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"text": "A dollar and a quarter seems a small sum, but if you are absolutely penniless it might as well be a thousand.",
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"lang": "Arabic",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "فقير"
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"roman": "nikoṛiẏa",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "নিকড়িয়া"
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"roman": "kopordokśunno",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "কপর্দকশূন্য"
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"sense": "utterly without money",
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"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "безпаричен"
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"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "一貧如洗"
},
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"roman": "yīpínrúxǐ",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "一贫如洗"
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"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "身無分文"
},
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"roman": "shēnwúfēnwén",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "身无分文"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "nángkōngrúxǐ",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "囊空如洗"
},
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"roman": "bùmíngyīwén",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "不名一文"
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"roman": "yīwénbùmíng",
"sense": "utterly without money",
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"code": "eo",
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"sense": "utterly without money",
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"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "pennitön"
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{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "sans le sou"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "mittellos"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "ohne Geld"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "ohne einen Pfennig"
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"code": "el",
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"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "απένταρος"
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"sense": "utterly without money",
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"code": "id",
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"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "melarat"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "fakir"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "spiantato"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "squattrinato"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "scannato"
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"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "一文無し"
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"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "文無し"
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"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "무일푼인"
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"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "fakir"
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"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "pengelens"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "bez grosza przy duszy"
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"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "paupérrimo"
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"roman": "bezdénežnyj",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "безде́нежный"
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"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "без гроша́"
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"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "без копе́йки"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "na melí",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "на мели́"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "miserable"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bezhrošovýj",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "безгрошови́й"
},
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bez hróšej",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "без гро́шей"
},
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"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "nenpänidik"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "nenmonik"
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"word": "penniless"
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"lang": "Arabic",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "فقير"
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"code": "bn",
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"roman": "nikoṛiẏa",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "নিকড়িয়া"
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"roman": "kopordokśunno",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "কপর্দকশূন্য"
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{
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "didra"
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{
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bezparičen",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "безпаричен"
},
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "一貧如洗"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yīpínrúxǐ",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "一贫如洗"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "身無分文"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shēnwúfēnwén",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "身无分文"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "nángkōngrúxǐ",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "囊空如洗"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bùmíngyīwén",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "不名一文"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yīwénbùmíng",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "一文不名"
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "senmona"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "pennitön"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "sans le sou"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "mittellos"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "ohne Geld"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "ohne einen Pfennig"
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"code": "el",
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"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "απένταρος"
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"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "nikauṛiyā",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"tags": [
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"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "melarat"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "fakir"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "spiantato"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "squattrinato"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "scannato"
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"alt": "いちもんなし",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ichimonnashi",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "一文無し"
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{
"alt": "むいちもん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "muichimon",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "無一文"
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"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "文無し"
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"roman": "mu'ilpun-in",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "무일푼인"
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"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "fakir"
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{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "pengelens"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "bez grosza przy duszy"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "paupérrimo"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bezdénežnyj",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "безде́нежный"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bez grošá",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "без гроша́"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bez kopéjki",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "без копе́йки"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "na melí",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "на мели́"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "miserable"
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{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bezhrošovýj",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "безгрошови́й"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bez hróšej",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "без гро́шей"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "nenpänidik"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "utterly without money",
"word": "nenmonik"
}
],
"word": "penniless"
}
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