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1 resemble nearly
Общая лексика: иметь близкое сходство -
2 nearly
[ʹnıəlı] adv1. почти; чуть неI was nearly drowned - я чуть /едва/ не утонул
a case nearly approaching this one - очень сходный /аналогичный/ случай
2. ( о времени) около, приблизительно, почти3. 1) близко; тесно, непосредственноnearly related - а) в близком родстве; б) имеющий близкое отношение, тесно связанный
to be nearly acquainted with smth. - хорошо знать что-л.
to be nearly interested in smth. - живо интересоваться чем-л.
to be nearly concerned in smth. - быть тесно связанным с чем-л.
2) пристально, внимательноto examine smth. nearly - пристально разглядывать что-л.
4. в сочетаниях:not nearly - совсем не, далеко не, отнюдь не
not nearly enough - отнюдь не достаточно; гораздо меньше, чем нужно
not nearly so good - совсем не такой хороший, гораздо хуже
it is not nearly as late as I thought - сейчас совсем не так поздно, как я думал
I have not nearly copied a half of my composition - я и половины сочинения ещё не успел переписать
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3 nearly
1 ( almost) presque ; nearly as big presque aussi grand ; she was nearly crying elle pleurait presque ; we're nearly there nous sommes presque arrivés ; I have nearly finished j'ai presque fini ; it's nearly bedtime c'est presque l'heure d'aller se coucher ; have you nearly finished? as-tu bientôt fini? ; nearly identical quasiment or presque identique ; nearly a week later presque une semaine plus tard ; he nearly laughed il a réprimé un rire ; I very nearly gave up j'ai bien failli abandonner ; it's the same thing or very nearly c'est du pareil au même ; £1,000 or very nearly 1 000 livres sterling ou presque ;2 ( used with negatives) not nearly loin d'être ; not nearly as talented/surprised as loin d'être aussi doué/surpris que ; he's not nearly ready il est loin d'être prêt ; there isn't nearly enough to go around c'est loin d'être suffisant pour tout le monde ;3 ( closely) the more you look, the more nearly it seems to resemble him plus on regarde plus on trouve que la ressemblance est frappante. -
4 ♦ nearly
♦ nearly /ˈnɪəlɪ/avv.1 quasi; pressappoco: The bus is nearly full, l'autobus è quasi pieno; DIALOGO → - Delivery times- It's nearly three o'clock now, sono quasi le tre; It's nearly time to start, è quasi ora di partire2 da vicino; dappresso: I examined it nearly, l'ho esaminato da vicino (o attentamente); The matter concerns me nearly, la faccenda mi tocca da vicino● not nearly, tutt'altro che; per niente; non… affatto, niente affatto: His work isn't nearly good enough, il suo lavoro non è per niente soddisfacente □ I've got thirty dollars but that won't be nearly enough to buy her a present, ho trenta dollari ma certo non basteranno per comprarle un regalo □ I nearly missed the train, per poco non persi il treno □ He nearly died, fu sul punto di morire. -
5 nearly
adverb (not far from; almost: nearly one o'clock; He has nearly finished.) casinearly adv casitr['nɪəlɪ]1 casi\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot nearly ni mucho menos, ni con muchonearly ['nɪrli] adv1) almost: casinearly asleep: casi dormido2)not nearly : ni con mucho, ni mucho menosit was not nearly so bad as I had expected: no fue ni con mucho tan malo como esperabaadv.• aproximadamente adv.• casi adv.• cuasi adv.• de cerca adv.• próximamente adv.'nɪrli, 'nɪəli1) ( almost) casiI nearly said something rude — casi digo or por poco digo una grosería, estuve a punto de decir una grosería
she very nearly died — por poco or casi se muere
I didn't prepare nearly enough food — no preparé ni con mucho suficiente comida, me quedé cortísima con la comida
2) ( closely) (frml)what language does Hungarian most nearly resemble? — ¿a qué idioma se parece más el húngaro?
['nɪǝlɪ]ADV1) (=almost) casiI nearly lost it — casi lo pierdo, por poco lo pierdo
not nearly — ni con mucho, ni mucho menos
these drugs are not nearly as effective as the others — estos medicamentos no son ni con mucho or ni mucho menos tan eficaces como los otros
* * *['nɪrli, 'nɪəli]1) ( almost) casiI nearly said something rude — casi digo or por poco digo una grosería, estuve a punto de decir una grosería
she very nearly died — por poco or casi se muere
I didn't prepare nearly enough food — no preparé ni con mucho suficiente comida, me quedé cortísima con la comida
2) ( closely) (frml)what language does Hungarian most nearly resemble? — ¿a qué idioma se parece más el húngaro?
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6 nearly
ˈnɪəlɪ нареч.
1) близко nearly related
2) особенно A piece of news which nearly concerned the interests of our village. ≈ Новость, особенно затрагивающая интересы нашей деревни.
3) близко, недалеко
4) почти;
приблизительно;
около Syn: almost, all but ∙ not nearly ≈ совсем не почти;
чуть не - * frozen почти замерзший - * blind полуслепой - I was * drowned я чуть /едва/ не утонул - he is * twice as old as I он почти вдвое старше меня - a case * approaching this one очень сходный /аналогичный/ случай (о времени) около, приблизительно, почти - it's * ten o'clock сейчас около десяти часов - * one hundred years почти сто лет близко;
тесно, непосредственно - * related в близком родстве;
имеющий близкое отношение, тесно связанный - it concerns me * это непосредственно меня касается - to resemble * иметь близкое сходство - to be * acquainted with smth. хорошо знать что-л. - to be * interested in smth. живо интересоваться чем-л. - to be * concerned in smth. быть тесно связанным с чем-л. пристально, внимательно - to examine smth. * пристально разглядывать что-л. в сочетаниях - not * совсем не, далеко не, отнюдь не - not * enough отнюдь не достаточно;
гораздо меньше, чем нужно - not * so good совсем не такой хороший, гораздо хуже - it is not * as late as I thought сейчас совсем не так поздно, как я думал - I am not * ready я еще совсем не готов - I have not * copied a half of my composition я и половины сочинения еще не успел переписать nearly близко ~ почти;
приблизительно;
около;
not nearly совсем не ~ related в близком родстве ~ related имеющий непосредственное отношение ~ почти;
приблизительно;
около;
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7 иметь близкое сходство
General subject: resemble nearlyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > иметь близкое сходство
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8 closely
adverb Look closely at him; She resembles her father closely.) mucho, detenidamente, estrechamentetr['kləʊslɪ]1 (connect) estrechamente, muy2 (resemble) muchoclosely ['klo:sli] adv: cerca, de cercaadv.• apretadamente adv.• de cerca adv.• estrechamente adv.'kləʊsli1) <connected/associated> estrechamente2)a) ( at a short distance) <follow/mark> de cerca3)a) ( in approximation)b) ( nearly equally)a closely fought o contested game — un partido muy reñido
['klǝʊslɪ]ADV1) (=carefully) [look, examine] atentamente, de cercato watch closely — fijarse, prestar mucha atención
to listen closely — escuchar con atención, escuchar atentamente
2) (=nearly)to resemble sth/sb closely — parecerse mucho a algo/algn
closely related/connected — estrechamente relacionado/unido
closely packed — [case] repleto
* * *['kləʊsli]1) <connected/associated> estrechamente2)a) ( at a short distance) <follow/mark> de cerca3)a) ( in approximation)b) ( nearly equally)a closely fought o contested game — un partido muy reñido
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9 closely
adverb1) dichtlook closely into — (fig.) näher untersuchen
2) (intimately) engwe're not closely related — wir sind nicht nah miteinander verwandt
3) (rigorously, painstakingly) genau; genau, eingehend [befragen, prüfen]; streng, scharf [bewachen]a closely guarded secret — ein streng od. sorgsam gehütetes Geheimnis
4) (nearly equally)closely fought/contested — hart umkämpft
5) (exactly) genau6)closely printed/written — eng bedruckt/beschrieben
closely reasoned — (fig.) schlüssig
* * ** * *close·ly[ˈkləʊsli, AM ˈkloʊ-]1. (intimately) engto be \closely linked eng miteinander verbunden sein\closely related nah[e] verwandt\closely woven fest miteinander verwobento hold sb \closely jdn fest an sich akk drücken2. (carefully)a \closely guarded secret ein sorgfältig gehütetes Geheimnisto listen \closely genau zuhören* * *['kləʊslɪ]advhe was closely followed by a policeman —
closely reasoned — schlüssig dargestellt or -gelegt
the match was closely contested — der Spielausgang war hart umkämpft
* * *closely [ˈkləʊslı] adv1. genau, eingehend:follow sth closely etwas mit gespannter Aufmerksamkeit verfolgen2. scharf, streng:closely guarded streng bewacht3. fest, dicht, eng4. nah5. aus der Nähe* * *adverb1) dichtfollow me closely — bleib od. geh dicht hinter mir!
look closely into — (fig.) näher untersuchen
2) (intimately) eng3) (rigorously, painstakingly) genau; genau, eingehend [befragen, prüfen]; streng, scharf [bewachen]a closely guarded secret — ein streng od. sorgsam gehütetes Geheimnis
closely fought/contested — hart umkämpft
5) (exactly) genau6)closely printed/written — eng bedruckt/beschrieben
closely reasoned — (fig.) schlüssig
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10 chimenea
f.1 fireplace.2 chimney (tubo).3 smokestack, chimney.* * *1 chimney2 (hogar) fireplace, hearth3 (de barco) funnel, stack\no andar bien de la chimenea familiar to be off one's rockerchimenea de campana canopy fireplacechimenea de ventilación air shaftchimenea francesa fireplace with a mantelpiece* * *noun f.1) chimney2) fireplace* * *SF1) [en el tejado] chimney; [de fábrica] smokestack, chimney2) [dentro de casa] fireplace, hearth3) [de barco] funnel4) (Min) shaft5) * (=cabeza) nut **, noggin (EEUU) *, head* * *1)a) ( de casa) chimney; ( de barco) smokestack (AmE), funnel (BrE); (de locomotora, fábrica) smokestack (AmE), chimney (BrE)fumar como (una) chimenea — (fam) to smoke like a chimney (colloq)
b) ( de volcán) vent2) ( hogar) fireplace, hearth•* * *= fireplace, hearth, chimney, smokestack.Nota: Referido a la estructura que sobresale generalmente por el tejado de un edificio.Ex. A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.Ex. The first phase of occupation was represented by at least one timber-framed house with a central hearth, dated to the early 13th c.Ex. These concept areas include: (1) fuels; (2) chimneys and flues; (3) safety regulations; (4) heating systems; and (5) environmental considerations.Ex. Nearly everyone has seen a factory's smokestack billowing out black sooty smoke that dirties the air and blackens buildings.----* campana de la chimenea = chimney breast.* cañón de la chimenea = flue.* chimenea de leña = wood-burning fireplace.* chimenea hidrotermal = hydrothermal vent, hydrothermal venting.* chimenea volcánica = volcanic vent.* fumar como una chimenea = smoke like + a chimney.* junto a la chimenea = at the fireside.* reparador de chimeneas = steeplejack.* * *1)a) ( de casa) chimney; ( de barco) smokestack (AmE), funnel (BrE); (de locomotora, fábrica) smokestack (AmE), chimney (BrE)fumar como (una) chimenea — (fam) to smoke like a chimney (colloq)
b) ( de volcán) vent2) ( hogar) fireplace, hearth•* * *= fireplace, hearth, chimney, smokestack.Nota: Referido a la estructura que sobresale generalmente por el tejado de un edificio.Ex: A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.
Ex: The first phase of occupation was represented by at least one timber-framed house with a central hearth, dated to the early 13th c.Ex: These concept areas include: (1) fuels; (2) chimneys and flues; (3) safety regulations; (4) heating systems; and (5) environmental considerations.Ex: Nearly everyone has seen a factory's smokestack billowing out black sooty smoke that dirties the air and blackens buildings.* campana de la chimenea = chimney breast.* cañón de la chimenea = flue.* chimenea de leña = wood-burning fireplace.* chimenea hidrotermal = hydrothermal vent, hydrothermal venting.* chimenea volcánica = volcanic vent.* fumar como una chimenea = smoke like + a chimney.* junto a la chimenea = at the fireside.* reparador de chimeneas = steeplejack.* * *A1 (de una casa) chimney; (de un barco) smokestack ( AmE), funnel ( BrE); (de una locomotora, fábrica) smokestack ( AmE), chimney ( BrE)3 (de un paracaídas) ventCompuestos:air shaftventilation shaftcooling towerB (hogar) fireplace, hearthsentados frente a la chimenea sitting in front of the fireplace o hearth o fireechar un leño a la chimenea to put a log on the fire* * *
chimenea sustantivo femenino
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(de locomotora, fábrica) smokestack (AmE), chimney (BrE)
2 ( hogar) fireplace, hearth
chimenea sustantivo femenino
1 (hogar) fireplace, hearth
2 (tiro del humo) chimney
La parte de la chimenea donde se encuentra el fuego (la parte interior) se llama fireplace y la parte por donde sale el humo (la parte exterior) se llama chimney. Si te refieres a la chimenea de un barco, debes emplear la palabra funnel.
' chimenea' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hogar
- tenaza
- tenazas
- Tiro
- tronco
- campana
- humear
- lumbre
- pantalla
- parrilla
- pinza
- rejilla
- repisa
- tiraje
- tirar
- tiro
English:
chimney
- fender
- fire
- fireplace
- funnel
- grate
- hearth
- mantelpiece
- smoke
- stack
- sweep
- open
* * *chimenea nf1. [tubo] [de casa] chimney;[de locomotora, fábrica] chimney, smokestack; [de barco] funnel, smokestack;entrar/salir por la chimenea [humo, viento] to come down/go up the chimney2. [hogar] fireplace;encender la chimenea to light the fire4. [de paracaídas] apex5. [en montaña, glaciar] chimneyno te calientes la chimenea don't worry your head about it* * *f1 chimney2 de salón fireplace* * *chimenea nf1) : chimney2) : fireplace* * *chimenea n1. (en general) chimney2. (hogar) fireplace3. (de barco) funnel -
11 approximate
I [ə'prɒksɪmət]aggettivo [date, idea] approssimativo, indicativoII 1. [ə'prɒksɪmeɪt]1) (come close to) avvicinarsi a [profits, size]2) (resemble) avvicinarsi a [idea, objective]2.* * *[ə'proksimət](very nearly correct or accurate; not intended to be absolutely correct: Give me an approximate answer!; Can you give me an approximate price for the job?) approssimativo- approximation* * *I [ə'prɒksɪmət]aggettivo [date, idea] approssimativo, indicativoII 1. [ə'prɒksɪmeɪt]1) (come close to) avvicinarsi a [profits, size]2) (resemble) avvicinarsi a [idea, objective]2. -
12 zbliż|yć
impf — zbliż|ać pf Ⅰ vt 1. (przysunąć) [osoba] to move [sth] close/closer (do czegoś to sth)- zbliżyć słuchawkę do ucha to move a. bring the receiver close/closer to one’s ear- zbliżyć kartę do czytnika to place a card in front of the reader2. (poprawić relacje) [sytuacja, przeżycie] to bring [sb] closer (do kogoś to sb)- to ich do siebie zbliżyło it brought them (closer) together- problemy zbliżają ludzi problems bring people together3. (ułatwić osiągnięcie, zrozumienie) to bring [sb] closer (do czegoś to sth)- zbliżyć kogoś do celu to bring sb closer to their target- zbliżyć kogoś do jakiegoś zagadnienia to familiarize sb with an issue4. (uczynić podobnym) zbliżać kogoś/coś do czegoś to make sb/sth resemble sth Ⅱ zbliżyć się — zbliżać się 1. (przybliżyć się) [osoba, pojazd, dźwięk] to approach vt, to come near/nearer; [ciśnienie, prędkość] to near vt, to approach vt- zbliżyć się do kogoś/czegoś to approach sb/sth, to come near/nearer to sb/sth- wojsko zbliżało się od strony lasu the soldiers were coming from the direction of the forest- wskazówka minutowa zbliżała się do cyfry dwanaście the minute hand was approaching twelve o’clock- zbliżał się do dziewięćdziesiątki he was approaching ninety- temperatura zbliżała się do stu stopni the temperature was approaching a. nearing a hundred degrees- zbliżający się warkot silników the approaching murmur of engines- nie zbliżaj się! stay back!- nie zbliżaj się do niej stay away from her2. (zaprzyjaźnić się) [osoby] to grow (closer) together 3. (być zbliżonym) to resemble vt- tutejszy klimat zbliża się do śródziemnomorskiego the climate here resembles that of the Mediterranean4. (osiągnąć postęp) [osoba] to get close (do czegoś to sth)- zbliżyć się do celu to get close to one’s target- zbliżamy się do porozumienia we are (getting) close to an agreement- zbliżać się do końca [osoba] to be coming up to the end- zbliżamy się do końca sezonu we are nearing the end of season5. (nadchodzić) [noc, południe] to approach; [lato, rozpoczęcie] to approach, to draw on- zbliżać się wielkimi krokami to be approaching fast- w miarę zbliżania się zimy as the winter drew on- zbliżać się do końca a. ku końcowi [książka, projekt] to near completion- zbliża się szósta it’s coming up to six o’clock- zbliżała się północ it was approaching midnight- zbliżał się termin wyjazdu the day of departure was approaching- już rok się zbliża, od kiedy… it’s nearly a. it will soon be a year since…- zbliżająca się burza the upcoming stormThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zbliż|yć
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13 acercarse
pron.v.1 to approach, to come near, draw near, to come close to.2 to be reconciled (amantes).3 acercarse a (Comp.), to close in on.* * *1 (aproximarse) to be near2 (ir) to go3 (visitar) to drop in, drop by* * *to approach, get closer* * *VPR1) (=aproximarse)a) [al hablante] to come closer; [a algo alejado del hablante] to get closeracércate, que te vea — come closer so that I can see you
no te acerques más, que te puedes quemar — don't get any closer, you could burn yourself
al ver que se acercaban, el conductor se paró — when he saw them coming closer o approaching, the driver stopped
acercarse a: no te acerques tanto a la mesa — don't get so close to the table
me acerqué a la ventana — I went up o over to the window
señores pasajeros, nos estamos acercando a Heathrow — ladies and gentlemen, we're approaching Heathrow
el paro se acerca al 10% — unemployment is approaching 10%
b) (=abordar)acercarse a algn — [al hablante] to come up to sb; [lejos del hablante] to go up to sb
c)2) [en el tiempo] [acontecimiento, momento] to get closer, get nearerya se acercan las vacaciones — the holidays are nearly here, the holidays are getting closer o nearer
acercarse a — [+ fecha] to approach; [+ situación] to get closer to
3) (=ir)ya me acercaré un día a visitaros — one of these days I'll pay you a visit o I'll come and see you
4) (=parecerse)acercarse a algo, nuestros gustos se acercan más a la ópera — our tastes tend more towards opera
los resultados se acercan bastante a lo que esperábamos — the results are fairly close to what we expected
* * *Ex. Many things do not have to be perfect, just in the ballpark.* * *Ex: Many things do not have to be perfect, just in the ballpark.
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■acercarse verbo reflexivo
1 to approach [a, -]
2 (desplazarse) to go
(venir) to come: dijeron que esta tarde se acercarían por aquí, they said they'd come around here this afternoon
' acercarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acercar
- aproximar
- arrimar
- juntar
- rondar
English:
approach
- come up
- creep
- edge
- go over to
- go up
- keep off
- march up to
- near
- ride up
- sneak
- up
- walk up
- zoom in
- clear
- close
- come
- distance
- draw
- go
- gravitate
- keep
- move
- pull
- stay
- walk
* * *vpr1. [en el espacio] to come closer, to approach;acércate más, que no te oigo come closer, I can't hear you;acércate un poco más a la ventana move a bit closer to the window;acércate a ver esto come and have a look at this;no te acerques al precipicio don't go near the edge;se me acercó una mujer para preguntarme la hora a woman came up to me and asked me the time;Figse acercó a él en busca de protección she turned to him for protection2. [ir] to go;[venir] to come;se acercó a la tienda a por pan she popped out to the shops for some bread;acércate por aquí un día de estos come over and see us some time3. [en el tiempo] [fecha, estación, elecciones] to draw nearer, to approach;se acerca la Navidad Christmas is coming;nos acercamos al verano it will soon be summersu estilo se acerca más a la poesía que a la prosa his style is closer to poetry than to prose5. [en negociaciones] [países, bandos] to come closer;sus posturas se han acercado mucho en las últimas semanas the differences between them have narrowed considerably over recent weeks* * *v/r1 approach; de fecha draw near;se acercó a mí she came up to me o approached me;no te acerques a la pared don’t get close to the wall;¡acércate! come closer!2 ir go;me acercaré a tu casa I’ll drop by* * *vraproximarse, arrimarse: to approach, to draw near* * *acercarse vb to get nearer / to get closer -
14 Like
adj.Resembling: P. and V. ὁμοῖος (dat.), προσφερής (dat.), Ar. and V. ἐμφερής (dat.) (also Xen.), εἰκώς (dat.) (rare P.), V. προσεμφερής (Eur., frag.) (also Xen. but rare P.) (dat.), ἀλίγκιος (Æsch., P.V. 449), P. προσεοικώς (dat.).Nearly like: P. παρόμοιος (dat.), παραπλήσιος (dat.), Ar. and P. προσόμοιος (dat.).Just like: P. and V. ἀδελφός (gen. or dat.) (Plat.).In like manner: see Similarly.Alike: P. and V. ὁμοῖος.Like cleave to like: P. ὁ ὁμοῖος τῷ ὁμοίῳ (Plat., Gorg. 510B).Equal: P. and V. ἴσος.Nearly equal: P. παραπλήσιος.Be like: P. and V. ἐοικέναι (dat.) (rare P.), ὁμοιοῦσθαι (dat.), ἐξομοιοῦσθαι (dat.), V. πρέπειν (dat.), Ar. and V. προσεικέναι (dat.) (προσέοικα), εἰκέναι (dat.) (ἔοικα); see Resemble.Made like: use also V. ἐξῃκασμένος (dat.), κατεικασθείς (dat.).Be like to: see Likely.There is nothing like hearing the law itself: P. οὐδὲν οἷον ἀκούειν αὐτοῦ τοῦ νομου (Dem. 529).——————adv.In the manner of: P. and V. δίκην (gen.), P. ἐν τρόπῳ (gen.), V. ἐν τρόποις (gen.), τρόπον (gen.).It was like a woman to: V. πρὸς γυναικός ἦν (with infin.) (Æsch., Ag. 1636), same construction in Ar. and P.——————v. trans.Regard with liking: P. and V. φιλεῖν, στέργειν, P. ἀγαπᾶν, ἡδέως ἔχειν (dat.).Put up with: P. and V. ῥᾳδίως φέρειν (acc.).I should like to ask: P. ἡδέως ἂν ἐροίμην, same construction in V.Would you like me to tell you: P. and V. βούλει σοὶ εἴπω (aor. subj.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Like
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15 Delustring
Chemical treatments for dulling the lustre of rayon yarns and fabrics in order to make them more nearly resemble silk. -
16 Milanese Lace
A variety of drawn thread and open embroidery work made in the Philippine Islands with Manila grass. It did not resemble lace and is now nearly obsolete.
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