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81 slope
slope [sləʊp]1 noun∎ a steep/gentle slope une pente raide/douce;∎ the house is built on a slope la maison a été construite sur une pente;∎ Military rifle at the slope fusil sur l'épaule∎ tea is grown on the higher slopes on cultive le thé plus haut sur les versants de la montagne;∎ on the slopes of Mount Fuji sur les versants du mont Fuji;∎ halfway down/up the slope à mi-pente(c) (for skiing) piste f(roof) être en pente ou incliné; (writing, picture) pencher;∎ to slope forward/backward (writing) pencher à droite/à gauche;∎ the beach sloped gently to the sea la plage descendait en pente douce vers la mer;∎ the football pitch slopes from left to right le terrain de foot descend vers la droite;∎ the ground slopes up to the house le terrain monte en pente vers la maison;∎ the table slopes la table penche ou n'est pas droiteincliner;∎ Military to slope arms mettre l'arme sur l'épaule;∎ slope arms! arme sur l'épaule!familiar filer -
82 thin
(a) (layer, wire) mince, fin; (wall) mince, peu épais(aisse); (person → skinny) maigre; (→ lean) mince; (leg, neck) maigre; (lips, book) mince; (clothing, blanket) léger, fin; (carpet) ras; (crowd) peu nombreux, épars;∎ to become or to get or to grow thin (person) maigrir;∎ he's as thin as a British rake or American rail il est maigre comme un clou ou sec comme un coup de trique;∎ it's the thin end of the wedge cela ne fait que commencer et ne présage rien de bon;∎ the move appears to be the thin end of the wedge of eventual privatisation cette mesure est vraisemblablement le prélude à une privatisation à venir;∎ cheap hotels are thin on the ground les hôtels bon marché sont rares;∎ honest people are thin on the ground les gens honnêtes sont rares ou ne courent pas les rues(b) (sparse → beard, hair) clairsemé;∎ he's getting a bit thin on top il commence à perdre ses cheveux, il se dégarnit(c) (in consistency → soup, sauce) clair; (→ cream) liquide; (→ paint, ink) délayé, dilué; (→ blood) appauvri, anémié∎ she seemed to vanish into thin air elle semblait s'être volatilisée;∎ to conjure sth out of thin air sortir qch de nulle part∎ the report is rather thin on facts le rapport ne présente pas beaucoup de faits concrets∎ to have a thin time of it (go through difficult time) traverser une période difficile; (not enjoy oneself) s'ennuyer, s'embêter;∎ there are thin times ahead for the coal industry une période de vaches maigres s'annonce pour l'industrie houillère;∎ Stock Exchange trading was thin le marché était calme2 adverb(sauce, soup) allonger, délayer, éclaircir(crowd) s'éclaircir, se disperser; (fog) se lever, devenir moins dense ou épais(aisse); (smoke) devenir moins dense ou épais(aisse); (population) se réduire;∎ his hair is thinning il perd ses cheveux►► Electronics thin film transistor transistor m en couche mince(sauce, soup) allonger, éclaircir, délayer; (paint) délayer, diluer(person) maigrir➲ thin out -
83 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) tirer, entraîner2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) traîner3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) traîner4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) draguer5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) traîner en longueur2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) entrave2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) bouffée3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) corvée, casse-pieds4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) vêtements de travesti -
84 foot
1 gen, Anat (of person, horse) pied m ; (of rabbit, cat, dog, cow) patte f ; (of stocking, sock, chair) pied m ; on foot à pied ; to be soft under foot être doux sous le pied ; he hasn't set foot in this house/in England for 10 years il n'a pas mis les pieds dans cette maison/en Angleterre depuis 10 ans ; from head to foot de la tête aux pieds ; to rise to one's feet se mettre debout, se lever ; to help sb to their feet aider qn à se lever ; her speech brought the audience to its feet toute l'audience s'est levée pour applaudir son discours ; to be on one's feet lit être debout ; to be on one's feet again fig être rétabli ; to get sb back on their feet ( after illness) rétablir or remettre qn d'aplomb ; to get sb/sth back on their/its feet ( after setback) remettre qn/qch sur pied ; to be quick on one's feet être rapide ; bound ou tied hand and foot pieds et poings liés ; to put one's foot down ( accelerate) appuyer sur le champignon ○ ; ( act firmly) mettre le holà ; to sweep sb off their feet lit faire perdre l'équilibre à qn ; fig faire perdre la tête à qn ; to sit at sb's feet lit s'asseoir aux pieds de qn ; fig être aux pieds de qn ; my foot ○ ! mon œil ○ ! ;2 ( measurement) pied m (anglais) (= 0,3048 m) ;3 ( bottom) ( of mountain) pied m (of de) ; at the foot of au pied de [bed] ; à la fin de [list, letter] ; en bas de [page, stairs] ; en bout de [table] ;4 Sewing pied m ;5 Mil infanterie f ;not to put a foot wrong ne pas commettre la moindre erreur ; to be/get under sb's feet être/se mettre dans les jambes de qn ; to be rushed off one's feet être débordé ; to catch sb on the wrong foot prendre qn au dépourvu ; to cut the ground from under sb's feet couper l'herbe sous les pieds de qn ; to dance/walk sb off their feet faire danser/marcher qn jusqu'à l'épuisement ; to fall ou land on one's feet retomber sur ses pieds ; to keep both ou one's feet on the ground avoir les pieds sur terre ; to have two left feet être maladroit ; to leave somewhere feet first sortir de quelque part les pieds devant ; to put one's foot down ○ ( accelerate) appuyer sur le champignon ○ ; ( be firm) mettre le holà ; to put one's best foot forward ( do one's best) faire de son mieux ; ( hurry) se dépêcher ; to put one's foot in it ○ faire une gaffe ; to put one's feet up se reposer, décompresser ○ ; to stand on one's own (two) feet se débrouiller tout seul ; to start off ou get off on the wrong/right foot mal/bien commencer (with sb avec qn) ; to wait on sb hand and foot faire tout pour qn. -
85 deck
deck [dek]1 noun∎ upper/lower deck pont m supérieur/inférieur;∎ on deck sur le pont;∎ to go (up) on deck monter sur le pont;∎ below deck or decks sous le pont;∎ figurative to clear the decks mettre de l'ordre avant de passer à l'action;∎ familiar to hit the deck (fall) se foutre la gueule par terre; (to avoid injury) tomber à plat ventre; (get out of bed) se lever;∎ also figurative all hands on deck! tous sur le pont!;∎ it's all hands on deck at the moment as the project enters its final phase tout le monde doit mettre la main à la pâte maintenant que le projet est entré dans sa phase finale(b) (of plane, bus) étage m;∎ top or upper deck (of bus) impériale f(c) (of cards) jeu m;∎ to shuffle the deck battre les cartes;∎ there are only 51 cards in this deck il n'y a que 51 cartes dans ce jeu;∎ familiar figurative he's not playing with a full deck (is not very bright) c'est pas une lumière, il n'a pas inventé l'eau chaude(d) (in hi-fi system) platine fNautical (officer, cabin, crane) de pont►► deck cargo, deck load pontée f;deck tennis = sorte de tennis joué sur le pont d'un navireparer, orner;∎ to deck oneself out in one's best clothes se mettre sur son trente et un -
86 ear
ear [ɪər]1. nouna. oreille f• I'm all ears! (inf) je suis tout ouïe !• your ears must have been burning! (inf) vous avez dû entendre vos oreilles siffler !• you'll be out on your ear if you're not careful (inf) tu vas te faire virer (inf) si tu ne fais pas attentionb. [of grain, plant] épi m2. compounds* * *[ɪə(r)] 1.1) oreille finner/middle ear — oreille f interne/moyenne
2) Botany (of wheat, corn) épi m2.••to be all ears — (colloq) être tout ouïe
to be out on one's ear — (colloq) ( from job) avoir été mis à la porte (colloq); ( from home) être à la rue
to get a thick ear — (colloq) recevoir une baffe (colloq)
to have ou keep one's ear to the ground — garder l'œil ouvert
to play it by ear — fig improviser
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87 creep
I [kri:p] past tense, past participle - crept; verb1) (to move slowly, quietly or secretly: He crept into the bedroom.)2) (to move on hands or knees or with the body close to the ground: The cat crept towards the bird.)3) ((of plants) to grow along the ground, up a wall etc.)II [kri:p]((slang) a disgusting person: Leave her alone, you creep.)- creeper- creepy - creepily - creepiness - creepy-crawly - creep up on - make someone's flesh creep -
88 paw
[po:] 1. noun(the foot of an animal with claws or nails: The dog had a thorn in its paw.) patte2. verb1) ((of an animal) to touch, hit etc (usually several times) with a paw or paws: The cat was pawing (at) the dead mouse.) donner des coups de patte à2) ((of an animal) to hit (the ground, usually several times) with a hoof, usually a front hoof: The horse pawed (at) the ground.) piaffer -
89 plant
1. noun1) (anything growing from the ground, having a stem, a root and leaves: flowering/tropical plants.) plante2) (industrial machinery: engineering plant.) installation, équipement3) (a factory.) usine2. verb1) (to put (something) into the ground so that it will grow: We have planted vegetables in the garden.) planter2) (to make (a garden etc); to cause (a garden etc) to have (plants etc) growing in it: The garden was planted with shrubs; We're going to plant an orchard.) planter (de/en)3) (to place heavily or firmly: He planted himself between her and the door.) (se) planter4) (to put in someone's possession, especially as false evidence: He claimed that the police had planted the weapon on his brother.) cacher (pour faire incriminer)•- planter -
90 underground
1. adjective(below the surface of the ground: underground railways; underground streams.) souterrain2. adverb1) ((to a position) under the surface of the ground: Rabbits live underground.) sous (la) terre2) (into hiding: He will go underground if the police start looking for him.) dans la clandestinité3. noun((American subway) an underground railway: She hates travelling by/on the underground.) métro -
91 burn
A n2 Aerosp combustion f ;1 ( damage by heat or fire) brûler [papers, rubbish] ; incendier, faire brûler [building, city] ; [sun] brûler [person, skin] ; [acid] ronger, brûler [surface, substance] ; [alcohol, food] brûler [mouth] ; to be burned to the ground ou to ashes être détruit par le feu ; to be burned alive être brûlé vif ; to be burned to death mourir carbonisé ; to burn one's finger/arm se brûler le doigt/le bras ; to burn a hole in sth faire un trou dans qch ;2 ( use) to burn coal/gas [boiler] chauffer or marcher au charbon/au gaz ; the system burns too much oil le système consomme trop de mazout ;4 ○ US ( electrocute) électrocuter ;5 ○ US ( swindle) escroquer ;6 Comput graver [CD].1 ( be consumed by fire) brûler ; to burn to a cinder être carbonisé ; the house burned to the ground la maison a complètement brûlé or a été réduite en cendres ;2 ( be turned on) [light] être allumé ;3 ( be painful) [blister, wound] cuire ; ( from sun) [skin, part of body] brûler ; he has the kind of skin that burns easily il attrape facilement des coups de soleil ; my throat is burning! la gorge me brûle! ; his cheeks were burning (with embarrassment) il était rouge de honte ;5 fig ( be eager) to be burning to do [person] brûler d'envie de faire ; to be burning with desire/with impatience brûler de désir/d'impatience ;6 Aerosp brûler.to burn one's boats brûler ses vaisseaux.■ burn away [candle, log] se consumer.■ burn down:1 [house] brûler complètement, être réduit en cendres ;2 [candle, fire] baisser ;▶ burn down [sth], burn [sth] down incendier, réduire [qch] en cendres [house etc].■ burn off:▶ burn off [alcohol] s'évaporer ;▶ burn off [sth], burn [sth] off décaper [qch] au chalumeau [paint, varnish] ; Med cautériser [wart] ; Ind faire brûler [unwanted gas] ; fig dépenser [energy].■ burn out:▶ burn out [candle, fire] s'éteindre ; [light bulb] griller ; [fuse] sauter ; fig [person] ( through overwork) s'user ; at the rate he's working, he'll burnhimself out il va s'user à force de travailler à ce rythme ;▶ burn out [sth], burn [sth] out ( destroy by fire) incendier [building, vehicle] ; Aut, Mech faire griller [clutch, engine, motor] ;▶ burn out [sb], burn [sb] out gen, Mil forcer [qn] à sortir par l'incendie [besieged citizens, troops].■ burn up:▶ burn up1 [fire, flames] flamber ;2 Aerosp [satellite, meteorite] se volatiliser ;3 ○ US ( get angry) se mettre en rogne ;4 ( get feverish) [child] brûler ;▶ burn up [sth], burn [sth] up brûler [calories, fuel, waste] ; [sun] griller [lawn, vegetation] ; she burns up all her energy worrying elle dépense toute son énergie à se faire du souci ; to be burned up with hatred/with envy fig être dévoré par la haine/l'envie ; -
92 crash
A n1 ( noise) fracas m ; the crash of thunder le fracas du tonnerre ; a crash of breaking glass un fracas de verre brisé ; to hit the ground with a crash se fracasser sur le sol ;2 Aut, Aviat, Rail ( accident) accident m ; car crash accident de voiture ; train/air crash catastrophe f ferroviaire/aérienne ; to have a crash avoir un accident ;4 Comput plantage ○ m.B vtr1 ( involve in accident) he crashed the car il a eu un accident de voiture ; to crash a car into a bus rentrer dans ou percuter un bus ; he's crashed the car twice already il a déjà eu deux accidents avec la voiture ;2 ○ ( gatecrash) to crash a party s'introduire dans une fête sans y être invité.C vi1 ( have accident) [car, plane] s'écraser ; ( collide) [vehicles, planes] se rentrer dedans, se percuter ; to crash into sth rentrer dans or percuter qch ; I thought we were going to crash Aut je croyais qu'on allait avoir un accident ; Aviat je croyais que l'avion allait s'écraser ;3 ( move loudly) I could hear him crashing around downstairs je l'ai entendu faire du boucan ○ en bas ; the shells crashed all around me les obus éclataient tout autour de moi ; to crash through the undergrowth s'enfoncer bruyamment dans la broussaille ;5 ○ Comput [computer, system] planter ○ ;6 ○ ( go to sleep) = crash out. -
93 stamp
A n1 Post timbre m ; a 46-cent stamp un timbre à 46 centimes ; first/second-class stamp timbre tarif rapide/lent ; postage stamp timbre-poste m ; ‘no stamp needed’ ‘ne pas affranchir’ ;3 ( marking device) ( made of rubber) tampon m ; ( made of metal) cachet m ; ( for marking metals) étampe f ; ( for marking gold) poinçon m ; date stamp timbre m dateur ; to give sth one's stamp of approval fig donner son accord à qch ;4 fig ( hallmark) marque f ; to bear the stamp of avoir la marque de [person, artist] ; to set one's stamp on imposer sa marque sur [play, company, era] ;6 ( sound of feet) piétinement m ; the stamp of the horse's hooves le bruit des sabots des chevaux ; with a stamp of her foot en tapant du pied ;C vtr1 ( mark) apposer [qch] au tampon [date, name, number] (on sur) ; tamponner [card, ticket, library book] ; marquer [goods, boxes] ; viser [document, ledger, passport] ; to be stamped with the official seal être visé avec le sceau officiel ; to be stamped ‘confidential’ porter la mention ‘confidentiel’ ; to stamp a book with the date marquer la date dans un livre ; to stamp one's authority/personality on imprimer son autorité/sa personnalité sur [project, enterprise, match] ;2 ( with foot) to stamp one's foot ( in anger) frapper ou taper du pied ; to stamp one's feet ( rhythmically) taper des pieds ; ( for warmth) battre la semelle ; to stamp sth flat tasser qch ; to stamp sth into the ground enfoncer qch dans le sol du pied ;3 Post affranchir [envelope].D vi1 ( thump foot) [person] taper du pied ; [horse] piaffer ; to stamp on écraser (du pied) [toy, foot] ; écraser [brakes] ; to stamp the mud off one's boots ôter la boue de ses bottes en tapant des pieds ;2 ( walk heavily) marcher en tapant des pieds ; to stamp into/out of sth entrer dans/sortir de qch en tapant des pieds ;■ stamp out:▶ stamp out [sth], stamp [sth] out1 ( put out) éteindre [qch] en piétinant [fire, flames] ;2 ( crush) éradiquer [cholera, disease] ; réprimer [terrorism, fraud] ; écraser [uprising] ; supprimer [crime] ;3 ( cut out) découper [qch] à la presse [component]. -
94 steam
A n1 ( vapour) vapeur f ; (in room, on window) buée f ; vegetables cooked in steam légumes cuits à la vapeur ; machines/trains powered by steam machines/trains à vapeur ; steam rose from the ground la vapeur montait du sol ; my breath turned to steam in the cold je faisais de la buée en respirant dans le froid ;2 Mech ( from pressure) pression f ; to get up ou raise steam mettre la chaudière sous pression ; the locomotive is under steam la locomotive est sous pression ; full steam ahead! Naut, fig en avant toute!C vtr Culin faire cuire [qch] à la vapeur [vegetables] ; steamed carrots carottes à la vapeur ; steamed pudding GB pudding cuit à la vapeur.D vi1 ( give off vapour) [kettle, pan, soup] fumer ; [water] bouillir ; [engine, machine] fumer ; [horse, ground, volcano] fumer ;2 Rail the trains used to steam across ou through the countryside autrefois les trains traversaient la campagne en crachant des nuages de fumée ;3 ○ ( move fast) se précipiter.to get up ou pick up steam [machine, vehicle] prendre de la vitesse ; [campaign] prendre de l'importance ; to run out of steam [athlete, orator, economy] s'essouffler ; [worker] peiner ; to let ou blow off steam ( use excess energy) se défouler ○ ; ( lose one's temper) se mettre en colère ; to get somewhere under one's own steam se rendre or aller quelque part par ses propres moyens.■ steam ahead fig to steam ahead in the polls progresser dans les sondages ; she's steaming ahead with her thesis sa thèse avance bien.■ steam off:▶ steam off [train] s'éloigner dans un nuage de vapeur ; [person] ( in anger) partir furieux/-ieuse ;▶ steam [sth] off, steam off [sth] décoller [qch] à la vapeur [stamp, wallpaper].■ steam open:▶ steam [sth] open, steam open [sth] décacheter [qch] à la vapeur [envelope, letter].■ steam up:▶ steam up [window, glasses] s'embuer ;▶ steam [sth] up embuer [window] ; to get steamed up fig [person] se mettre dans tous ses états (over à propos de). -
95 stamp
stamp [stæmp]1. nouna. timbre mb. ( = implement) (for metal) poinçon m ; ( = rubber stamp) tampon m ; ( = date stamp) timbre dateur mb. ( = stick a stamp on) affranchirb. (angrily) to stamp in/out entrer/sortir en tapant du pied4. compounds[album, collection] de timbres• I enclose a stamped addressed envelope (for your reply) veuillez trouver ci-joint une enveloppe affranchie pour la réponse[+ fire] éteindre avec les pieds ; [+ rebellion] écraser ; [+ custom, tendency, rhythm] marquer en frappant du pied* * *[stæmp] 1.1) Postal services timbre m‘no stamp needed’ — ‘ne pas affranchir’
2) ( token) ( for free gift) timbre m; ( towards bill) bon m3) ( marking device) ( rubber) tampon m; ( metal) cachet m; ( for metals) étampe f; ( for gold) poinçon mdate stamp — timbre m dateur
to give something one's stamp of approval — fig donner son accord à quelque chose
5) ( calibre) trempe f6) ( of feet) piétinement m2.transitive verb1) ( mark) apposer [quelque chose] au tampon [date, name] (on sur); tamponner [ticket, book]; marquer [goods, boxes]; viser [document, ledger, passport]2) ( with foot)to stamp one's foot — ( in anger) taper du pied
to stamp one's feet — ( rhythmically) taper des pieds; ( for warmth) battre la semelle
3) Postal services affranchir [envelope]3.1) ( thump foot) [person] taper du pied; [horse] piafferto stamp on — écraser (du pied) [toy, foot]
2) ( walk heavily)to stamp into/out of something — entrer dans/sortir de quelque chose en tapant des pieds
3) ( crush)to stamp on — lit piétiner [soil, ground]; fig écarter [idea, suggestion]
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96 thin
thin [θɪn]1. adjectivea. [person, face, legs, arms] maigre ; [lips, layer, slice, strip, sheet] mince ; [line] fin ; [cloth, garment] léger ; [mattress, wall] peu épais (- aisse f)• to get thin(ner) [person] maigrirb. ( = runny) [liquid, oil] fluide ; [soup, sauce] clairc. ( = not dense) [cloud] léger ; [air, atmosphere] raréfiéd. [crowd] épars ; [hair, beard] clairsemé• to become thinner [crowd, plants, trees, hair] s'éclaircire. ( = feeble) [evidence, plot] peu convaincant ; [majority] faible2. adverb[spread] en couche fine ; [cut] en tranches fines[+ paint, sauce] délayer ; [+ trees] éclaircir[fog, crowd] se disperser ; [numbers] se réduire5. compounds► thin out[crowd, fog] se disperser[+ seedlings, trees] éclaircir* * *[θɪn] 1.1) ( in width) [nose, lips, stick, wall] mince; [line, stripe, string, wire] fin; [strip] étroit2) ( in depth) [slice, layer] fin, mince3) ( in consistency) [mud, mixture] liquide; [soup, liquid, sauce] clair; [oil] fluide4) ( lean) maigre5) ( fine) [card, paper] fin; [fabric, mist] léger/-ère6) ( in tone) ( high-pitched) aigre; ( weak) fluet/fluette7) [population, crowd, hair] clairsemé8) fig [excuse] peu convaincant; [evidence] insuffisant; [plot] squelettiqueto wear thin — [joke, excuse] être usé
9) [air] raréfié2.(colloq) adverb [slice] en tranches fpl fines; [spread] en couche mince3.transitive verb (p prés etc - nn-)1) (also thin down) diluer [paint]; allonger [sauce, soup]4.intransitive verb (p prés etc - nn-) (also thin out) [fog, mist] se dissiper; [crowd] se disperser; [hair] se raréfier5.thinning present participle adjective [hair, crowd] clairseméPhrasal Verbs:- thin out•• -
97 parachute
['pærəʃu:t] 1. noun(an umbrella-shaped piece of light, strong cloth etc beneath which a person etc is tied with ropes so that he etc can come slowly down to the ground from a great height: They made the descent from the plane by parachute; ( also adjective) a parachute-jump.) (en) parachute2. verb(to come down to the ground using a parachute: The troops parachuted into France.) descendre en parachute -
98 pump
1. noun1) (a machine for making water etc rise from under the ground: Every village used to have a pump from which everyone drew their water.) pompe2) (a machine or device for forcing liquid or gas into, or out of, something: a bicycle pump (for forcing air into the tyres).) pompe2. verb1) (to raise or force with a pump: Oil is being pumped out of the ground.) pomper2) (to get information from by asking questions: He tried to pump me about the exam.) tirer les vers du nez•- pump up -
99 thud
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100 fling
fling [flɪŋ](verb: preterite, past participle flung)1. nouna. ( = affair) aventure fb. ( = period of enjoyment) to have a last fling faire une dernière folie• to fling o.s. off a bridge se jeter d'un pont• to fling o.s. into a hobby se lancer à corps perdu dans une activité* * *[flɪŋ] 1.1) (colloq) ( spree) bon temps m2) (colloq) ( affair) ( with person) aventure f; ( intellectual) flirt (colloq) m2.transitive verb (prét, pp flung) ( throw) lancer [ball, grenade] ( onto sur; into dans); lancer [insult] (at à)3.to fling somebody to the ground — [person] jeter quelqu'un à terre; [blast] projeter quelqu'un à terre
to fling oneself — se jeter ( across en travers de; over par dessus)
to fling oneself off something — sauter de [bridge, cliff]
Phrasal Verbs:- fling on
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