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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "no està malament"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "不錯"
},
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"roman": "bùcuò",
"sense": "reasonably good",
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"word": "niet slecht"
},
{
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"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "ihan hyvä"
},
{
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"sense": "reasonably good",
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"sense": "reasonably good",
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{
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"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "lumayan"
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{
"code": "it",
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{
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"sense": "reasonably good",
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{
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"sense": "reasonably good",
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"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "ничего́"
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"roman": "neploxój",
"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "неплохо́й"
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"word": "inte illa"
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"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "inte fy skam"
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"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "mâi-leeo",
"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "ไม่เลว"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "fena değil"
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"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "no està malament"
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"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "不錯"
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"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "不错"
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"sense": "reasonably good",
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},
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"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "ihan hyvä"
},
{
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "ei hassumpi"
},
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"sense": "reasonably good",
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{
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "reasonably good",
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},
{
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "nicht schlimm"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "nem rossz"
},
{
"code": "id",
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"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "lumayan"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "niente male"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "non male"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "non c'è male"
},
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"alt": "わるくない",
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"roman": "waruku nai",
"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "悪くない"
},
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "nōn male"
},
{
"code": "lt",
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"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "neblogai"
},
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},
{
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"word": "niezły"
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{
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"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "ничего́"
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neploxój",
"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "неплохо́й"
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"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "недурно́й"
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"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "nada mal"
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"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "inte illa"
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "inte fy skam"
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"roman": "mâi-leeo",
"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "ไม่เลว"
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"sense": "reasonably good",
"word": "fena değil"
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