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"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
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"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "挑剔"
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"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
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"roman": "jīngtiāoxìxuǎn",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "精挑细选"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "挑三揀四"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "tiāosānjiǎnsì",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "挑三拣四"
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"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
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"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
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"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "elektema"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "ronkeli"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "nirso"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "valikoiva"
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{
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "sélectif"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "exigeant"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "difficile"
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"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "faire la fine bouche"
},
{
"code": "ka",
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"roman": "c̣unia",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "წუნია"
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"code": "ka",
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"roman": "momtxovni",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "მომთხოვნი"
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"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "მიზეზიანი"
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"roman": "ṗreṭenziuli",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "პრეტენზიული"
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"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "wählerisch"
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"lang": "Greek",
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"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "εκλεκτικός"
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"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
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"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "válogatós"
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "finnyás"
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"code": "mk",
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"roman": "prebirliv",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"tags": [
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"code": "mk",
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"tags": [
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{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "pemilih"
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"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "exigente"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "seletivo"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "priverédlivyj",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "привере́дливый"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razborčivyj",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "разборчивый"
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"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "sticchiusu"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "difícil de complacer"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "exigente"
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"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "selectivo"
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"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "mapii"
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"word": "choosey"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vziskatelen",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "взискателен"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pridirčiv",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "придирчив"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tiāoti",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "挑剔"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "精挑細選"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jīngtiāoxìxuǎn",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "精挑细选"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "挑三揀四"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tiāosānjiǎnsì",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "挑三拣四"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "kieskeurig"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "elektema"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "ronkeli"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "nirso"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "valikoiva"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "sélectif"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "exigeant"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "difficile"
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{
"code": "fr",
"english": "to be choosy",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "faire la fine bouche"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "c̣unia",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "წუნია"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "momtxovni",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "მომთხოვნი"
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mizeziani",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "მიზეზიანი"
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ṗreṭenziuli",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "პრეტენზიული"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "wählerisch"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "eklektikós",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "εκλεκτικός"
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"roman": "eklektikós",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "ἐκλεκτικός"
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "barerán",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"tags": [
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"word": "בררן"
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{
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"tags": [
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"word": "בררנית"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "válogatós"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "finnyás"
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "prebirliv",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "пребирлив"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "izbirliv",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "избирлив"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "pemilih"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "wybredny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "exigente"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "seletivo"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "priverédlivyj",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "привере́дливый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razborčivyj",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "разборчивый"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sticchiusu"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "difícil de complacer"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "exigente"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "selectivo"
},
{
"code": "tsg",
"lang": "Tausug",
"sense": "taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements",
"word": "mapii"
}
],
"word": "choosy"
}
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