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"text": "On that beach clothing is entirely optional.",
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "opsioneel"
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"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "iḵtiyāriyy",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "اِخْتِيَارِيّ"
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{
"code": "hy",
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"roman": "kaməntir",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "կամընտիր"
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{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "očʻ partadir",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "ոչ պարտադիր"
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{
"code": "be",
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"roman": "njeabavjazkóvy",
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"word": "неабавязко́вы"
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{
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"roman": "fakulʹtatýŭny",
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"word": "факультаты́ўны"
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"code": "be",
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{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "ōicchik",
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"word": "ঐচ্ছিক"
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{
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"word": "নফল"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nezadǎlžitelen",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "незадължителен"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "po izbor",
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"word": "по избор"
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"lang": "Catalan",
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{
"code": "da",
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"word": "valgfri"
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"code": "da",
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"code": "fi",
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "nebaq̇oplobiti",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "ნებაყოფლობითი"
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{
"code": "ka",
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"roman": "arasavaldebulo",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "არასავალდებულო"
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{
"code": "ka",
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"word": "ფაკულტატიური"
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"code": "ka",
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"sense": "not compulsory",
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"code": "ka",
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"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "დისკრეციული"
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{
"code": "ka",
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"roman": "disṗoziṭiuri",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "დისპოზიტიური"
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"code": "de",
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{
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{
"code": "de",
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"word": "freigestellt"
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{
"code": "de",
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"word": "nicht zwingend vorgeschrieben"
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{
"code": "de",
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"word": "nicht zwingend erforderlich"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
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{
"code": "el",
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"roman": "kat' eklogín",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "κατ' εκλογήν"
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{
"code": "hi",
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"word": "वैकल्पिक"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"lang": "Hungarian",
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"code": "hu",
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"word": "tetszőleges"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "elhagyható"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
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{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "valfrjáls"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
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"word": "facoltativo"
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{
"code": "it",
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"word": "volontario"
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{
"code": "it",
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"word": "opzionale"
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{
"code": "la",
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"word": "facultativus"
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{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
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"word": "friviljug"
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{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
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{
"code": "nn",
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{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "extiyâri",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "اختیاری"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
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"word": "opcjonalny"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "fakultatywny"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"code": "pt",
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"word": "facultativo"
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"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "необяза́тельный"
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"code": "ru",
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"code": "ru",
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"word": "ոչ պարտադիր"
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"roman": "njeabavjazkóvy",
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"word": "неабавязко́вы"
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"sense": "not compulsory",
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"roman": "ōicchik",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "ঐচ্ছিক"
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"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "nophol",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "নফল"
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"roman": "nezadǎlžitelen",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "незадължителен"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "po izbor",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "по избор"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "opcional"
},
{
"code": "cs",
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"sense": "not compulsory",
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},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "valgfri"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "frivillig"
},
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"word": "optioneel"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "valinnainen"
},
{
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"word": "optionnel"
},
{
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"lang": "French",
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"word": "facultatif"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "nebaq̇oplobiti",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "ნებაყოფლობითი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
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"roman": "arasavaldebulo",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "არასავალდებულო"
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{
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"lang": "German",
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"word": "wahlfrei"
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{
"code": "de",
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"word": "freigestellt"
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{
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"word": "wahlweise"
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{
"code": "de",
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},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "nicht zwingend erforderlich"
},
{
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{
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"roman": "kat' eklogín",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "κατ' εκλογήν"
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{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
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"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "वैकल्पिक"
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{
"code": "hu",
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{
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "fakultatív"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "tetszőleges"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "elhagyható"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "opcionális"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "valfrjáls"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
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"word": "facoltativo"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "volontario"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "opzionale"
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{
"code": "la",
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"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "facultativus"
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{
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"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "valgfri"
},
{
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"word": "frivillig"
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{
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"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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"word": "fakultativ"
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"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "valfri"
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{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "friviljug"
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{
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"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "frivillig"
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{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
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{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "extiyâri",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "اختیاری"
},
{
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "opcjonalny"
},
{
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "fakultatywny"
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"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "facultativo"
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"roman": "neobjazátelʹnyj",
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"word": "необяза́тельный"
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"word": "факультати́вный"
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"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "опциона́льный"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "not compulsory",
"tags": [
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"neuter"
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"lang": "Tigrinya",
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"word": "ኣማራጽያዊ"
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},
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"code": "tr",
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{
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},
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"lang": "Turkish",
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},
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"word": "факультати́вний"
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},
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"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
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"sense": "not compulsory",
"word": "ברירהדיק"
}
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