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"word": "ահեղ"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
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"word": "esbalaïdor"
},
{
"code": "ceb",
"lang": "Cebuano",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "kuyaw"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "lìngrén jìngwèi de",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "令人敬畏的"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "strašný"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "frygtelig"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "imponerende"
},
{
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "angstaanjagend"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "beangstigend"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "miriga"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "terura"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "vaikuttava"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "mahtava"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "pelottava"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "impressionnant"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "terrifiant"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "furchteinflößend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "fürchterlich"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "furchterregend"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "félelmetes"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "impressionante"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "verendus"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bauginantis"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "kaiora"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "kauanuanu"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "wanawana"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "apavorante"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "aterrador"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"tags": [
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],
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "ustrašájuščij",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "устраша́ющий"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vnušájuščij strax",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "внуша́ющий страх"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "užasájuščij",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "ужаса́ющий"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "asombroso"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "fruktansvärd"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "imponerande"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "hiskelig"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "korkunç"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "müthiş"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "dễ sợ"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "đáng sợ"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "causing awe or terror",
"word": "đáng kinh sợ"
},
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "birinxhi"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "hianali",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "հիանալի"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "phaṭaphaṭi",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "ফাটাফাটি"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "fantàstic"
},
{
"code": "yue",
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"roman": "ging⁶",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "勁 /劲"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "zeng³",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "正"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "liǎobuqǐ",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "了不起"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bùcuò",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "不錯 /不错"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "niúbǐ",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "牛比"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kù",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "酷"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kù bì le",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "酷斃了 /酷毙了"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bàng",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "棒"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "lìhài",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "厲害 /厉害"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "skvělý"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "úžasný"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "fantastisk"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "grum"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "enestående"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "indrukwekkend"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "bonega"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "mojosega"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "mahtava"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "magnifique"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"tags": [
"formal",
"slang"
],
"word": "génial"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "formidable"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "épatant"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "großartig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "beeindruckend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "toll"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "klassz"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "óriási"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "impresoza"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "keren"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "magnifico"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "splendido"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "fantastico"
},
{
"code": "ja",
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"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "すごい"
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"roman": "suteki",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "素敵"
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{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kūru",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "クール"
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{
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"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "subarashii",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "素晴らしい"
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{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jjeonda",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "쩐다"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "stulbinantis"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nuostabus"
},
{
"code": "lou",
"lang": "Louisiana Creole French",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "vayan"
},
{
"code": "lou",
"lang": "Louisiana Creole French",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "byin"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "neverójaten",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "неверо́јатен"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "jak",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "јак"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "vózbudliv",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "во́збудлив"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "terbaik"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "gempak"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "gerek"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "ka wani kē"
},
{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "nizhóní"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "kjempebra"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "kjempebra"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "super"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"vulgar"
],
"word": "zajebisty"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "bajer"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "bajerancki"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "incrível"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "uimitor"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "formidabil"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "krutój",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "круто́й"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kljóvyj",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "клёвый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "klássnyj",
"sense": "excellent, exciting",
"word": "кла́ссный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
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