See apprehension in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"neuter"
],
"word": "begrijpen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "act of grasping with the intellect",
"word": "snappen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "act of grasping with the intellect",
"word": "ymmärtäminen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "act of grasping with the intellect",
"word": "ymmärrys"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "act of grasping with the intellect",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Auffassung"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "act of grasping with the intellect",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Begreifen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "act of grasping with the intellect",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Verstehen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "act of grasping with the intellect",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Erfassung"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "act of grasping with the intellect",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "apreensão"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "act of grasping with the intellect",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "înțelegere"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "act of grasping with the intellect",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "concepție"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "act of grasping with the intellect",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pricepere"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "ponimánije",
"sense": "act of grasping with the intellect",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "понима́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "osmyslénije",
"sense": "act of grasping with the intellect",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "осмысле́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "postiženije",
"sense": "act of grasping with the intellect",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "постижение"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "act of grasping with the intellect",
"word": "poimanje"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "act of grasping with the intellect",
"word": "shvaćanje"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "predstáva",
"sense": "opinion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "предста́ва"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "mnénie",
"sense": "opinion",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "мне́ние"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "opinion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "názor"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "opinion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "představa"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "opinion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pojem"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "opinion",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "begrip"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "opinion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "opinie"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "opinion",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "gezichtspunt"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "opinion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "visie"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "opinion",
"word": "käsitys"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "opinion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Idee"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "opinion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Vorstellung"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "opinion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Ansicht"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "opinion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Meinung"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "opinion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Ahnung"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "opinion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Auffassung"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "opinion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Begriff"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "opinion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "opinie"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "opinion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "idee"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "opinion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "părere"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "mnénije",
"sense": "opinion",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "мне́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "predstavlénije",
"sense": "opinion",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "представле́ние"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "razbírane",
"sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "разби́ране"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "chápání"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "intelekt"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "begrip"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "verstand"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
"word": "ymmärrys"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Verstand"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Verständnis"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Auffassungsgabe"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Fassungskraft"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Auffassungskraft"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Fassungsgabe"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "înțelegere"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "ponimánije",
"sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "понима́ние"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "opasénie",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "опасе́ние"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "yōulǜ",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"word": "憂慮 /忧虑"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "dānxīn",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"word": "擔心 /担心"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "kǒngjù",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"word": "恐懼 /恐惧"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "obava"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "předtucha"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vrees"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "angst"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"word": "antaŭtimo"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"word": "aavistus"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Befürchtung"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Besorgnis"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Vorahnung"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Angst"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Furcht"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Sorge"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Bangigkeit"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Besorgtheit"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Bedenklichkeit"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Bedenken"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"word": "aggodalom"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "apprensione"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"word": "pekerau"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"lang_code": "pdt",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Sorj"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "apreensão"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "aprehensiune"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "opasénije",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "опасе́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "predčúvstvije",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "предчу́вствие"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"word": "strepnja"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "aprensión"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "farhåga"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "oro"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "fruktan"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"lang_code": "tl",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"word": "nganingani"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "pobójuvannja",
"sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "побо́ювання"
}
],
"word": "apprehension"
}
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