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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "functioning and ready for use",
"word": "aktywny"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "déjstvujuščij",
"sense": "functioning and ready for use",
"word": "де́йствующий"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "functioning and ready for use",
"word": "operativo"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "dejstvašt",
"sense": "effective or operative",
"word": "действащ"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "effective or operative",
"word": "operatiu"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "effective or operative",
"word": "toimiva"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "waurstweigs",
"sense": "effective or operative",
"word": "𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "leitourgikós",
"sense": "effective or operative",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "λειτουργικός"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "effective or operative",
"word": "operasional"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "effective or operative",
"word": "operasjonell"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "effective or operative",
"word": "operasjonell"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "déjstvujuščij",
"sense": "effective or operative",
"word": "де́йствующий"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "determined by means of practical measures",
"word": "käytännöllinen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "determined by means of practical measures",
"word": "opérationnel"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "determined by means of practical measures",
"word": "operazionale"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "determined by means of practical measures",
"word": "operacional"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "determined by means of practical measures",
"word": "operacional"
}
],
"word": "operational"
}
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