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"word": "кратко"
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"sense": "in a short or brief time or manner",
"word": "aviat"
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"sense": "in a short or brief time or manner",
"word": "zanedlouho"
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"sense": "in a short or brief time or manner",
"word": "pikaisesti"
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"sense": "in a short or brief time or manner",
"word": "nopeasti"
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"sense": "in a short or brief time or manner",
"word": "rapidement"
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"sense": "in a short or brief time or manner",
"word": "subito"
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"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "geumbang",
"sense": "in a short or brief time or manner",
"word": "금방"
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "in a short or brief time or manner",
"word": "ākuara"
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"code": "mi",
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"word": "potopoto"
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"sense": "in a short or brief time or manner",
"word": "ā kō kō ake nei"
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"sense": "in a short or brief time or manner",
"word": "wkrótce"
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"sense": "in a short or brief time or manner",
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"word": "pronto"
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"word": "brevī"
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"code": "pt",
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"word": "brevemente"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "in or after a short time",
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"word": "ско́ро"
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"sense": "in or after a short time",
"word": "inom kort"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "in or after a short time",
"word": "snart"
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"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
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"sense": "in or after a short time",
"word": "gyda hyn"
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"word": "накратко"
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "in few words; briefly",
"word": "breument"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "in few words; briefly",
"word": "lyhyesti"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "in few words; briefly",
"word": "brièvement"
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"code": "it",
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"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "in few words; briefly",
"word": "in breve"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "in few words; briefly",
"word": "brevemente"
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"code": "pt",
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"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "in few words; briefly",
"word": "concisamente"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "kórotko",
"sense": "in few words; briefly",
"word": "ко́ротко"
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"code": "ru",
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"word": "вкра́тце"
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"word": "сжа́то"
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"sense": "in few words; briefly",
"word": "kort"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "in few words; briefly",
"word": "fåordigt"
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{
"code": "ca",
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"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "in an irritable manner",
"word": "bruscament"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "in an irritable manner",
"word": "töykeästi"
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"code": "ru",
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"word": "отры́висто"
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