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"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "politováníhodný"
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"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "betreurenswaardig"
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"word": "დასანანი"
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"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "sajnálatos"
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"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "regretinda"
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{
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"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
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"roman": "kuəʼaaysaokstaay",
"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "គួរអាយសោកស្តាយ"
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"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
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"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "godny ubolewania"
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"word": "godny pożałowania"
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"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "lamentável"
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"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "deplorável"
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"word": "beklagansvärd"
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"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "сумны"
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{
"code": "bg",
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"roman": "dostoen za sǎžalenie",
"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "достоен за съжаление"
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "lamentable"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "politováníhodný"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "betreurenswaardig"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "harmillinen"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "regrettable"
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "dasanani",
"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "დასანანი"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "bedauerlich"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "bedauernswert"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "sajnálatos"
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{
"code": "io",
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"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "regretinda"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "riprovevole"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "deplorevole"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
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"word": "increscioso"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "deprecabile"
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{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "kuəʼaaysaokstaay",
"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "គួរអាយសោកស្តាយ"
},
{
"code": "la",
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"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "paenitendus"
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"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "schod"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "godny ubolewania"
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{
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "godny pożałowania"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "lamentável"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "deplorável"
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "прискорбный"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "lamentable"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "beklagansvärd"
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"code": "th",
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"roman": "nâa-sǐia-jai",
"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "น่าเสียใจ"
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"code": "th",
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"roman": "nâa-sǐia-daai",
"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "น่าเสียดาย"
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "đáng tiếc"
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"code": "vi",
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"sense": "of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret",
"word": "đáng ân hận"
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