"нельзя" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Russian]

IPA: [nʲɪlʲˈzʲa] Audio: Ru-нельзя.ogg Forms: нельзя́ [canonical], nelʹzjá [romanization]
Etymology: From не (ne) + льзя (lʹzja), from Old East Slavic нельзѣ (nelĭzě), нельзѧ (nelĭzę), нельза (nelĭza), from Proto-Slavic *ne / *ně + *lьga (“possibility”) (possibly influenced by its dative *lьdzě), likely related to *lьgъkъ (whence лёгкий (ljóxkij, “light, easy”)). Compare Ukrainian не́льга (nélʹha), нільга́ (nilʹhá), нельзя́ (nelʹzjá), Belarusian няльга́ (njalʹhá), нільга́ (nilʹhá), не́льга (njélʹha), Old Church Slavonic льзѣ (lĭzě, “possible, possibly”), Slovak nelza, nelzä, neľzä, Old Polish nielza, also modern Slovene lahko (“may, be allowed”) Etymology templates: {{m|ru|не}} не (ne), {{m|ru|льзя}} льзя (lʹzja), {{inh|ru|orv|нельзѣ}} Old East Slavic нельзѣ (nelĭzě), {{m|orv|нельзѧ}} нельзѧ (nelĭzę), {{m|orv|нельза}} нельза (nelĭza), {{der|ru|sla-pro|*ne}} Proto-Slavic *ne, {{m|sla-pro|*ně}} *ně, {{m|sla-pro|*lьga||possibility}} *lьga (“possibility”), {{m|sla-pro|*lьdzě}} *lьdzě, {{m|sla-pro|*lьgъkъ}} *lьgъkъ, {{m|ru|лёгкий||light, easy}} лёгкий (ljóxkij, “light, easy”), {{cog|uk|не́льга}} Ukrainian не́льга (nélʹha), {{m|uk|нільга́}} нільга́ (nilʹhá), {{m|uk|нельзя́}} нельзя́ (nelʹzjá), {{cog|be|няльга́}} Belarusian няльга́ (njalʹhá), {{m|be|нільга́}} нільга́ (nilʹhá), {{m|be|не́льга}} не́льга (njélʹha), {{cog|cu|льзѣ||possible, possibly}} Old Church Slavonic льзѣ (lĭzě, “possible, possibly”), {{cog|sk|nelza}} Slovak nelza, {{m|sk|nelzä}} nelzä, {{m|sk|neľzä}} neľzä, {{cog|zlw-opl|nielza}} Old Polish nielza, {{cog|sl|lahko||may, be allowed}} Slovene lahko (“may, be allowed”) Head templates: {{head|ru|predicative|head=нельзя́}} нельзя́ • (nelʹzjá)
  1. it is impossible (perfective aspect), one cannot, you can't Tags: impersonal, invariable, predicative
    Sense id: en-нельзя-ru-adj-r9AdOl2f Categories (other): Russian entries with incorrect language header, Russian predicatives Disambiguation of Russian entries with incorrect language header: 42 43 5 10 Disambiguation of Russian predicatives: 41 41 4 15
  2. it is prohibited (imperfective aspect), it is forbidden, it is not allowed, one must not Tags: impersonal, invariable, predicative
    Sense id: en-нельзя-ru-adj-WKmj2pV7 Categories (other): Russian entries with incorrect language header, Russian predicatives Disambiguation of Russian entries with incorrect language header: 42 43 5 10 Disambiguation of Russian predicatives: 41 41 4 15
  3. one cannot Tags: impersonal, invariable, predicative
    Sense id: en-нельзя-ru-adj-KUkpuH4e
  4. not an option Tags: impersonal, invariable, predicative
    Sense id: en-нельзя-ru-adj-8Bz8o3YC Categories (other): Russian entries with incorrect language header, Russian predicatives Disambiguation of Russian entries with incorrect language header: 42 43 5 10 Disambiguation of Russian predicatives: 41 41 4 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: невозмо́жно (nevozmóžno), запрещено́ (zapreščenó) Derived forms: доне́льзя (donélʹzja)

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "móžno",
      "word": "мо́жно"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "donélʹzja",
      "word": "доне́льзя"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old East Slavic нельзѣ (nelĭzě)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "orv",
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "нельза"
      },
      "expansion": "нельза (nelĭza)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "sla-pro",
        "3": "*ne"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *ne",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "*ně"
      },
      "expansion": "*ně",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "*lьga (“possibility”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "*lьdzě"
      },
      "expansion": "*lьdzě",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "*lьgъkъ"
      },
      "expansion": "*lьgъkъ",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "лёгкий",
        "3": "",
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      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "uk",
        "2": "не́льга"
      },
      "expansion": "Ukrainian не́льга (nélʹha)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uk",
        "2": "нільга́"
      },
      "expansion": "нільга́ (nilʹhá)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uk",
        "2": "нельзя́"
      },
      "expansion": "нельзя́ (nelʹzjá)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "be",
        "2": "няльга́"
      },
      "expansion": "Belarusian няльга́ (njalʹhá)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "be",
        "2": "нільга́"
      },
      "expansion": "нільга́ (nilʹhá)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "be",
        "2": "не́льга"
      },
      "expansion": "не́льга (njélʹha)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "льзѣ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "possible, possibly"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic льзѣ (lĭzě, “possible, possibly”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sk",
        "2": "nelza"
      },
      "expansion": "Slovak nelza",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sk",
        "2": "nelzä"
      },
      "expansion": "nelzä",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sk",
        "2": "neľzä"
      },
      "expansion": "neľzä",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zlw-opl",
        "2": "nielza"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Polish nielza",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sl",
        "2": "lahko",
        "3": "",
        "4": "may, be allowed"
      },
      "expansion": "Slovene lahko (“may, be allowed”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From не (ne) + льзя (lʹzja), from Old East Slavic нельзѣ (nelĭzě), нельзѧ (nelĭzę), нельза (nelĭza), from Proto-Slavic *ne / *ně + *lьga (“possibility”) (possibly influenced by its dative *lьdzě), likely related to *lьgъkъ (whence лёгкий (ljóxkij, “light, easy”)).\nCompare Ukrainian не́льга (nélʹha), нільга́ (nilʹhá), нельзя́ (nelʹzjá), Belarusian няльга́ (njalʹhá), нільга́ (nilʹhá), не́льга (njélʹha), Old Church Slavonic льзѣ (lĭzě, “possible, possibly”), Slovak nelza, nelzä, neľzä, Old Polish nielza, also modern Slovene lahko (“may, be allowed”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "нельзя́",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nelʹzjá",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "predicative",
        "head": "нельзя́"
      },
      "expansion": "нельзя́ • (nelʹzjá)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Russian",
  "lang_code": "ru",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "42 43 5 10",
          "kind": "other",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "нельзя́ ему́ + perfective infinitive ― nelʹzjá jemú + perfective infinitive ― it is impossible for him to (perfective infinitive)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "it is impossible (perfective aspect), one cannot, you can't"
      ],
      "id": "en-нельзя-ru-adj-r9AdOl2f",
      "links": [
        [
          "impossible",
          "impossible"
        ],
        [
          "cannot",
          "cannot"
        ],
        [
          "can't",
          "can't"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "impersonal",
        "invariable",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "42 43 5 10",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
          "_dis": "41 41 4 15",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "it is not allowed to smoke here",
          "roman": "zdesʹ nelʹzjá kurítʹ",
          "text": "здесь нельзя́ кури́ть",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "it is prohibited (imperfective aspect), it is forbidden, it is not allowed, one must not"
      ],
      "id": "en-нельзя-ru-adj-WKmj2pV7",
      "links": [
        [
          "prohibited",
          "prohibited"
        ],
        [
          "forbidden",
          "forbidden"
        ],
        [
          "allowed",
          "allowed"
        ],
        [
          "must",
          "must"
        ],
        [
          "not",
          "not"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "impersonal",
        "invariable",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "One cannot fail to notice that he has fallen in love with her",
          "roman": "nelʹzjá ne zamétitʹ, što on vljubílsja v nejó",
          "text": "нельзя́ не заме́тить, что он влюби́лся в неё",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "one cannot"
      ],
      "id": "en-нельзя-ru-adj-KUkpuH4e",
      "links": [
        [
          "cannot",
          "cannot"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "impersonal",
        "invariable",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "english": "Losing is not an option.",
          "roman": "Proigratʹ nelʹzjá.",
          "text": "Проиграть нельзя́.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "not an option"
      ],
      "id": "en-нельзя-ru-adj-8Bz8o3YC",
      "links": [
        [
          "not an option",
          "not an option"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "impersonal",
        "invariable",
        "predicative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[nʲɪlʲˈzʲa]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ru-нельзя.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/00/Ru-%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B7%D1%8F.ogg/Ru-%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B7%D1%8F.ogg.mp3",
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      "text": "Audio"
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "nevozmóžno",
      "word": "невозмо́жно"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "zapreščenó",
      "word": "запрещено́"
    }
  ],
  "word": "нельзя"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "móžno",
      "word": "мо́жно"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Russian 2-syllable words",
    "Russian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Russian idioms",
    "Russian lemmas",
    "Russian predicatives",
    "Russian terms derived from Old East Slavic",
    "Russian terms derived from Proto-Slavic",
    "Russian terms inherited from Old East Slavic",
    "Russian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Russian terms with audio links"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "donélʹzja",
      "word": "доне́льзя"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "не"
      },
      "expansion": "не (ne)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "льзя"
      },
      "expansion": "льзя (lʹzja)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "orv",
        "3": "нельзѣ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old East Slavic нельзѣ (nelĭzě)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "нельзѧ (nelĭzę)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "нельза (nelĭza)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *ne",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
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      "expansion": "*ně",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "",
        "4": "possibility"
      },
      "expansion": "*lьga (“possibility”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "*lьdzě"
      },
      "expansion": "*lьdzě",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "*lьgъkъ"
      },
      "expansion": "*lьgъkъ",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "лёгкий",
        "3": "",
        "4": "light, easy"
      },
      "expansion": "лёгкий (ljóxkij, “light, easy”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uk",
        "2": "не́льга"
      },
      "expansion": "Ukrainian не́льга (nélʹha)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uk",
        "2": "нільга́"
      },
      "expansion": "нільга́ (nilʹhá)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uk",
        "2": "нельзя́"
      },
      "expansion": "нельзя́ (nelʹzjá)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "be",
        "2": "няльга́"
      },
      "expansion": "Belarusian няльга́ (njalʹhá)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "be",
        "2": "нільга́"
      },
      "expansion": "нільга́ (nilʹhá)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "be",
        "2": "не́льга"
      },
      "expansion": "не́льга (njélʹha)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "льзѣ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "possible, possibly"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic льзѣ (lĭzě, “possible, possibly”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sk",
        "2": "nelza"
      },
      "expansion": "Slovak nelza",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sk",
        "2": "nelzä"
      },
      "expansion": "nelzä",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sk",
        "2": "neľzä"
      },
      "expansion": "neľzä",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zlw-opl",
        "2": "nielza"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Polish nielza",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sl",
        "2": "lahko",
        "3": "",
        "4": "may, be allowed"
      },
      "expansion": "Slovene lahko (“may, be allowed”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From не (ne) + льзя (lʹzja), from Old East Slavic нельзѣ (nelĭzě), нельзѧ (nelĭzę), нельза (nelĭza), from Proto-Slavic *ne / *ně + *lьga (“possibility”) (possibly influenced by its dative *lьdzě), likely related to *lьgъkъ (whence лёгкий (ljóxkij, “light, easy”)).\nCompare Ukrainian не́льга (nélʹha), нільга́ (nilʹhá), нельзя́ (nelʹzjá), Belarusian няльга́ (njalʹhá), нільга́ (nilʹhá), не́льга (njélʹha), Old Church Slavonic льзѣ (lĭzě, “possible, possibly”), Slovak nelza, nelzä, neľzä, Old Polish nielza, also modern Slovene lahko (“may, be allowed”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "нельзя́",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nelʹzjá",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "predicative",
        "head": "нельзя́"
      },
      "expansion": "нельзя́ • (nelʹzjá)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Russian",
  "lang_code": "ru",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Russian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "нельзя́ ему́ + perfective infinitive ― nelʹzjá jemú + perfective infinitive ― it is impossible for him to (perfective infinitive)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "it is impossible (perfective aspect), one cannot, you can't"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "impossible",
          "impossible"
        ],
        [
          "cannot",
          "cannot"
        ],
        [
          "can't",
          "can't"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "impersonal",
        "invariable",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Russian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "it is not allowed to smoke here",
          "roman": "zdesʹ nelʹzjá kurítʹ",
          "text": "здесь нельзя́ кури́ть",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "it is prohibited (imperfective aspect), it is forbidden, it is not allowed, one must not"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prohibited",
          "prohibited"
        ],
        [
          "forbidden",
          "forbidden"
        ],
        [
          "allowed",
          "allowed"
        ],
        [
          "must",
          "must"
        ],
        [
          "not",
          "not"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "impersonal",
        "invariable",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Russian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "One cannot fail to notice that he has fallen in love with her",
          "roman": "nelʹzjá ne zamétitʹ, što on vljubílsja v nejó",
          "text": "нельзя́ не заме́тить, что он влюби́лся в неё",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "one cannot"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cannot",
          "cannot"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "impersonal",
        "invariable",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Russian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Losing is not an option.",
          "roman": "Proigratʹ nelʹzjá.",
          "text": "Проиграть нельзя́.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "not an option"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "not an option",
          "not an option"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "impersonal",
        "invariable",
        "predicative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[nʲɪlʲˈzʲa]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ru-нельзя.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/00/Ru-%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B7%D1%8F.ogg/Ru-%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B7%D1%8F.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Ru-%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B7%D1%8F.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "nevozmóžno",
      "word": "невозмо́жно"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zapreščenó",
      "word": "запрещено́"
    }
  ],
  "word": "нельзя"
}

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