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"lang": "Belarusian",
"lang_code": "be",
"roman": "uvážlivy",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "ува́жлівы"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"lang_code": "be",
"roman": "akurátny",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "акура́тны"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"lang_code": "bn",
"roman": "śotork",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "সতর্ক"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"lang_code": "bn",
"roman": "śabodhan",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "সাবধান"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "grižlív",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "грижли́в"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "vnimátelen",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "внима́телен"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "cautelós"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"english": "to be careful",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "cautious",
"translation": "to be careful",
"word": "anar amb compte"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "dāngxīn",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "當心 /当心"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "xiǎoxīn",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "小心"
},
{
"code": "crh",
"lang": "Crimean Tatar",
"lang_code": "crh",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "saqt ol"
},
{
"code": "crh",
"lang": "Crimean Tatar",
"lang_code": "crh",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "muqayt ol"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "opatrný"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "forsigtig"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "voorzichtig"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "behoedzaam"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "omzichtig"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "prudent"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "zorga"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "zorgema"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "singarda"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"lang_code": "et",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "ettevaatlik"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"lang_code": "et",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "tähelepanelik"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"lang_code": "fo",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "varin"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"lang_code": "fo",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "ansin"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"lang_code": "fo",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "varur"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"lang_code": "fo",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "hyggin"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"lang_code": "fo",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "gáin"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "varovainen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "prudent"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "cauto"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "q̇uradɣebiani",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "ყურადღებიანი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "vorsichtig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "behutsam"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "prosektikós",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "προσεκτικός"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"lang_code": "grc",
"roman": "epimelḗs",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "ἐπιμελής"
},
{
"code": "gu",
"lang": "Gujarati",
"lang_code": "gu",
"roman": "sāvdhān",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "સાવધાન"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"roman": "zahír",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "זָהִיר"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "sāvdhān",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "सावधान"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "satark",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "सतर्क"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "óvatos"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"lang_code": "is",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "var"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"lang_code": "is",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "varkár"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "hati-hati"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "aireach"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "prudente"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "cauto"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "fare attenzione"
},
{
"alt": "しりょぶかい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "shiryobukai",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "思慮深い"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"lang_code": "kk",
"roman": "saq",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "сақ"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "josimhada",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "조심하다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "sinjunghada",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "신중하다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "curiosus"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "cautus"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "rūpīgs"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "uzmanīgs"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "vnimatelen",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "внимателен"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "hati-hati"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"lang_code": "mr",
"roman": "sāvadh",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "सावध"
},
{
"code": "nap",
"lang": "Neapolitan",
"lang_code": "nap",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "accuorto"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "nb",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "forsiktig"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"lang_code": "oc",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "téner ment"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "carful"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "mohtât",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "محتاط"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "ostrożny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "cauteloso"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "cuidadoso"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "prudente"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"english": "to be careful",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "cautious",
"translation": "to be careful",
"word": "tomar cuidado"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "precaut"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "prudent"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "atent"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "îngrijit"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "grijuliu"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "ostoróžnyj",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "осторо́жный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "attentive",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "vnimátelʹnyj",
"sense": "cautious",
"translation": "attentive",
"word": "внима́тельный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "akkurátnyj",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "аккура́тный"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"lang_code": "sa",
"roman": "sāvadhāna",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "सावधान"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"lang_code": "sa",
"roman": "satarka",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "सतर्क"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "cùramach"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "cautious",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "о̏пре̄зан"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "cautious",
"tags": [
"Latin"
],
"word": "ȍprēzan"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"lang_code": "sk",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "opatrný"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"lang_code": "sl",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "skrben"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "cauto"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "cuidadoso"
},
{
"code": "es",
"english": "to be careful",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "cautious",
"translation": "to be careful",
"word": "tener cuidado"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "precavido"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "försiktig"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"lang_code": "tl",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "maingat"
},
{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"lang_code": "txb",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "imassu"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "dikkatli"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "oberéžnyj",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "обере́жний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "akurátnyj",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "акура́тний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "uvážnyj",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "ува́жний"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"roman": "sāvdhān",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "ساودھان"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"roman": "satark",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "سترک"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"lang_code": "cy",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "gofalus"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"lang_code": "ar",
"roman": "daqīq",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "دَقِيق"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "starátelen",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "стара́телен"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "akuráten",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "акура́тен"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "curós"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "acurat"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "guòxì",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "過細 /过细"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "xìzhì",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "細緻 /细致"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "zǐxì",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "仔細 /仔细"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "pečlivý"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "zorgvuldig"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "grondig"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "doortastend"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "atenta"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "huolellinen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "soigneux"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "attentif"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "sorgfältig"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "epimelís",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "επιμελής"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "sāvdhān",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "सावधान"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "satark",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "सतर्क"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "sacet",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "सचेत"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "teliti"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "cermat"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"lang_code": "izh",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "hoolekas"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "curamach"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "accurato"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "attento"
},
{
"alt": "ちゅういぶかい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "chūibukai",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "注意深い"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "juuigipda",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "주의깊다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "meticulosus"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "diligens"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "rūpīgs"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "uzmanīgs"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"lang_code": "nrf",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "souongneux"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "daqiq",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "دقیق"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "drobiazgowy"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "meticulous",
"word": "cuidadoso"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "meticulous",
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