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"roman": "ovči",
"sense": "having the characteristics of a sheep",
"word": "овчи"
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"word": "pecorino"
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"sense": "having the characteristics of a sheep",
"word": "pecoresco"
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"sense": "having the characteristics of a sheep",
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"word": "стеснителен"
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"sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
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"sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
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"word": "penaud"
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"code": "el",
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"roman": "ntropalós",
"sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
"word": "ντροπαλός"
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"code": "hil",
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"sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
"word": "torpe"
},
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"_dis1": "1 99",
"code": "km",
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"roman": "iǝn",
"sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
"word": "អៀន"
},
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
"word": "whakakumu"
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{
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"sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
"word": "peîneux"
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"sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
"word": "bleg"
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"word": "ро́бкий"
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"word": "blate"
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"word": "nàireach"
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"roman": "ovči",
"sense": "having the characteristics of a sheep",
"word": "овчи"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "having the characteristics of a sheep",
"word": "fåret"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "having the characteristics of a sheep",
"word": "lammasmainen"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "having the characteristics of a sheep",
"word": "pecorino"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "having the characteristics of a sheep",
"word": "pecoresco"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "having the characteristics of a sheep",
"word": "pecorile"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "having the characteristics of a sheep",
"word": "owczy"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ovéčij",
"sense": "having the characteristics of a sheep",
"word": "ове́чий"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "stesnitelen",
"sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
"word": "стеснителен"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "smuten",
"sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
"word": "смутен"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
"word": "fåret"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
"word": "flov"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "schaapachtig"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
"word": "penaud"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ntropalós",
"sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
"word": "ντροπαλός"
},
{
"code": "hil",
"lang": "Hiligaynon",
"sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
"word": "torpe"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "iǝn",
"sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
"word": "អៀន"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
"word": "whakakumu"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
"word": "peîneux"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
"word": "bleg"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "róbkij",
"sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
"word": "ро́бкий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zasténčivyj",
"sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
"word": "засте́нчивый"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
"word": "blate"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed",
"word": "nàireach"
}
],
"word": "sheepish"
}
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