See unreliable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not reliable",
"word": "kōnukenuke"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not reliable",
"word": "kahurangi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not reliable",
"word": "māngina"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not reliable",
"word": "mōngina"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not reliable",
"word": "hārekereke"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "not reliable",
"word": "upålitelig"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "not reliable",
"word": "upåliteleg"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "not reliable",
"word": "onbestendich"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "not reliable",
"word": "nierzetelny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"note": "of a mechanical system",
"sense": "not reliable",
"word": "awaryjny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "not reliable",
"word": "não confiável"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "not reliable",
"word": "inconfiável"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nenadjóžnyj",
"sense": "not reliable",
"word": "ненадёжный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neblagonadjóžnyj",
"sense": "not reliable",
"word": "неблагонадёжный"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "not reliable",
"word": "nepouzdan"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "not reliable",
"word": "no fidedigno"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "not reliable",
"word": "opålitlig"
},
{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "not reliable",
"word": "empakwatte"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "not reliable",
"word": "güvenilmez"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nenadíjnyj",
"sense": "not reliable",
"word": "ненаді́йний"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "not reliable",
"word": "gwantan"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "not reliable",
"word": "annibynadwy"
}
],
"word": "unreliable"
}
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