See avid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "longing eagerly; eager; greedy",
"word": "dychtivý"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "longing eagerly; eager; greedy",
"word": "náruživý"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "longing eagerly; eager; greedy",
"word": "avida"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "longing eagerly; eager; greedy",
"word": "kärkäs"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "longing eagerly; eager; greedy",
"word": "sich verzehrend nach"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "longing eagerly; eager; greedy",
"word": "sich sehnend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "longing eagerly; eager; greedy",
"word": "gierig"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "longing eagerly; eager; greedy",
"word": "משתוקק"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "longing eagerly; eager; greedy",
"word": "avido"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "longing eagerly; eager; greedy",
"word": "avidus"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "longing eagerly; eager; greedy",
"word": "ávido"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "álčnyj",
"sense": "longing eagerly; eager; greedy",
"word": "а́лчный"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "longing eagerly; eager; greedy",
"word": "gionach"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "longing eagerly; eager; greedy",
"word": "ávido"
}
],
"word": "avid"
}
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