See merci in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"2": "мерси́",
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"expansion": "→ Bulgarian: мерси́ (mersí, “thanks (colloquial)”)",
"name": "desc"
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"text": "→ Bulgarian: мерси́ (mersí, “thanks (colloquial)”)"
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"1": "ca",
"2": "merci",
"bor": "1"
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"name": "desc"
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"text": "→ Catalan: merci"
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"1": "nl",
"2": "merci",
"bor": "1"
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"expansion": "→ Dutch: merci",
"name": "desc"
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"text": "→ Dutch: merci"
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"2": "merci",
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"2": "merci",
"bor": "1"
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"expansion": "→ German: merci",
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"text": "→ German: merci"
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"2": "メルシー",
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"expansion": "→ Japanese: メルシー (merushī)",
"name": "desc"
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"text": "→ Japanese: メルシー (merushī)"
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"2": "메르시",
"bor": "1"
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"expansion": "→ Korean: 메르시 (mereusi)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Korean: 메르시 (mereusi)"
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"depth": 1,
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"1": "lb",
"2": "merci",
"bor": "1"
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"expansion": "→ Luxembourgish: merci",
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"text": "→ Luxembourgish: merci"
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"2": "мерси́",
"bor": "1",
"gloss": "thanks (colloquial)"
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"expansion": "→ Russian: мерси́ (mersí, “thanks (colloquial)”)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Russian: мерси́ (mersí, “thanks (colloquial)”)"
}
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"2": "frm",
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"2": "fro",
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{
"ipa": "[mɛʁ.si]",
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"Paris"
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"Li coronemenz Looïs"
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"name": "inh"
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"tags": [
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"lang_code": "fr",
"pos": "noun",
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"_dis": "13 15 29 43",
"kind": "other",
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"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
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"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "18 20 30 32",
"kind": "other",
"name": "French phrasebook",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
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"word": "un grand merci"
}
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"thanks"
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[
"expression",
"expression"
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[
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"gratitude"
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"tags": [
"masculine"
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{
"ipa": "[mɛʁ.si]",
"tags": [
"France",
"Paris"
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"audio": "Fr-merci-fr-Paris.ogg",
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"ipa": "[mæ(ɾ).si]",
"tags": [
"Louisiana"
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"homophone": "mercis"
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"Li coronemenz Looïs"
],
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"French countable nouns",
"French entries with incorrect language header",
"French expressions of gratitude",
"French feminine nouns",
"French interjections",
"French lemmas",
"French masculine nouns",
"French nouns",
"French nouns that have different meanings depending on their gender",
"French phrasebook",
"French terms derived from Latin",
"French terms derived from Middle French",
"French terms derived from Old French",
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"French terms inherited from Middle French",
"French terms inherited from Old French",
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"French terms with homophones",
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"word": "Dieu merci"
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{
"word": "merci beaucoup"
},
{
"word": "merci bien"
},
{
"word": "merci mille fois"
},
{
"word": "merci pour ton aide"
},
{
"word": "merci pour votre aide"
},
{
"word": "non merci"
}
],
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"1": "ht",
"2": "mèsi",
"alts": "1"
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"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Haitian Creole: mèsi"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "lou",
"2": "mèsi",
"alts": "1"
},
"expansion": "Louisiana Creole: mèsi, mærsi",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Louisiana Creole: mèsi, mærsi"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "gsw",
"2": "merci",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Alemannic German: merci",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Alemannic German: merci"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
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"args": {
"1": "colloquial"
},
"expansion": "(colloquial)",
"name": "q"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ar",
"2": "مرسي",
"bor": "1",
"gloss": "thanks (colloquial)",
"tr": "mersī"
},
"expansion": "→ Arabic: مرسي (mersī, “thanks (colloquial)”)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Arabic: مرسي (mersī, “thanks (colloquial)”)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "colloquial"
},
"expansion": "(colloquial)",
"name": "q"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "hy",
"2": "մերսի",
"bor": "1",
"gloss": "thanks (colloquial)"
},
"expansion": "→ Armenian: մերսի (mersi, “thanks (colloquial)”)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Armenian: մերսի (mersi, “thanks (colloquial)”)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "colloquial"
},
"expansion": "(colloquial)",
"name": "q"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bg",
"2": "мерси́",
"bor": "1",
"gloss": "thanks (colloquial)"
},
"expansion": "→ Bulgarian: мерси́ (mersí, “thanks (colloquial)”)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Bulgarian: мерси́ (mersí, “thanks (colloquial)”)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ca",
"2": "merci",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Catalan: merci",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Catalan: merci"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "merci",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Dutch: merci",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Dutch: merci"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "merci",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ English: merci",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ English: merci"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "merci",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ German: merci",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ German: merci"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ja",
"2": "メルシー",
"bor": "1",
"tr": "merushī"
},
"expansion": "→ Japanese: メルシー (merushī)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Japanese: メルシー (merushī)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ko",
"2": "메르시",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Korean: 메르시 (mereusi)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Korean: 메르시 (mereusi)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "lb",
"2": "merci",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Luxembourgish: merci",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Luxembourgish: merci"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ota",
"2": "մէրսի",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Ottoman Turkish: մէրսի (mersi)\nTurkish: mersi",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "→ Ottoman Turkish: մէրսի (mersi)\nTurkish: mersi"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "colloquial"
},
"expansion": "(colloquial)",
"name": "q"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fa",
"2": "مرسی",
"bor": "1",
"gloss": "thanks (colloquial)",
"tr": "mersi"
},
"expansion": "→ Persian: مرسی (mersi, “thanks (colloquial)”)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Persian: مرسی (mersi, “thanks (colloquial)”)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ro",
"2": "mersi",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Romanian: mersi",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Romanian: mersi"
},
{
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},
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},
{
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"2": "мерси́",
"bor": "1",
"gloss": "thanks (colloquial)"
},
"expansion": "→ Russian: мерси́ (mersí, “thanks (colloquial)”)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
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}
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"2": "frm",
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"name": "inh"
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"2": "fro",
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"1": "fr",
"2": "la",
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"4": "mercēdem",
"t": "wages, fee, price"
},
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"name": "inh"
}
],
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"text": "Merci pour ton aide.",
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"thank you"
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"ipa": "/mɛʁ.si/"
},
{
"ipa": "[mɛʁ.si]",
"tags": [
"France",
"Paris"
]
},
{
"audio": "Fr-merci-fr-Paris.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c3/Fr-merci-fr-Paris.ogg/Fr-merci-fr-Paris.ogg.mp3",
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{
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"tags": [
"Louisiana"
]
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{
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}
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],
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"word": "à la merci de"
},
{
"word": "corvéable à merci"
},
{
"word": "taillable et corvéable à merci"
},
{
"word": "sans merci"
}
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"name": "inh"
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"t": "wages, fee, price"
},
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"name": "inh"
}
],
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"2": "-"
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}
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"pos": "noun",
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{
"glosses": [
"mercy"
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]
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{
"word": "miséricorde"
},
{
"word": "pitié"
}
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"tags": [
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},
{
"glosses": [
"grace"
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"grace",
"grace"
]
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{
"word": "grâce"
}
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"Paris"
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{
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"tags": [
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{
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"wikipedia": [
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"word": "merci"
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{
"word": "mille mercis"
},
{
"word": "un grand merci"
}
],
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},
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"name": "inh"
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"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "fro",
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "la",
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"t": "wages, fee, price"
},
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"name": "inh"
}
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"form": "mercis",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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},
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"pos": "noun",
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{
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],
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"thanks"
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[
"expression",
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[
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"tags": [
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{
"ipa": "[mɛʁ.si]",
"tags": [
"France",
"Paris"
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{
"ipa": "[mæ(ɾ).si]",
"tags": [
"Louisiana"
]
},
{
"homophone": "mercis"
}
],
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"Li coronemenz Looïs"
],
"word": "merci"
}
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