See unthinkable on Wiktionary
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nemislim",
"sense": "incapable of being believed; incredible",
"word": "немислим"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "incapable of being believed; incredible",
"word": "impensable"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "incapable of being believed; incredible",
"word": "utænkelig"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "incapable of being believed; incredible",
"word": "utrolig"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "incapable of being believed; incredible",
"word": "ondenkbaar"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "incapable of being believed; incredible",
"word": "incroyable"
},
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "dauǯerebeli",
"sense": "incapable of being believed; incredible",
"word": "დაუჯერებელი"
},
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "c̣armoudgeneli",
"sense": "incapable of being believed; incredible",
"word": "წარმოუდგენელი"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "incapable of being believed; incredible",
"word": "unvorstellbar"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "incapable of being believed; incredible",
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "incapable of being believed; incredible",
"word": "impensabile"
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"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "sangsangdo hal su eomneun",
"sense": "incapable of being believed; incredible",
"word": "상상도 할 수 없는"
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"sense": "incapable of being believed; incredible",
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"sense": "incapable of being believed; incredible",
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "incapable of being believed; incredible",
"word": "impensável"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "incapable of being believed; incredible",
"word": "neimaginabil"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
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"sense": "incapable of being believed; incredible",
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nemýslimyj",
"sense": "incapable of being believed; incredible",
"word": "немы́слимый"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "incapable of being believed; incredible",
"word": "otänkbar"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "incapable of being believed; incredible",
"word": "düşünülemez"
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "neverojaten",
"sense": "inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense",
"word": "невероятен"
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"sense": "inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense",
"word": "impensable"
},
{
"code": "da",
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"sense": "inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense",
"word": "utænkelig"
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"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense",
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},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense",
"word": "käsittämätön"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense",
"word": "inconcevable"
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"sense": "inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense",
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense",
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
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"sense": "inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense",
"word": "წარმოუდგენელი"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense",
"word": "undenkbar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense",
"word": "unvorstellbar"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
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"sense": "inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense",
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense",
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"sense": "inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense",
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"sense": "inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense",
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"sense": "inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense",
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"sense": "inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense",
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense",
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"sense": "inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense",
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"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense",
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"sense": "inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense",
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"sense": "inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense",
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