See tolerable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"roman": "ponosim",
"sense": "Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable",
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"sense": "Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable",
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"sense": "Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable",
"word": "siedettävä"
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"word": "tolérable"
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"sense": "Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable",
"word": "tolerable"
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"sense": "Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable",
"word": "ასატანი"
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"sense": "Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable",
"word": "erträglich"
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"sense": "Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable",
"word": "𐍃𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃"
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"code": "el",
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"sense": "Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable",
"word": "tollerabile"
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"word": "pasar piola"
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"word": "okej"
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