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"lang_code": "grc",
"roman": "áskholos",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "ἄσχολος"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"roman": "'amús",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "עָמוּס"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"roman": "so'én",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"tags": [
"literally",
"masculine"
],
"word": "סוֹאֵן"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"roman": "homé",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"tags": [
"literally",
"masculine"
],
"word": "הוֹמֶה"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "vyast",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "व्यस्त"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "forgalmas"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "hu",
"english": "(of traffic",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"translation": "(of traffic",
"word": "“peak”) csúcs-"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "sibuk"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "ramai"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "broidiúil"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "indaffarato"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"alt": "はんか",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "hanka",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "繁華"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"alt": "にぎやか",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "nigiyaka",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "賑やか"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "occupātus"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "celeber"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "aizņemts"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "ramai"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "toritori"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"lang_code": "oc",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "ocupat"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "šoluġ",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "شلوغ"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"lang_code": "pdt",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "drock"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"lang_code": "pdt",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "beschafticht"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "movimentado"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"lang_code": "sco",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "thrang"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "trang"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"lang_code": "sk",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "rušný"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "ocupado"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "concurrido"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"word": "bisi"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "livlig"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"topics": [
"traffic",
"transport"
],
"word": "livligt trafikerad"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"lang_code": "ota",
"roman": "meşgul",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "مشغول"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"lang_code": "uz",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "band"
},
{
"_dis1": "92 2 2 3 2",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"lang_code": "cy",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "prysur"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"lang_code": "af",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "besig"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"lang_code": "sq",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "zënë"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "ase",
"lang": "American Sign Language",
"lang_code": "ase",
"note": "B@RadialWrist-PalmForward-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown Sidetoside",
"sense": "doing a great deal"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"lang_code": "ar",
"roman": "mašḡūl",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "مَشْغُول"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"lang_code": "arz",
"roman": "mašḡūl",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic"
],
"word": "مشغول"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"lang_code": "hy",
"roman": "zbaġvac",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "զբաղված"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"lang_code": "az",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "məşğul"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"lang_code": "az",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "əlində iş olan"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"lang_code": "az",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "başıqarışıq"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"lang_code": "ba",
"roman": "mäşğül",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "мәшғүл"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"lang_code": "be",
"roman": "zánjaty",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "за́няты"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"lang_code": "bn",
"roman": "mośgul",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "মশগুল"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "deen",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "деен"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "záet",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "за́ет"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "ocupat"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"lang_code": "yue",
"roman": "mong⁴",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "忙"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"lang_code": "yue",
"roman": "m⁴ dak¹ haan⁴",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "唔得閒 /唔得闲"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "cdo",
"lang": "Eastern Min Chinese",
"lang_code": "cdo",
"roman": "mòng",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "忙"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "máng",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "忙"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "fánmáng",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "繁忙"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "zaměstnaný"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"note": "of person",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "zaneprázděný"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "travl"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "bezig"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "okupata"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"lang_code": "et",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "toimekas"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "kiireinen"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "työntäyteinen"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "occupé"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West-Frisian",
"lang_code": "fy",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "beset"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "trang"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "daḳavebuli",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "დაკავებული"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "beschäftigt"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "polyáscholos",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "πολυάσχολος"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"lang_code": "grc",
"roman": "áskholos",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "ἄσχολος"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "haw",
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"lang_code": "haw",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "paʻahana"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"roman": "'asúq",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "עָסוּק"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"roman": "'asuqa",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "עסוקה"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "vyast",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "व्यस्त"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "masrūf",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "मसरूफ़"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "maśġūl",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "मशग़ूल"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "dolgos"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "tevékeny"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "szorgalmas"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "serény"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"lang_code": "is",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "upptekinn"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"lang_code": "io",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "okupata"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "sibuk"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "gnóthach"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "occupato"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"alt": "いそがしい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "isogashii",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "忙しい"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"alt": "しようちゅう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"note": "in the middle of something",
"roman": "shiyō-chū",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "使用中"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"lang_code": "km",
"roman": "rɔvʊəl",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "រវីរវល់"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 0 6 13 0",
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"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "忙"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "fánmáng",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "繁忙"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "befærdet"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "druk"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "homplena"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"note": "of traffic",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "vilkas"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "occupé"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ocupado"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "beschäftigt"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "polysýchnastos",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "πολυσύχναστος"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"lang_code": "grc",
"roman": "áskholos",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "ἄσχολος"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"roman": "'amús",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "עָמוּס"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"roman": "so'én",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"tags": [
"literally",
"masculine"
],
"word": "סוֹאֵן"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"roman": "homé",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"tags": [
"literally",
"masculine"
],
"word": "הוֹמֶה"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "vyast",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "व्यस्त"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "forgalmas"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"english": "(of traffic",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"translation": "(of traffic",
"word": "“peak”) csúcs-"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "sibuk"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "ramai"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "broidiúil"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "indaffarato"
},
{
"alt": "はんか",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "hanka",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "繁華"
},
{
"alt": "にぎやか",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "nigiyaka",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "賑やか"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "occupātus"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "celeber"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "aizņemts"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "ramai"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "toritori"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"lang_code": "oc",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "ocupat"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "šoluġ",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "شلوغ"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"lang_code": "pdt",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "drock"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"lang_code": "pdt",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "beschafticht"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "movimentado"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"lang_code": "sco",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "thrang"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "trang"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"lang_code": "sk",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "rušný"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "ocupado"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "concurrido"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"word": "bisi"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "livlig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"topics": [
"traffic",
"transport"
],
"word": "livligt trafikerad"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"lang_code": "ota",
"roman": "meşgul",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "مشغول"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"lang_code": "uz",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "band"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"lang_code": "cy",
"sense": "crowded with business or activities",
"word": "prysur"
},
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"lang_code": "af",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "besig"
},
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"lang_code": "sq",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "zënë"
},
{
"code": "ase",
"lang": "American Sign Language",
"lang_code": "ase",
"note": "B@RadialWrist-PalmForward-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown Sidetoside",
"sense": "doing a great deal"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"lang_code": "ar",
"roman": "mašḡūl",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "مَشْغُول"
},
{
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"lang_code": "arz",
"roman": "mašḡūl",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic"
],
"word": "مشغول"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"lang_code": "hy",
"roman": "zbaġvac",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "զբաղված"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"lang_code": "az",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "məşğul"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"lang_code": "az",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "əlində iş olan"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"lang_code": "az",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "başıqarışıq"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"lang_code": "ba",
"roman": "mäşğül",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "мәшғүл"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"lang_code": "be",
"roman": "zánjaty",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "за́няты"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"lang_code": "bn",
"roman": "mośgul",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "মশগুল"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "deen",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "деен"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "záet",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "за́ет"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "ocupat"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"lang_code": "yue",
"roman": "mong⁴",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "忙"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"lang_code": "yue",
"roman": "m⁴ dak¹ haan⁴",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "唔得閒 /唔得闲"
},
{
"code": "cdo",
"lang": "Eastern Min Chinese",
"lang_code": "cdo",
"roman": "mòng",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "忙"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "máng",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "忙"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "fánmáng",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "繁忙"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "zaměstnaný"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"note": "of person",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "zaneprázděný"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "travl"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "bezig"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "okupata"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"lang_code": "et",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "toimekas"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "kiireinen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "työntäyteinen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "occupé"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West-Frisian",
"lang_code": "fy",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "beset"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "trang"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "daḳavebuli",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "დაკავებული"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "beschäftigt"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "polyáscholos",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "πολυάσχολος"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"lang_code": "grc",
"roman": "áskholos",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "ἄσχολος"
},
{
"code": "haw",
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"lang_code": "haw",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "paʻahana"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"roman": "'asúq",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "עָסוּק"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"roman": "'asuqa",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "עסוקה"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "vyast",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "व्यस्त"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "masrūf",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "मसरूफ़"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "maśġūl",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "मशग़ूल"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "dolgos"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "tevékeny"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "szorgalmas"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "serény"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"lang_code": "is",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "upptekinn"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"lang_code": "io",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "okupata"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "sibuk"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "gnóthach"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "occupato"
},
{
"alt": "いそがしい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "isogashii",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "忙しい"
},
{
"alt": "しようちゅう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"note": "in the middle of something",
"roman": "shiyō-chū",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "使用中"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"lang_code": "km",
"roman": "rɔvʊəl",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "រវីរវល់"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "bappeun",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "바쁜"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "bappeuda",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"tags": [
"predicative"
],
"word": "바쁘다"
},
{
"code": "kum",
"lang": "Kumyk",
"lang_code": "kum",
"roman": "maşğul",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "машгъул"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"lang_code": "lo",
"roman": "khā wīak",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "ຄາວຽກ"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"lang_code": "lo",
"roman": "nyung",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "ຫຍຸ້ງ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "occupātus"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "operosus"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "negotiosus"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "nodarbināts"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"lang_code": "lt",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "užsiėmusiam"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "zafaten",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "зафатен"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "sibuk"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "toritori"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"lang_code": "mn",
"roman": "zavgüj",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "завгүй"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"lang_code": "nrf",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"tags": [
"Guernsey"
],
"word": "embarrassaï"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"lang_code": "no",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "travel"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"lang_code": "no",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "opptatt"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"lang_code": "oc",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "ocupat"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "bisiġ"
},
{
"code": "pap",
"lang": "Papiamentu",
"lang_code": "pap",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "okupá"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"lang_code": "ps",
"roman": "buxt",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "بوخت"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"lang_code": "ps",
"roman": "axta",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "اخته"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "mašġul",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "مشغول"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"lang_code": "pdt",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "drock"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"lang_code": "pdt",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "beschafticht"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "zajęty"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "ocupado"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "harnic"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "zanjatój",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "занято́й"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "zánjatyj",
"sense": "doing a great deal",
"word": "за́нятый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "déjatelʹnyj",
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