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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
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"roman": "neefikasen",
"sense": "not having the desired effect; ineffectual",
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"word": "неефективен"
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"sense": "not having the desired effect; ineffectual",
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{
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"sense": "not having the desired effect; ineffectual",
"word": "无效果的"
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{
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"lang": "German",
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"sense": "not having the desired effect; ineffectual",
"word": "wirkungslos"
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"sense": "not having the desired effect; ineffectual",
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"sense": "not having the desired effect; ineffectual",
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{
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"sense": "not having the desired effect; ineffectual",
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{
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"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "not having the desired effect; ineffectual",
"word": "ainéifeachtach"
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{
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"lang": "Italian",
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"sense": "not having the desired effect; ineffectual",
"word": "ineffettivo"
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{
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"sense": "not having the desired effect; ineffectual",
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{
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"lang": "Manx",
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"sense": "not having the desired effect; ineffectual",
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{
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"sense": "not having the desired effect; ineffectual",
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"sense": "not having the desired effect; ineffectual",
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"sense": "not having the desired effect; ineffectual",
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{
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"lang": "Polish",
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"sense": "not having the desired effect; ineffectual",
"word": "bezskuteczny"
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{
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"sense": "not having the desired effect; ineffectual",
"word": "nieefektywny"
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"sense": "not having the desired effect; ineffectual",
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{
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"lang": "Spanish",
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"sense": "not having the desired effect; ineffectual",
"word": "ineficaz"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "not having the desired effect; ineffectual",
"word": "inoperante"
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{
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"lang": "Swedish",
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"sense": "not having the desired effect; ineffectual",
"word": "verkningslös"
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{
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"word": "неспособен"
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{
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"sense": "lacking in ability; incompetent or inadequate",
"word": "缺乏能力的"
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{
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"sense": "lacking in ability; incompetent or inadequate",
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{
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"sense": "lacking in ability; incompetent or inadequate",
"word": "ainéifeachtach"
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{
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"sense": "lacking in ability; incompetent or inadequate",
"word": "inadeguato"
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{
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"sense": "lacking in ability; incompetent or inadequate",
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