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- matchbox

1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.) partida

2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.) combinação

3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.) rival

4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.) casamento

1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.) combinar com

2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.) confrontar

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- matched

1) (a copy or representation of something usually on a much smaller scale: a model of the Taj Mahal; ( also adjective) a model aeroplane.) modelo

2) (a particular type or design of something, eg a car, that is manufactured in large numbers: Our car is a 1999 model.) modelo

3) (a person who wears clothes etc so that possible buyers can see them being worn: He has a job as a male fashion model.) modelo, manequim

4) (a person who is painted, sculpted, photographed etc by an artist, photographer etc: I work as an artist's model.) modelo

5) (something that can be used to copy from.) modelo

6) (a person or thing which is an excellent example: She is a model of politeness; ( also adjective) model behaviour.) modelo

1) (to wear (clothes etc) to show them to possible buyers: They model (underwear) for a living.) desfilar modelos

2) (to work or pose as a model for an artist, photographer etc: She models at the local art school.) posar

3) (to make models (of things or people): to model (the heads of famous people) in clay.) modelar

4) (to form (something) into a (particular) shape: She modelled the clay into the shape of a penguin; She models herself on her older sister.) modelar

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- modelling

1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) desejar

2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) desejar

3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) desejar

1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) desejo

2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) desejo

3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) desejo

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- wishful thinking

1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) o/a

2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) ele/a

3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) ele/a

4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!)

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- its

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Italian, Italy

1) ((also Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark) the standard unit of German currency before the euro.)

2) (a point given as a reward for good work etc: She got good marks in the exam.)

3) (a stain: That spilt coffee has left a mark on the carpet.)

4) (a sign used as a guide to position etc: There's a mark on the map showing where the church is.)

5) (a cross or other sign used instead of a signature: He couldn't sign his name, so he made his mark instead.)

6) (an indication or sign of a particular thing: a mark of respect.)

1) (to put a mark or stain on, or to become marked or stained: Every pupil's coat must be marked with his name; That coffee has marked the tablecloth; This white material marks easily.)

2) (to give marks to (a piece of work): I have forty exam-papers to mark tonight.)

3) (to show; to be a sign of: X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.)

4) (to note: Mark it down in your notebook.)

5) ((in football etc) to keep close to (an opponent) so as to prevent his getting the ball: Your job is to mark the centre-forward.)

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- marked

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[ma:k] n 1 Marcos. 2 São Marcos. 3 o Evangelho de São Marcos.

1) (feeling fear or being frightened (of a person, thing etc): The child is not afraid of the dark; She was afraid to go.) com medo

2) (sorry (to have to say that): I'm afraid I don't agree with you.) [] desculpa

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[əfr'eid] adj amedrontado, medroso, receoso, apreensivo. I am afraid that... receio que. I am afraid we shall be late / receio que estejamos atrasados. is this your work? – I am afraid it is! / é esse o seu serviço? – Sim, infelizmente é! to be afraid of ter medo de. he is afraid of his teacher / ele tem medo do seu professor. she is afraid to jump / ela tem medo de pular. she is afraid of ghosts / ela tem medo de fantasmas. you need not be afraid of being late / você não precisa ter medo de atrasar-se. I am afraid to call him / tenho medo de chamá-lo. who’s afraid? quem é que está com medo?, quem é medroso?

1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) costas

2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) dorso

3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) traseiras

4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) defesa

1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) de volta

2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) para trás

3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) para trás

4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) de volta

5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) para trás

1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) recuar

2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) apoiar

3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) apostar

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- backer

- backlog

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[bæk] n 1 dorso, costas. I have the care for his children on my back / tenho em meus ombros a preocupação de cuidar de suas crianças. she turned her back on him / ela virou as costas para ele. 2 qualquer parte de vestuário que cubra as costas. 3 lombo, dorso (de animais). 4 espinha dorsal. 5 parte traseira, lado ou face posterior, verso. 6 espaldar, encosto de cadeira ou poltrona. 7 parte menos usada, costas da mão. 8 Ftb zagueiro. 9 quilha de navio. 10 suporte, apoio. 11 lombada (de livro). 12 avesso (de tecido). • vt 1 (geralmente back up) suportar, ajudar, auxiliar, emprestar apoio moral. 2 mover(-se) para trás. 3 endossar, apoiar. he backed a cheque / ele endossou um cheque. 4 apostar em. 5 montar, subir às costas. 6 prover de encosto, servir de dorso. 7 impelir ou forçar para trás. 8 prosseguir escrevendo no verso. 9 mover-se à esquerda (em relação à bússola). 10 formar um fundo para. 11 servir de fundo a. 12 coll carregar às costas. • vi recuar, retroceder, refluir. • adj 1 posterior, de trás, traseiro. 2 remoto, retirado. 3 passado, atrasado. 4 vencido. 5 Amer em região distante ou fronteiriça. 6 Phon gutural, velar. • adv 1 para trás, atrás. he sat back in his chair / ele reclinou-se na sua cadeira. 2 no passado. I can look back fifty years / posso olhar para trás cinqüenta anos. 3 de volta. I shall be back soon / estarei de volta logo. 4 em retorno ou devolução. 5 para o lugar de origem. 6 em reserva. 7 anteriormente. at the back of the house, Amer back of the house atrás da casa. back and belly coll vestuário e alimentação. back and forth para a frente e para trás. back her! Naut para trás! back of Amer coll atrás de, em auxílio de, em suporte de. back of a knife costas de uma faca. back of the hand costas da mão. back to back costas com costas. behind my back nas minhas costas. come back! volte!, Amer venha para trás! do not answer back! não responda! for years back Amer desde anos, há anos. go there and come back vá até lá e volte. half-back Ftb médio, sl alfo. he lay on his back for three years ele ficou de cama durante três anos. he was at my back ele estava atrás de mim, ele me defendeu, ele me apoiou. he went back from his promise ele fugiu à sua promessa. I broke my back to get what I have passei pelo pior para conseguiur o que eu tenho. I got, put his back up provoquei-o. on one’s back sl deitado de costas, indefeso, impotente, sem dinheiro, pronto. on the back of that além disso. the Backs (Cambridge) fundos, lugar de estacionamento na universidade. to back away Amer ceder. to back down abandonar, desistir, retirar-se. to back on to dar para (quartos, janelas). to back out retirar-se, desistir de um empreendimento, quebrar uma promessa. to back sails pôr sobre (as velas). to back up mover-se para trás, dar marcha-à-ré, suportar, auxiliar. to be cast on one’s back fig sofrer derrota. to cast behind the back esquecer, perdoar. to pay back devolver, repor, pagar de volta. to see the back of desembaraçar-se de, livrar-se de, ver pelas costas.

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[bæk] n cuba, tina, alguidar.

1) (to have to do with: This order doesn't concern us; So far as I'm concerned, you can do what you like.) dizer respeito

2) ((with for or about) to make (usually oneself) uneasy: Don't concern yourself about her.) preocupar-se

3) ((with with or in) to interest (oneself) in: He doesn't concern himself with unimportant details.) preocupar-se

1) (something that concerns or belongs to one: His problems are not my concern.) preocupação

2) (anxiety: The condition of the patient is giving rise to concern.) ansiedade

3) (a business: a shoe-manufacturing concern.) firma

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[kəns'ə:n] n 1 concernência. 2 interesse. I have no concern for such things / não me interesso por estas coisas. 3 (também concerns) assunto importante, negócio. 4 inquietação, preocupação. 5 companhia, empresa comercial, firma. 6 relação, referência. • vt+vi 1 concernir, afetar, dizer respeito a. 2 interessar. 3 afligir, preocupar, inquietar. a big concern uma empresa ou companhia grande. a flourishing concern um negócio próspero. a matter of great concern um assunto de grande importância. a practical concern um interesse imediato. I have no concern with nada tenho a ver com, não é da minha conta. mind your own concerns trate de seus próprios assuntos. that it no concern of yours isto não é da sua conta. to be concerned about a thing ou for a person estar preocupado com uma coisa ou por causa de uma pessoa. to concern about/ over preocupar-se. to concern in/ with ocupar-se, participar. to whom it may concern Jur a quem possa interessar. with deep concern com grande preocupação.

1) (to show marked difference from: His words contrast with his actions.) contrastar

2) (to compare so as to show differences: Contrast fresh and frozen vegetables and you'll find the fresh ones taste better.) comparar

1) (difference(s) in things or people that are compared: The contrast between their attitudes is very marked.) contraste

2) (a thing or person that shows a marked difference (to another): She's a complete contrast to her sister.) contraste

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[k'ɔntra:st; k'a:ntræst] n 1 contraste, diferença. 2 pessoa ou coisa diferente. • [kəntr'a:st; kəntr'æst] vt+vi 1 contrastar, diferenciar(-se). 2 comparar. 3 formar contraste, destacar-se. 4 realçar.

1) (to wish that evil may fall upon: I curse the day that I was born!; The witch cursed him.) amaldiçoar

2) (to use violent language; to swear: He cursed (at his own stupidity) when he dropped the hammer on his toe.) praguejar

1) (an act of cursing, or the words used: the witch's curse.) maldição

2) (a thing or person which is cursed: Having to work is the curse of my life.) decurso

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[kə:s] n 1 maldição, praga, imprecação. 2 o que é maldito. 3 desgraça, calamidade. 4 causa de praga, de calamidade ou de malefício. 5 período de menstruação. • vt+vi 1 maldizer, amaldiçoar, imprecar, rogar praga contra. 2 afligir, assolar, atormentar. 3 blasfemar. curse him! o diabo que o carregue! curses come home to roost o feitiço vira contra o feiticeiro.

1) (thoughts and pictures in the mind that come mostly during sleep: I had a terrible dream last night.) sonho

2) (a state of being completely occupied by one's own thoughts: Don't sit there in a dream!) sonho

3) (something perfect or very beautiful: Your house is a dream!) sonho

4) (an ambition or hope: It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.) sonho

- dreamer

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[dri:m] n 1 sonho. 2 quimera, utopia, fantasia, visão, devaneio. 3 algo notável por sua beleza ou excelência. 4 meta, ideal. • vt+vi (ps, pp dreamt ou dreamed). 1 sonhar. 2 entregar-se a fantasias e devaneios, imaginar, fantasiar. I never dreamt of such a thing / nunca teria imaginado semelhante coisa. a bad dream um pesadelo. a dream come true um sonho que se tornou realidade. day dream devaneio. pipe dream sonho vão, quimera. the dream shattered fig o castelo desabou. to dream of sonhar com. 2 pensar em, julgar possível. to dream away passar o tempo em devaneios. to go like a dream trabalhar, progredir muito bem.

- essentially

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[is'en82l] n 1 qualidade ou elemento indispensável. 2 princípios básicos. the essentials of astronomy / os princípios básicos da astronomia. • adj essencial, substancial.

1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) longe

2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) para longe

3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) muito/muitíssimo

1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) distante

2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) distante/mais afastado

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[fa:] adj (compar farther, further, sup farthest, furthest) 1 remoto, distante, afastado, longínquo. 2 adiantado, avançado. 3 o mais afastado, extremo. 4 muito longe. 5 muito diferente, grande contraste. what a far cry from the life in London! / que contraste com a vida em Londres! • adv 1 longe, ao longe, a grande distância. 2 muito, decididamente, em alto grau, em grande parte. far into the night / até altas horas da noite. 3 fundo, profundo. to reach far into / penetrar fundo. 4 demasiado. far in years / avançado em anos, de idade avançada. as far as I am concerned pelo que me toca. as far as that? tão longe assim? as far as that goes quanto a isso. as far as there até ali. as far as we know tanto quanto sabemos. by far de muito, por grande diferença, em grande parte, sem dúvida, decididamente. far above muito acima, muito superior. far and away the best por grande diferença o melhor. far and near por toda parte. far and wide em todo o redor. far back muito atrás, remoto, há muito tempo. far be it from me longe de mim. far better muito melhor. Far East Extremo Oriente. far from doing anything longe de fazer alguma coisa. far other muito diferente. far out! coll que interessante! que legal! eu gosto disto! far up bem no alto. how far? a que distância, até onde, até que ponto? in far gone days em dias idos, distantes. in so far as na medida em que, tanto quanto. in the farthest corner no canto mais remoto. she is far from strong ela está longe de ser forte. so far até agora, por enquanto. so far, so good até aqui tudo bem. thus far até aqui. to carry a thing too far levar uma coisa ao extremo, levá-lo além do que é razoável. to carry independence too far levar sua independência longe demais. to go far towards doing something contribuir consideravelmente, envidar esforços. to have not far to seek não precisar procurar longe daqui.

1) (to take place or occur; to occur by chance: What happened next?; It just so happens / As it happens, I have the key in my pocket.) acontecer

2) ((usually with to) to be done to (a person, thing etc): She's late - something must have happened to her.) acontecer

3) (to do or be by chance: I happened to find him; He happens to be my friend.) acontecer

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[h'æpən] vi 1 acontecer, suceder, ocorrer. many accidents happened / houve muitos desastres. it happened once upon a time / aconteceu uma vez. 2 acontecer por acaso. he happened to be there / ele esteve lá por acaso. as it happens I am going there, too por coincidência também vou lá. I happened across (on) him encontrei-o por acaso. I happened in na hora estive lá de visita. it happened that aconteceu que. that never happened to me isto nunca me aconteceu. what is going to happen to me? o que será de mim?

1) ((of people or their behaviour, statements etc) truthful; not cheating, stealing etc: My secretary is absolutely honest; Give me an honest opinion.) honesto

2) ((of a person's appearance) suggesting that he is honest: an honest face.) honesto

3) ((of wealth etc) not gained by cheating, stealing etc: to earn an honest living.) honesto

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- honestly

- honesty

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['ɔnist] adj 1 honesto, decente, honrado. 2 justo. 3 franco, sincero. 4 genuíno, real. 5 virtuoso, casto.

1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) deixar

2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) deixar

3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) deixar

4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) deixar

5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) deixar

6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) deixar

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- leave alone

1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) licença

2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) licença

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- take one's leave of

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[li:v] n 1 licença, permissão. 2 partida, despedida. by your leave com (sua) licença. leave of absence permissão para ausentar-se do trabalho, licença do trabalho. maternity leave licença-maternidade. on leave de licença. to ask for leave of absence pedir licença (para ausentar-se do trabalho). to take leave despedir-se, partir.

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[li:v] vt+vi (ps and pp left) 1 partir. 2 abandonar. 3 retirar-se, sair. 4 cessar. 5 desistir. 6 deixar, deixar ficar. 7 legar. 8 submeter à aprovação. 9 depositar, confiar à guarda de. 10 sobrar. there is nothing left nada sobrou. to leave about deixar jogado de qualquer maneira. to leave alone não incomodar, não interferir, deixar em paz. to leave be deixar estar, não interferir. to leave behind deixar para trás, esquecer. to leave cold deixar indiferente. to leave for partir para. to leave go/ hold of largar, soltar. to leave it lay deixar para lá. to leave much to be desired deixar muito a desejar. to leave no stone unturned não deixar pedra sobre pedra. to leave off a) desistir, descontinuar. b) deixar de vestir. to leave out omitir. to leave out in the cold deixar de lado, ignorar. to leave over deixar para considerações futuras. to leave something up to somebody deixar alguma coisa por conta de alguém.

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[li:v] vi cobrir-se de folhas.

1) ((also Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark) the standard unit of German currency before the euro.)

2) (a point given as a reward for good work etc: She got good marks in the exam.)

3) (a stain: That spilt coffee has left a mark on the carpet.)

4) (a sign used as a guide to position etc: There's a mark on the map showing where the church is.)

5) (a cross or other sign used instead of a signature: He couldn't sign his name, so he made his mark instead.)

6) (an indication or sign of a particular thing: a mark of respect.)

1) (to put a mark or stain on, or to become marked or stained: Every pupil's coat must be marked with his name; That coffee has marked the tablecloth; This white material marks easily.)

2) (to give marks to (a piece of work): I have forty exam-papers to mark tonight.)

3) (to show; to be a sign of: X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.)

4) (to note: Mark it down in your notebook.)

5) ((in football etc) to keep close to (an opponent) so as to prevent his getting the ball: Your job is to mark the centre-forward.)

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[ma:k] n 1 marca, sinal. 2 símbolo. 3 alvo, mira. 4 escopo, fim, meta. 5 signo. 6 nota escolar. 7 cruz (valendo como assinatura). 8 sintomas. 9 fronteira, limite. 10 rótulo (que indica qualidade ou preço). 11 lugar de saída, partida de uma competição esportiva. • vt+vi 1 marcar, assinalar. 2 distinguir. 3 indicar, designar. 4 selecionar, escolher. 5 prestar atenção, observar, notar. 6 caracterizar, representar. 7 anotar (pontos em jogos como futebol, etc.). 8 tomar nota. 9 observar criticamente. below the mark, not up to the mark abaixo de um dado índice. beside/ wide of the mark alheio ao assunto. man of mark homem ilustre ou famoso. mark my words! ouça o que lhe digo! to feel up to the mark estar em forma. to hit the mark acertar o alvo. to mark out estacar (para construções). to mark with a hot iron a) marcar com ferro em brasa. b) fig estigmatizar, condenar. to toe the mark cumprir o dever.

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[ma:k] n marco: unidade monetária da Alemanha.

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[nj'u:səns, n'u:səns] n 1 incômodo, aborrecimento, estorvo, transtorno, praga. 2 pessoa aborrecida, Brit chato. don’t be a nuisance! não me amole! what a nuisance! que aborrecimento!

- potentially

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[pət'enʃəl] n 1 potencialidade, latência. 2 Gram modo potencial. 3 Phys, Electr potencial. • adj 1 potencial, latente. 2 potente, poderoso.

1) (which actually exists: There's a real monster in that cave.) verdadeiro

2) (not imitation; genuine: real leather; Is that diamond real?) verdadeiro

3) (actual: He may own the factory, but it's his manager who is the real boss.) verdadeiro

4) (great: a real surprise/problem.) total

- realist

- real estate

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[r'iəl] n Philos realidade. • adj 1 real, verdadeiro, verídico. 2 legítimo, genuíno, próprio, autêntico. 3 sincero. 4 Jur imobiliário. • adv Amer coll muito, de verdade. the real thing objeto genuíno. to get real Amer sl cair na real, acordar para a realidade da situação.

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[rei'a:l] (pl reis, realers, reais) n 1 real (moeda de prata espanhola). 2 antiga unidade monetária portuguesa. 3 unidade monetária brasileira a partir de 1994.