See slumber in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "თვლემა"
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"code": "ar",
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"roman": "sina",
"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "سِنَة"
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{
"code": "hy",
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"roman": "ninǰ",
"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"word": "նինջ"
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{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "nirh",
"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"word": "նիրհ"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"word": "mürgü"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "drjamka",
"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "дрямка"
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{
"code": "da",
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{
"code": "da",
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{
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"tags": [
"feminine"
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{
"code": "eo",
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"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"word": "dormeto"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"word": "uinuminen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"word": "torkkuminen"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
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"tags": [
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],
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "soneira"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "ka",
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"word": "თვლემა"
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ʒili",
"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"word": "ძილი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
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"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"word": "რული"
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{
"code": "de",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Halbschlaf"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
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"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
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"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "υπνηλία"
},
{
"code": "el",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "he",
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"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "תְּנוּמָה"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
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"word": "félálom"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sonnolenza"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
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"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "ckb",
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"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"word": "وەنەوز"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
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"roman": "xewenuçke",
"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"word": "خەوەنوچکە"
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{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hînişk"
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{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"word": "slumre"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"word": "dorme"
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{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "pinaki",
"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"word": "پینکی"
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{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
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],
"word": "Schlop (nds)"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "drzemka"
},
{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pestana"
},
{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "soneca"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
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"masculine"
],
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"code": "ru",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "сон"
},
{
"code": "ru",
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"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"word": "дрёма"
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{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "निद्रा"
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{
"code": "sh",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "drijémež"
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{
"code": "sh",
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"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "sl",
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"sense": "a very light state of sleep",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "dremež"
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{
"code": "es",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "adormecimiento"
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{
"code": "es",
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"code": "sv",
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"ref": "1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, Canto XLII, page 65:",
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"code": "ak",
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"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "նիրհել"
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"code": "hy",
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"roman": "nnǰel",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "ննջել"
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"code": "az",
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"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "mürgüləmək"
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{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "mürgü basmaq"
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{
"code": "az",
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"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "mürgü vurmaq"
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{
"code": "az",
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"word": "mürgü çalmaq"
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{
"code": "az",
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"word": "mürgü döymək"
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{
"code": "az",
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"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "mürgü almaq"
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"word": "дремя"
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{
"code": "da",
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"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "slumre"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "blunde"
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"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "sluimeren"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "dormeti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "uinua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "torkkua"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "somnoler"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "adurmiñar"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "tvlema",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "თვლემა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "schlummern"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "dösen"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "szendereg"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "szundít"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "szundikál"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "szunyókál"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "dormiveglia"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "appisolarsi"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "assopirsi"
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{
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
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"code": "pl",
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"code": "pt",
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"word": "cochilar"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "dormita"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "somnola"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "drijémati"
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{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "dremati"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "adormecer"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "adormilar"
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{
"code": "es",
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"word": "dormitar"
},
{
"code": "srn",
"lang": "Sranan Tongo",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "dyonko"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "slumra"
},
{
"code": "uga",
"lang": "Ugaritic",
"roman": "yšn",
"sense": "to be in a very light state of sleep",
"word": "𐎊𐎌𐎐"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be inactive or negligent",
"word": "lorvailla"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to be inactive or negligent",
"word": "träumen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to be inactive or negligent",
"word": "appalugarsi"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to be inactive or negligent",
"word": "sløve"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to be inactive or negligent",
"word": "estar aletargado"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"slumber"
],
"word": "slumber"
}
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