See satisfy on Wiktionary
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"word": "kielégít"
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"sense": "to be enough (for)",
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"word": "sásaigh"
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"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "sásaid"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "soddisfare"
},
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"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "accontentare"
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"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "만족시키다"
},
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"word": "satiō"
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"word": "satisfacio"
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"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "patenkinti"
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"sense": "to be enough (for)",
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],
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"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "whakanā"
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"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "whakahei"
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"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "tilfredsstille"
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"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "cweman"
},
{
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"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "gesedan"
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"word": "sadian"
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"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "weldon"
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"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "fyllan"
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{
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"word": "afyllan"
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"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "قانع کردن"
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],
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],
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{
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"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "satisfazer"
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"code": "qu",
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"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "saksay"
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"word": "amikuy"
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"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "satisface"
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"sense": "to be enough (for)",
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],
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"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "sàsaich"
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{
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"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "riaraich"
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"sense": "to be enough (for)",
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],
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],
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"word": "satisfacer"
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "tillfredsställa"
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"roman": "tīrcu",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "తీర్చు"
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{
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"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "ทำให้พอใจ"
},
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"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "tatmin etmek"
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{
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"roman": "zadovolʹnjáty",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
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],
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{
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"roman": "zadovolʹnýty",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
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],
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"word": "patenkinti"
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{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zadovoluva",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "задоволува"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zadovoli",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "задоволи"
},
{
"code": "mg",
"lang": "Malagasy",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "mahavoky"
},
{
"code": "mg",
"lang": "Malagasy",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "mamoky"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "whakaupa"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "whakatūtataki"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"english": "thirst, appetite",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "whakanā"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"english": "an obligation",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "whakahei"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "whakatūtataki"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "tilfredsstille"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "cweman"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "gesedan"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "sadian"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "weldon"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "fyllan"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "afyllan"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "qâne' kardan",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "قانع کردن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zadowalać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zadowolić"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zaspokajać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zaspokoić"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "satysfakcjonować"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "usatysfakcjonować"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "satisfazer"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "saksay"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "amikuy"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "satisface"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "mulțumi"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "îndeplini"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "udovletvorjátʹ",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "удовлетворя́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "udovletvorítʹ",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "удовлетвори́ть"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "sàsaich"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "riaraich"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "uspokojovať"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "uspokojiť"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zadovoljeváti"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zadovoljíti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "satisfacer"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "tillfredsställa"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "tīrcu",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "తీర్చు"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "ทำให้พอใจ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "tatmin etmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "yetmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "doyurmak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zadovolʹnjáty",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "задовольня́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zadovolʹnýty",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "задовольни́ти"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "thỏa mãn"
},
{
"alt": "妥滿",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to be enough (for)",
"word": "thoả mãn"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izplaštam",
"sense": "to pay to the extent of what is claimed or due",
"word": "изплащам"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to pay to the extent of what is claimed or due",
"word": "maksaa velkansa"
}
],
"word": "satisfy"
}
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