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1 blow
I [bləu] noun1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) udarec2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) (hud) udarecII [bləu] past tense - blew; verb1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) pihati2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) odpihniti3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) loputniti (veter)4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) pihati5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) pihati v•- blowhole- blow-lamp
- blow-torch
- blowout
- blowpipe
- blow one's top
- blow out
- blow over
- blow up* * *I [blou]nounudarec; figuratively nesreča, napadat a ( —ali one, a single) blow — z enim zamahom, naenkratto come to blows, to exchange blows — spopasti, stepsti seto strike a blow for — pomagati komu, boriti se za kogawithout striking a blow — brez težav, brez borbeII [blou]intransitive verbpoetically cveteti, razeveteti se; figuratively razviti seIII [blou]intransitive verbpoetically cvetenje, cvetin full blow — v polnem razcvetu, cvetočIV [blou]nounpihanje; sveži zrak; slang obilna hrana; polaganje (mušjih) jajčecV [blou]1.transitive verbpihati, razpihavati; razstreliti, razstreljevati; slang oslepariti; American slang zapravljati; razmetavati; slang izdati; colloquially poveličevati;2.intransitive verbpihati; doneti; piskati; puhati, sopsti; razpočiti se, eksplodirati; hvaliti seslang I'm blowed! — ali je mogoče!, za nič na svetu!to blow hot and cotd — kolebati, nenehno spreminjati svoje prepričanjeblow it! — presneto, vragahe knows which way the wind blows — ve, kam pes taco molito puff and blow — sopsti, puhati, sopihatinautical slang to blow the gaff — zatožiti, izdati kogato blow the expense — pogostiti koga, plačati račun -
2 blow out
(to extinguish or put out (a flame etc) by blowing: The wind blew out the candle; The child blew out the match.) upihniti* * *transitive verb & intransitive verb upihniti, ugasiti; napihnitiblow out one's brains — ustreliti se v glavo; narediti samomor -
3 blow off
intransitive verb & transitive verboditiblow off steam — porabiti odvečno energijo; olajšati si srce -
4 blow up
1) (to break into pieces, or be broken into pieces, by an explosion: The bridge blew up / was blown up.) razleteti se2) (to fill with air or a gas: He blew up the balloon.) napihniti3) (to lose one's temper: If he says that again I'll blow up.) razjeziti se* * *intransitive verb & transitive verbeksplodirati; napihniti; ošteti, grajati; slang izdati -
5 blow about
(ali abroad) transitive verb raztrobiti -
6 blow away
transitive verb odpihniti -
7 blow down
transitive verb podreti, na tla vreči (veter) -
8 blow in
intransitive verb pihati v kaj; slang priti nepričakovano na obisk; American slang zapravljati -
9 blow upon
intransitive verb očrniti, izdati -
10 fly-blow
[fláiblou]1.nounzapljunek, mušja zalega;2.transitive verbznesti jajčeca (v meso) -
11 recover
1) (to become well again; to return to good health etc: He is recovering from a serious illness; The country is recovering from an economic crisis.) okrevati2) (to get back: The police have recovered the stolen jewels; He will recover the cost of the repairs through the insurance.) dobiti nazaj3) (to get control of (one's actions, emotions etc) again: The actor almost fell over but quickly recovered (his balance).) opomoči si•- recovery* * *I [rikʌvə]1.transitive verbdobiti nazaj, zopet prejeti; ponovno osvojiti; ponovno najti; ponovno (koga) priklicati, privesti, spraviti k zavesti, k življenju; oživiti, ozdraviti; preboleti; osvoboditi, rešiti ( from pred, od, iz); nadomestiti, nadoknaditi (izgubo, čas), popraviti; rešiti kopno zemljo pred vodo, morjem; (redko) doseči, priti v (kraj); dobiti nadomestilo, odškodnino; zahtevati, terjati, pobrati, inkasirati (vplačilo, denar, dolgove); dati zopet v prvotni položaj (orožje, top itd.)to recover damages for sth. — dobiti odškodnino za kajchemicals are recovered from... — kemikalije se dobivajo iz...to recover oneself — priti spet k sebi, umiriti seto recover one's self-possession — zopet se umiriti, se obvladatito recover land from the sea — rešiti zemljo pred morjem;2.intransitive verbopomoči si ( from od); okrevati, ozdraveti, priti zopet k sebi, zavesti se; ponovno oživeti; biti odškodovan; sport vrniti se na startni položajII [rikʌvə]nounponovno dobitje, držanje (položaja); obnavljanje, obnova; sport (vrnitev na) startni položaj -
12 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) udariti2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) udariti3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) prižgati; ukresati4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) stavkati5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) naleteti na6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) udariti7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) napraviti vtis8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) kovati9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) kreniti10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) spustiti; podreti2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) stavka2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) najdba•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up* * *I [stráik]nounudarec (at proti), zamah, zadetek; udarec, bitje (ure, zvona); economy stavka, štrajk; sport prazen udarec; srečno naključje, sreča (v špekulaciji); military (zračni) napad; American najdba (rud, nafte); ugriz (ribe); geology smer (plasti, slojev), vodoraven sloj; American prevara, bluf; kvalitetasit-down strike — stavka, v kateri delavci nočejo zapustiti prostore, kjer delajoII [stráik]1.transitive verbudariti, dati udarec (komu), zadeti; prizadeti, napasti (o bolezni); biti (uro); odbiti z udarcem, udarjati (na boben); kovati (denar, medalje); igrati (harfo itd.); začeti (pesem, muziko); prekiniti (delo); nautical spustiti (jadro, zastavo); podreti (tabor, šotor); potegniti (črto), prečrtati; izravnati, razati; izgladiti; izkresati (ogenj), prižgati (vžigalico, luč); napolniti; zapičiti zob strupnik v (o kači); zabosti (nož itd.), harpunirati (kita); oddajati (toploto); naleteti na, zadeti ob; udariti v (o streli); napraviti vtis, pretresti, prizadcti (koga), pasti (komu) v oči, spraviti v začudenje, osupiti; pasti (komu) na parnet, (za)zdeti se (komu); menjati, odnesti (kulise); economy zaključiti (račun); nenadoma ali dramatično (kaj) izzvati; American doseči, najti, odkriti; slang prositi ( for za); obsolete božati, (po)gladiti z roko;2.intransitive verbudariti ( against ob, on na, po), udarjati, tolči, nameriti udarec (at proti), razbijati; stavkati; biti se, boriti se ( for za); biti, tolči (srce), udariti (strela); nautical military spustiti belo zastavo, figuratively predati se; kreniti, iti, oditi (to proti); nenadoma začeti prodirati, prebijati se ( through skozi) (svetloba, toplota); padati (on na); širiti roke, plavati; vžgati se (vžigalica); držati se za podlago (školjka); pihati (veter); nasesti (ladja); medicine izbruhniti (epidemija); ugrizniti, prijeti (o ribi); figuratively pasti v oči, biti opozorljiv (nenavaden, čuden); American military biti častniški slugato strike all of a heap figuratively zbegati, presenetiti, osupitito strike a ball out of court sport suniti žogo v outto strike a bargain — skleniti kupčijo; doseči sporazumto strike s.o. blind (deaf, dumb) — z udarcem koga oslepiti (oglušiti, onemiti)to strike s.o. dead figuratively pošteno osupiti kogato strike s.o.'s eye — pasti komu v očito strike s.o. in the face — udariti koga po obrazuto strike s.o.'s fancy — ugajati, biti všeč komuto strike one's flag — spustiti zastavo, figuratively predati seto be struck in a girl slang biti zatreskan v (neko) dekleto strike hands obsolete udariti v roko (v znak sporazuma)how does it strike you? — kako se vam zdi?to strike s.o.'s name in the newspaper — naleteti na ime neke osebe v časopisuto strike oil — naleteti na nafto, figuratively imeti srečo, uspeti; obogatetito strike the sands — nasesti, obtičati na sipinito strike sail — spustiti, zviti jadro; priznati porazto strike a snag slang naleteti na nepričakovano težavoto strike tents — podreti šotore, taborto strike terror into s.o. — navdati koga z grozo (s strahom)to strike a vein — naleteti, odkriti žilo (rude)what struck me was... — kar me je osupilo, je bilo...to strike at the root — posekati korenino, figuratively udariti na najbolj občutljivo mestoto strike work — ustaviti delo, stavkatistrike while the iron is hot — kuj železo, dokler je vročc -
13 wind
I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) veter2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) sapa3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) vetrovi2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) ob sapo spraviti3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) pihalen- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) naviti2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) naviti3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) viti se4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) naviti•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up* * *I [wind]nounveter; vihar, vihra; vetrna tromba; aeronautics smer vetra; zrak; vonj, duh, voh; medicine vetrovi, napenjanje, plini; dih, dihanje; (trebušna) prepona; plural strani neba; (umetni) zračni tlak; music singular construction pihala, figuratively prazne besede, čenčebetween wind and water figuratively na občutljivem mestufrom the four winds — z vseh strani neba, od vsepovsodin(to) the wind's eye, into the teeth of the wind — proti vetruby the wind nautical s spodnjim vetrom (veter z boka proti ladijskemu kljunu)like the wind — kot veter, kot strelica, hitrocapful of wind — vetrič, sapica od časa do časapuffed up with wind figuratively napihnjen, nadut, domišljavslant of wind nautical sunek ugodnega vetrato be in the wind figuratively biti v zrakuthere is s.th. in the wind figuratively nekaj je v zrakuto break wind medicine spuščati vetroveto catch wind of s.th. — zavohati kajto cast ( —ali to fling —ali to throw) to the wind — na vse vetrove vreči, figuratively zapravljati, ne se zmeniti zato find out how the wind blows ( —ali lies) — ugotoviti, kako veter piha (tudi figuratively)to get (the) wind of s.th. — zavohati, zasumiti, priti na sled, zvedeti, slišati kajto get the wind up — prestrašiti se, imeti tremo; pobesnetito hit in the wind figuratively zadati udarec v želodecto put the wind up s.o. — prestrašiti koga, pognati komu strah v kostito raise the wind slang figuratively dobiti potrebni denar; dvigniti prahthe wind rises — veter nastane, se dvigneto go to the winds figuratively propastihe preaches to the winds — govori v veter (zaman, stenam)to sail before the wind — pluti, jadrati z vetrom v hrbtuto sail close to the wind figuratively delati nekaj, kar je komaj še pošteno; mejiti na nezakonitost; figuratively skrajno varčno gospodaritito sail with every shift of wind — jadrati, kakor veter potegne, figuratively obračati svoj plašč po vetruto speak to the winds — govoriti v veter, zaman (stenam) govoritito take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively prehiteti koga s čim, kar je on hotel napraviti, ter ga s tem oškodovati; premagati koga z njegovim lastnim orožjemto be troubled with wind medicine imeti vetroveto whistle down the wind figuratively zaman kaj želetiII [wind]transitive verbizpostaviti vetru, (pre)zračiti; hunting z vohanjem odkriti sled, (za)vohati; zasopiti (konja); izčrpati, ob sapo spraviti; pustiti konju, da se oddahnethey stopped to wind their horses — ustavili so se, da bi konji prišli do sapehe was fairly winded on reaching the top — bil je precéj zasopel, ko je prišel na vrhIII [wáind]nounobrat, vrtljaj, obračanje; zavoj, vijuga, ovinek (ceste itd.); upognjenost (v lesu); navitje (ure); napetje (strune, vzmeti); technical vitelIV [wáind]transitive verb(preterite & past participle wound — ali winded) pihati (v rog, trobento), dajati znake, signale (z rogom, s trobento)V [wáind]1.intransitive verbviti se, ( a road cesta) vijugati se; ovi(ja)ti se, omotavati se; obračati se, vrteti se; splaziti se ( into v); zvi(ja)ti se, skriviti se (les);2.transitive verboviti, zaviti, omotati; sukati, naviti, namota(va)ti ( on a reel na motek, na tuljavo); (za)vrteti (film) (po snemanju); dvigniti (z vitlom)to wind a blanket round o.s. — zaviti se v odejoto wind s.o. in one's arms — objeti kogato wind s.o. round one's littie finger figuratively oviti koga okoli (svojega) mezinca -
14 batter
I verb(to beat with blow after blow: He was battered to death with a large stick.) premlatiti- batteredII noun(a mixture of flour, eggs and milk or water used in cooking. fry the fish in batter; pancake batter.)* * *[baetə]transitive verb & intransitive verbtolči, udarjati, razbijati; obstreljevati; gnesti, mesiti; poškodovati; architecture zoževati se proti koncu; valjati (železo); figuratively kritizirati -
15 cuff
I 1. noun1) (the end of the sleeve (of a shirt, coat etc) near the wrist: Does your shirt have buttons on the cuffs?) manšeta2) ((especially American) the turned-up part of a trouser leg.) zavihek2. verb(to put handcuffs on (a person): The police cuffed the criminal.) nadeti komu lisiceII 1. noun(a blow with the open hand: a cuff on the ear.) zaušnica2. verb(to give such a blow: He cuffed him on the head.) prisoliti klofuto* * *I [kʌf]nounmanšeta, zavihek; plural okovi, lisiceII [kʌf]1.transitive verbsuvati, udaritito cuff s.o.'s ears — pripeljati komu zaušnico;2.nounudarec, zaušnica, klofuta -
16 puff
1. noun1) (a small blast of air, wind etc; a gust: A puff of wind moved the branches.) pihljaj2) (any of various kinds of soft, round, light or hollow objects: a powder puff; ( also adjective) puff sleeves.) blazinica2. verb1) (to blow in small blasts: Stop puffing cigarette smoke into my face!; He puffed at his pipe.) puhati2) (to breathe quickly, after running etc: He was puffing as he climbed the stairs.) sopihati•- puffed- puffy
- puff pastry
- puff out
- puff up* * *I [pʌf]noundihljaj, dih; pihljaj, sunek vetra; izpuh (dima), puh, izpuhnjen dim; krhko pecivo; pudrana blazinica (tudi powder-ŋ); pretirana reklama, hvalisanje; izbočina, oteklina, naborekII [pʌf]1.intransitive verbpuhati, vleči (at; cigareto); sopihati, zasopsti se; sukati se, kaditi se (dim, para); odsopihati (vlak); napihniti se ( out ali up);2.transitive verbpihati, hukati; napihniti, hvalisati, pretirano hvaliti, kaditi komu; zapreti sapo; pudratito puff and blow — zasoplo dihati, sopihatipuffed sleeve — nabran, širok rokav; -
17 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) ustaviti2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) zaustaviti3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) prenehati4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) zamašiti5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) pritisniti na struno/odprtino6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) ostati, ustaviti se2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) ustavitev2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) postaja3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) pika4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) poklopec, dušilec5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) zagozda, zapora•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up* * *I [stɔp]nounustavitev, prekinitev, prestanek, pavza, zastoj, konec; ustavljanje, mirovanje, bivanje, pomuda, čas bivanja; postaja, postajališče; gostišče; zapora, blokiranje, ovira; aretacija; naprave za zapiranje; photography zaslonka; music sprememba višine tona, ki nastane s pritiskom na struno ali žico; (orgelski) register, figuratively register; luknja, poklopec (pri pihalih); grammar ločilo, interpunkcija; phonetics zapornik (soglasnik); figuratively način govorato be at a stop — biti ustavljen, stati, ne moči naprej (dalje)to come to a full (dead) stop — popolnoma se ustaviti (prenehati, ponehati)to pull out all the stops to save s.o. — z vsemi sredstvi poskušati koga rešitito put a stop to s.th. — ustaviti kaj, napraviti konec čemuto put a stop on s.th. — zadržati, ustaviti kaj, zapleniti kajhe put on the pathetic stop — udaril je na patetično struno, prešel je v patetičen tonII [stɔp]1.transitive verbustaviti, zaustaviti; prekiniti, ovirati, zadrževati; prenehati s čim; zamašiti (z zamaškom), začepiti (često up), zatesniti; plombirati (zob); zapolniti, zapreti, ustaviti (krvavenje itd.); zastavljati, zadrževati (promet); prestreči, odbiti, parirati (udarec); odtrgati, zadržati, prikrajšati (plačo, podporo itd.); zapreti (plin, paro, vodo); odvrniti ( from od); nautical privezati (ladjo); grammar označiti z ločili, staviti interpunkcijo, ločila; music pritisniti na (žico, struno), spremeniti višino tona s pritiskom na struno; udušiti (glas);2.intransitive verbustaviti se, obstati; colloquially ostati (v postelji, pri kom itd.), biti na obisku; nastaniti se (with s.o. pri kom); (pre)nehati, prekiniti se, napraviti prekinitev (odmor, pavzo), pavzirati; zamašiti se (cev)a badly spelt and badly stopped letter — pismo, polno pravopisnih in interpunkcijskih napakstop thief! — primite tatu!to stop a blow — odbiti, parirati udarecto stop a blow with one's head jocosely dobiti udarec po glavito stop s.o.'s breath — sapo komu zapreti; zadušiti kogato stop a bullet slang biti zadet od krogle, biti ustreljento stop a car — ustaviti, stopati avtoto stop dead (short) — nenadoma se ustaviti, obstati kot ukopanto stop doing s.th. — prenehati s čimshall you stop for dinner? — boste ostali na večerji?to stop one's ears — (za)mašiti si ušesa, figuratively ne hoteti slišatito stop a gap — zamašiti vrzel (luknjo), nadomestovati v potrebito stop s.o.'s mouth — zamašiti komu ustado stop that noise! — nehajte vendar s tem hrupom (ropotom)!stop your nonsense! — dovolj je vaših neumnosti!he stopped me from speaking — preprečil mi je, da bi povedal svoje mnenjehe never stops to think — nikoli si ne vzame časa, da bi premislil (za premislek)to stop the way — zastaviti, zapreti pot, ovirati napredovanje -
18 trumpet
1. noun1) (a brass musical wind instrument with a high, clear tone: He plays the trumpet; He played a tune on his trumpet.) trobenta2) (the cry of an elephant: The elephant gave a loud trumpet.) trobljenje2. verb(to play the trumpet.) trobiti- blow one's own trumpet* * *[trʌmpit]1.nounmusictrobenta; glas, zvok trobente (tudi figuratively); zvočnik (gramofona itd.)trumpet call — znak, signal s trobentoflourish of trumpets — trobentanje s trobentami, fanfarespeaking-trumpet — govorilo, trobilo; megafonto blow one's own trumpet — trobentati, peti (sam) svojo slavo, hvalo; sam sebe hvali(sa)tito sound the trumpet — (za)trobiti, (za)trobentati;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbtrobiti s trobento, trobentati (tudi o slonu); figuratively raztrobiti; razglasiti -
19 whistle
['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) žvižgati2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) (za)piskati3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) žvižgati4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) žvižgati2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) žvižg2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) piščal3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) piščalka* * *I [wisl]nounžvižg, pisk, žvižganje, signal z žvižgom; piščalka; colloquially grlo, goltanecwhistle stop American majhna postaja; volilna turneja (za predsedništvo)to blow a whistle — zapiskati, zažvižgatito pay (dear) for one's whistle figuratively drago plačati (svojo) šaloto wet one's whistle — zmočiti si grlo, napiti seII [wisl]1.intransitive verb(za)žvižgati, požvižgavati; piskati na piščal(ko); dati znak z žvižgom; vršeti (veter), šumeti, žvižgati (krogla);2.transitive verbžvižgati; music igrati na flavto; poklicati z žvižgomto whistle for a wind nautical žvižgati za veter (pri brezvetrju)you may whistle for it colloquially figuratively na to lahko še dolgo čakašto whistle s.o. — požvižgati komuto whistle back, to whistle up — poklicati z žvižgom, požvižgati (komu)to whistle off colloquially popihati jo -
20 stun
past tense, past participle - stunned; verb1) (to make unconscious or knock senseless eg by a blow on the head: The blow stunned him.) omamiti z udarcem2) (to shock or astonish: He was stunned by the news of her death.) osupiti•- stunning* * *[stʌn]1.nounomotičen udarec; omamljenost; osuplost;2.transitive verbs hrupom začasno oglušiti; (udarec) omamiti koga; figuratively osupiti koga, zapreti (komu) sapo; figuratively premagati; figuratively ohromiti, omrtviti
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