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2 for the sheer sake of appearance
Общая лексика: только для вида (Let's be clear: the government is doing this for the sheer sake of appearance.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > for the sheer sake of appearance
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{ə'piərəns}
1. (по) явяване, излизане (на сцената, от печат и пр.)
to make an APPEARANCE/to put in an APPEARANCE явявам се (за малко)
to make one's first APPEARANCE явявам се/излизам за пръв пътпред публика (за актъор и пр.)
2. вид, изглед, външност
to have the APPEARANCE of being ill/well off, etc. изглеждам/имам вид на болен/богат и пр.
in APPEARANCE на вид, по външен вид
to/by/from all APPEARANCEs както изглежда
as far as APPEARANCEs go ако се съди по изгледите
there is every APPEARANCE of (its going to) rain пo всичко изглежда, че ще вали
to put on an APPEARANCE of ignorance давам си вид/правя се, че нищо не зная
to judge by APPEARANCE s съдя по външни неща
3. приличие, лице
for APPEARANCE's sake за приличие/лице
to keep up/save APPEARANCEs за да се запази приличието, от приличие
4. явление, феномен
5. призрак, (при) видение, дух* * *{ъ'piъrъns} n 1. (по)явяване; излизане (на сцената, от печ* * *явление; явяване; облик; поява; появяване; външност;* * *1. (по) явяване, излизане (на сцената, от печат и пр.) 2. as far as appearances go ако се съди по изгледите 3. for appearance's sake за приличие/лице 4. in appearance на вид, по външен вид 5. there is every appearance of (its going to) rain пo всичко изглежда, че ще вали 6. to have the appearance of being ill/well off, etc. изглеждам/имам вид на болен/богат и пр 7. to judge by appearance s съдя по външни неща 8. to keep up/save appearances за да се запази приличието, от приличие 9. to make an appearance/to put in an appearance явявам се (за малко) 10. to make one's first appearance явявам се/излизам за пръв пътпред публика (за актъор и пр.) 11. to put on an appearance of ignorance давам си вид/правя се, че нищо не зная 12. to/by/from all appearances както изглежда 13. вид, изглед, външност 14. призрак, (при) видение, дух 15. приличие, лице 16. явление, феномен* * *appearance[ə´piərəns] n 1. явяване, проявяване; излизане (на сцената, от печат); to make an (o.'s) \appearance, to put in an \appearance появявам се (за кратко); default of \appearance юрид. неявяване в съда; to enter into bond for \appearance писмено се задължавам да се явя; 2. вид, изглед, външност; architectural \appearance архитектурно оформление; to have the \appearance of being well-off изглеждам богат (заможен); to make a fine ( good) \appearance имам внушителен вид; to (by) all \appearances както изглежда; as far as \appearances go ако се съди по изгледите; there is every \appearance of ( its going to) rain по всичко изглежда, че ще вали; to put on the \appearance of ignorance правя се, че нищо не знам; 3. приличие; лице; for the sake of \appearances за приличие; за лице; to keep up ( save) \appearances за да се запази приличието; да се поддържа видът; 4. явление, феномен; 5. призрак, видение, фантом, дух. -
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1) (what can be seen (of a person, thing etc): From his appearance he seemed very wealthy.) videz2) (the act of coming into view or coming into a place: The thieves ran off at the sudden appearance of two policemen.) nastop3) (the act of coming before or presenting oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: his first appearance on the stage.) nastop, prihod pred sodišče* * *[əpíərəns]nounvidez, zunanjost; pojava; prikazen; izdaja (knjige); (javen) nastopas far as appearances go, to all appearance — po vsem videzuthere's every appearance of — vse kaže, daappearances are deceptive — videz vara, ni vse zlato, kar se svetito save ( —ali keep up) appearances — ohraniti videz (npr. blagostanja)for appearance's sake, for the sake of appearances — (le) na videz -
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n. 출현, 출두, 등장, 외관, 현상, 곡두, 유령, 발간, 모양, 상황, 형세(for\appearance's sake) 체면상 -
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seik Isubst. \/seɪk\/skyld, årsakdie for the sake of dø forfor goodness' sake eller for heaven's sake for Guds skyldfor old friendship's sake eller for old sake's eller for old times' sake for gammelt vennskaps skyldfor someone's sake eller for the sake of someone for noens skyld, av hensyn til noenfor something's sake eller for the sake of something for noes skyld, av hensyn til noefor the sake of av hensyn tilfor the sake of appearance(s) for syns skyldfor the sake of argument som et utgangspunkt for diskusjonsett at \/ la oss nå anta at du er enig med megsakes (alive)! (spesielt amer.) (Gud) bevares!, jøss!II( japansk risbrennevin) sake -
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appearance [əˈpɪərəns]a. ( = act) apparition fb. (in play, film, TV programme) since his appearance in "Hamlet" depuis qu'il a joué dans « Hamlet »• in order of appearance (in play) par ordre d'entrée en scène ; (in film, TV programme) par ordre d'apparition à l'écranc. ( = look) apparence fd. [of publication] parution f* * *[ə'pɪərəns] 1.1) ( arrival) (of person, vehicle) arrivée f; (of development, invention) apparition f2) Cinema, Theatre, Television passage mto make an appearance on television/on stage — passer à la télévision/à la scène
cast in order of appearance — Theatre distribution par ordre d'entrée en scène; Cinema distribution par ordre d'apparition (à l'écran)
3) (public, sporting) apparition f6) ( semblance)to give the appearance of something/of doing — donner l'apparence de quelque chose/de faire
it had all the appearances ou every appearance of — cela avait tout l'air de
7) (of book, article) parution f2.appearances plural noun apparences fplto judge ou go by appearances — se fier aux apparences
for the sake of appearances —
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A n2 Cin, Theat, TV passage m ; to make an appearance on television/on stage passer à la télévision/à la scène ; to make one's first screen appearance faire ses débuts à l'écran ; a rare screen appearance by X une des rares apparitions à l'écran de X ; cast in order of appearance distribution par ordre d'entrée en scène ;3 (public, sporting) apparition f ; to make a public appearance faire une apparition publique ; this is his first appearance for Ireland il fait ses débuts pour l'équipe d'Irlande ; to put in an appearance faire acte de présence ;4 Jur ( in court) comparution f (in, before devant) ; to enter an appearance comparaître en justice ;5 ( look) ( of person) apparence f ; (of district, object) aspect m ; to check one's appearance vérifier sa tenue ; to be self-conscious about one's appearance être gêné par son aspect physique ; ‘smart appearance essential’ ‘excellente présentation exigée’ ; to give sth the appearance of donner à qch l'apparence de ; to be foreign in appearance avoir l'air étranger ;6 ( semblance) to give the appearance of sth/of doing donner l'apparence de qch/de faire ; it had all the appearances ou every appearance of cela avait tout l'air de ; to maintain an appearance of objectivity conserver un semblant d'objectivité ;B appearances npl ( external show) apparences fpl ; to judge ou go by appearances se fier aux apparences ; going by appearances… à en juger par les apparences… ; for the sake of appearances, for appearances' sake pour la forme ; to keep up appearances sauvegarder les apparences ; to all appearances apparemment ; contrary to/in spite of appearances contrairement aux/en dépit des apparences ; appearances can be deceptive les apparences sont souvent trompeuses. -
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♦ appearance /əˈpɪərəns/n.1 apparizione; comparsa; arrivo: in order of appearance, in ordine di apparizione; the appearance of the steam engine, la comparsa (o l'avvento) della macchina a vapore2 apparenza: to go (o to judge) by appearances, giudicare dalle apparenze; by (o to) all appearances, a quanto pare; contrary to all appearances, contro tutte le apparenze; contrariamente a ciò che appare (o a quanto sembra); to keep up appearances, salvare le apparenze3 impressione; aria: He gave the appearance of being busy, dava l'impressione (o aveva l'aria) di essere indaffarato4 [cu] aspetto: physical appearance, aspetto fisico; an unhealthy appearance, un aspetto poco sano; una brutta cera; to be indifferent to one's appearance, non curarsi del proprio aspetto; A smart appearance is essential for this job, per questo lavoro è essenziale una bella presenza5 (leg.) comparizione; costituzione in giudizio6 [cu] ( di attore, ecc.) comparsa; esibizione: TV appearances, comparse in televisione; her first screen appearance, la sua prima comparsa sullo schermo; to put in (o to make) an appearance, fare una breve comparsa; fare un'apparizione fugace; fare atto di presenza● for the sake of appearances, per salvare le apparenze □ (TV, cinem.: nei titoli di testa, ecc.) special appearances by…, e con la partecipazione (straordinaria) di… -
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appearance [ə'pɪərəns](a) (act of appearing) apparition f;∎ with the appearance of fast-food restaurants avec l'apparition ou l'arrivée des fast-foods;∎ the antibiotics help guard against the appearance of further infections les antibiotiques contribuent à éviter l'apparition de nouvelles infections;∎ she made a brief appearance at the party elle a fait une brève apparition à la fête;∎ the president made a personal appearance le président est apparu en personne;∎ to put in an appearance passer; (as token gesture) faire acte de présence(b) (advent) avènement m; Commerce (of new product) mise f sur le marché; (of book, newspaper) parution f∎ to make an appearance before a court or a judge comparaître devant un tribunal∎ this was her first appearance on the stage c'était sa première apparition sur scène;∎ she's made a number of television appearances elle est passée plusieurs fois à la télévision;∎ offers have flooded in since her television appearance les propositions ont afflué depuis son passage à la télévision;∎ in order of appearance par ordre d'entrée en scène(e) (outward aspect) apparence f, aspect m;∎ from his appearance one would say… à son air ou son extérieur on dirait…;∎ to have a good appearance (person) présenter bien;∎ I tried to give the appearance that I cared j'ai essayé de donner l'impression que ça ne m'était pas indifférent;∎ it has all the appearances of being a first-class show si l'on en juge par les apparences, ce devrait être un spectacle de premier ordre;∎ to or by all appearances selon toute apparence;∎ contrary to all appearances, against all appearances contrairement à toute apparence;∎ appearances can be deceptive les apparences sont parfois trompeuses;∎ don't judge by appearances ne vous fiez pas aux apparences, il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences;∎ to keep up appearances sauver les apparences;∎ for appearances' sake pour la forme -
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noun1) (becoming visible) Auftauchen, das; (of symptoms) Auftreten, das; (arrival) Erscheinen, das; (of performer, speaker, etc.) Auftritt, dermake an or one's appearance — erscheinen
make a public appearance — in der Öffentlichkeit auftreten
2) (look) Äußere, dasappearances — Äußerlichkeiten Pl.
to judge by appearances, to all appearances — allem Anschein nach
for the sake of appearances, to keep up appearances — um den Schein zu wahren
3) (semblance) Anschein, derappearances to the contrary,... — entgegen allem Anschein...
* * *1) (what can be seen (of a person, thing etc): From his appearance he seemed very wealthy.) das Aussehen2) (the act of coming into view or coming into a place: The thieves ran off at the sudden appearance of two policemen.) das Erscheinen3) (the act of coming before or presenting oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: his first appearance on the stage.) das Auftritt* * *ap·pear·ance[əˈpɪərən(t)s, AM -ˈpɪr-]nstage \appearance Bühnenauftritt m\appearance on television Fernsehauftritt mcourt \appearance Erscheinen nt vor Gerichtthe large car gave an immediate \appearance of wealth das große Auto vermittelte sofort den Eindruck von Reichtumher outward \appearance ihr äußeres Erscheinungsbildneat/smart \appearance gepflegtes/ansprechendes Äußeresat first \appearance auf den ersten Blick4. (outward aspect)▪ \appearances pl äußerer [An]scheinto do sth for the sake of \appearances etw tun, um den Schein zu wahren5.▶ to keep up \appearances den Schein wahren* * *[\@'pIərəns]nto put in or make an appearance —
cast in order of appearance — Darsteller in der Reihenfolge ihres Auftritts or Auftretens
in appearance — dem Aussehen nach, vom Äußeren her
at first appearance —
he/it has the appearance of being... — er/es erweckt den Anschein,... zu sein
for appearances' sake, for the sake of appearances — um den Schein zu wahren, um des Schein(e)s willen
to give the appearance of being... — sich (dat) den Anschein geben,... zu sein
appearances are often deceptive —
See:→ academic.ru/40164/judge">judge* * *appearance [əˈpıərəns] s1. Erscheinen n:at his appearance bei seinem Erscheinen;2. Auftreten n, Vorkommen n3. JURb) (Klage)Einlassung f:enter an appearance sich auf die Klage einlassenher youthful appearance ihr jugendliches Aussehen;he had an unhealthy appearance er sah ungesund aus;resemble sb in appearance jemandem äußerlich oder im Aussehen ähneln5. (Natur)Erscheinung f, (-)Phänomen n6. meist pl äußerer Schein, (An)Schein m7. PHIL Schein m:appearance and reality Schein und Sein9. Veröffentlichung f, Erscheinen nBesondere Redewendungen: at first appearance beim ersten Anblick;in appearance anscheinend, dem Anschein nach;appearances are against him der (Augen)Schein spricht gegen ihn;appearances are deceptive der Schein trügt;there is every appearance that … es hat ganz den Anschein, als ob …;give the appearance of being sth sich den Anschein geben, etwas zu sein;judge by appearances nach Äußerlichkeiten gehen;make an appearance on television, make a TV appearance im Fernsehen auftreten;make an international appearance SPORT ein Länderspiel absolvieren;* * *noun1) (becoming visible) Auftauchen, das; (of symptoms) Auftreten, das; (arrival) Erscheinen, das; (of performer, speaker, etc.) Auftritt, dermake an or one's appearance — erscheinen
2) (look) Äußere, dasappearances — Äußerlichkeiten Pl.
to judge by appearances, to all appearances — allem Anschein nach
for the sake of appearances, to keep up appearances — um den Schein zu wahren
3) (semblance) Anschein, derappearances to the contrary,... — entgegen allem Anschein...
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[ə'pɪərəns] 1.1) (of person, invention, symptom) comparsa f.2) cinem. teatr. telev. comparsa f.; apparizione f.3) (public, sporting) apparizione f.4) dir. (in court) comparsa f., comparizione f.5) (look) (of person) apparenza f., aspetto m.; (of district, object) aspetto m."smart appearance essential" — "si richiede bella presenza"
6) (semblance)to give the appearance of sth., of doing — dare l'impressione di qcs., di fare
it had all the appearances o every appearance of aveva tutta l'aria di; an appearance of objectivity — una parvenza di obiettività
7) (of book, article) pubblicazione f.2.nome plurale appearances (external show) apparenze f.to judge o go by appearances giudicare dalle apparenze; for the sake of appearances for appearances' sake per salvare le apparenze; to keep up appearances salvare le apparenze; to all appearances — all'apparenza, a quanto pare
* * *1) (what can be seen (of a person, thing etc): From his appearance he seemed very wealthy.) apparenza2) (the act of coming into view or coming into a place: The thieves ran off at the sudden appearance of two policemen.) apparizione3) (the act of coming before or presenting oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: his first appearance on the stage.) apparizione* * *[ə'pɪərəns] 1.1) (of person, invention, symptom) comparsa f.2) cinem. teatr. telev. comparsa f.; apparizione f.3) (public, sporting) apparizione f.4) dir. (in court) comparsa f., comparizione f.5) (look) (of person) apparenza f., aspetto m.; (of district, object) aspetto m."smart appearance essential" — "si richiede bella presenza"
6) (semblance)to give the appearance of sth., of doing — dare l'impressione di qcs., di fare
it had all the appearances o every appearance of aveva tutta l'aria di; an appearance of objectivity — una parvenza di obiettività
7) (of book, article) pubblicazione f.2.nome plurale appearances (external show) apparenze f.to judge o go by appearances giudicare dalle apparenze; for the sake of appearances for appearances' sake per salvare le apparenze; to keep up appearances salvare le apparenze; to all appearances — all'apparenza, a quanto pare
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1) (what can be seen (of a person, thing etc): From his appearance he seemed very wealthy.) apariencia, imagen2) (the act of coming into view or coming into a place: The thieves ran off at the sudden appearance of two policemen.) aparición3) (the act of coming before or presenting oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: his first appearance on the stage.) aparición, comparecencia1. apariencia / aspecto2. actuación / aparición3. aparición4. impresióntr[ə'pɪərəns]1 (becoming visible) aparición nombre femenino2 (before a court etc) comparecencia3 (on stage) actuación nombre femenino4 (look) apariencia, aspecto\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLappearances can be deceptive las apariencias engañanto all appearances por lo que parece (parecía, etc)to keep up appearances guardar las aparienciasto put in an appearance hacer acto de presenciaappearance [ə'pɪrənts] n1) appearing: aparición f, presentación f, comparecencia f (ante un tribunal), publicación f (de un libro)2) look: apariencia f, aspecto mn.• aparición s.f.• apariencia s.f.• asomada s.f.• asomo s.m.• aspecto s.m.• cara s.f.• cariz s.m.• comparecencia s.f.• empaque s.m.• encaje s.m.• facha s.f.• fachada s.f.• físico s.m.• gesto s.m.• perspectiva s.f.• pinta s.f.• presentación s.f.• talle s.m.• trazado s.m.• viso s.m.• vitola s.f.ə'pɪrəns, ə'pɪərəns1)a) u c ( coming into view) aparición fshe made an unexpected appearance at the party — apareció or se presentó inesperadamente en la fiesta
to put in an appearance — hacer* acto de presencia
b) ( Law) comparecencia fc) u ( of book) aparición f, publicación f2) ua) ( look) aspecto mb) appearances pl apariencias fpl[ǝ'pɪǝrǝns]1. N1) (=act of showing o.s.) aparición f•
to make an appearance — aparecer, dejarse ver•
to put in an appearance — hacer acto de presencia2) (Theat, TV) aparición fto make one's first appearance — hacer su primera aparición, debutar
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his appearance as Don Mendo — su actuación en el papel de Don Mendo•
his appearance in "Don Mendo" — su actuación en "Don Mendo"3) (Jur) comparecencia f4) [of book etc] publicación f5) (=look) aspecto m•
at first appearance — a primera vista•
to have a dignified appearance — tener aspecto solemnehe had the appearance of an executive — parecía ejecutivo, tenía aspecto de ejecutivo
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in appearance — de aspecto6) appearances apariencias fpl•
to or by all appearances — al parecer•
you shouldn't go by appearances — no hay que fiarse de las aparienciasto judge by appearances,... — a juzgar por las apariencias,...
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to keep up appearances — guardar las apariencias2.CPDappearance fee, appearance money N — honorario que cobra una personalidad célebre por hacer una aparición pública, por ejemplo por televisión
* * *[ə'pɪrəns, ə'pɪərəns]1)a) u c ( coming into view) aparición fshe made an unexpected appearance at the party — apareció or se presentó inesperadamente en la fiesta
to put in an appearance — hacer* acto de presencia
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[ə'pɪər(ə)n(t)s]сущ.1) появлениеto make / put in an appearance — показываться, появляться (возможно, ненадолго)
The policeman made a timely appearance. — Полицейский появился вовремя.
The single appearance of the word in Domesday Book is the earliest instance. — Единственное употребление этого слова в Книге Судного дня является самым ранним примером.
2) внешний вид, наружностьimmaculate / neat appearance — безукоризненный внешний вид
Syn:3) ( appearances) внешние признаки, показателиto / by / from all appearances — судя по всему; по всей видимости
4) выступлениеHer first appearance was a success. — Её дебют был успешным.
- cameo appearanceThe crowd went wild at their first appearance on stage. — Толпа неистовствовала, когда они впервые появились на сцене.
5) явление; феноменI am a great observer of natural appearances. — Я очень люблю наблюдать за природными явлениями.
6) призрак, привидение, видениеWhat is this Me? A voice, a Motion, an Appearance. (T. Carlyle) — Так что же такое Я? Голос, движение, бесплотный призрак.
Syn:••to keep up / save appearances — делать вид, что ничего не произошло
for appearances' sake / for the sake of appearances — для вида
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1) (what can be seen (of a person, thing etc): From his appearance he seemed very wealthy.) utseende, ytre2) (the act of coming into view or coming into a place: The thieves ran off at the sudden appearance of two policemen.) tilsynekomst, ved synet av3) (the act of coming before or presenting oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: his first appearance on the stage.) opptreden; frammøtesubst. \/əˈpɪər(ə)ns\/1) utseende, ytre2) offentlig fremtreden, opptreden, fremmøte3) tilsynekomst, det å dukke opp4) utgivelse, det å komme ut5) ( gammeldags) foreteelse, fenomenappearances ( spesielt flertall) det ytre, skinnetappearances are deceptive skinnet bedrargive the appearance of eller have the appearance of se ut til å gi skinn av, late somgo by appearances eller judge by appearance dømme etter det ytre\/fasadenin appearance ytre sett slik det ser utkeep up appearances holde på formen, vokte fasadenmake an appearance gjøre en kort opptreden, være til stede en kort stundmake one's appearance dukke opp, vise seg, opptremake one's first appearance (teater e.l.)debutereput in a personal appearance foreta en personlig henvendelse -
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§ სასამართლოში გამოცხადება, სასამართლოს წინაშე წარდგომა§1 გარეგნობაto all appearances როგორც ჩანს, ალბათto keep up appearances ზრდილობიანი ქცევა // თავის მოჩვენება2 გამოჩენაsudden appearance მოულოდნელი / უცაბედი გამოჩენაhis appearance occasioned much indignation მისმა გამოჩენამ დიდი აღშფოთება გამოივწიაjudging by outward appearance… გარეგნობის მიხედვით თუ ვიმსჯელეთ...she neglects her children / appearance ბავშვებს / თავის გარეგნობას სათანადო ყურადღებას არ აქცევსmean appearance საცოდავი / უბადრუკი გარეგნობაshe has a manlike appearance მამაკაცური იერი / გარეგნობა აქვსa wholesome appearance ჟანმრთლი შესახედაობა/გარეგნობაa forbidding person / appearance არასასიამოვნო პიროვნება / საზიზღარი გარეგნობა -
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ap·pear·ance [əʼpɪərən(t)s, Am -ʼpɪr-] nstage \appearance Bühnenauftritt m;\appearance on television Fernsehauftritt m;court \appearance Erscheinen nt vor Gerichtthe large car gave an immediate \appearance of wealth das große Auto vermittelte sofort den Eindruck von Reichtum;neat/smart \appearance gepflegtes/ansprechendes Äußeres;at first \appearance auf den ersten Blickto do sth for the sake of \appearances etwas tun, um den Schein zu wahrenPHRASES:to keep up \appearances den Schein wahren; -
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20 для порядка
for appearance' sake, as a formalityБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > для порядка
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