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2 antipersonal
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3 antipersonal
adj.antipersonnel, anti-personnel.* * *► adjetivo1 antipersonnel* * *Ex. Although most work on anti-personnel or dual-use lasers is now conducted in secret, the reports above have not been disputed by official sources.----* bomba antipersonal = anti-personnel bomb.* mina antipersonal = anti-personnel mine.* mina terrestre antipersonal = anti-personnel land mine.* * *Ex: Although most work on anti-personnel or dual-use lasers is now conducted in secret, the reports above have not been disputed by official sources.
* bomba antipersonal = anti-personnel bomb.* mina antipersonal = anti-personnel mine.* mina terrestre antipersonal = anti-personnel land mine.* * *‹mina/bomba› antipersonnel ( before n) -
4 bomba antipersonal
(n.) = anti-personnel bombEx. The tentacles of the war in Asia are now reaching out over India's north frontier, where Japanese airmen have dropped anti-personnel bombs.* * *(n.) = anti-personnel bombEx: The tentacles of the war in Asia are now reaching out over India's north frontier, where Japanese airmen have dropped anti-personnel bombs.
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5 mina antipersonal
f.antipersonnel mine.* * *(n.) = anti-personnel mineEx. They should see to the social reintegration of children who are victims of foreign occupation, anti-personnel mines and sexual abuse.* * *(n.) = anti-personnel mineEx: They should see to the social reintegration of children who are victims of foreign occupation, anti-personnel mines and sexual abuse.
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6 mina terrestre antipersonal
(n.) = anti-personnel land mineEx. This new signal processing technique improves the detectability of buried anti-personnel land mines using a ground penetrating radar.* * *(n.) = anti-personnel land mineEx: This new signal processing technique improves the detectability of buried anti-personnel land mines using a ground penetrating radar.
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7 mina
f.1 mine (geology & military).mina de carbón/oro coal/gold mine2 goldmine (cosa rentable).3 lead.4 bird (British), chick (United States) (informal). (Southern Cone)5 landmine, mine, explosive trap.6 Mina.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: minar.* * *1 mine3 (explosivo) mine4 (de lápiz) lead; (de bolígrafo) refill\ser una mina de información to be a mine of informationcampo de minas minefielddetector de minas mine detectormina de carbón coal minemina de oro gold minemina de plata silver mine* * *noun f.1) mine2) lead* * *ISF1) (Min) minemina a cielo abierto — opencast mine, open cut mine (EEUU)
mina de carbón, mina hullera — coal mine
2) (=galería) gallery; (=pozo) shaft3) (Mil, Náut) mine4) [de lápiz] leadII** SF Cono Sur (=mujer) bird *, chick (EEUU) *** * *1) (yacimiento, excavación) mineser una mina (de oro) — negocio to be a real goldmine; persona to be worth one's weight in gold
2) ( de lápiz) lead3) (Mil, Náut) mine4) (Hist, Mil) ( galería) underground passage5) (CS arg) ( mujer) broad (AmE sl), bird (BrE sl)* * *1) (yacimiento, excavación) mineser una mina (de oro) — negocio to be a real goldmine; persona to be worth one's weight in gold
2) ( de lápiz) lead3) (Mil, Náut) mine4) (Hist, Mil) ( galería) underground passage5) (CS arg) ( mujer) broad (AmE sl), bird (BrE sl)* * *mina11 = lode, mine, treasure trove, coal mine.Ex: Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.
Ex: The cases provide a rich mine of role-playing material.Ex: By meeting authors cold print takes on a human voice; wadges of paper covered with words turn into treasure troves full of interest.Ex: Ponies have been used for riding, transport, work on crofts and in coal mines, domestic service, and in show business.* descubrir una mina de oro = strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.* ingeniería de minas = mining engineering.* ingeniero de minas = mining engineer.* mina de carbón = coal mine.* mina de mar = sea mine.* mina de oro = goldmine [gold mine], gold mine.* mina marina = sea mine.* minas de sal = saltworks.* mina terrestre = land mine.* pozo de mina = mine shaft.* una mina de = a treasure trove of.* una mina de información = a mine of information.* una mina inagotable de = a treasure house of.mina22 = mine.Nota: Armamento.Ex: Many houses have been abandoned and many people who left during the war still haven't returned, partly because the land is full of mines.
* campo de minas = minefield.* mina antipersonal = anti-personnel mine.* mina fuera de ruta = roadside bomb.* mina lapa = limpet mine.* mina magnética = limpet mine.* mina terrestre antipersonal = anti-personnel land mine.mina33 = pencil lead.Ex: The reactions were then carried out in open vessels equipped with rudimentary condensers, and using either pencil lead or iron wire.
* mina de lápiz = pencil lead.* * *A (yacimiento) mine; (excavación) mineuna mina de carbón a coalminees una mina de información he's a mine of informationser una mina (de oro) «negocio» to be a real goldmine;«persona» to be worth one's weight in goldCompuestos:B (de lápiz) leadun campo sembrado de minas a minefieldCompuestos:anti-personnel minelimpet minesubmarine mine* * *
Del verbo minar: ( conjugate minar)
mina es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
mina
minar
mina sustantivo femenino
1 (yacimiento, excavación) mine;
mina a cielo abierto or (Andes) a tajo abierto strip mine (AmE), opencast mine (BrE);
es una mina de información he's a mine of information
2 (Mil, Náut) mine;
3 ( de lápiz) lead
4 (CS arg) ( mujer) broad (AmE sl), bird (BrE sl)
minar ( conjugate minar) verbo transitivo
‹autoridad/moral› to undermine
mina sustantivo femenino
1 (yacimiento) mine
mina de cobre/plomo, copper/lead mine
2 figurado mine: es una mina de información, he's a mine of information
3 (de lápiz) lead, (de portaminas) refill
4 (tipo de bomba) mine
minar verbo transitivo
1 (con explosivos) to mine
2 fig (debilitar, destruir) to undermine: me mina la moral, it undermines my morale
' mina' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
explotar
- ir
- minar
- picador
- pozo
- salina
- agotar
- benjamín
- explotación
- gamín
- pisar
English:
colliery
- flood
- lead
- mine
- pit
- shaft
- sink
- baby
- coal
- gold
- land
- store
* * *mina1 nf1. [de mineral] mine;mina de carbón/oro coal/gold minemina a cielo abierto opencast mine2. Mil mine;[en tierra] mine, land mine mina antipersona o antipersonal antipersonnel mine;mina antitanque antitank mine;mina magnética magnetic mine;mina terrestre land mine;mina submarina undersea mine3. [de lápiz] lead4. [cosa, persona rentable] gold mine;este bar es una mina this bar is a gold mine5. [fuente] mine;la enciclopedia es una mina de información the encyclopaedia is a mine of informationmina2 nfCSur Fam1. [mujer] Br bird, US chick;esta noche salimos a buscar minas we're going out to try and Br pull some birds o US score some chicks tonight* * *f1 MIN, MIL minebird fam* * *mina nf1) : mine2) : lead (for pencils)* * *mina n1. (yacimiento) mine2. (de lápiz) lead -
8 de doble uso
(adj.) = dual-useEx. Although most work on anti-personnel or dual-use lasers is now conducted in secret, the reports above have not been disputed by official sources.* * *(adj.) = dual-useEx: Although most work on anti-personnel or dual-use lasers is now conducted in secret, the reports above have not been disputed by official sources.
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9 detección
f.detection.* * *1 detection* * *SF detection* * *femenino detection* * *= detection, detectability.Ex. As well as insurance coverage, library managers should consider fire prevention measures e.g. automatic detection and extinguishing systems, and staff training to recognise potential hazards.Ex. This new signal processing technique improves the detectability of buried anti-personnel land mines using a ground penetrating radar.----* detección de errores = error identification.* detección de registros duplicados = duplicate record detection.* detección de robos = theft detection.* detección de virus = virus detection.* detección precoz del cáncer = cancer screening, cancer screening.* detección precoz del cáncer de mama = breast screening.* dispositivo de detección de robos = theft detection device.* dispositivo de detección electrónica = electronic detection device.* mecanismo de detección = dragnet.* prueba de detección de consumo de drogas = drug testing.* prueba de detección del cáncer = health facility, cancer screening.* sistema de detección = detection system.* sistema de detección de libros = book detection system.* sistema electrónico de detección de robos = electronic theft detection system.* * *femenino detection* * *= detection, detectability.Ex: As well as insurance coverage, library managers should consider fire prevention measures e.g. automatic detection and extinguishing systems, and staff training to recognise potential hazards.
Ex: This new signal processing technique improves the detectability of buried anti-personnel land mines using a ground penetrating radar.* detección de errores = error identification.* detección de registros duplicados = duplicate record detection.* detección de robos = theft detection.* detección de virus = virus detection.* detección precoz del cáncer = cancer screening, cancer screening.* detección precoz del cáncer de mama = breast screening.* dispositivo de detección de robos = theft detection device.* dispositivo de detección electrónica = electronic detection device.* mecanismo de detección = dragnet.* prueba de detección de consumo de drogas = drug testing.* prueba de detección del cáncer = health facility, cancer screening.* sistema de detección = detection system.* sistema de detección de libros = book detection system.* sistema electrónico de detección de robos = electronic theft detection system.* * *detection* * *
detección sustantivo masculino detection
' detección' also found in these entries:
English:
detection
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10 detectabilidad
Ex. This new signal processing technique improves the detectability of buried anti-personnel land mines using a ground penetrating radar.* * *Ex: This new signal processing technique improves the detectability of buried anti-personnel land mines using a ground penetrating radar.
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11 encargarse de
v.1 to take care of, to be in charge of, to deal with, to address.La esposa atendió a su marido The wife took care of her husband.2 to take upon oneself to, to get about to, to go about to.* * *1 to take charge of, look after, see to, deal with* * ** * *(v.) = take over, undertake, man, run, see toEx. DOBIS/LIBIS can take over much of the housekeeping work necessary for a smoothly functioning library = DOBIS/LIBIS puede encargarse de la mayor parte del trabajo de gestión administrativa para que la biblioteca funcione sin problemas.Ex. Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are sources, in particular journals or reports issued by a specific organisation, for which the abstracting agency has undertaken to give comprehensive coverage.Ex. The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.Ex. The service is run by Radio-Suisse and can be accessed via de PSS.Ex. They should see to the social reintegration of children who are victims of foreign occupation, anti-personnel mines and sexual abuse.* * *(v.) = take over, undertake, man, run, see toEx: DOBIS/LIBIS can take over much of the housekeeping work necessary for a smoothly functioning library = DOBIS/LIBIS puede encargarse de la mayor parte del trabajo de gestión administrativa para que la biblioteca funcione sin problemas.
Ex: Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are sources, in particular journals or reports issued by a specific organisation, for which the abstracting agency has undertaken to give comprehensive coverage.Ex: The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.Ex: The service is run by Radio-Suisse and can be accessed via de PSS.Ex: They should see to the social reintegration of children who are victims of foreign occupation, anti-personnel mines and sexual abuse. -
12 enterrado
adj.1 buried; ingrowing (uña).2 buried, underground.past part.past participle of spanish verb: enterrar.* * *ADJ [tesoro, persona] buried; [uña] ingrowing* * *= buried.Ex. This new signal processing technique improves the detectability of buried anti-personnel land mines using a ground penetrating radar.* * *= buried.Ex: This new signal processing technique improves the detectability of buried anti-personnel land mines using a ground penetrating radar.
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13 mina2
2 = mine.Nota: Armamento.Ex. Many houses have been abandoned and many people who left during the war still haven't returned, partly because the land is full of mines.----* campo de minas = minefield.* mina antipersonal = anti-personnel mine.* mina fuera de ruta = roadside bomb.* mina lapa = limpet mine.* mina magnética = limpet mine.* mina terrestre antipersonal = anti-personnel land mine. -
14 oculto
adj.1 occult, hidden, secret, concealed.2 masked.3 larval.4 occult, supernatural, esoteric.5 latent.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: ocultar.* * *► adjetivo1 (escondido) hidden2 (misterioso) cryptic; (esotérico) occult* * *(f. - oculta)adj.concealed, hidden* * *ADJ1) (=escondido) hidden, concealed2) (=misterioso) [gen] mysterious; [pensamiento] inner, secret; [motivo] ulterior3) [poderes] occultciencia 2)* * *- ta adjetivoa) [ESTAR] ( escondido) hiddenb) [SER] ( misterioso) <razón/designio> mysterious, occult* * *= veiled, disguised, in disguise, undisclosed, unrevealed, buried.Ex. The question of ideological thought (in the sense of a veiled interest-determined trend of thought) is again rearing its head in present times.Ex. One great danger in budgeting is the problem of disguised needs.Ex. The author addresses the question of whether a metadata specialist is really a cataloguer in disguise.Ex. These records reveal facts about individuals and business entities that the parties concerned might prefer undisclosed.Ex. More than half the paintings in the exhibition represented groups of people watching interesting spectacles, some of which were unrevealed.Ex. This new signal processing technique improves the detectability of buried anti-personnel land mines using a ground penetrating radar.----* cámara oculta = hidden camera.* cara oculta, la = dark side, the.* lugar oculto = hidden storage place, secret storage location, secret storage place, secret holding location, secret cell.* mantener oculto = keep + Nombre + under wraps.* no hay nada oculto = what you see is what you get.* oculto = lie + hidden.* palabra oculta = hidden word.* peligro oculto = hidden danger.* placer oculto = guilty pleasure.* subdivisión jerárquica oculta = hidden link.* web oculta, la = hidden Web, the.* yacer oculto = lie + hidden.* * *- ta adjetivoa) [ESTAR] ( escondido) hiddenb) [SER] ( misterioso) <razón/designio> mysterious, occult* * *= veiled, disguised, in disguise, undisclosed, unrevealed, buried.Ex: The question of ideological thought (in the sense of a veiled interest-determined trend of thought) is again rearing its head in present times.
Ex: One great danger in budgeting is the problem of disguised needs.Ex: The author addresses the question of whether a metadata specialist is really a cataloguer in disguise.Ex: These records reveal facts about individuals and business entities that the parties concerned might prefer undisclosed.Ex: More than half the paintings in the exhibition represented groups of people watching interesting spectacles, some of which were unrevealed.Ex: This new signal processing technique improves the detectability of buried anti-personnel land mines using a ground penetrating radar.* cámara oculta = hidden camera.* cara oculta, la = dark side, the.* lugar oculto = hidden storage place, secret storage location, secret storage place, secret holding location, secret cell.* mantener oculto = keep + Nombre + under wraps.* no hay nada oculto = what you see is what you get.* oculto = lie + hidden.* palabra oculta = hidden word.* peligro oculto = hidden danger.* placer oculto = guilty pleasure.* subdivisión jerárquica oculta = hidden link.* web oculta, la = hidden Web, the.* yacer oculto = lie + hidden.* * *oculto -ta1 [ ESTAR] (escondido) hiddenpermanecieron ocultos hasta que pasó el peligro they stayed hidden until the danger had passed2 [ SER] (misterioso) ‹razón/designio› mysterious, secret, occult ciencia* * *
Del verbo ocultar: ( conjugate ocultar)
oculto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
ocultó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
ocultar
oculto
ocultar ( conjugate ocultar) verbo transitivo ( en general) to conceal, hide;
‹ persona› to hide;
ocultole algo A algn to conceal o hide sth from sb
ocultarse verbo pronominal
oculto◊ -ta adjetivo
ocultar verbo transitivo to conceal, hide: no nos ocultes la verdad, don't hide the truth from us
oculto,-a adjetivo concealed, hidden
' oculto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descubrir
- oculta
- disimulado
- esconder
- escondido
- ocultar
English:
bug
- concealed
- hidden
- low
- occult
- secret
- ulterior
- bury
- keep
- unseen
* * *oculto, -a adj1. [escondido] hidden2. [que se desconoce] secret, hidden;su objetivo oculto his secret goal3. [sobrenatural] occult;las ciencias ocultas the occult sciences, the occult;lo oculto the occult* * *adj1 hidden2 ( sobrenatural) occult;las ciencias ocultas the occult* * *oculto, -ta adj1) escondido: hidden, concealed2) : occult* * *oculto adj hidden / concealed -
15 ocupación extranjera
(n.) = foreign occupationEx. They should see to the social reintegration of children who are victims of foreign occupation, anti-personnel mines and sexual abuse.* * *(n.) = foreign occupationEx: They should see to the social reintegration of children who are victims of foreign occupation, anti-personnel mines and sexual abuse.
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16 ocuparse de
v.1 to take care of, to deal with, to look after, to address.Nos ocupamos de la limpieza We take care of the cleaning.2 to go about, to get about, to attend to, to be concerned with.Ocuparse de sus negocios Go about one's business* * *1 (encargarse de) to take care of; (tratar) to deal with* * *to attend, take care of* * *(v.) = be concerned with, deal with, indulge in, preoccupy, turn to, concern, take + a turn at, care (about/for), become + engaged (in/with), engage with, see toEx. Now we are concerned in this work with the organisation of knowledge and information retrieval in a specific context.Ex. Part II deals with entry and heading for all types of materials.Ex. Each library must make policy decisions concerning whether it will indulge in analytical cataloguing.Ex. Abstracting agencies citation recommendations may be preoccupied with the practices desirable for periodical articles.Ex. We shall turn to this distinction very shortly.Ex. The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.Ex. Journeyman printers generally specialized as compositors or pressmen and, although a compositor might on occasion take a turn at the press (especially in a small shop), few pressmen could set type efficiently.Ex. Many authors, especially since the mid nineteenth century, have cared about the details of their punctuation and have bothered to correct it.Ex. There is a strong demand for information about Asia as Australia becomes engaged with countries of the Asia-Pacific region.Ex. In order to overcome isolation and develop a community oriented approach, libraries will need to engage with people.Ex. They should see to the social reintegration of children who are victims of foreign occupation, anti-personnel mines and sexual abuse.* * *(v.) = be concerned with, deal with, indulge in, preoccupy, turn to, concern, take + a turn at, care (about/for), become + engaged (in/with), engage with, see toEx: Now we are concerned in this work with the organisation of knowledge and information retrieval in a specific context.
Ex: Part II deals with entry and heading for all types of materials.Ex: Each library must make policy decisions concerning whether it will indulge in analytical cataloguing.Ex: Abstracting agencies citation recommendations may be preoccupied with the practices desirable for periodical articles.Ex: We shall turn to this distinction very shortly.Ex: The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.Ex: Journeyman printers generally specialized as compositors or pressmen and, although a compositor might on occasion take a turn at the press (especially in a small shop), few pressmen could set type efficiently.Ex: Many authors, especially since the mid nineteenth century, have cared about the details of their punctuation and have bothered to correct it.Ex: There is a strong demand for information about Asia as Australia becomes engaged with countries of the Asia-Pacific region.Ex: In order to overcome isolation and develop a community oriented approach, libraries will need to engage with people.Ex: They should see to the social reintegration of children who are victims of foreign occupation, anti-personnel mines and sexual abuse. -
17 procesamiento de señales
(n.) = signal processingEx. This new signal processing technique improves the detectability of buried anti-personnel land mines using a ground penetrating radar.* * *(n.) = signal processingEx: This new signal processing technique improves the detectability of buried anti-personnel land mines using a ground penetrating radar.
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18 procurar
v.1 to get, to secure.nos procurarán todos los medios necesarios they will provide us with everything we need2 to try to, to endeavor to, to take pains to.Ella procura barrer bien She tries to sweep well.Ellos procuraron pero no pudieron They tried but couldn't.3 to procure, to produce, to yield.El negocio procura ganancias The business yields utilities.* * *1 to try2 (proporcionar) to get* * *verb1) to try2) get* * *1. VT1) (=intentar)procurar hacer algo — to try to do sth, endeavour o (EEUU) endeavor to do sth
procura que no te vean — don't let them see you, take care not to let them see you
2) (=conseguir) to get, obtainprocurar un puesto a algn — to get sb a job, find a job for sb
3) (=lograr)procurar hacer algo — to manage to do sth, succeed in doing sth
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( intentar)procurar + INF — to try to + inf, endeavor* to + inf (frml)
2) <ropa/armas> (frml) to obtain, secure, procure (frml)2.procurarse v pron (frml) to secure* * *= take + (great) pains to, see to.Ex. Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.Ex. They should see to the social reintegration of children who are victims of foreign occupation, anti-personnel mines and sexual abuse.----* procurar que = see that, see to it that.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( intentar)procurar + INF — to try to + inf, endeavor* to + inf (frml)
2) <ropa/armas> (frml) to obtain, secure, procure (frml)2.procurarse v pron (frml) to secure* * *= take + (great) pains to, see to.Ex: Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.
Ex: They should see to the social reintegration of children who are victims of foreign occupation, anti-personnel mines and sexual abuse.* procurar que = see that, see to it that.* * *procurar [A1 ]vtA (intentar) procurar + INF to try to + INF, endeavor* to + INF ( frml)procura no olvidarte try not to forgetprocurar QUE + SUBJ:procura que no te vea try not to let him see youprocuraremos que llegue intacto we'll try to get it there in one piece, we'll try to make sure it gets there in one pieceles procuró comida he obtained o secured food for themel consuelo que le procuran los niños the comfort the children bring himto secure ( frml)se procuró un cargo en la Universidad she secured a post (for herself) at the University* * *
procurar ( conjugate procurar) verbo transitivo ( intentar)
procura que no te vea try not to let him see you
procurar verbo transitivo
1 (intentar) to try: procura que el niño coma, try to make the child eat
2 (proporcionar) to secure, get: le procuró un trabajo, she found him a job
' procurar' also found in these entries:
English:
endeavor
- endeavour
- procure
* * *♦ vtprocura llegar puntual try to arrive on time;procurar que… to make sure that…;procuraré que no les falte nada I'll try to make sure they have everything they need2. [proporcionar] to get, to secure;nos procurarán todos los medios necesarios they will provide us with everything we need* * *v/t try;procura no llegar tarde try not to be late* * *procurar vt1) intentar: to try, to endeavor2) conseguir: to obtain, to procure3)procurar hacer : to manage to do* * * -
19 radar de penetración terrestre
(n.) = ground penetrating radarEx. This new signal processing technique improves the detectability of buried anti-personnel land mines using a ground penetrating radar.* * *(n.) = ground penetrating radarEx: This new signal processing technique improves the detectability of buried anti-personnel land mines using a ground penetrating radar.
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20 reintegración social
(n.) = social reintegrationEx. They should see to the social reintegration of children who are victims of foreign occupation, anti-personnel mines and sexual abuse.* * *(n.) = social reintegrationEx: They should see to the social reintegration of children who are victims of foreign occupation, anti-personnel mines and sexual abuse.
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