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1 delivery commitments
Англо-русский словарь промышленной и научной лексики > delivery commitments
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2 обязательства по поставкам
delivery obligations, commitments on deliveryBanks. Exchanges. Accounting. (Russian-English) > обязательства по поставкам
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3 Liefernachweis
Liefernachweis m LOGIS proof of delivery, POD, evidence of delivery* * ** * *Liefernachweis, zwecks
in proof of delivery;
• Lieferort point (place) of delivery;
• Lieferpflicht obligation to deliver;
• Lieferpflichtsaldo balance of commitments;
• Lieferplan delivery schedule;
• Lieferposten delivery item, lot;
• Lieferpreis delivered (contract[ed], delivery, purchase) price, price of delivery;
• Lieferqualität delivered quality;
• Lieferquelle source of supply;
• Lieferrichtlinien supply policy;
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4 zwecks
Liefernachweis, zwecks
in proof of delivery;
• Lieferort point (place) of delivery;
• Lieferpflicht obligation to deliver;
• Lieferpflichtsaldo balance of commitments;
• Lieferplan delivery schedule;
• Lieferposten delivery item, lot;
• Lieferpreis delivered (contract[ed], delivery, purchase) price, price of delivery;
• Lieferqualität delivered quality;
• Lieferquelle source of supply;
• Lieferrichtlinien supply policy;
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5 обязательства по поставкам
1) Economy: commitments on delivery, delivery obligations2) Business: obligations on delivery of3) Makarov: obligations on deliveryУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > обязательства по поставкам
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6 обязательства по поставкам
обязательства по поставкам
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[А.С.Гольдберг. Англо-русский энергетический словарь. 2006 г.]Тематики
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Русско-английский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > обязательства по поставкам
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7 retraso
m.1 delay (demora).perdón por el retraso I'm sorry about the delayel vuelo ha sufrido un pequeño retraso the flight has been slightly delayedllegar con (15 minutos de) retraso to be (15 minutes) latelos trenes circulan hoy con (una hora de) retraso trains are running (an hour) late today2 backwardness (subdesarrollo).llevar (siglos de) retraso to be (centuries) behindtener un retraso mental to be mentally retarded3 latency, delay.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: retrasar.* * *1 (demora) delay2 (subdesarrollo) backwardness, underdevelopment\ir con retraso to be running latellevar un año de retraso to be a year behind scheduleretraso mental mental handicap, backwardness* * *noun m.1) delay2) lag* * *SM1) [al llegar] delayllegar con retraso — to be late, arrive late
llegó con 25 minutos de retraso — he was o arrived 25 minutes late
2) [en una actividad] delayprotestaron por el retraso en el cobro de sus salarios — they complained about the delay in the payment of their wages
el mitin comenzó con una hora de retraso — the rally began an hour late, the rally was delayed (by) an hour
3) [en país, investigación] backwardnessel retraso cultural del país con relación a los países vecinos — the cultural backwardness of the country compared to its neighbours
4)padece un leve retraso mental — he has mild learning difficulties, he's slightly retarded
* * *a) ( demora) delayb) ( de país) backwardnessc) (Psic)niños con retraso mental — mentally retarded o handicapped children
* * *= deferment, delay, lag, retrogression, backwardness, lag time [lag-time].Ex. Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.Ex. If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing.Ex. If this periodical is normally received about the middle of the month, the lag is about 15 days.Ex. Some of the proposals brought forth in this connection represent not technological progress but rather ideological retrogression.Ex. Libraries in developing countries suffer from technological backwardness.Ex. This article covers ways in which producers of business information on-line have to increase the speed with which searchers can retrieve information, with particular emphasis on increased update frequencies and reduced lag times.----* con retraso mental = mentally retarded.* ir con retraso con respecto a = lag + behind.* retraso del envío = delivery delay.* retraso mental = mental retardation.* sin retrasos = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.* sufrir un retraso = encounter + delay.* * *a) ( demora) delayb) ( de país) backwardnessc) (Psic)niños con retraso mental — mentally retarded o handicapped children
* * *= deferment, delay, lag, retrogression, backwardness, lag time [lag-time].Ex: Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.
Ex: If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing.Ex: If this periodical is normally received about the middle of the month, the lag is about 15 days.Ex: Some of the proposals brought forth in this connection represent not technological progress but rather ideological retrogression.Ex: Libraries in developing countries suffer from technological backwardness.Ex: This article covers ways in which producers of business information on-line have to increase the speed with which searchers can retrieve information, with particular emphasis on increased update frequencies and reduced lag times.* con retraso mental = mentally retarded.* ir con retraso con respecto a = lag + behind.* retraso del envío = delivery delay.* retraso mental = mental retardation.* sin retrasos = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.* sufrir un retraso = encounter + delay.* * *1 (demora) delayperdona por el retraso I'm sorry about the delay, I'm sorry it's lateviene con media hora de retraso it's (running) half an hour latellevamos or tenemos un retraso de dos meses sobre el programa previsto we're two months behind scheduleno podemos permitir otro retraso en el proceso we cannot allow another delay to o hold-up in the processcualquier retraso en el pago/la entrega de los productos any delay in payment/delivery of the products2 (de un país) backwardness3 ( Psic):niños con retraso mental children with learning difficulties; (más grave) mentally retarded o handicapped children* * *
Del verbo retrasar: ( conjugate retrasar)
retraso es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
retrasó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
retrasar
retraso
retrasar ( conjugate retrasar) verbo transitivo
retrasarse verbo pronominal
retraso sustantivo masculino
llevamos un retraso de dos meses sobre lo previsto we're two months behind schedule
retrasar
I verbo transitivo
1 (hacer que algo vaya más lento) to slow down: las obras retrasaron el tráfico, the road works held up the traffic
2 (posponer) to delay, postpone: tendremos que retrasar las vacaciones, we will have to put off our holidays ➣ Ver nota en delay 3 (un reloj) to put back: retrasé el reloj una hora al llegar a Dublín, I put my clock back one hour when I arrived in Dublin
retraso sustantivo masculino
1 (en el tiempo) delay: llegó con retraso, he was late
2 (con el trabajo, etc) behind schedule: llevamos dos meses de retraso, we are two months behind
3 (en el desarrollo físico o mental) subnormality
' retraso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- ida
- retrasarse
- atraso
- compensar
- corriente
- demora
- impacientarse
- llevar
- pequeño
- retrasar
English:
account
- board
- concoct
- delay
- excuse
- experience
- further
- hold up
- hold-up
- late
- retardation
- schedule
- takeoff
- apologize
- behind
- handicap
- hold
- lag
- slow
* * *retraso nm1. [demora] delay;el vuelo ha sufrido un pequeño retraso the flight has been slightly delayed;perdón por el retraso I'm sorry about the delay;llegar con (quince minutos de) retraso to be (fifteen minutes) late;los trenes circulan hoy con (una hora de) retraso trains are running (an hour) late today;el gobierno anunció el retraso de las elecciones the government announced that the elections were to be put back o postponed2. [por sobrepasar un límite]el proyecto lleva dos semanas de retraso the project is two weeks behind schedule;llevo en mi trabajo un retraso de veinte páginas I'm twenty pages behind with my work3. [subdesarrollo] backwardness;llevar (siglos de) retraso to be (centuries) behind4. retraso mental mental deficiency;tener un retraso mental to be mentally retarded* * *m delay;ir con retraso be late;llegar con retraso arrive late, be late o delayed;llevar retraso be late o delayed* * *retraso nm1) atraso: delay, lateness2)retraso mental : mental retardation* * *retraso n delay -
8 cubo de la basura
rubbish bin, US garbage can* * ** * *(n.) = waste bin, trashcan [trash can], dustbin [dust bin], rubbish bin, trash bin, garbage canEx. This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.Ex. The article 'You can never own too many trashcans' comments on the problems of finding enough space to house the University of California Division of Library Automation installations.Ex. Databases which should be gold mines degenerate into dustbins, and inter-departmental strife tears apart the organization's commitments.Ex. The bags may be used as an inner skin to a rubbish bin, to stop wet and noisome remains from sticking to the inside of the container.Ex. In a trash bin, he found the inedibles: fragile little calf legs with tiny cleft hooves.Ex. Two boys said they were shooting at a garbage can but ended up hitting a 61-year-old delivery driver instead, police say.* * *(n.) = waste bin, trashcan [trash can], dustbin [dust bin], rubbish bin, trash bin, garbage canEx: This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.
Ex: The article 'You can never own too many trashcans' comments on the problems of finding enough space to house the University of California Division of Library Automation installations.Ex: Databases which should be gold mines degenerate into dustbins, and inter-departmental strife tears apart the organization's commitments.Ex: The bags may be used as an inner skin to a rubbish bin, to stop wet and noisome remains from sticking to the inside of the container.Ex: In a trash bin, he found the inedibles: fragile little calf legs with tiny cleft hooves.Ex: Two boys said they were shooting at a garbage can but ended up hitting a 61-year-old delivery driver instead, police say.* * *dentro garbage can, Brrubbish bin; fuera garbage can, Brdustbin -
9 conferencia
f.1 lecture (charla).dar una conferencia to give a talk o lectureconferencia de prensa press conference2 conference.3 (long-distance) call.4 meeting, parley, conference, formal talk between two or more people especially on an important issue.5 exchange of views, discussion, group discussion, round table.6 conference call, long-distance call, toll call, trunk call.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: conferenciar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: conferenciar.* * *1 (charla) talk, lecture2 PLÍTICA conference, meeting3 (teléfono) long-distance call\dar una conferencia sobre algo to lecture on something, give a lecture on somethingponer una conferencia con to make a call to, place a call toconferencia a cobro revertido reverse-charge call, US collect callconferencia de prensa press conferenceconferencia interurbana long-distance call* * *noun f.1) conference2) lecture* * *SF1) (Pol) (=congreso) conference, meetingconferencia cumbre — summit, summit conference
2) (=charla) lecture3) (Telec) callconferencia a cobro revertido — reverse charge o call, collect call (EEUU)
conferencia de persona a persona — personal call, person-to-person call (EEUU)
4) (Inform) conference, conferencing* * *1)a) ( discurso - formal) lecture; (- más informal) talkdar una conferencia sobre algo — to give a lecture/talk on something
b) ( reunión) conference2) (Esp) (Telec) long distance callponer una conferencia interurbana/internacional — to make o (AmE) place a long-distance call
•* * *= lecture, presentation, speech, address, speaking commitment.Ex. The staff undertake searches and enquiries for the user and educate the user by various ways, from informal discussion to fully prepared lectures.Ex. There are two other aspects of institutions I want to consider before moving to the closing section of this presentation.Ex. For the sake of editorial continuity, those speeches which were given at both locations (for example, Mr. Gorman's presentation) are only printed here once.Ex. The title of his address is 'How many drops to fill the bucket?'.Ex. Emerson already has a schedule full of speaking commitments.----* aula de conferencias = lecture theatre.* ciclo de conferencias = speaker series, conference series.* Conferencia de Directores de Bibliotecas Nacionales (CDNL) = Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL).* conferencia de prensa = news conference, press conference, press statement.* conferencia electrónica = electronic conferencing [e-conferencing].* conferencia invitada = guest lecture.* Conferencia Panafricana sobre Preservacion y Conservación de Material Bibli = Pan-African Conference on the Preservation and Conservation of Library and Archival Materials.* conferencia permanente = standing conference.* conferencia por ordenador = computer conferencing.* conferencia principal = keynote speech, theme address, keynote talk.* dar conferencia = lecture.* dar una conferencia = deliver + talk, make + a speech, give + speech, deliver + lecture, give + a lecture.* impartir conferencia = lecture.* mesa de conferencias = conference table.* notas de conferencias = lecture notes.* pronunciar una conferencia = present + lecture, deliver + lecture.* sala de coferencias = lecture hall.* sala de conferencias = lecture room, conference room, conference hall, lecture theatre, auditory theatre, presentation room.* sistema de conferencia en línea = online conferencing system.* videoconferencia = videoconferencing [video conferencing].* visita con conferencia a varios lugares de un país = lecture tour.* * *1)a) ( discurso - formal) lecture; (- más informal) talkdar una conferencia sobre algo — to give a lecture/talk on something
b) ( reunión) conference2) (Esp) (Telec) long distance callponer una conferencia interurbana/internacional — to make o (AmE) place a long-distance call
•* * *= lecture, presentation, speech, address, speaking commitment.Ex: The staff undertake searches and enquiries for the user and educate the user by various ways, from informal discussion to fully prepared lectures.
Ex: There are two other aspects of institutions I want to consider before moving to the closing section of this presentation.Ex: For the sake of editorial continuity, those speeches which were given at both locations (for example, Mr. Gorman's presentation) are only printed here once.Ex: The title of his address is 'How many drops to fill the bucket?'.Ex: Emerson already has a schedule full of speaking commitments.* aula de conferencias = lecture theatre.* ciclo de conferencias = speaker series, conference series.* Conferencia de Directores de Bibliotecas Nacionales (CDNL) = Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL).* conferencia de prensa = news conference, press conference, press statement.* conferencia electrónica = electronic conferencing [e-conferencing].* conferencia invitada = guest lecture.* Conferencia Panafricana sobre Preservacion y Conservación de Material Bibli = Pan-African Conference on the Preservation and Conservation of Library and Archival Materials.* conferencia permanente = standing conference.* conferencia por ordenador = computer conferencing.* conferencia principal = keynote speech, theme address, keynote talk.* dar conferencia = lecture.* dar una conferencia = deliver + talk, make + a speech, give + speech, deliver + lecture, give + a lecture.* impartir conferencia = lecture.* mesa de conferencias = conference table.* notas de conferencias = lecture notes.* pronunciar una conferencia = present + lecture, deliver + lecture.* sala de coferencias = lecture hall.* sala de conferencias = lecture room, conference room, conference hall, lecture theatre, auditory theatre, presentation room.* sistema de conferencia en línea = online conferencing system.* videoconferencia = videoconferencing [video conferencing].* visita con conferencia a varios lugares de un país = lecture tour.* * *Adar una conferencia ( SOBRE algo) to give a lecture/talk ( ON sth)2 (reunión) conferencecelebrar una/reunirse en conferencia to hold/have a conferenceconferencia de desarme arms talks (pl)la conferencia anual del partido laborista the Labour Party annual conferenceCompuestos:press conferencesummitsynodsales conferenceponer una conferencia interurbana/internacional to make o ( AmE) place a long-distance/an international callCompuestos:person-to-person call* * *
Del verbo conferenciar: ( conjugate conferenciar)
conferencia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
conferencia
conferenciar
conferencia sustantivo femenino
(— más informal) talk;
dar una conferencia sobre algo to give a lecture/talk on sth
c) (Esp) (Telec) long distance call;◊ poner una conferencia to make o (AmE) place a long-distance call;
conferencia a cobro revertido collect call (AmE), reverse charge call (BrE)
conferencia sustantivo femenino
1 (charla, disertación) lecture: di una conferencia sobre ello, I gave a lecture on the subject
2 Tel long-distance call
3 (reunión) conference
conferencia de prensa, press conference
' conferencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alargarse
- brear
- brillante
- cada
- charla
- dar
- durante
- familia
- grabar
- guión
- hispanista
- importante
- informativa
- informativo
- larga
- largo
- poner
- prensa
- sainete
- soporífera
- soporífero
- tema
- coloquio
- dictar
- empezar
- plática
- rollo
- tratar
English:
address
- audience
- close
- come off
- conference
- deliver
- delivery
- floor
- hand-out
- lecture
- long-distance
- paper
- set up
- speaker
- trunk call
- any
- consultation
- facility
- follow
- going
- on
- schedule
- summit
- toll
* * *conferencia nfconferencia de prensa press conference2. [reunión] conference;celebrar una conferencia to hold a conferenceconferencia episcopal bishops' conference; UE Conferencia Intergubernamental Intergovernmental Conference3. [por teléfono] (long-distance) call;poner una conferencia to make a long-distance callconferencia a cobro revertido Br reverse-charge call, US collect call* * *f1 lecture2 ( reunión) conference3 TELEC long-distance call* * *conferencia nf1) reunión: conference, meeting2) : lecture* * *1. (exposición) lecture2. (congreso) conference3. (llamada telefónica) long distance call -
10 Terminanberaumung
Terminanberaumung
assigning a day for a hearing in court, setting down a cause for trial;
• Terminanzeige fixed-date advertisement;
• Terminarbeit scheduled work;
• Terminauftrag forward order, (Börse) order for the account (settlement, Br.), (Werbeagentur) wait order;
• Terminbearbeiter progress clerk, chaser, (Werbeagentur) traffic manager, accelerator;
• Terminbestimmungen time clauses;
• Terminbörse forward market, market for futures (future delivery) (US), futures market (exchange) (US);
• Deutsche Terminbörse (DTB) German Options and Future Exchange;
• Termindarlehn mit fester Laufzeit und vereinbarter Rückzahlung term loan;
• Termindevisen forward exchanges (currency), foreign exchange futures (US);
• Termindevisensatz outright rate of exchange;
• Termindollar forward dollar;
• Termineffekten forward stocks;
• Termineinlagen fixed[-term] deposits, time (long-term) deposits (US), deposits at short notice, restricted cash, deposit accounts (US);
• Terminengagement commitments for future delivery (US), forward deal (Br.);
• Terminfestsetzung (Gericht) assigning a day for a hearing in court. -
11 обязательства по срочным сделкам
Economy: commitments for future deliveryУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > обязательства по срочным сделкам
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12 einlösen
einlösen v 1. BANK (BE) honour, (AE) honor (Schecks); 2. BÖRSE collect, encash; 3. FIN, GEN repay • nicht einlösen BANK (AE) dishonor, (BE) dishonour* * *v 1. < Bank> Schecks honour (BE), honor (AE) ; 2. < Börse> collect, encash; 3. <Finanz, Geschäft> repay ■ nicht einlösen < Bank> dishonor (AE), dishonour (BE)* * *einlösen
(Akzept, Wechsel) to meet, (eintauschen) to convert, (Rechnungen) to pay, to discharge, (Sichtwechsel, Schecks) to hono(u)r, to turn into cash, (tilgen) to redeem, to retire, (aus dem Verkehr ziehen) to withdraw from circulation;
• seine Akzepte einlösen to meet one’s drafts;
• Banknoten einlösen to cash banknotes;
• Kupons einlösen to cash coupons;
• Nachnahme einlösen to pay a cash on delivery;
• nicht einlösen to refuse payment;
• Obligationen einlösen to pay off bonds;
• Pfand einlösen to take out of pawn;
• Police einlösen to pay (take up) a policy;
• Scheck einlösen to cash (collect) a check (cheque, Br.);
• Scheck bei einer Bank einlösen to get a check (cheque, Br.) cashed at a bank;
• Scheck nicht einlösen to reject a check (cheque, Br.);
• seine Verpflichtungen einlösen to meet one’s engagements (commitments);
• Wechsel einlösen to remit (discharge) a bill;
• Wechsel in bar einlösen to encash a bill;
• Wechsel bei Fälligkeit einlösen to take up a draft when due;
• Wechsel vor Fälligkeit einlösen to anticipate a bill;
• Wechsel nicht einlösen to dishono(u)r a bill;
• Wertpapiere einlösen to convert securities;
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13 Pflicht
Pflicht f RECHT duty, obligation* * *f < Recht> duty, obligation* * *Pflicht
duty, [moral] obligation, (Amt) office, business, job;
• elterliche Pflichten parental duties;
• jem. obliegende Pflicht obligation incumbent on s. o.;
• staatsbürgerliche Pflicht civic duty;
• vertragliche Pflicht obligation under a contract;
• Pflichten des Arbeitgebers duty to servant;
• Pflichten des Erfüllungsgehilfen servant’s duty to master;
• Pflichten eines Treuhänders fiduciary duties;
• Pflichten eingehen to enter into commitments;
• j. von einer Pflicht entbinden to exonerate s. o. from an obligation;
• seine Pflichten getreulich erfüllen to be faithful in the discharge of one’s duties;
• jem. als Pflicht obliegen to be s. one’s duty;
• seine Pflicht[en] vernachlässigen to be slack in (derelict to, US) one’s duty;
• Pflichtablieferung contingent delivery;
• Pflichtaktien (Vorstand) qualifying shares;
• Pflichtaltersversicherung obligatory old-age insurance;
• Pflichtanteil contingent quota;
• kommunale Pflichtaufgabe statutory duty;
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14 Bestellformular
Bestellformular
order form (sheet, slip), subscription, (Einkäufer) purchase order form;
• genormtes Bestellformular standard return form;
• Bestellgang errand, commission, (Postbote) circuit, postman’s round (Br.);
• Bestellgebühr, Bestellgeld commission money, messenger’s fee, (Zeitung) charge for delivery;
• Bestellgewicht ordered weight;
• Bestellhäufigkeit ordering frequency;
• Bestellhinweise ordering references;
• Bestellkarte order card (form), want list (US), (Werbung) return card;
• Bestellkartei order-card index;
• Bestellkopie order copy;
• Bestellkupon reply coupon;
• Bestellliste order list;
• Bestellnummer order (purchase, requisition, supply) number, (Buch) standard book number;
• Bestellobligo (Auftragsbestand) commitments;
• Bestellpolitik ordering strategy;
• Bestellschein order form (sheet, blank, US), subscription form, docket (Br.), want slip (US);
• mehrstufiges Bestellsystem multiphase ordering. -
15 Terminengagement
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16 основной бюджет Игр
основной бюджет Игр
Основной бюджет Игр охватывает планирование, подготовку и проведение Олимпийских Игр в соответствии с необходимыми и определенными высокими стандартами и спецификациями подобного спортивного мероприятия, включая всю связанную с Играми деятельность и все заявочные обязательства.
[Департамент лингвистических услуг Оргкомитета «Сочи 2014». Глоссарий терминов]EN
Core Games budget
The Core Games budget covers planning, preparation and operational delivery of the Games as per needed and determined high standards and specifications of such a sport event, including all the Games-related activities and bid commitments.
[Департамент лингвистических услуг Оргкомитета «Сочи 2014». Глоссарий терминов]Тематики
EN
Русско-английский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > основной бюджет Игр
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