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"word": "tutarlı"
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "damaǯerebeli",
"sense": "important; serious",
"word": "დამაჯერებელი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mʒlavri",
"sense": "important; serious",
"word": "მძლავრი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "important; serious",
"word": "schwergewichtig"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "important; serious",
"word": "vektig"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "important; serious",
"word": "tungtveiende"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "important; serious",
"word": "vektig"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "important; serious",
"word": "de peso"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "important; serious",
"word": "tung"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "important; serious",
"word": "stark"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "važen",
"sense": "rigorous; severe; afflictive",
"word": "важен"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sǎštestven",
"sense": "rigorous; severe; afflictive",
"word": "съществен"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhòngyào",
"sense": "rigorous; severe; afflictive",
"word": "重要"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "rigorous; severe; afflictive",
"word": "viktig"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "rigorous; severe; afflictive",
"word": "important"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mnišvnelovani",
"sense": "rigorous; severe; afflictive",
"word": "მნიშვნელოვანი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "seriozuli",
"sense": "rigorous; severe; afflictive",
"word": "სერიოზული"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "rigorous; severe; afflictive",
"word": "wichtig"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "rigorous; severe; afflictive",
"word": "importante"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "rigorous; severe; afflictive",
"word": "wichtich"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "rigorous; severe; afflictive",
"word": "serios"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "rigorous; severe; afflictive",
"word": "important"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "rigorous; severe; afflictive",
"word": "importante"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "rigorous; severe; afflictive",
"word": "viktig"
}
],
"word": "weighty"
}
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