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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bud'te lyubezny",
"sense": "used to make polite requests",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "будьте любезны"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izvol'te",
"sense": "used to make polite requests",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "извольте"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bud'te dobry",
"sense": "used to make polite requests",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "будьте добры"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "used to make polite requests",
"word": "lütfen"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "used to make polite requests",
"word": "s' i vs plait"
}
],
"word": "kindly"
}
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