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"sense": "astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak",
"word": "շանթահար"
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"word": "като ударен от гръм"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak",
"word": "wie vom Donner gerührt"
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"sense": "astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak",
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"sense": "astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak",
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"sense": "astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak",
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"roman": "šantʿahar",
"sense": "astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak",
"word": "շանթահար"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "smajan",
"sense": "astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak",
"word": "смаян"
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"code": "bg",
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"roman": "slisan",
"sense": "astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak",
"word": "слисан"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kato udaren ot grǎm",
"sense": "astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak",
"word": "като ударен от гръм"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak",
"word": "stupéfié"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak",
"word": "abasourdi"
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"code": "gl",
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"sense": "astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak",
"tags": [
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"word": "abraiado"
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "estantío"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "apampanado"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak",
"word": "wie vom Donner gerührt"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "keravnópliktos",
"sense": "astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "κεραυνόπληκτος"
},
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"code": "grc",
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"roman": "keraunoplḗx",
"sense": "astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak",
"word": "κεραυνοπλήξ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak",
"word": "attonitus"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak",
"word": "lamslått"
},
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"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak",
"word": "hlosniende"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak",
"word": "estupefacto"
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"word": "thunderstruck"
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