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},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "friendly",
"word": "amigável"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "friendly",
"word": "simpático"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "druželjúbnyj",
"sense": "friendly",
"word": "дружелю́бный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obščítelʹnyj",
"sense": "friendly",
"word": "общи́тельный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prijátnyj",
"sense": "friendly",
"word": "прия́тный"
},
{
"code": "si",
"lang": "Sinhala",
"roman": "suhada",
"sense": "friendly",
"word": "සුහද"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "friendly",
"word": "sympatisk"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "friendly",
"word": "dễ gần"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podhodjášt",
"sense": "suitable to one’s needs",
"word": "подходя́щ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "blagoprijáten",
"sense": "suitable to one’s needs",
"word": "благоприя́тен"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "suitable to one’s needs",
"word": "passend"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "suitable to one’s needs",
"word": "geschikt"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "suitable to one’s needs",
"word": "sopiva"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "suitable to one’s needs",
"word": "mieluinen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "suitable to one’s needs",
"word": "agréable"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "suitable to one’s needs",
"word": "passend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "suitable to one’s needs",
"word": "angebracht"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "suitable to one’s needs",
"word": "zusagend"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "suitable to one’s needs",
"word": "oiriúnach"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "suitable to one’s needs",
"word": "agradable"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "suitable to one’s needs",
"word": "convenable"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "suitable to one’s needs",
"word": "compatible"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "suitable to one’s needs",
"word": "útil"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "suitable to one’s needs",
"word": "compatível"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podxodjáščij",
"sense": "suitable to one’s needs",
"word": "подходя́щий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "blagoprijátnyj",
"sense": "suitable to one’s needs",
"word": "благоприя́тный"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "suitable to one’s needs",
"word": "lämplig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "suitable to one’s needs",
"word": "ägnad"
}
],
"word": "congenial"
}
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