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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to offend slightly",
"word": "ofendre"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to offend slightly",
"word": "verontwaardigen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to offend slightly",
"word": "ĉagreni"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to offend slightly",
"word": "loukata"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to offend slightly",
"word": "fâcher"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to offend slightly",
"word": "verstimmen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to offend slightly",
"word": "beleidigen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to offend slightly",
"word": "offendere"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to offend slightly",
"word": "amofinar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to offend slightly",
"word": "ofensar"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "musja se",
"sense": "to become slightly offended",
"word": "муся се"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sǎrdja se",
"sense": "to become slightly offended",
"word": "сърдя се"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to become slightly offended",
"word": "zich gekrenkt voelen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to become slightly offended",
"word": "ĉagreniĝi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to become slightly offended",
"word": "loukkaantua"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "lehe'alev",
"sense": "to become slightly offended",
"word": "להיעלב"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to become slightly offended",
"word": "amofinar-se"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obižátʹsja",
"sense": "to become slightly offended",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "обижа́ться"
}
],
"word": "miff"
}
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