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"roman": "kak dólgo",
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"word": "как до́лго"
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"sense": "how long (length of time)",
"word": "ско́лько"
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"code": "sh",
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"sense": "how long (length of time)",
"word": "koliko dugo?"
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"sense": "how long (length of time)",
"word": "ఎందాక"
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"sense": "how long (length of time)",
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"sense": "how long (distance)",
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"sense": "how long (distance)",
"word": "wie lange"
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"sense": "how long (distance)",
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "how long (length of time)",
"word": "jak długo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "how long (length of time)",
"word": "quanto tempo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "how long (length of time)",
"word": "desde quando"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kak dólgo",
"sense": "how long (length of time)",
"word": "как до́лго"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "skólʹko",
"sense": "how long (length of time)",
"word": "ско́лько"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "how long (length of time)",
"word": "koliko dugo?"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "how long (length of time)",
"word": "cuánto tiempo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "how long (length of time)",
"word": "desde cuándo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "how long (length of time)",
"word": "hur länge"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "endāka",
"sense": "how long (length of time)",
"word": "ఎందాక"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "naan kâe năi",
"sense": "how long (length of time)",
"word": "นานแค่ไหน"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "naan tâo rai",
"sense": "how long (length of time)",
"word": "นานเท่าไร"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "how long (length of time)",
"word": "bao lâu"
}
],
"word": "how long"
}
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