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"word": "mierny"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"lang_code": "sk",
"sense": "kind, gentle, mild",
"word": "prívetivý"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "kind, gentle, mild",
"word": "benigno"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"lang_code": "tk",
"sense": "kind, gentle, mild",
"word": "tultuk"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"lang_code": "hy",
"roman": "barorak",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "բարորակ"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"lang_code": "az",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "zərərsiz"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"lang_code": "az",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "xətərsiz"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "dobrokáčestven",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "доброка́чествен"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "benigne"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nezhoubný"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "benigní"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "neškodný"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "goedaardig"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "benigna"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "hyvänlaatuinen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "bénin"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "ḳetiltvisebiani",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "კეთილთვისებიანი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "gutartig"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "kaloḯthis",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "καλοήθης"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "jóindulatú"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "benigno"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"lang_code": "lt",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "gerybinis"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"roman": "dobroḱuden",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "доброќуден"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "ngū"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "nb",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "godartet"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"lang_code": "nn",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "godarta"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "xoš-xim",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "خوشخیم"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "łagodny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "nieszkodliwy"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "benigno"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "benign (med.)"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"note": "of good quality",
"roman": "dobrokáčestvennyj",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "доброка́чественный"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"lang_code": "sk",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "nezhubný"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "benigno"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "godartad"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "benign"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"lang_code": "tk",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "zyýansyz"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "dobrojákisnyj",
"sense": "(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant",
"word": "доброя́кісний"
}
],
"word": "benign"
}
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