See teetotal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "въздържателен"
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"sense": "abstinent from alcohol",
"word": "karske"
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"sense": "abstinent from alcohol",
"word": "raivoraitis"
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"sense": "abstinent from alcohol",
"word": "abstinent"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "abstinent from alcohol",
"word": "gänzlich enthaltsam"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "abstinent from alcohol",
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"word": "astemio"
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"sense": "abstinent from alcohol",
"word": "滴酒不沾的"
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"word": "abstemio"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "abstinent from alcohol",
"word": "temperante"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
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