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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nedostatǎčen",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "недостатъчен"
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"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "不足的"
},
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "贫乏的"
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"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
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"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
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"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mc̣iri",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "მწირი"
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"roman": "šezɣuduli",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "შეზღუდული"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "dürftig"
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"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "kärglich"
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"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
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"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
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"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "부족한"
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"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
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"_dis1": "98 2",
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"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
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"word": "ску́дный"
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"Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious; stingy."
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"Requests for review of Dutch translations",
"Requests for review of German translations",
"Requests for review of Swedish translations",
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nedostatǎčen",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "недостатъчен"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "不足的"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "贫乏的"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "maigre"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "insuffisant"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "insuficiente"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "pobre"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mc̣iri",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "მწირი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "šezɣuduli",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "შეზღუდული"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "dürftig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "kärglich"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "spärlich"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "manós",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "μανός"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "gearreireaballach"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "bujokhan",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "부족한"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "exiguus"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "escasso"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "insuficiente"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "redus"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "skúdnyj",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "ску́дный"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "escaso"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "exiguo"
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"word": "scanty"
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