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  • 41 look out

    1) ((usually with for) to watch: She was looking out for him from the window.) vyzerať
    2) (to find by searching: I've looked out these books for you.) vyhľadať
    * * *
    • dávat si pozor
    • dat si pozor

    English-Slovak dictionary > look out

  • 42 look out

    1) ((usually with for) to watch: She was looking out for him from the window.) a ur­mări
    2) (to find by searching: I've looked out these books for you.)

    English-Romanian dictionary > look out

  • 43 look out

    1) ((usually with for) to watch: She was looking out for him from the window.) έχω το νου μου, προσέχω να δω
    2) (to find by searching: I've looked out these books for you.) ψάχνω και βρίσκω

    English-Greek dictionary > look out

  • 44 look out

    1) ( usually with for) to watch:

    She was looking out for him from the window.

    يُراقِب
    2) to find by searching:

    I've looked out these books for you.

    يُفَتِّش عن

    Arabic-English dictionary > look out

  • 45 look out

    1) ((usually with for) to watch: She was looking out for him from the window.) guetter
    2) (to find by searching: I've looked out these books for you.) chercher (et trouver)

    English-French dictionary > look out

  • 46 look out

    1) ((usually with for) to watch: She was looking out for him from the window.) observar
    2) (to find by searching: I've looked out these books for you.) achar

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > look out

  • 47 pop out

    pop out coll. а) высунуть, высунуться; The window opened and a head poppedout. б) внезапно удалиться, отправиться; I had just popped out for a breath offresh air. в) внезапно погаснуть; A gust of wind made the candle pop out. г)вылезать из орбит, широко раскрываться (о глазах); She looked so surprised,her eyes nearly popped out of her head.

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > pop out

  • 48 pop out

    разг.
    1) высунуть, высунуться
    2) внезапно удалиться, отправиться I had just popped out for a breath of fresh air. ≈ Я так, вышел на секундочку подышать.
    3) внезапно погаснуть A gust of wind made the candle pop out. ≈ Внезапный порыв ветра погасил свечу.
    4) вылезать из орбит, широко раскрываться( о глазах) She looked so surprised, her eyes nearly popped out of her head. ≈ Она была так удивлена, у нее глаза полезли на лоб. показываться

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > pop out

  • 49 see smb. out of the corner of one's eye

    (see (watch, etc.) smb. (или smth.) out of the corner of one's eye)
    видеть краем глаза, наблюдать украдкой, исподтишка; искоса посматривать

    Out of the corner of my eye I noticed that miss Jean Law, who had been away - where, I did not know - for the past three days, was again in her usual place. (A. J. Cronin, ‘Shannon's Way’, book I, ch. 7) — Краешком глаза я увидел, что мисс Джин Лоу, которая последние три дня отсутствовала - куда она отлучалась, я не знал, - снова сидит на своем месте.

    As we went in, he muttered some sort of greeting, but, if he looked at us, it was only out of the corner of his eye. (C. P. Snow, ‘The Affair’, part II, ch. 12) — Когда мы вошли, Говард пробормотал что-то вроде приветствия, однако взглянул он при этом на нас не прямо, а как-то искоса.

    Large English-Russian phrasebook > see smb. out of the corner of one's eye

  • 50 look as if one came out of a bandbox

    быть одетым с иголочки, иметь франтоватый, щегольской вид [первонач. амер.]

    He always looked as if he had just stepped out of a bandbox. Though he was forty-six you would never have taken him for more than thirty-five. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Ant and the Grasshopper’) — Том всегда был одет с иголочки. В свои сорок шесть лет он выглядел тридцатипятилетним, не старше.

    Large English-Russian phrasebook > look as if one came out of a bandbox

  • 51 look as if one (just) came (or stepped) out of a bandbox

       имeть фpaнтoвaтый, щeгoльcкoй вид; " быть oдeтым c игoлoчки
        He always looked as if he had just stepped out of a bandbox. Though he was forty-six you would never have taken him for more than thirty-five (W. S. Maugham)

    Concise English-Russian phrasebook > look as if one (just) came (or stepped) out of a bandbox

  • 52 buscar

    v.
    1 to look.
    2 to look for.
    estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for work
    se fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in America
    María busca su bolso Mary looks for her purse.
    3 to look up.
    Busca esa palabra en el diccionario Look up that word in the dictionary.
    4 to search for (computing).
    El detective buscó incansablemente The detective searched tirelessly.
    5 to push, to try the patience of (informal) (provocar).
    buscar bronca/camorra to look for trouble
    6 to pick up.
    voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paper
    ir a buscar a alguien to pick somebody up
    pasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine
    7 to seek to, to attempt to, to try to, to try how to.
    Ese plan busca destruirnos That plan seeks to destroy us.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 (gen) to look for, search for
    2 (en lista, índice etc) to look up
    3 (ir a coger) to go and get, fetch
    ■ busca un médico, ¡rápido! fetch a doctor, quick!
    4 (recoger) to pick up
    ■ iré a buscarte a la estación I'll pick you up at the station, I'll meet you at the station
    5 (intentar conseguir) to try to achieve
    1 (mirar) to look
    \
    buscársela familiar to be looking for trouble
    buscarse la vida familiar to try and earn one's living
    'Se busca...' "... wanted"
    * * *
    verb
    1) to look for, seek
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=tratar de encontrar)
    a) [+ persona, objeto perdido, trabajo] to look for

    llevo meses buscando trabajo — I've been job-hunting for months, I've been looking for a job for months

    el ejército busca a un comando enemigo — the army is searching for o looking for an enemy commando unit

    "se busca piso" — "flat wanted"

    "chico busca chica" — "boy seeks girl"

    b) [en diccionario, enciclopedia] to look up
    c) [con la vista] to try to spot, look for

    lo busqué entre el público pero no lo vi — I tried to spot him o looked for him in the crowd but I didn't see him

    2) (=tratar de conseguir) [+ solución] to try to find

    • buscar excusas — to make excuses

    • buscar hacer algo — to seek to do sth, try to do sth

    siempre buscaba hacerlo lo mejor posible — she always sought o tried to do the best possible thing

    • ir a buscar algo/a algn, ha ido a buscar una servilleta — she's gone to fetch o get a napkin

    ve a buscar a tu madre — go and fetch o get your mother

    vino buscando pelea — he was looking for trouble o a fight, he was spoiling for a fight *

    3) (=recoger) to pick up, fetch

    ¿vais a ir a buscarme a la estación? — are you going to pick me up o fetch me from the station?

    4) (Inform) to search
    5) (=preguntar por) to ask for

    ¿quién me busca? — who is asking for me?

    2.

    ya puedes dejar de buscar, aquí tienes las llaves — you can stop looking, here are the keys

    ¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?

    ¡busca! — [al perro] fetch!

    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to find

    la policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police

    b) (en libro, lista) to look up
    2)
    a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up
    b) ( conseguir y traer) to get

    fue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi

    3)

    ¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?

    buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf

    el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

    b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for
    2.
    buscar vi to look

    busca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer

    ¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?

    el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find

    3.
    buscarse v pron
    1) ( intentar encontrar) to look for
    2) < problemas>

    no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble

    tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right

    buscársela(s) — (fam)

    te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)

    * * *
    = chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.
    Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.
    Ex. I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.
    Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.
    Ex. The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.
    Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.
    Ex. Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.
    Ex. This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.
    Ex. A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.
    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. In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.
    Ex. If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.
    Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.
    Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.
    Ex. This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.
    Ex. A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.
    Ex. Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.
    Ex. The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.
    Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.
    Ex. The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.
    Ex. This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.
    Ex. Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.
    Ex. The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.
    Ex. Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.
    Ex. In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.
    Ex. One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.
    Ex. The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.
    Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.
    Ex. Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.
    Ex. On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.
    Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.
    Ex. This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.
    Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.
    Ex. When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.
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    * buscando = in search of.
    * buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.
    * buscar amparo = seek + shelter.
    * buscar apoyo = line up + support.
    * buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).
    * buscar a través de los índices = browse.
    * buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.
    * buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.
    * buscar con ahínco = look + hard.
    * buscar detenidamente = look + hard.
    * buscar el apoyo de = woo.
    * buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.
    * buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.
    * buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.
    * buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.
    * buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.
    * buscar empleo = seek + employment.
    * buscar en = sift through, search through.
    * buscar en Google = google.
    * buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.
    * buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.
    * buscar entre la basura = scavenge.
    * buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.
    * buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.
    * buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.
    * buscar la controversia = court + controversy.
    * buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.
    * buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.
    * buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.
    * buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.
    * buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.
    * buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.
    * buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.
    * buscar la protección de = burrow back into.
    * buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.
    * buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.
    * buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.
    * buscar los servicios de = engage.
    * buscar material = pursue + material.
    * buscar oro = pan for + gold.
    * buscar placer = seek + pleasure.
    * buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.
    * buscar por título = search by + title key.
    * buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.
    * buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).
    * buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.
    * buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.
    * buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.
    * buscar refugio = seek + shelter.
    * buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.
    * buscárselo = have it + coming.
    * buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].
    * buscar solución = seek + solution.
    * buscar trabajo = seek + employment.
    * buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.
    * buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.
    * buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.
    * buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.
    * buscar una solución = contrive + solution.
    * buscar y encontrar = match.
    * en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.
    * encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.
    * en el que se puede buscar = searchable.
    * estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.
    * hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.
    * mandar a buscar = send for.
    * no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.
    * no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.
    * peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.
    * que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.
    * que se puede buscar = searchable.
    * respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.
    * saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to find

    la policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police

    b) (en libro, lista) to look up
    2)
    a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up
    b) ( conseguir y traer) to get

    fue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi

    3)

    ¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?

    buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf

    el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

    b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for
    2.
    buscar vi to look

    busca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer

    ¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?

    el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find

    3.
    buscarse v pron
    1) ( intentar encontrar) to look for
    2) < problemas>

    no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble

    tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right

    buscársela(s) — (fam)

    te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)

    * * *
    = chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.

    Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

    Ex: I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.
    Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.
    Ex: The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.
    Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.
    Ex: Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.
    Ex: This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.
    Ex: A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.
    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: In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.
    Ex: If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.
    Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.
    Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.
    Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.
    Ex: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.
    Ex: Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.
    Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.
    Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.
    Ex: The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.
    Ex: This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.
    Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.
    Ex: The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.
    Ex: Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.
    Ex: In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.
    Ex: One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.
    Ex: The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.
    Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.
    Ex: Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.
    Ex: On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.
    Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.
    Ex: This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.
    Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.
    Ex: When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.
    * buscando = in search of.
    * buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.
    * buscar amparo = seek + shelter.
    * buscar apoyo = line up + support.
    * buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).
    * buscar a través de los índices = browse.
    * buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.
    * buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.
    * buscar con ahínco = look + hard.
    * buscar detenidamente = look + hard.
    * buscar el apoyo de = woo.
    * buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.
    * buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.
    * buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.
    * buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.
    * buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.
    * buscar empleo = seek + employment.
    * buscar en = sift through, search through.
    * buscar en Google = google.
    * buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.
    * buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.
    * buscar entre la basura = scavenge.
    * buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.
    * buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.
    * buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.
    * buscar la controversia = court + controversy.
    * buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.
    * buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.
    * buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.
    * buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.
    * buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.
    * buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.
    * buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.
    * buscar la protección de = burrow back into.
    * buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.
    * buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.
    * buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.
    * buscar los servicios de = engage.
    * buscar material = pursue + material.
    * buscar oro = pan for + gold.
    * buscar placer = seek + pleasure.
    * buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.
    * buscar por título = search by + title key.
    * buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.
    * buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).
    * buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.
    * buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.
    * buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.
    * buscar refugio = seek + shelter.
    * buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.
    * buscárselo = have it + coming.
    * buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].
    * buscar solución = seek + solution.
    * buscar trabajo = seek + employment.
    * buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.
    * buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.
    * buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.
    * buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.
    * buscar una solución = contrive + solution.
    * buscar y encontrar = match.
    * en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.
    * encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.
    * en el que se puede buscar = searchable.
    * estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.
    * hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.
    * mandar a buscar = send for.
    * no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.
    * no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.
    * peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.
    * que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.
    * que se puede buscar = searchable.
    * respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.
    * saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.

    * * *
    buscar [A2 ]
    vt
    1 ‹persona/objeto› to look for; ‹fama/fortuna› to seek; ‹trabajo/apartamento› to look for, try to find; ‹solución› to look for, try to find
    lo he buscado en or por todas partes I've looked o searched for it everywhere
    no trates de buscar excusas don't try to make excuses
    la policía lo está buscando the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police
    [ S ] se busca wanted
    los hombres como él sólo buscan una cosa men like him are only after one thing ( colloq)
    te buscan en la portería someone is asking for you at reception
    las flores buscan la luz flowers grow towards the light
    la buscaba con la mirada or los ojos he was trying to spot her
    está buscando la oportunidad de vengarse he's looking for a chance to get his own back ( colloq)
    busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo try and find an easier way of doing it
    2 (en un libro, una lista) to look up
    busca el número en la guía look up the number in the directory
    B
    1 (recoger) to collect, pick up
    fuimos a buscarlo al aeropuerto we went to pick him up from o fetch him from o collect him from o meet him at the airport
    vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things
    fue a buscar un médico he went to get a doctor, he fetched a doctor
    salió a buscar un taxi/el pan he went to get a taxi/the bread
    sube a buscarme las tijeras go up and get me o bring me o fetch me the scissors
    C
    1
    (intentar conseguir): una ley que busca la igualdad de (los) sexos a law which aims to achieve sexual equality o equality between the sexes
    ¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?
    tiene cuatro hijas y busca el varón ( fam); she has four girls and she's trying for a boy
    buscar + INF to try to + INF, set out to + INF
    el libro busca destruir ese mito the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth
    2 (provocar) ‹bronca/camorra› to look for
    siempre están buscando pelea they're always looking o spoiling for a fight
    me está buscando y me va a encontrar he's looking for trouble and he's going to get it
    ■ buscar
    vi
    to look
    busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer
    ¿has buscado bien? have you looked properly?, have you had a proper look?
    ¡busca! ¡busca! (a un perro) fetch!
    A (intentar encontrar) to look for
    debería buscarse a alguien que le cuidara los niños she should look for o find somebody to look after the children
    B ‹complicaciones/problemas›
    no quiero buscarme complicaciones I don't want any trouble
    tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right
    se está buscando problemas she's asking for trouble
    buscársela(s) ( fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it ( colloq)
    no te quejes, la verdad es que te la buscaste don't complain, the truth is you had it coming to you o you brought it on yourself ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    Multiple Entries:
    buscar    
    buscar algo
    buscar ( conjugate buscar) verbo transitivo
    1

    ‹fama/fortuna› to seek;

    b) (en libro, lista) to look up;


    2



    (— en tren, a pie) I went to meet him at the airport;
    ◊ vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things



    fue a buscar un médico/un taxi he went to get a doctor/a taxi;
    ¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?
    verbo intransitivo
    to look;
    ◊ busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer

    buscarse verbo pronominal
    1 ( intentar encontrar) to look for
    2 ‹ problemas› to ask for;
    ◊ no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas I don't want any trouble;

    tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right;
    buscársela(s) (fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
    buscar verbo transitivo
    1 to look for
    2 (en la enciclopedia, en el diccionario) to look up
    3 (conseguir, traer) to fetch: ve a buscar un poco de agua, go and fetch some water
    4 (recoger cosas) to collect
    (recoger personas) to pick up: fue a buscarme al trabajo, she picked me up from work
    ' buscar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acudir
    - condicionamiento
    - ir
    - mirar
    - sistema
    - tienta
    - aguja
    - andar
    - bronca
    - camorra
    - colocación
    - pelea
    - perro
    - recoger
    - refugio
    - trabajo
    - venir
    English:
    advertise
    - collect
    - dig around
    - down-market
    - expressly
    - fetch
    - fish
    - forage
    - fumble
    - get
    - go for
    - hunt
    - instrumental
    - kerb-crawl
    - look
    - look for
    - look out for
    - look up
    - meet
    - needle
    - pick
    - pick up
    - prospect
    - pursue
    - scout around
    - search
    - search for
    - seek
    - seek after
    - spoil for
    - want
    - afield
    - call
    - collection
    - court
    - dig
    - feel
    - ferry
    - go
    - grope
    - house
    - job
    - nook
    - scout
    - send
    - trouble
    - woo
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [para encontrar] to look for, to search for;
    [provecho, beneficio propio, fortuna] to seek;
    busco apartamento en esta zona I am looking for Br a flat o US an apartment in this area;
    estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for work;
    la policía busca a los terroristas the police are searching o hunting for the terrorists;
    lo busqué, pero no lo encontré I looked o hunted for it, but I couldn't find it;
    ¿me ayudas a buscar las llaves? can you help me to look for the keys?;
    se fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in America;
    fui a buscar ayuda I went in search of help;
    ¡ve a buscar ayuda, rápido! quick, go for help o go and find help!;
    es como buscar una aguja en un pajar it's like looking for a needle in a haystack;
    CSur Fam
    buscar la vuelta a algo to (try to) find a way of doing sth
    2. [recoger] to pick up;
    vino a buscar sus libros he came to pick up his books;
    voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paper;
    ir a buscar a alguien to pick sb up;
    ya iré yo a buscar a los niños al colegio I'll go and pick the children up from school;
    pasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine
    3. [en diccionario, índice, horario] to look up;
    buscaré la dirección en mi agenda I'll look up the address in my address book
    4. [intentar conseguir]
    siempre busca quedar bien con todos she always tries to please everybody;
    no sé qué está buscando con esa actitud I don't know what he is hoping to achieve with that attitude;
    con estas medidas buscan reducir la inflación these measures are intended to reduce inflation, with these measures they are seeking to reduce inflation;
    Fam
    ése sólo busca ligar he's only after one thing
    5. Informát to search for
    6. Fam [provocar] to push, to try the patience of;
    no me busques, que me voy a enfadar don't push me o it, I'm about to lose my temper;
    buscar bronca o [m5] camorra to look for trouble
    ♦ vi
    to look;
    busqué bien pero no encontré nada I had a thorough search, but didn't find anything;
    buscamos por toda la casa we looked o searched throughout the house, we searched the house from top to bottom
    * * *
    v/t search for, look for;
    ir/venir a buscar fetch;
    se la estaba buscando he was asking for trouble o for it
    * * *
    buscar {72} vt
    1) : to look for, to seek
    2) : to pick up, to collect
    3) : to provoke
    buscar vi
    : to look, to search
    buscó en los bolsillos: he searched through his pockets
    * * *
    buscar vb
    1. (tratar de encontrar) to look for
    2. (consultar) to look up
    3. (recoger) to pick up / to meet [pt. & pp. met]
    4. (traer) to fetch / to get
    "Se busca" "Wanted"

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  • 53 prestar atención

    v.
    to pay attention, to take notice, to give attention, to heed.
    María se fijó muy bien Mary paid attention very well.
    * * *
    to pay attention (a, to)
    * * *
    * * *
    (n.) = follow up, heed, receive + attention, mind, devote + attention, pay + heed, take + notice, give + (some) thought to, follow through, look out for, lend + an ear, prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up
    Ex. Both the original production and revision of STC spawned a large crop of such items which are worth following up.
    Ex. Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.
    Ex. The formation of mould on paper and book-bindings is a long-standing problem, the nature of which has received little attention.
    Ex. They see people as marked by one particular attribute, cleverness, or kindness, or strictness, or being a good shot, and they mind whether things are right or wrong.
    Ex. The cataloger, by being relieved of the onerous clerical burden of reorganizing the catalog, is free to devote professional attention to making the catalog a more responsive and useful tool.
    Ex. Unless we believe we can do all this unaided, then we had better pay heed to literature.
    Ex. Successful displays depend on two main ingredients: selection from the vast number of possible titles; and attractive layout, so that people will take notice of the books and want to know more about them.
    Ex. I encourage the reader to give thought to the longer case studies that have appeared in the library press.
    Ex. The approach used is to follow through the decision making processes which underpin the successful introduction of any service.
    Ex. Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.
    Ex. Secondly, the teacher should just ' lend an ear' and not actively take part in the discussion.
    Ex. The dog sat at the bedside, now eyeing his master with a wistful look, and now pricking his ears, and uttering a low growl.
    Ex. As lesbians, our antennas went up, and we wondered why this guy wanted to know how many bedrooms we had.
    * * *
    (n.) = follow up, heed, receive + attention, mind, devote + attention, pay + heed, take + notice, give + (some) thought to, follow through, look out for, lend + an ear, prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up

    Ex: Both the original production and revision of STC spawned a large crop of such items which are worth following up.

    Ex: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.
    Ex: The formation of mould on paper and book-bindings is a long-standing problem, the nature of which has received little attention.
    Ex: They see people as marked by one particular attribute, cleverness, or kindness, or strictness, or being a good shot, and they mind whether things are right or wrong.
    Ex: The cataloger, by being relieved of the onerous clerical burden of reorganizing the catalog, is free to devote professional attention to making the catalog a more responsive and useful tool.
    Ex: Unless we believe we can do all this unaided, then we had better pay heed to literature.
    Ex: Successful displays depend on two main ingredients: selection from the vast number of possible titles; and attractive layout, so that people will take notice of the books and want to know more about them.
    Ex: I encourage the reader to give thought to the longer case studies that have appeared in the library press.
    Ex: The approach used is to follow through the decision making processes which underpin the successful introduction of any service.
    Ex: Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.
    Ex: Secondly, the teacher should just ' lend an ear' and not actively take part in the discussion.
    Ex: The dog sat at the bedside, now eyeing his master with a wistful look, and now pricking his ears, and uttering a low growl.
    Ex: As lesbians, our antennas went up, and we wondered why this guy wanted to know how many bedrooms we had.

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  • 54 tener cuidado con

    (v.) = watch for, beware (of/that), look out for, be wary of
    Ex. But just as a person with a vague discomfort dimly fears cancer, so he dimly feared that there might be something to watch for in the way she handled people.
    Ex. He should beware that the 'gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome "recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.
    Ex. Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.
    Ex. Libraries must also be wary of illegally-produced tapes.
    * * *
    (v.) = watch for, beware (of/that), look out for, be wary of

    Ex: But just as a person with a vague discomfort dimly fears cancer, so he dimly feared that there might be something to watch for in the way she handled people.

    Ex: He should beware that the 'gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome "recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.
    Ex: Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.
    Ex: Libraries must also be wary of illegally-produced tapes.

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  • 55 צפי

    צפי, צָפָה(b. h.; cmp. ציּף) ( to shine; cmp. צוּץ, to look, esp. to look into distances of space or time; to foresee; to have a vision. Gitt.58a, v. צָפְנַת. Meg.24b הדבה צָפוּ למרכבהוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. צִפּוּ לדרוש במ׳, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) many looked out for the Merkabah (v. מֶרְכָּבָה), and never lived to see it; (ed. hoped to be able to preach on the Merkabah; Tosef. ib. III (IV), 28 הרבה דרשו במ׳). Gen. R. s. 79 צ׳ … ברוח הקדשוכ׳ R. S. b. Y. saw by means of the spirit of holiness (inspiration) ; Y.Shebi. IX, 38d; Koh. R. to X, 8; Pesik. Vayhi, p. 90a>. Sot.12b (ref. to והמצפצפים Is. 8:19) צוֹפִין ואינן … צופין they see (have a vision) and know not what they see. Tosef.Pes.II (III), 12 (belonging to 13) איזהוּ צוֹפֶה הרואהוכ׳ who is called a tsofeh (a pilgrim that sees Jerusalem)? He who sees it and never loses it out of sight again. Meg.14a (expl. הרמתים צופים, 1 Sam. 1:1) שתי רמות שצוֹפוֹת זו את זו two heights that look at each other; a. fr.(Num. R. s. 19, a. e. צופים, v. צָף.V. צוֹפֶה, צוֹפִים.Part. pass. צָפוּי a) seen, foreseen. Ab. III, 15 הכל צ׳ והרשותוכ׳ everything is foreseen (every deed of man is observed by God before whom there is no distance of space or time), but freedom of will is granted. Tanḥ. Shlaḥ 5 שהיה צ׳ לפניוכ׳ it was foreseen before the Lord that they would come Ib. 9 שהכל צ׳וכ׳ (omit היה) for every event is foreseen by the Lord; a. fr.b) bright, perspicuous. Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 8 צְפוּיִם, v. צָף. Pi. צִיפָּה 1) to look forward to, wait, hope. Ber.57b יְצַפֶּה לחסידות may hope to attain piety. Pes.50b המְצַפֶּה לשכר אשתו he who looks forward to (is dependent on) his wifes earnings. Bets.32b המצפה לשלחן חבירו who depends on his neighbors table. Ib. המצפה על שולחןוכ׳ (corr. acc.) Ruth. R. introd. (ref. to Ez. 13:4) מה שועל הזה מצפה בחורבותוכ׳ as the fox in the ruins looks out, when he sees men pass by, which way to flee ; Yalk. Ez. 352 יושב ומצעה (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 74 אביך מצפה לך אמך מְצַפָּה לך thy (dead) father looks forward to thy coming, thy mother ; a. fr. 2) to cover with shining plate, to overlay. R. Hash. 27a צִיפָּהוּ זהבוכ׳ if he overlaid the Shofar at the place where the mouth is applied; Y. ib. III, 58d; a. fr.Part. pass. מְצוּפֶּה, f. מְצוּפָּה Ib. III, 3 ופיו מצ׳ זהב and its mouthpiece was covered with gold. Kel. XI, 4; 6. Ḥag.III, 8 מפני שהן מְצוּפִּין because they (the altars) are overlaid (with gold or copper); a. fr.

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  • 56 צפה

    צפי, צָפָה(b. h.; cmp. ציּף) ( to shine; cmp. צוּץ, to look, esp. to look into distances of space or time; to foresee; to have a vision. Gitt.58a, v. צָפְנַת. Meg.24b הדבה צָפוּ למרכבהוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. צִפּוּ לדרוש במ׳, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) many looked out for the Merkabah (v. מֶרְכָּבָה), and never lived to see it; (ed. hoped to be able to preach on the Merkabah; Tosef. ib. III (IV), 28 הרבה דרשו במ׳). Gen. R. s. 79 צ׳ … ברוח הקדשוכ׳ R. S. b. Y. saw by means of the spirit of holiness (inspiration) ; Y.Shebi. IX, 38d; Koh. R. to X, 8; Pesik. Vayhi, p. 90a>. Sot.12b (ref. to והמצפצפים Is. 8:19) צוֹפִין ואינן … צופין they see (have a vision) and know not what they see. Tosef.Pes.II (III), 12 (belonging to 13) איזהוּ צוֹפֶה הרואהוכ׳ who is called a tsofeh (a pilgrim that sees Jerusalem)? He who sees it and never loses it out of sight again. Meg.14a (expl. הרמתים צופים, 1 Sam. 1:1) שתי רמות שצוֹפוֹת זו את זו two heights that look at each other; a. fr.(Num. R. s. 19, a. e. צופים, v. צָף.V. צוֹפֶה, צוֹפִים.Part. pass. צָפוּי a) seen, foreseen. Ab. III, 15 הכל צ׳ והרשותוכ׳ everything is foreseen (every deed of man is observed by God before whom there is no distance of space or time), but freedom of will is granted. Tanḥ. Shlaḥ 5 שהיה צ׳ לפניוכ׳ it was foreseen before the Lord that they would come Ib. 9 שהכל צ׳וכ׳ (omit היה) for every event is foreseen by the Lord; a. fr.b) bright, perspicuous. Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 8 צְפוּיִם, v. צָף. Pi. צִיפָּה 1) to look forward to, wait, hope. Ber.57b יְצַפֶּה לחסידות may hope to attain piety. Pes.50b המְצַפֶּה לשכר אשתו he who looks forward to (is dependent on) his wifes earnings. Bets.32b המצפה לשלחן חבירו who depends on his neighbors table. Ib. המצפה על שולחןוכ׳ (corr. acc.) Ruth. R. introd. (ref. to Ez. 13:4) מה שועל הזה מצפה בחורבותוכ׳ as the fox in the ruins looks out, when he sees men pass by, which way to flee ; Yalk. Ez. 352 יושב ומצעה (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 74 אביך מצפה לך אמך מְצַפָּה לך thy (dead) father looks forward to thy coming, thy mother ; a. fr. 2) to cover with shining plate, to overlay. R. Hash. 27a צִיפָּהוּ זהבוכ׳ if he overlaid the Shofar at the place where the mouth is applied; Y. ib. III, 58d; a. fr.Part. pass. מְצוּפֶּה, f. מְצוּפָּה Ib. III, 3 ופיו מצ׳ זהב and its mouthpiece was covered with gold. Kel. XI, 4; 6. Ḥag.III, 8 מפני שהן מְצוּפִּין because they (the altars) are overlaid (with gold or copper); a. fr.

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  • 57 צָפָה

    צפי, צָפָה(b. h.; cmp. ציּף) ( to shine; cmp. צוּץ, to look, esp. to look into distances of space or time; to foresee; to have a vision. Gitt.58a, v. צָפְנַת. Meg.24b הדבה צָפוּ למרכבהוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. צִפּוּ לדרוש במ׳, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) many looked out for the Merkabah (v. מֶרְכָּבָה), and never lived to see it; (ed. hoped to be able to preach on the Merkabah; Tosef. ib. III (IV), 28 הרבה דרשו במ׳). Gen. R. s. 79 צ׳ … ברוח הקדשוכ׳ R. S. b. Y. saw by means of the spirit of holiness (inspiration) ; Y.Shebi. IX, 38d; Koh. R. to X, 8; Pesik. Vayhi, p. 90a>. Sot.12b (ref. to והמצפצפים Is. 8:19) צוֹפִין ואינן … צופין they see (have a vision) and know not what they see. Tosef.Pes.II (III), 12 (belonging to 13) איזהוּ צוֹפֶה הרואהוכ׳ who is called a tsofeh (a pilgrim that sees Jerusalem)? He who sees it and never loses it out of sight again. Meg.14a (expl. הרמתים צופים, 1 Sam. 1:1) שתי רמות שצוֹפוֹת זו את זו two heights that look at each other; a. fr.(Num. R. s. 19, a. e. צופים, v. צָף.V. צוֹפֶה, צוֹפִים.Part. pass. צָפוּי a) seen, foreseen. Ab. III, 15 הכל צ׳ והרשותוכ׳ everything is foreseen (every deed of man is observed by God before whom there is no distance of space or time), but freedom of will is granted. Tanḥ. Shlaḥ 5 שהיה צ׳ לפניוכ׳ it was foreseen before the Lord that they would come Ib. 9 שהכל צ׳וכ׳ (omit היה) for every event is foreseen by the Lord; a. fr.b) bright, perspicuous. Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 8 צְפוּיִם, v. צָף. Pi. צִיפָּה 1) to look forward to, wait, hope. Ber.57b יְצַפֶּה לחסידות may hope to attain piety. Pes.50b המְצַפֶּה לשכר אשתו he who looks forward to (is dependent on) his wifes earnings. Bets.32b המצפה לשלחן חבירו who depends on his neighbors table. Ib. המצפה על שולחןוכ׳ (corr. acc.) Ruth. R. introd. (ref. to Ez. 13:4) מה שועל הזה מצפה בחורבותוכ׳ as the fox in the ruins looks out, when he sees men pass by, which way to flee ; Yalk. Ez. 352 יושב ומצעה (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 74 אביך מצפה לך אמך מְצַפָּה לך thy (dead) father looks forward to thy coming, thy mother ; a. fr. 2) to cover with shining plate, to overlay. R. Hash. 27a צִיפָּהוּ זהבוכ׳ if he overlaid the Shofar at the place where the mouth is applied; Y. ib. III, 58d; a. fr.Part. pass. מְצוּפֶּה, f. מְצוּפָּה Ib. III, 3 ופיו מצ׳ זהב and its mouthpiece was covered with gold. Kel. XI, 4; 6. Ḥag.III, 8 מפני שהן מְצוּפִּין because they (the altars) are overlaid (with gold or copper); a. fr.

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  • 58 צפי

    צְפֵיch., Pa. צַפֵּי same, to look out, wait. Lam. R. to IV, 2 והוה מצַפֵּי ליהוכ׳ and he looked out for him from the top of the roof. Ithpe. אִצְטְפֵי to look out, to face. Targ. Y. II Num. 21:20, v. צוּף ch.

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  • 59 צְפֵי

    צְפֵיch., Pa. צַפֵּי same, to look out, wait. Lam. R. to IV, 2 והוה מצַפֵּי ליהוכ׳ and he looked out for him from the top of the roof. Ithpe. אִצְטְפֵי to look out, to face. Targ. Y. II Num. 21:20, v. צוּף ch.

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  • 60 דוק

    דּוּק(cmp. דוּךְ) 1) to pound, beat; to powder. Bets14a, v. דּיּךְ.Part. Peil דָּיִיק powdered. Ib. b ד׳ טפי fine-powdered. Ḥull.51b, v. כִּיתְנָא, V. דְּקַק. 2) (cmp. בִּין, בָּקַר a. oth.) to examine carefully, to be particular, exact in expression; to pay special attention, to mind. Ib. 6a, a. fr. דָּק ואשכח he examined and found. Succ.8a לא דק he did not express himself exactly; a. fr.Part. דָּיֵיק careful. Keth.18b מֵידַק ד׳ he is very careful (as to what witnesses he uses). Yoma 83b הווה ד׳ בשמא minded a mans name (considering it an indication of his character). Ib. לא הוו דַיְיקֵי בשמא did not mind Ib. דַּיְיקִיתוּ ye mind.Part. Peil דָּיִיק (v. Pa.) proved, conclusive. B. Kam.3b those verses לא כמר דָּיְיקֵיוכ׳ are no evidence either for the one or the other.Denom. דֵּיקָא, דְּיוּקָא, דּוְקָא. Pa. דַּיֵּיק 1) to grind, to chew carefully. Sabb.155a bot. דדיְּיקָה ואכלה Ms. M. (ed. דדיקה באוכלא) she grinds her food carefully. 2) to argue by pressing a word, to analyze, prove. Keth.31b ד׳ מרישא takes his argument from the first clause; a. fr. 3) to calculate exactly. Targ. Y. Lev. 27:18. Ib. 25:50, v. דִּקְרֵק; a. e. Af. אוֹדִיק, אֲדִיק to be punctilious, get impatient. Koh. R. to III, 9 א׳ מלכא the king was irritated. Pesik. Bshall. p. 86b>; Yalk. Sam. 152 אוֹדִיקַת סרחוכ׳ Serah … grew angry; cmp. דִּקְדֵּק. 2) to examine, look with anxiety, wait attentively. Targ. Prov. 7:6. Targ. Ps. 14:2; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 17 אודיק … לקלהון R. … examined into the noise they made; Lev. R. s. 34; Yalk. Lev. 665; Yalk. Is. 352. Y.Keth.XVII, 35a top; Y.Kil.IX, 32b top א׳ לון תכ׳ Bar K. looked out for them (waiting for them to ask him).

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