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"lang": "German",
"sense": "to draw a line around; encircle",
"word": "einkreisen"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "takhám",
"sense": "to draw a line around; encircle",
"word": "תחם"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to draw a line around; encircle",
"word": "cirkumskribar"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to draw a line around; encircle",
"word": "omskrive"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to draw a line around; encircle",
"word": "obwieść"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to draw a line around; encircle",
"word": "okrążyć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to draw a line around; encircle",
"word": "circunscrever"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to draw a line around; encircle",
"word": "circular"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to draw a line around; encircle",
"word": "circumscrie"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "opísyvatʹ",
"sense": "to draw a line around; encircle",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "опи́сывать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "opisátʹ",
"sense": "to draw a line around; encircle",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "описа́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to draw a line around; encircle",
"word": "circunscribir"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to draw a line around; encircle",
"word": "omskriva"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ograničavam",
"sense": "to limit narrowly; restrict",
"word": "ограничавам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to limit narrowly; restrict",
"word": "circumscriure"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to limit narrowly; restrict",
"word": "ohraničit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to limit narrowly; restrict",
"word": "omezit"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to limit narrowly; restrict",
"word": "beperken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to limit narrowly; restrict",
"word": "limiteren"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to limit narrowly; restrict",
"word": "kitsendama"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to limit narrowly; restrict",
"word": "rajoittaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to limit narrowly; restrict",
"word": "circonscrire"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to limit narrowly; restrict",
"word": "eingrenzen"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "higbíl",
"sense": "to limit narrowly; restrict",
"word": "הגביל"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to limit narrowly; restrict",
"word": "ograniczyć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to limit narrowly; restrict",
"word": "circunscrever"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to limit narrowly; restrict",
"word": "restringir"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to limit narrowly; restrict",
"word": "delimitar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ograníčivatʹ",
"sense": "to limit narrowly; restrict",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ограни́чивать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ograníčitʹ",
"sense": "to limit narrowly; restrict",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ограни́чить"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to limit narrowly; restrict",
"word": "circunscribir"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to limit narrowly; restrict",
"word": "begränsa"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to limit narrowly; restrict",
"word": "kringskära"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to limit narrowly; restrict",
"word": "kringgärda"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "opisvam",
"sense": "to draw a circle, sphere, or higher-dimensional ball",
"word": "описвам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to draw a circle, sphere, or higher-dimensional ball",
"word": "circumscriure"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to draw a circle, sphere, or higher-dimensional ball",
"word": "opsat"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to draw a circle, sphere, or higher-dimensional ball",
"word": "piiritlema"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to draw a circle, sphere, or higher-dimensional ball",
"word": "piirtää ympäri"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to draw a circle, sphere, or higher-dimensional ball",
"word": "piirtää ympyrä monikulmion kärkien kautta"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to draw a circle, sphere, or higher-dimensional ball",
"word": "circonscrire"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to draw a circle, sphere, or higher-dimensional ball",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "opisywać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to draw a circle, sphere, or higher-dimensional ball",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "opisać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to draw a circle, sphere, or higher-dimensional ball",
"word": "circunscrever"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "očérčivatʹ",
"sense": "to draw a circle, sphere, or higher-dimensional ball",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "оче́рчивать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "očertítʹ",
"sense": "to draw a circle, sphere, or higher-dimensional ball",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "очерти́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "opísyvatʹ",
"sense": "to draw a circle, sphere, or higher-dimensional ball",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "опи́сывать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "opisátʹ",
"sense": "to draw a circle, sphere, or higher-dimensional ball",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "описа́ть"
}
],
"word": "circumscribe"
}
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