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I n sl1)2) AmE3) AmEThe US had to exercise its diplomatic clout — Соединенным Штатам пришлось прибегнуть к дипломатическому нажиму
II vt slUse your clout as a customer and complain to the store manager — Ты как потребитель можешь оказать давление, пожаловавшись заведующему магазином
If I'd acted that way when I was his age, my old man would have clouted the hell out of me — Если бы я вел себя так в его годы, мой предок вышиб бы из меня душу
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