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1 Países Bajos, los
= Netherlands, the, Low Countries, theEx. Here, too, came succeeding armies of immigrants -- from Scandinavia, Poland, Germany, Italy, Russia, the Netherlands -- drawn by the promise of a better life.Ex. Vervliet's involvement with books began with his appointment in 1949 as keeper at the Plantin Moretus Museum in Antwerp, where he acquired a wide knowledge of the history of printing in the Low Countries. -
2 cibercortesía
• Netherlands• netiquette• netted out -
3 ciberurbanidad
• Netherlands• netiquette• netted out -
4 Países Bajos
m.Netherlands, Nederland, Low Countries, Benelux.* * *noun m. plural* * *SMPLlos Países Bajos — (=Holanda) the Netherlands; ( Hist) the Low countries
* * ** * ** * *los Países Bajos= Netherlands, the, Low Countries, theEx: Here, too, came succeeding armies of immigrants -- from Scandinavia, Poland, Germany, Italy, Russia, the Netherlands -- drawn by the promise of a better life.
Ex: Vervliet's involvement with books began with his appointment in 1949 as keeper at the Plantin Moretus Museum in Antwerp, where he acquired a wide knowledge of the history of printing in the Low Countries.* * *los Países Bajos (país) the Netherlands; -
5 país
m.country, nation, region.* * *1 country\del país local* * *noun m.1) country2) region* * *SM1) (=nación) countrylos países miembros o participantes — the member countries
país en desarrollo, país en vías de desarrollo — developing nation
país satélite — satellite country o state
2) (=tierra) land, region3) (Arte) (=paisaje) landscape* * *a) ( unidad política) countryb) ( ciudadanos) nationc) ( en ficción) landen un país lejano — in a distant o faraway land
* * *= country, mainland, economy [economies, -pl.].Ex. It is less obviously effective to aim to generate a centralised cataloguing service which will cover all the materials acquired by libraries in a given country.Ex. Thus this code was important in catalogues on the mainland of Europe.Ex. Post-industrial economies are information-intensive.----* afectar a todo el país = sweep + the country.* Alicia en el País de las Maravillas = Alice in Wonderland.* a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].* código del país = country code.* compuesto de varios países = multi-country [multicountry].* corazón de un país = heartland.* de todo el país = across the land, all around the country, all over the country, from all over the country.* de un extremo a otro del país = cross-country.* de un país desarrollado = first world.* división de país = country division.* emigrantes que huyen de su país en barca o patera = boat people.* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey = in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey = be a case of the blind leading the blind.* en nuestro país = at home.* en todo el país = all around the country, all over the country, from all over the country, across the country.* entre países = transfrontier, transborder, transnational, cross-country, cross-national [cross national], cross-border.* entre varios países = multi-country [multicountry].* Liga de los Países †rabes = League of Arab States.* nacido en el país = native-born.* natural del país = native-born.* OPEC, la [Organización de Países Exportadores de Petróleo] = OPEC [Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries].* país anfitrión = host country.* país capitalista = capitalist country.* país con armas nucleares = nuclear state.* país cuya lengua oficial no es el inglés = non-English-speaking country.* país de adopción = adopted country.* país de Europa del Este = Eastern European country.* País de Gales = Wales.* país de las maravillas = wonderland.* país del Golfo Persa = Arab Gulf country, Gulf country, Arabian Gulf state, Persian Gulf country.* país del tercer mundo = third world country.* país de origen = country of origin, national origin, home country.* país de procedencia = country of origin.* país desarrollado = developed country, developed nation, advanced economy, first-world nation.* país en vías de desarrollo = developing country, transitional nation, transitional economy, developing nation, emerging economy, developing economy, country with developing economy.* países ACP = ACP countries.* países árabes = Arab countries.* Países Bajos, los = Netherlands, the, Low Countries, the.* países balcánicos, los = Balkans, the.* países bálticos, los = Baltic countries, the, Baltics, the, Baltic States, the.* países de la Comunidad Europea = European Communities.* países de la costa del Pacífico = Pacific Rim, the.* países en vías de desarrollo, los = developing world, the.* países industrializados = industrially developed countries.* países miembro de la Comunidad = Community partner.* países nórdicos, los = Nordic countries, the.* país exportador = exporting country.* país extranjero = foreign country, overseas country.* país extraño = foreign country.* país firmante = signatory country.* país industrializado = industrialised country, industrialised nation, industrial nation.* país miembro = member country.* país miembro de la Comunidad = Community member state.* país multicultural = rainbow nation.* país natal = back home.* país productor de información científica = science producer.* país socialista = socialist country.* país subdesarrollado = undeveloped country, underdeveloped nation, banana republic, mickey mouse country.* país subtropical = subtropical country.* país tercermundista = third world country, banana republic, mickey mouse country.* país tropical = tropical country.* reducción de la cuota de los países endeudados = debt relief.* transferencia de información entre países = transborder data flow (TBDF).* vender en el extranjero a precios inferiores que en el país de origen = dump.* visita con conferencia a varios lugares de un país = lecture tour.* * *a) ( unidad política) countryb) ( ciudadanos) nationc) ( en ficción) landen un país lejano — in a distant o faraway land
* * *= country, mainland, economy [economies, -pl.].Ex: It is less obviously effective to aim to generate a centralised cataloguing service which will cover all the materials acquired by libraries in a given country.
Ex: Thus this code was important in catalogues on the mainland of Europe.Ex: Post-industrial economies are information-intensive.* afectar a todo el país = sweep + the country.* Alicia en el País de las Maravillas = Alice in Wonderland.* a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].* código del país = country code.* compuesto de varios países = multi-country [multicountry].* corazón de un país = heartland.* de todo el país = across the land, all around the country, all over the country, from all over the country.* de un extremo a otro del país = cross-country.* de un país desarrollado = first world.* división de país = country division.* emigrantes que huyen de su país en barca o patera = boat people.* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey = in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey = be a case of the blind leading the blind.* en nuestro país = at home.* en todo el país = all around the country, all over the country, from all over the country, across the country.* entre países = transfrontier, transborder, transnational, cross-country, cross-national [cross national], cross-border.* entre varios países = multi-country [multicountry].* Liga de los Países rabes = League of Arab States.* nacido en el país = native-born.* natural del país = native-born.* OPEC, la [Organización de Países Exportadores de Petróleo] = OPEC [Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries].* país anfitrión = host country.* país capitalista = capitalist country.* país con armas nucleares = nuclear state.* país cuya lengua oficial no es el inglés = non-English-speaking country.* país de adopción = adopted country.* país de Europa del Este = Eastern European country.* País de Gales = Wales.* país de las maravillas = wonderland.* país del Golfo Persa = Arab Gulf country, Gulf country, Arabian Gulf state, Persian Gulf country.* país del tercer mundo = third world country.* país de origen = country of origin, national origin, home country.* país de procedencia = country of origin.* país desarrollado = developed country, developed nation, advanced economy, first-world nation.* país en vías de desarrollo = developing country, transitional nation, transitional economy, developing nation, emerging economy, developing economy, country with developing economy.* países ACP = ACP countries.* países árabes = Arab countries.* Países Bajos, los = Netherlands, the, Low Countries, the.* países balcánicos, los = Balkans, the.* países bálticos, los = Baltic countries, the, Baltics, the, Baltic States, the.* países de la Comunidad Europea = European Communities.* países de la costa del Pacífico = Pacific Rim, the.* países en vías de desarrollo, los = developing world, the.* países industrializados = industrially developed countries.* países miembro de la Comunidad = Community partner.* países nórdicos, los = Nordic countries, the.* país exportador = exporting country.* país extranjero = foreign country, overseas country.* país extraño = foreign country.* país firmante = signatory country.* país industrializado = industrialised country, industrialised nation, industrial nation.* país miembro = member country.* país miembro de la Comunidad = Community member state.* país multicultural = rainbow nation.* país natal = back home.* país productor de información científica = science producer.* país socialista = socialist country.* país subdesarrollado = undeveloped country, underdeveloped nation, banana republic, mickey mouse country.* país subtropical = subtropical country.* país tercermundista = third world country, banana republic, mickey mouse country.* país tropical = tropical country.* reducción de la cuota de los países endeudados = debt relief.* transferencia de información entre países = transborder data flow (TBDF).* vender en el extranjero a precios inferiores que en el país de origen = dump.* visita con conferencia a varios lugares de un país = lecture tour.* * *El País (↑ país a1)A1 (unidad política) countrylos países miembros the member countries2 (ciudadanos) nationse dirigió al país he addressed the nationel apoyo de todo el país the support of the whole nation o country3 (en ficción) landel país de los sueños the land of Nodel país de las maravillas wonderlanden un país lejano in a distant o faraway landCompuestos:trading nation(de una persona) home country, native land; (de un producto) country of origin(UE) candidate countries(UE) Central and Eastern European Countriessatellite, satellite nationB (de un abanico) covering* * *
país sustantivo masculino
( de producto) country of origin;
el Ppaís de Gales Wales;
el Ppaís Vasco the Basque Country
país sustantivo masculino country, land: recorrió países lejanos, he travelled around distant lands
los países tropicales, the tropical countries
País Valenciano, Valencia
País Vasco, Basque Country
Países Bajos, Netherlands pl
' país' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adelantada
- adelantado
- añorar
- atrasada
- atrasado
- atraso
- ciudad
- Congo
- contarse
- damnificada
- damnificado
- desarraigar
- desarrollada
- desarrollado
- descomposición
- desmembrar
- dominar
- dominación
- economía
- económica
- económico
- ETA
- exilio
- fantasma
- feudo
- Gales
- hambre
- militarista
- moneda
- natal
- percance
- productor
- productora
- promover
- punta
- puntera
- puntero
- refugio
- regir
- representar
- sacudir
- salir
- satélite
- suelo
- tierra
- tiniebla
- Túnez
- vasca
- vasco
- abatir
English:
acclaim
- acknowledge
- acute
- administer
- administration
- affair
- alien
- America
- authority
- backward
- Basque Country
- betray
- brain
- chapter
- characteristic
- conception
- country
- cripple
- defect
- develop
- developing
- distant
- district
- drain
- earthquake
- election
- embargo
- envisage
- envision
- equality
- expatriate
- flag
- foreign
- free
- governor
- home
- homegrown
- institute
- land
- mainland
- map
- mess
- miss
- nationwide
- norm
- open up
- overcrowded
- overrun
- point
- Postmaster General
* * *1. [nación] country;el país votó “no” en el referéndum the country o nation voted “no” in the referendum;en el país de los ciegos, el tuerto es rey in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is kinglos países no alineados the nonaligned countries;los Países Bajos the Netherlands;los países bálticos the Baltic States;países desarrollados developed countries;el País de Gales Wales;país natal native country, homeland;país neutral neutral country;país de origen country of origin;país de reciente industrialización newly industrialized country;país satélite satellite state;países subdesarrollados underdeveloped countries;el País Valenciano the autonomous region of Valencia;el País Vasco the Basque Country;países en vías de desarrollo developing countries2. [tierra] land;en un país muy lejano… in a distant o far-off land…;en el país de las maravillas in wonderland;el país de nunca-jamás never-never land* * *m country;país en vías de desarrollo developing country;país productor producer country;país comunitario EU country;los Países Bajos the Netherlands* * *país nm1) nación: country, nation2) región: region, territory* * * -
6 Benelux
m.1 Benelux, economic union of Western Europe that comprises the countries Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg.2 Benelux.* * *= Benelux.Nota: Acrónimo utilizado para referirse conjuntamente a Bélgica, los Países Bajos y Luxemburgo.Ex. This paper discusses the CD-ROM market in the Benelux covering 77,000 companies in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.* * *= Benelux.Nota: Acrónimo utilizado para referirse conjuntamente a Bélgica, los Países Bajos y Luxemburgo.Ex: This paper discusses the CD-ROM market in the Benelux covering 77,000 companies in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
* * *Benelux* * *Benelux nmel Benelux Benelux -
7 Alemania Occidental
f.West Germany, F.R. Germany.* * *West Germany* * *Ex. Videotext services are being made available in other countries, including Canada, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland and West Germany.* * *Ex: Videotext services are being made available in other countries, including Canada, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland and West Germany.
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8 Canadá
m.Canada.* * *1 Canada* * *noun m.* * *SM* * *masculino: tb* * *= Canada, north of the border.Ex. Videotext services are being made available in other countries, including Canada, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland and West Germany.Ex. This threatens to reverse the recent brain drain that has seen scientists flee the US for greener pastures north of the border.----* arce de Canadá = sugar maple.* la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá = Library and Archives Canada.* * *masculino: tb* * *= Canada, north of the border.Ex: Videotext services are being made available in other countries, including Canada, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland and West Germany.
Ex: This threatens to reverse the recent brain drain that has seen scientists flee the US for greener pastures north of the border.* arce de Canadá = sugar maple.* la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá = Library and Archives Canada.* * *m:tb el Canadá Canada* * *
Multiple Entries:
Canadá
cañada
Canadá sustantivo masculino: tb
cañada sustantivo femeninoa) (Geog) gully;
( más profunda) ravine
Canadá sustantivo masculino Canada
' cañada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
Canadá
- esquimal
English:
Canada
- dime
- glen
- ladybird
- away
- before
- penny
* * *Canadá n(el) Canadá Canada* * *m Canada* * *cañada nf: ravine, gully -
9 Escandinavia
f.Scandinavia.* * *1 Scandinavia* * *SF Scandinavia* * *femenino Scandinavia* * *= Scandinavia.Ex. Here, too, came succeeding armies of immigrants -- from Scandinavia, Poland, Germany, Italy, Russia, the Netherlands -- drawn by the promise of a better life.* * *femenino Scandinavia* * *= Scandinavia.Ex: Here, too, came succeeding armies of immigrants -- from Scandinavia, Poland, Germany, Italy, Russia, the Netherlands -- drawn by the promise of a better life.
* * *Scandinavia* * *
Escandinavia sustantivo femenino
Scandinavia
' Escandinavia' also found in these entries:
English:
Scandanavia
- Scandinavia
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10 Finlandia
f.Finland.* * *1 Finland* * *noun f.* * *SF Finland* * *femenino Finland* * *= Finland.Ex. Videotext services are being made available in other countries, including Canada, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland and West Germany.* * *femenino Finland* * *= Finland.Ex: Videotext services are being made available in other countries, including Canada, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland and West Germany.
* * *Finland* * *
Finlandia sustantivo femenino
Finland
Finlandia sustantivo femenino Finland
' Finlandia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
insolación
English:
Finland
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11 Flandes
f.Flanders.* * *1 Flanders* * *SM Flanders* * *masculino Flanders* * *= Flanders.Ex. This article describes the structure of library and information science education in the Netherlands and Flanders including postgraduate, undergraduate and part-time courses.* * *masculino Flanders* * *= Flanders.Ex: This article describes the structure of library and information science education in the Netherlands and Flanders including postgraduate, undergraduate and part-time courses.
* * *Flanders* * *
Flandes sustantivo masculino
Flanders
' Flandes' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
flamenca
- flamenco
* * *Flandes nFlanders -
12 Luxemburgo
m.Luxembourg.* * *1 Luxembourg* * *SM Luxembourg* * *masculino Luxembourg* * *= Luxembourg.Ex. This paper discusses the CD-ROM market in the Benelux covering 77,000 companies in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.* * *masculino Luxembourg* * *= Luxembourg.Ex: This paper discusses the CD-ROM market in the Benelux covering 77,000 companies in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
* * *Luxembourg* * *
Luxemburgo sustantivo masculino
Luxembourg
Luxemburgo sustantivo masculino Luxembourg
' Luxemburgo' also found in these entries:
English:
Luxembourg
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13 Polonia
f.Poland.* * *1 Poland* * *noun f.* * *SF Poland* * *femenino Poland* * *= Poland.Ex. Here, too, came succeeding armies of immigrants -- from Scandinavia, Poland, Germany, Italy, Russia, the Netherlands -- drawn by the promise of a better life.* * *femenino Poland* * *= Poland.Ex: Here, too, came succeeding armies of immigrants -- from Scandinavia, Poland, Germany, Italy, Russia, the Netherlands -- drawn by the promise of a better life.
* * *Poland* * *
Polonia sustantivo femenino
Poland
Polonia sustantivo femenino Poland
' Polonia' also found in these entries:
English:
Poland
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14 Suiza
f.Switzerland.* * *1 Switzerland* * *noun f.* * *SF Switzerland* * *femenino Switzerland* * *= Switzerland.Ex. Videotext services are being made available in other countries, including Canada, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland and West Germany.* * *femenino Switzerland* * *= Switzerland.Ex: Videotext services are being made available in other countries, including Canada, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland and West Germany.
* * *Switzerland* * *
Multiple Entries:
Suiza
suiza
Suiza sustantivo femenino
Switzerland
suizo,-a
I adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino Swiss
II m Culin bun
me he comido un suizo para desayunar, I had a bun for breakfast
♦ Locuciones: (algo o alguien exacto o puntual) como un reloj suizo, as a Swiss watch
' suiza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
francófona
- francófono
- Suiza
English:
chalet
- intend
- Switzerland
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15 Surinam
1 Surinam* * *= Surinam.Ex. It is of interest, therefore, that in the 1970s and 1980s many immigrants from Surinam settled in The Netherlands.----* de Surinam = Surinamese.* * *= Surinam.Ex: It is of interest, therefore, that in the 1970s and 1980s many immigrants from Surinam settled in The Netherlands.
* de Surinam = Surinamese.* * *Suriname, Surinam* * *Surinam nSurinam -
16 afgano
adj.Afghan, pertaining to Afghanistan or its people or language.m.1 Afghan, Afghani, native of Afghanistan, inhabitant of Afghanistan.2 Afghan, Afghani, Pashto, Afghani language.3 Afghan hound, Afghan.* * *► adjetivo1 Afghan► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) Afghan1 (idioma) Afghan————————1 (idioma) Afghan* * *afgano, -aADJ SM / F Afghan* * *- na adjetivo/masculino, femenino Afghan* * *= Afghan.Ex. This article summarises the results of field work on refugee and exile publishing in Western European countries focusing on Surinamese publishing in the Netherlands and Afghan and Iranian refugee publishing in West Berlin and Switzerland.* * *- na adjetivo/masculino, femenino Afghan* * *= Afghan.Ex: This article summarises the results of field work on refugee and exile publishing in Western European countries focusing on Surinamese publishing in the Netherlands and Afghan and Iranian refugee publishing in West Berlin and Switzerland.
* * *Afghanmasculine, feminine1 (persona) Afghan2 (perro) Afghan (hound)* * *
afgano◊ -na adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino
Afghan
' afgano' also found in these entries:
English:
Afghan
* * *afgano, -a♦ adjAfghan♦ nm,fAfghan♦ nm[perro] Afghan (hound)* * *I adj AfghanII m, afgana Afghan* * *afgano, -na adj & n: Afghan -
17 amigabilidad
f.friendliness, amicableness, amicability, easy disposition for making friends.* * *= user-friendliness, conviviality.Ex. This is the text of a paper presented at a meeting on library image and user-friendliness, held in the Netherlands.Ex. Alcohol in moderation is effective in reducing stress and may increase overall affective expression, happiness, euphoria, conviviality, & carefree feelings.* * *= user-friendliness, conviviality.Ex: This is the text of a paper presented at a meeting on library image and user-friendliness, held in the Netherlands.
Ex: Alcohol in moderation is effective in reducing stress and may increase overall affective expression, happiness, euphoria, conviviality, & carefree feelings. -
18 antipatía
f.intense dislike, antipathy, ill will, antagonism.* * *1 antipathy, dislike, aversion\coger antipatía a alguien to take a dislike to somebodytener antipatía a alguien to dislike somebody* * *noun f.antipathy, dislike* * *(=actitud) unfriendliness ( hacia towards)* * *femenino dislike, antipathytomarle antipatía a algo/alguien — to take a dislike to something/somebody
* * *= antipathy, nastiness, unapproachability, unfriendliness.Ex. Of particular note is his classic monograph 'Prejudices and Antipathies', published by Scarecrow Press, a critique of LC entry and subject heading practices.Ex. He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.Ex. Social distance, the aloofness and unapproachability of persons of different social strata, is both a symbol of class standing.Ex. The article 'User unfriendliness' describes how in the UK and Netherlands outbreaks of violence and attacks on staff in libraries have led librarians to consider methods of tackling the situation.* * *femenino dislike, antipathytomarle antipatía a algo/alguien — to take a dislike to something/somebody
* * *= antipathy, nastiness, unapproachability, unfriendliness.Ex: Of particular note is his classic monograph 'Prejudices and Antipathies', published by Scarecrow Press, a critique of LC entry and subject heading practices.
Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.Ex: Social distance, the aloofness and unapproachability of persons of different social strata, is both a symbol of class standing.Ex: The article 'User unfriendliness' describes how in the UK and Netherlands outbreaks of violence and attacks on staff in libraries have led librarians to consider methods of tackling the situation.* * *dislike, antipathyle ha cogido una gran antipatía al trabajo he's taken a great dislike to his work* * *
antipatía sustantivo femenino
dislike, antipathy;◊ tomarle antipatía a algo/algn to take a dislike to sth/sb
antipatía sustantivo femenino antipathy, dislike: le tengo antipatía a su novia, I don't like his girlfriend
' antipatía' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
horror
- manía
- rabia
English:
alienate
- antipathy
- dislike
- unpleasantness
- intensely
* * *antipatía nfdislike;tener antipatía a alguien to dislike sb* * *f antipathy, dislike* * *antipatía nf: aversion, dislike -
19 atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor
Ex. Here, too, came succeeding armies of immigrants -- from Scandinavia, Poland, Germany, Italy, Russia, the Netherlands -- drawn by the promise of a better life.* * *Ex: Here, too, came succeeding armies of immigrants -- from Scandinavia, Poland, Germany, Italy, Russia, the Netherlands -- drawn by the promise of a better life.
Spanish-English dictionary > atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor
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20 ciudad fortificada
(n.) = walled city, fortified townEx. Dubrovnik, Croatia, is a walled city, preserved as it existed in medieval times.Ex. The Netherlands has some lovely historical fortified towns which are all worth a visit.* * *(n.) = walled city, fortified townEx: Dubrovnik, Croatia, is a walled city, preserved as it existed in medieval times.
Ex: The Netherlands has some lovely historical fortified towns which are all worth a visit.
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