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  • 21 strike up

    1) (to begin to play a tune etc: The band struck up (with) `The Red Flag'.) começar a tocar
    2) (to begin (a friendship, conversation etc): He struck up an acquaintance with a girl on the train.) travar relações

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  • 22 break

    [breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb
    1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) quebrar
    2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) quebrar
    3) (to make or become unusable.) quebrar
    4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) faltar
    5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) bater
    6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interromper
    7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) quebrar
    8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) comunicar
    9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) quebrar
    10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) abrandar
    11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) começar
    2. noun
    1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) quebra
    2) (a change: a break in the weather.) mudança
    3) (an opening.) brecha
    4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) oportunidade
    3. noun
    ((usually in plural) something likely to break.) coisa frágil
    - breaker
    - breakdown
    - break-in
    - breakneck
    - breakout
    - breakthrough
    - breakwater
    - break away
    - break down
    - break into
    - break in
    - break loose
    - break off
    - break out
    - break out in
    - break the ice
    - break up
    - make a break for it
    * * *
    break1
    [breik] n = link=brake brake.1, acepção 1.
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    break2
    [breik] n 1 ruptura, quebra, fratura. 2 brecha, racho. 3 fenda, abertura. 4 interrupção, cessação. 5 pausa, intervalo. 6 fuga, saída por meios violentos. 7 mudança repentina ou acentuada (de tempo). 8 Amer baixa súbita (dos preços na bolsa). 9 desvio de direção (de uma bola). 10 fig ruína, quebra. 11 irrupção, ruptura. 12 Amer sl falha, rata, erro. 13 chance, oportunidade. 14 interrupção de corrente. 15 clareira, picada. 16 seqüência de tacadas (jogo de bilhar). 17 Mus ponto de passagem de um registro a outro. 18 Poet cesura. • vt+vi (ps broke, pp broken) 1 quebrar, romper, dividir em pedaços, fraturar, esmagar, despedaçar. she broke her arm / ela fraturou o braço. the toy is broken to pieces / o brinquedo está em pedaços. 2 rachar, romper, lascar, estourar. 3 triturar, moer, desbastar. 4 romper, perturbar, interromper (também Electr). he broke his fast / ele interrompeu o jejum. he broke the silence / ele rompeu o silêncio. 5 Electr desligar. 6 separar, dividir, desunir. 7 ferir, danificar. 8 arruinar, destruir. 9 fazer invalidar (testamento). 10 levar à falência, arruinar financeiramente. he broke the bank / ele quebrou a banca. 11 violar, transgredir, infringir. 12 forçar caminho, penetrar, romper, arrombar. 13 chegar repentinamente, irromper. the sun broke / o sol irrompeu (pelas nuvens). 14 mudar repentinamente. the weather broke / o tempo mudou. 15 Amer baixar subitamente (os preços na bolsa). 16 amortecer, moderar, abrandar. some bushes broke his fall / alguns arbustos amorteceram sua queda. 17 Mus mudar de som ou de registro. 18 mudar de direção (bola). 19 definhar, enfraquecer, quebrantar, depauperar. 20 ceder, amolecer, afrouxar. 21 ser dominado pela tristeza, partir-se (coração). her heart broke / seu coração se partiu. 22 parar, pôr fim. you must break with this bad habit / você deve deixar este mau hábito. 23 degradar, rebaixar. 24 sujeitar, domar, subjugar. his resistance was broken / sua resistência foi subjugada. 25 disciplinar, corrigir. 26 exceder, ultrapassar, superar, quebrar (recorde). 27 iniciar uma escavação para construção. 28 revelar, divulgar, tornar conhecido. 29 Amer correr, atirar-se. 30 desmanchar (noivado). 31 desfazer, desmanchar (coleção etc.). 32 rebentar (ondas, flores, pústulas). 33 raiar, surgir. the day broke / o dia raiou. 34 saltar da água (peixe). 35 mudar de partido. 36 quebrar-se, fragmentar-se, partir-se. 37 desintegrar(-se), dissolver(-se). they broke company / eles dissolveram a sociedade. 38 desencadear-se (tempestade). 39 levantar (acampamento). they broke camp / eles levantaram acampamento. 40 falir, ir à falência. the business broke / o negócio faliu. a cry broke from her lips um grito escapou de seus lábios. break a leg! a) sl merda para você! b) Theat boa sorte! break of the day aurora, amanhecer. at (the) break of day / ao amanhecer. break step! Mil sem cadência! give me a break! me dá um tempo! he broke company ele saiu à francesa. he broke down all restraint ele abandonou todo constrangimento. he broke into a laugh ele rompeu em gargalhadas. her health broke sua saúde piorou. his power was broken down seu poder foi quebrado. his voice broke down sua voz falhou. lucky breaks coll boas oportunidades. she broke in health ela adoeceu. the buoy broke adrift a bóia soltou-se e está à deriva. the horse broke o cavalo mudou de andamento. the machine broke down a máquina encrencou, quebrou. the school breaks up a escola fecha, começam as férias. the supplies broke down os estoques acabaram. they broke (new) ground fig desbravaram novas terras. to break asunder quebrar em pedaços. to break away a) fugir, escapar. he broke away / ele saiu correndo. b) dissolver-se, desaparecer. to break down a) demolir, derrubar. b) sucumbir. c) falhar, não obter êxito. to break forth a) irromper. b) exclamar subitamente. c) brotar, jorrar. to break in a) domar, ensinar, domesticar. b) arrombar, forçar. our house was broken into / nossa casa foi arrombada. c) Press colocar ilustrações no espaço deixado. d) interromper, perturbar. the war broke in upon our peace / a guerra interrompeu nossa paz. to break of bounds fig ultrapassar os limites. to break off a) romper-se. b) cessar, parar, interromper. he broke off / ele parou, interrompeu-se. he broke off the conversation / ele interrompeu a conversação. to break off an engagement desmanchar um noivado. to break one of a habit tirar o vício ou o costume de alguém. to break out a) tirar quebrando. b) desobstruir, livrar. c) irromper problemas na pele. he broke out into hives / sua pele ficou cheia de urticária. d) desabafar-se, expandir-se. he broke out into lamentations / ele rompeu em lamúrias. e) fugir, escapar. he broke out of prison / ele fugiu da cadeia. to break the ice superar as dificuldades iniciais, quebrar o gelo. to break through abrir caminho através de algo. she broke through the crowd / ela abriu caminho na multidão. to break up a) levantar-se, ir embora. b) dissolver (reunião). c) dispersar. the crowd was broken up / a multidão foi dispersada. d) cortar em pedaços (caça). e) abrir, rebentar, romper. f) confundir, desconcertar. g) fragmentar-se, desintegrar-se. his household was broken up / seu lar se desintegrou. she is broken up by grief / ela está alquebrada de desgosto. to break water emergir da água. to break with romper relações com. he broke with his father / ele rompeu relações com o pai.

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  • 23 bud

    1. noun
    (a shoot of a tree or plant, containing undeveloped leaves or flower(s) or both: Are there buds on the trees yet?; a rosebud.) rebento
    2. verb
    (to begin to grow: The trees are budding.) dar rebentos
    - in bud
    * * *
    [b∧d] n 1 Bot botão de flor. 2 fig origem, começo, embrião. 3 Zool germe, estado inicial. 4 fig adolescente. • vt+vi 1 brotar, germinar, florescer, criar botões. 2 Hort enxertar. 3 crescer, desenvolver-se. 4 fazer germinar. in bud em botão. it was nipped in the bud fig foi abafado logo no início. to bud off a) enxertar. b) derivar-se.

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  • 24 commence

    [kə'mens]
    (to begin: the church service commenced with a hymn.) começar
    * * *
    com.mence
    [kəm'ens] vt+vi 1 começar, iniciar, principiar. 2 Educ graduar-se, tomar grau universitário.

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  • 25 dawn

    [do:n] 1. verb
    ((especially of daylight) to begin to appear: A new day has dawned. See also dawn on below.) alvorecer
    2. noun
    1) (the very beginning of a day; very early morning: We must get up at dawn.) madrugada
    2) (the very beginning of something: the dawn of civilization.) alvorada
    - dawn on
    * * *
    [dɔ:n] n 1 alvorada, alvor, madrugada, amanhecer, crepúsculo da manhã, alvorecer. 2 fig começo, início, despertar, origem. • vi 1 amanhecer, romper o dia, raiar o dia, alvorecer, alvorar. 2 aparecer, começar a manifestar-se, expandir-se, clarear, aclarar-se, elucidar. at dawn ao amanhecer, de madrugada. to dawn upon/on clarear, elucidar, tornar claro, evidente, inteligível, patentear.

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  • 26 down payment

    (a payment in cash, especially to begin the purchase of something for which further payments will be made over a period of time.) entrada
    * * *
    down pay.ment
    [daun p'eimənt] n pagamento inicial, entrada.

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  • 27 engage

    [in'ɡei‹]
    1) (to begin to employ (a workman etc): He engaged him as his assistant.) contratar
    2) (to book; to reserve: He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party.) contratar
    3) (to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy: to engage someone's attention.) prender
    4) (to join battle with: The two armies were fiercely engaged.) travar combate
    5) (to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part: The driver engaged second gear.) engatar
    - engagement
    - engaging
    * * *
    en.gage
    [ing'eid9] vt+vi 1 empenhar, dar a palavra, comprometer(-se). to be engaged / estar comprometido. 2 combinar noivado, contratar casamento. 3 atarefar, encarregar, incumbir. 4 ocupar(-se), entregar-se ao trabalho, dedicar-se. I am engaged on Monday / eu tenho um compromisso para segunda-feira. 5 empregar, contratar, engajar, assalariar. 6 encomendar, reservar (lugares no teatro, quarto em hotel, etc.). 7 prender, segurar, atrair, cativar. I engaged him in a conversation / travei conversa com ele. he engaged my sympathy / ele cativou minha simpatia. 8 ocupar, requerer, exigir. he was engaged in writing / ele estava ocupado escrevendo. 9 Tech encaixar, engatar, engrenar em. 10 Mil iniciar o ataque, empenhar em combate, manter contato com o inimigo.

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  • 28 first of all

    (to begin with; the most important thing is: First of all, let's clear up the mess; First of all, the scheme is impossible - secondly, we can't afford it.) antes de tudo
    * * *
    first of all
    antes de mais nada.
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    first of all
    primeiramente, antes de tudo.

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  • 29 germinate

    ['‹ə:mineit]
    (to (cause eg a seed to) begin to grow.) germinar
    * * *
    ger.mi.nate
    [dʒ'ə:mineit] vt+vi germinar, brotar, desenvolver-se.

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  • 30 indent

    1. [in'dent] verb
    (to begin (a line of writing) farther in from the margin than the other lines.) fazer margem
    2. ['indent] noun
    ((also indentation) the space left at the beginning of a line, eg the first line of a paragraph.) entrada
    - indented
    * * *
    in.dent
    ['indent] n 1 encomenda de mercadorias. 2 chanfro, entalhe. 3 abertura de parágrafo. • vt 1 dentear, cortar, recortar, dentar, serrilhar. 2 recuar, abrir parágrafo. 3 contratar, encomendar, certificar. 4 lavrar documento com duplicata. I indented upon him for something encomendei alguma coisa dele.

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  • 31 menstruate

    ['menstrueit]
    (to discharge blood monthly from the uterus: Many girls begin to menstruate at the age of 12 or 13.) menstruar
    * * *
    men.stru.ate
    [m'enstrueit] vi Physiol menstruar.

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  • 32 next

    [nekst] 1. adjective
    (nearest in place, time etc: When you have called at that house, go on to the next one; The next person to arrive late will be sent away; Who is next on the list?) seguinte
    2. adverb
    (immediately after in place or time: John arrived first and Jane came next.) a seguir
    3. pronoun
    (the person or thing nearest in place, time etc: Finish one question before you begin to answer the next; One minute he was sitting beside me - the next he was lying on the ground.) seguinte
    - biggest
    - oldest
    - next door
    - next to
    * * *
    [nekst] n seguinte, próximo. • adj 1 seguinte, próximo. 2 contíguo. • adv logo, em seguida. • prep junto a, pegado. next but one segundo. next door ao lado (casa, apartamento), o mais perto. next door to vizinho, contíguo. next of kin parente mais próximo. next to nothing quase nada.

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  • 33 open

    ['əupən] 1. adjective
    1) (not shut, allowing entry or exit: an open box; The gate is wide open.) aberto
    2) (allowing the inside to be seen: an open book.) aberto
    3) (ready for business etc: The shop is open on Sunday afternoons; After the fog had cleared, the airport was soon open again; The gardens are open to the public.) aberto
    4) (not kept secret: an open show of affection.) aberto
    5) (frank: He was very open with me about his work.) aberto
    6) (still being considered etc: Leave the matter open.) em aberto
    7) (empty, with no trees, buildings etc: I like to be out in the open country; an open space.) aberto
    2. verb
    1) (to make or become open: He opened the door; The door opened; The new shop opened last week.) abrir(-se)
    2) (to begin: He opened the meeting with a speech of welcome.) abrir
    - opening
    - openly
    - open-air
    - open-minded
    - open-plan
    - be an open secret
    - bring something out into the open
    - bring out into the open
    - in the open
    - in the open air
    - keep/have an open mind
    - open on to
    - the open sea
    - open to
    - open up
    - with open arms
    * * *
    o.pen
    ['oupən] n 1 campo raso. 2 clareira. 3 ar livre. 4 abertura. 5 notoriedade. • vt+vi 1 abrir. 2 descerrar. 3 destampar. 4 desatar. 5 tornar acessível. 6 esclarecer. 7 divulgar, expor. 8 franquear, desobstruir. 9 estender, desdobrar. 10 começar, iniciar. 11 inaugurar. l2 ampliar, desenvolver. 13 romper. 14 rachar, fender. 15 tornar-se visível. • adj 1 aberto. 2 descerrado. 3 destampado. 4 desatado. 5 desembrulhado. 6 livre, desocupado. 7 disponível. 8 acessível. 9 conquistável. 10 discutível. 11 desprotegido, exposto. 12 público, notório. 13 claro, evidente. 14 franco, direto. 15 generoso, liberal. l6 sujeito a, suscetível de. 17 pendente, em aberto. 18 poroso. 19 perfurado. 20 irrestrito. half open meio aberto. he is not open with you ele não é franco com você. in the open a) ao ar livre. b) do conhecimento público. in the open street em plena rua. it is open to him ele tem plena liberdade. open to a) aberto a. b) sujeito a. c) disponível para. to lay open esclarecer. to open fire abrir fogo, atirar. to open out falar abertamente, revelar o que pensa. to open up a) tornar acessível. b) explorar. c) esclarecer. wide open escancarado.

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  • 34 present

    I ['preznt] adjective
    1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) presente
    2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) presente
    3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) presente
    - the present
    - at present
    - for the present
    II [pri'zent] verb
    1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) oferecer
    2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) apresentar
    3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) apresentar
    4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) apresentar
    5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) apresentar-se
    - presentable
    - presentation
    - present arms
    III ['preznt] noun
    (a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) presente
    * * *
    pre.sent
    [pr'ezənt] n 1 presente: a) atualidade. b) Gram tempo que exprime atualidade. c) dádiva, oferta, presente. 2 apresentação de armas. • vt+vi 1 apresentar: a) introduzir, tornar conhecido de. we presented our compliments to him / apresentamos a ele os nossos cumprimentos. b) existir, mostrar. c) submeter à consideração de. 2 presentear, ofertar. 3 apontar (arma). 4 Eccl nomear para um benefício. 5 Jur denunciar, acusar. 6 Mil apresentar armas. • adj presente: a) que comparece. b) à vista. c) ao alcance. d) existente, contido em. e) atual, contemporâneo. f) vigente, corrente. always present to my mind sempre presente na minha memória. at present no momento, agora. by these presents Jur por estes instrumentos. for the present por agora, por ora. he presented himself ele apresentou-se. present arms! apresentar armas! she made me a present of ela me fez presente de. to be present at estar presente a. to present a bill for acceptance apresentar um título para aceite. to present oneself apresentar-se. up to the present time até agora.

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  • 35 proceed

    [prə'si:d, 'prousi:d]
    1) (to go on; to continue: They proceeded along the road; They proceeded with their work.) continuar
    2) (to follow a course of action: I want to make a cupboard, but I don't know how to proceed.) proceder
    3) (to begin (to do something): They proceeded to ask a lot of questions.) começar a
    4) (to result: Fear often proceeds from ignorance.) derivar
    5) (to take legal action (against): The police decided not to proceed against her.) proceder contra
    - proceeds
    * * *
    pro.ceed
    [prəs'i:d] vi 1 proceder: a) prosseguir, continuar. b) derivar-se, originar-se, emanar, provir (from, out of, de). the noise proceeded from the adjoining room / o barulho provinha da sala ao lado. c) agir, obrar. d) ter seguimento. e) Jur instaurar processo contra. he proceeded against his partner / ele instaurou processo contra seu sócio. 2 ocorrer, ter lugar. he proceeded on his voyage / ele prosseguiu viagem. 3 reatar (discurso). 4 obter um grau acadêmico. he proceeded to the degree of... / ele obteve o grau de...

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  • 36 prompt

    I [prompt] adjective
    (acting, or happening, without delay or punctually: a prompt reply; I'm surprised that she's late. She's usually so prompt.) pontual
    - promptness
    - at one/two o'clock prompt
    II [prompt] verb
    1) (to persuade to do something: What prompted you to say that?) levar
    2) (to remind (especially an actor) of the words that he is to say: Several actors forgot their words and had to be prompted.) lembrar
    * * *
    [prɔmpt] n 1 Com prazo de pagamento. 2 lembrete. • vt 1 incitar, instigar. 2 induzir, mover, impelir a. 3 lembrar a, fazer recordar. 4 Theat servir de ponto a. 5 sugerir, inspirar, motivar. • adj 1 pronto: a) preparado, alerta. b) imediato, breve. c) pontual. d) ligeiro, rápido, ativo. e) disposto, inclinado. 2 Theat relativo a ponto. • adv pontualmente, em ponto. the meeting will begin at 7 o’clock prompt / a reunião começará às 7 em ponto. prompted by induzido por, movido por.

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  • 37 renew

    [rə'nju:]
    1) (to begin, do, produce etc again: He renewed his efforts; We must renew our attack on drug abuse.) renovar
    2) (to cause (eg a licence) to continue for another or longer period of time: My television licence has to be renewed in October.) renovar
    3) (to make new or fresh or as if new again: The panels on the doors have all been renewed.) renovar
    - renewal
    * * *
    re.new
    [rinj'u:] vt+vi 1 renovar, refazer. 2 regenerar, reanimar, reavivar. 3 reparar, substituir. 4 recomeçar, repetir. 5 prolongar, prorrogar. 6 rejuvenescer. 7 reabastecer. to renew a subscription renovar uma assinatura.

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  • 38 resort

    [rə'zo:t] 1. verb
    ((with to) to begin to use, do etc as a way of solving a problem etc when other methods have failed: He couldn't persuade people to do what he wanted, so he resorted to threats of violence.) recorrer a
    2. noun
    (a place visited by many people (especially for holidays): Brighton is a popular (holiday) resort.) local de veraneio
    * * *
    re.sort
    [riz'ɔ:t] n 1 lugar muito freqüentado. a park is a place of public resort / um parque é um lugar freqüentado pelo público. 2 reunião. 3 concurso, multidão, afluência. 4 lugar, local (de diversão, de férias, de veraneio). 5 recurso, refúgio. 6 recanto. • vt 1 ir, dirigir-se a, freqüentar. 2 recorrer, lançar mão, valer-se de. as a last resort como último recurso. seaside resort estância balneária. to resort to recorrer a, apelar a. water resort estância hidromineral. without resort to force sem empregar força ou violência.

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  • 39 resume

    [rə'zju:m]
    (to begin again after stopping: After tea, the meeting resumed; We'll resume the meeting after tea.) retomar
    * * *
    re.sume
    [rizj'u:m] vt 1 retomar, reocupar, reassumir. 2 recuperar. 3 prosseguir, recomeçar. 4 reiterar. 5 sumariar, sumarizar, resumir.

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  • 40 résumé

    [rə'zju:m]
    (to begin again after stopping: After tea, the meeting resumed; We'll resume the meeting after tea.) retomar
    * * *
    ré.su.mé
    [r'ezjumei] n Fr 1 curriculum vitae. 2 resumo, sumário, epítome.

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  • Begin — Be*gin , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Began}, {Begun}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beginning}.] [AS. beginnan (akin to OS. biginnan, D. & G. beginnen, OHG. biginnan, Goth., du ginnan, Sw. begynna, Dan. begynde); pref. be + an assumed ginnan. [root]31. See {Gin} to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • begin — ► VERB (beginning; past began; past part. begun) 1) perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity). 2) come into being. 3) have as its starting point. 4) (begin on/upon) set to work on. 5 …   English terms dictionary

  • Begin — Be*gin , v. t. 1. To enter on; to commence. [1913 Webster] Ye nymphs of Solyma ! begin the song. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place a beginning of. [1913 Webster] The apostle begins our knowledge in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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