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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "person with limited mental capacity",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "imbècil"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "person with limited mental capacity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "imbeciel"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "person with limited mental capacity",
"word": "imbesilli"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "person with limited mental capacity",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "imbécile"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "person with limited mental capacity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Zurückgebliebener"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "person with limited mental capacity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Behinderter"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ilíthios",
"sense": "person with limited mental capacity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ηλίθιος"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "bláx",
"sense": "person with limited mental capacity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "βλάξ"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "person with limited mental capacity",
"word": "tarato"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "mɔnuh lŋii",
"sense": "person with limited mental capacity",
"word": "មនុស្សល្ងីល្ងើ"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "person with limited mental capacity",
"word": "imbecils"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "person with limited mental capacity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "imbesil"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "person with limited mental capacity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "imbecyl"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "person with limited mental capacity",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "imbecil"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "person with limited mental capacity",
"word": "imbecil"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "imbecíl",
"sense": "person with limited mental capacity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "имбеци́л"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "slaboúmnyj",
"sense": "person with limited mental capacity",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "слабоу́мный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person with limited mental capacity",
"word": "imbécil"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "person with limited mental capacity",
"word": "tulala"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "person with limited mental capacity",
"word": "embesil"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "person with limited mental capacity",
"word": "budala"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "person with limited mental capacity",
"word": "người khờ dại"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "fool",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "imbècil"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "fool",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "tåbe"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "fool",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "fjols"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "fool",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "idiot"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "fool",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "kraftidiot"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "fool",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "dumrian"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "fool",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
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"word": "fæ"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "fool",
"word": "imbecil"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "fool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "fool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "býttlingur"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "fool",
"word": "imbesilli"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "fool",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "imbécile"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "fool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Idiot"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "fool",
"word": "Dummkopf"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ilíthios",
"sense": "fool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ηλίθιος"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "vlákas",
"sense": "fool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "βλάκας"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "anóitos",
"sense": "fool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ανόητος"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "fool",
"word": "bodoh"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "fool",
"word": "bego"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "fool",
"word": "tolol"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "baka",
"sense": "fool",
"word": "ばか"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "aa pləə",
"sense": "fool",
"word": "អាភ្លើ"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "fool",
"word": "imbecils"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "fool",
"word": "stulbs"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "fool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "muļķis"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "fool",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "muļķe"
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{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "fool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Dräibiz"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "fool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "imbesil"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "fool",
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"masculine"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "fool",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "durák",
"sense": "fool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дура́к"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dúra",
"sense": "fool",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ду́ра"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "fool",
"word": "imbécil"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "fool",
"word": "tulala"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "fool",
"word": "embesil"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "fool",
"word": "budala"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "fool",
"word": "ahmak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "fool",
"word": "aptal"
}
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}
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"English adjectives",
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms derived from Latin",
"English terms derived from Middle French",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"en:People"
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"name": "der"
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "weak"
},
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"name": "l"
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"4": "",
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},
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],
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"tags": [
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},
{
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"tags": [
"superlative"
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"text": "hospitals for the imbecile and insane"
}
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"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
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"tags": [
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɪmbəsəl/",
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"General-American"
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"tags": [
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