See regulate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "adjust",
"word": "metegian"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "adjust",
"word": "regular"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "adjust",
"word": "regula"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "regulírovatʹ",
"sense": "adjust",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "регули́ровать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otregulírovatʹ",
"sense": "adjust",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "отрегули́ровать"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "adjust",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "regulowaś"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "adjust",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "regulěrowaś"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "adjust",
"word": "regular"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "adjust",
"word": "reglera"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "adjust",
"word": "regüle etmek"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "control",
"word": "reglamentar"
}
],
"word": "regulate"
}
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