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I n AmE sl1)He had the most humongous horn I have ever seen — Такого огромного шнобеля, как у него, я еще не видел
2)Get her on the horn, please — Дозвонитесь до нее, пожалуйста
II vt AmE slShe's on the horn now. What'll I tell her? — Она у телефона. Что ей сказать?
He'd rather horn it than shoot it — Он лучше будет нюхать, чем колоться
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