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"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "aydınlanmak",
"sense": "become brighter in color",
"word": "آیدینلنمق"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "become brighter in color",
"word": "clarear"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "become brighter in color",
"word": "ljusna"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "become brighter in mood",
"word": "sich aufhellen"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hwanhaejida",
"sense": "become brighter in mood",
"word": "환해지다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "balgajida",
"sense": "become brighter in mood",
"word": "밝아지다"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "become brighter in mood",
"word": "animar-se"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "become brighter in mood",
"word": "razvedriti"
}
],
"word": "brighten"
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
"msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": hada vs. balge",
"path": [
"brighten"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "brighten",
"trace": ""
}
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