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1 bring down the government
להפיל את הממשלה* * *◙ הלשממה תא ליפהל◄ -
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4 ■ bring down
■ bring downv. t. + avv.2 (aeron.) far atterrare; portare a terra3 abbattere (una preda, un aereo)4 far cadere; far crollare; rovesciare; abbattere: to bring down the government, rovesciare il governo6 abbassare (un prezzo, un valore); far calare (o scendere); far diminuire; ridurre: to bring down inflation, far scendere l'inflazione; to bring down air fares, ridurre le tariffe aeree; to bring down the temperature, far scendere la temperatura7 attirare (guai, ecc., su q.); tirare addosso: He brought down all sorts of trouble on himself, si è tirato addosso un sacco di guai10 (rag.) portare in diminuzione ( una somma, ecc.) □ (teatr.) to bring the house down, far crollare il teatro per gli applausi; suscitare un uragano di risate □ (fam.) to bring sb. down a peg or two, far abbassare la cresta a q. -
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inf 1. приводить в уныние, портить настроениеThe funeral brought me down completely.
2. осадить, поставить на место, одернутьWhatever he said seemed to bring Sally down.
3. свергнуть, вызвать крах, сместитьJohn brought Ted down very cleverly with his remarks.
A national strike would bring the government down.
4. снизить, сократить, уменьшитьAt the next vote, we must try to bring down the government.
Shopkeepers have been asked to bring down their prices.
The government is trying to bring down inflation.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > bring down
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1) свалить;
сломать In American football, you have to try to bring down your opponent. ≈ В американском футболе главная задача - повалить наземь твоего противника. Syn: get down
2), come down
6), send down
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2) снижать(ся) (о ценах и т. п.) Shopkeepers have been asked to bring down their prices. ≈ От хозяев магазинов потребовали снизить цены. Syn: come down
3), send down
3)
3) заставлять кого-л. снижать цены We bought the dealer down to a much lower figure. ≈ Мы насели на продавца, и он довольно заметно сбросил цену.
4) сбивать (самолет) The gunners brought down three planes. ≈ Зенитчики сбили три самолета.
5) подстрелить The hunter brought down a deer. ≈ Охотник подстрелил оленя.
6) победить( врага, политического оппонента) At the next vote, we must try to bring down the government. ≈ На следующих выборах мы будем пытаться победить правящую партию.
7) сносить цифры при делении или умножении столбиком When you divide 216 by 4, divide 4 into 21, giving 5 with I remaining;
then bring down the next figure, 6, and divide this 16 by 4;
the answer is
54. ≈ Когда вы делите 216 на 4, вы сначала делите на 4 21, получаете 5 и один в остатке;
затем сносите 6, и делите получившееся 16 на 4;
итого ответ -
54.
8) доводить (рассказ о событиях, записи и т. п.) до определенного времени We have been asked to rewrite the history book, bringing it down to
1980. ≈ Нас попросили переписать учебник истории и довести изложение до 1980 года.
9) приводить в уныние, расстраивать The youngest son has only brought down trouble on the family. ≈ Младший доставлял семье одни неприятности.
10) передавать по наследству;
оставлять, передавать младшим поколениям This ring has been brought down in my family. ≈ Это кольцо передается по наследству в моей семье. Syn: carry down, come down
4), descend
4), hand down
3), hand on
2), pass down
3), pass on
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11) снижать до своего уровня We are afraid that Helen will bring Simon down to her own level. ≈ Мы боимся, что Саймон спустится до уровня Хелен.
12) доводить до сведения населения The city council will bring down the new spending plans on Monday. ≈ Муниципалитет объявит новый план в понедельник. Syn: hand down
4) свалить;
сломать - the wind brought down a number of trees ветер повалил много деревьев - to * the wire разрушить проволочные заграждения подстрелить (птицу) сбивать( самолет) убить или тяжело ранить снижать (цены и т. п.) - to * the score( спортивное) сократить разрыв в счете (on) навлекать - to * anger on oneself навлечь на себя гнев доводить (рассказ о событиях, записи и т. п.) до определенного времени (военное) открыть (огонь) - to * fire on открыть огонь по (разговорное) осадить( кого-л.), поставить на место;
унизить( разговорное) приводить в уныние, расстраивать вызвать крах, поражение (математика) делать переносы при умножении;
делать заем при деленииБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > bring down
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7 bring down
фраз. гл.1) свалить; сломатьIn American football, you have to try to bring down your opponent. — В американском футболе главная задача - повалить наземь твоего противника.
Shopkeepers have been asked to bring down their prices. — От хозяев магазинов потребовали снизить цены.
We brought the dealer down to a much lower figure. — Мы насели на продавца, и он довольно заметно сбросил цену.
Syn:3) подстрелитьThe hunter brought down a deer. — Охотник подстрелил оленя.
4) сбиватьThe gunners brought down three planes. — Зенитчики сбили три самолёта.
5) победить (врага, политического оппонента)At the next vote, we must try to bring down the government. — На следующих выборах мы будем пытаться победить правящую партию.
When you divide 216 by 4, divide 21 into 4, giving 5 with 1 remaining; then bring down the next figure, 6, and divide this 16 by 4; the answer is 54. — Когда вы делите 216 на 4, вы сначала делите на 4 21, получаете 5 и один в остатке; затем сносите 6, и делите получившееся 16 на 4; итого ответ - 54.
7) доводить (рассказ о событиях, записи) до определённого времениWe have been asked to rewrite the history book, bringing it down to 1980. — Нас попросили переписать учебник истории и довести изложение до 1980 года.
8) приводить в уныние, расстраиватьThe youngest son has only brought down trouble on the family. — Младший доставлял семье одни неприятности.
9) передавать по наследству; оставлять, передавать младшим поколениямThis ring has been brought down in my family. — Это кольцо передается по наследству в моей семье.
Syn:We are afraid that Helen will bring Simon down to her own level. — Мы боимся, что Хелен низведёт Саймона до своего уровня.
The city council will bring down the new spending plans on Monday. — Муниципалитет объявит новый план расходов в понедельник.
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гл.1) общ. свалить; сломать2)а) эк. снизить(ся) (о ценах и т. п.); сбросить [скинуть\] ценуShopkeepers have been asked to bring down their prices. — Хозяев магазинов попросили снизить цены.
б) эк. заставлять снижать цены (кого-л.)We brought the dealer down to a much lower figure. — Мы насели на продавца, и он существенно снизил цену.
3) пол. ослабить, "раздавить", победить (противника, политического оппонента)The government was brought down by the scandal about the Prime Minister's wife. — Правительство было ослаблено скандалом вокруг жены премьер-министра.
At the next vote, we must try to bring down the government. — На следующих выборах мы должны попытаться "раздавить" правительство.
4) мат. сносить цифры ( при делении или умножении столбиком)5) учет переносить сальдо [остаток\]* ( из предыдущего периода в следующий отчетный период)Syn:carry down 3), carry down a balance, carry forward a balance, carry a balance forward, carry over, carry over a balance, carry forwardSee:* * *1) /vt/ снижать; 2) /vt, in passive/ сбивать -
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bring down а) свалить; сломать In American football, you have to try tobring down your opponent. б) снижать (цены) Shopkeepers have been asked tobring down their prices. в) заставлять кого-л. снижать цены We bought thedealer down to a much lower figure. г) сбивать (самолет) The gunners broughtdown three planes. д) подстрелить The hunter brought down a deer. е) победить(врага, политического оппонента) At the next vote, we must try to bring downthe government. ж) делать переносы при умножении When you divide 216 by 4,divide 4 into 21, giving 5 with I remaining; then bring down the next figure,6, and divide This 16 by 4; the answer is 54. з) доводить (рассказ о событиях,записи и т. п.) до определённого времени We have been asked to rewrite thehistory book, bringing it down to 1980. и) приводить в уныние, расстраиватьThe youngest son has only brought down trouble on the family. к) передавать,оставлять что-л. своим последователям, передавать что-л. из поколения в поко-ление This ring has been brought down in my family. л) снижать до своего уров-ня We are afraid that Helen will bring Simon down to her own level. м) дово-дить до сведения населения The city council will bring down the new spendingplans on Monday. -
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transitive verb2) (shoot down out of the air) abschießen; herunterholen (ugs.)3) (land) herunterbringen [Flugzeug, Drachen]5) (reduce) senken [Preise, Inflationsrate, Fieber]6) (cause to fall) zu Fall bringen [Gegner, Fußballer]; (fig.) stürzen, zu Fall bringen [Regierung]; see also academic.ru/35814/house">house 1. 5)* * *(to cause to fall: The storm brought all the trees down.) stürzen* * *vt1. (fetch down)▪ to \bring down down ⇆ sth/sb etw/jdn herunterbringen2. (make fall over)▪ to \bring down down ⇆ sb jdn zu Fall bringen▪ to \bring down down ⇆ sth etw umstoßen3. (shoot down)to \bring down down a plane ein Flugzeug abschießen4. (depose)▪ to \bring down down ⇆ sb/sth jdn/etw zu Fall bringento \bring down down a government eine Regierung stürzen5. (reduce)▪ to \bring down down ⇆ sth etw senken [o herabsetzen]to \bring down down inflation/prices die Inflation/Preise senken6. (make depressed)▪ to \bring down down ⇆ sb jdn deprimieren7.▶ to \bring down the house down einen Beifallssturm auslösen▶ to \bring down sb down a peg [or two] jdm einen Dämpfer versetzen* * *vt septo bring sb's wrath down ( up)on one — sich (dat) jds Zorn zuziehen
you'll bring the boss down on us — da werden wir es mit dem Chef zu tun bekommen
2) opponent, footballer zu Fall bringen; (by shooting) animal zur Strecke bringen; person niederschießen → houseSee:→ house3) government etc zu Fall bringen* * *bring down v/t1. auch ein Flugzeug herunterbringen5. eine Regierung etc zu Fall bringen, stürzen6. a) den Preis etc herabsetzen, senken:bring down the price auch mit dem Preis heruntergehenb) die Inflationsrate etc drücken7. bring down sb’s anger ( oder fury, wrath) (up)on one’s head sich jemandes Zorn zuziehen; → disaster A 1a) stürmischen Beifall auslösen,* * *transitive verb2) (shoot down out of the air) abschießen; herunterholen (ugs.)3) (land) herunterbringen [Flugzeug, Drachen]4) (kill, wound) zur Strecke bringen [Person, Tier]; erlegen [Tier]5) (reduce) senken [Preise, Inflationsrate, Fieber]6) (cause to fall) zu Fall bringen [Gegner, Fußballer]; (fig.) stürzen, zu Fall bringen [Regierung]; see also house 1. 5)* * *v.abschießen v.herunterbringen v. -
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1. III1) bring down smth., smb. /smth., smb. down/ bring down a duck (a bird, etc.) подстрелить утку и т. д.; they brought down the plane a) они посадили самолет, они заставили самолет снизиться; они заставили самолет приземлиться /сесть/; б) они сбили самолет; bring down the fruit сбивать плоды (обыкн. тряся дерево); he aimed, fired, and brought down the antilope он прицелился, выстрелил и попал в антилопу2) bring down smth. /smth. down/ bring down the prices (the taxes, the cost, the birth-rate, etc.) снизить цены и т. д., bring down the temperature сбить температуру; bring down a swelling уменьшить /согнать/ опухоль3) bring down smth., smb. /smth., smb. down/ bring the government down свергнуть правительство; bring down a tyrant сбросить тирана2. XXI11) bring down smth. /smth. down/ on smth., smb. bring a sword down on his head (the axe on his skull, etc.) обрушить клинок на его голову и т. д.; when he brought down his fist on my shoulder когда его кулак опустился на мое плечо, когда он стукнул меня кулаком по плечу; bring one's fist (one's hand) [heavily] down on the table [сильно] стукнуть кулаком (рукой) по столу; bring down trouble on the whole family навлечь неприятности на всю семью, причинить неприятности всей семье; bring one's wrath down on smb. обрушить чей-л. гнев на кого-л.2) bring smth., smb. down to smth. bring history down to modern times довести /проследить/ историю до наших дней; bring the statistics (the record, etc.) down to date довести статистику /подсчеты/ и т. д. до сегодняшнего дня; bring down the price to L 800 сбить /снизить, довести/ цену до восьмисот фунтов; bring him down to your own level низвести его до вашего уровня -
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vt1) ( fetch down)to \bring down down <-> sth/sb etw/jdn herunterbringen2) ( make fall over)to \bring down down <-> sb jdn zu Fall bringen;to \bring down down <-> sth etw umstoßen3) ( shoot down)to \bring down down a plane ein Flugzeug abschießen4) ( depose)to \bring down down <-> sb/ sth jdn/etw zu Fall bringen;to \bring down down a government eine Regierung stürzen5) ( reduce)to \bring down down <-> sth etw senken [o herabsetzen];to \bring down down inflation/ prices die Inflation/Preise senken6) ( make depressed)to \bring down down <-> sb jdn deprimierenPHRASES:to \bring down the house down einen Beifallssturm auslösen;to \bring down sb down a peg [or two] jdm einen Dämpfer versetzen -
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bring down [sth.], bring [sth.] down1) (cause collapse of) rovesciare [ government]2) (reduce) ridurre, fare scendere [inflation, expenditure]; abbassare, diminuire [rate, price, temperature]3) (shoot down) abbattere [plane, tiger]; bring [sb.] down colloq. deprimere [ person]* * *(to cause to fall: The storm brought all the trees down.) abbattere* * *vt(lower: prices, temperature) far scendere, (opponent: also) Ftbl Rugby atterrare, (enemy plane) abbattere, (government) far cadere* * *bring down [sth.], bring [sth.] down1) (cause collapse of) rovesciare [ government]2) (reduce) ridurre, fare scendere [inflation, expenditure]; abbassare, diminuire [rate, price, temperature]3) (shoot down) abbattere [plane, tiger]; bring [sb.] down colloq. deprimere [ person] -
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(to cause to fall: The storm brought all the trees down.) derribar, tirar abajov.• apear v.• bajar v.• descender v.v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( lower) \<\<price\>\> reducir*, hacer* bajar; \<\<temperature\>\> hacer* bajarb) ( cause to fall) \<\<tree/wall\>\> tirar, echar abajo; \<\<player/opponent/plane\>\> derribar; \<\<government\>\> derrocar*, hacer* caerVT + ADV1) (=lower) [+ prices] bajar2) (Mil, Hunting) abatir, derribar3) (=topple) [+ opponent] derribar; [+ government] derrocar* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( lower) \<\<price\>\> reducir*, hacer* bajar; \<\<temperature\>\> hacer* bajarb) ( cause to fall) \<\<tree/wall\>\> tirar, echar abajo; \<\<player/opponent/plane\>\> derribar; \<\<government\>\> derrocar*, hacer* caer -
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English-Russian big medical dictionary > bring the government down
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להפיל את הממשלה* * *◙ הלשממה תא ליפהל◄ -
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bring [brɪŋ](a) (take → animal, person, vehicle) amener; (→ object) apporter; (→ fashion, idea, product) introduire, lancer;∎ I'll bring the books (across) tomorrow j'apporterai les livres demain;∎ her father's bringing her home today son père la ramène à la maison aujourd'hui;∎ what brings you here? qu'est-ce qui vous amène?;∎ can you bring me a beer, please? vous pouvez m'apporter une bière, s'il vous plaît?;∎ that brings the total to £350 cela fait 350 livres en tout;∎ he brought his dog with him il a emmené son chien;∎ did you bring anything with you? as-tu apporté quelque chose?;∎ black musicians brought jazz to Europe les musiciens noirs ont introduit le jazz en Europe;∎ this programme is brought to you by the BBC ce programme est diffusé par la BBC(b) (into specified state) entraîner, amener;∎ to bring sth into play faire jouer qch;∎ to bring sth into question mettre ou remettre qch en question;∎ to bring sb to his/her senses ramener qn à la raison;∎ to bring sth to an end or a close or a halt mettre fin à qch;∎ to bring sth to sb's attention or knowledge or notice attirer l'attention de qn sur qch;∎ to bring a child into the world mettre un enfant au monde;∎ to bring sth to light mettre qch en lumière, révéler qch;∎ to bring sth to mind rappeler qch;∎ to bring sth onto the market introduire qch sur le marché∎ her performance brought wild applause son interprétation a provoqué un tonnerre d'applaudissements;∎ to bring sth upon sb attirer qch sur qn;∎ her foolhardiness brought misfortune upon the family son imprudence a attiré le malheur sur la famille;∎ you've brought it on yourself vous l'avez cherché;∎ you bring credit to the firm vous faites honneur à la société;∎ it brings bad/good luck ça porte malheur/bonheur;∎ he brought a sense of urgency to the project il a fait accélérer le projet;∎ to bring new hope to sb redonner de l'espoir à qn;∎ the story brought tears to my eyes l'histoire m'a fait venir les larmes aux yeux;∎ his speech brought jeers from the audience son discours lui a valu les huées de l'assistance;∎ money does not always bring happiness l'argent ne fait pas toujours le bonheur;∎ the winter brought more wind and rain l'hiver a amené encore plus de vent et de pluie;∎ tourism has brought prosperity to the area le tourisme a enrichi la région;∎ who knows what the future will bring? qui sait ce que l'avenir nous/lui/ etc réserve?∎ she can't bring herself to speak about it elle n'arrive pas à en parler;∎ her performance brought the audience to its feet les spectateurs se sont levés pour l'applaudir∎ the path brings you straight (out) into the village ce chemin vous mène (tout) droit au village;∎ the shock brought him to the verge of a breakdown le choc l'a mené au bord de la dépression nerveuse;∎ to bring sb into a conversation/discussion faire participer qn à une conversation/discussion;∎ that brings us to the next question cela nous amène à la question suivante∎ to bring an action or a suit against sb intenter un procès à ou contre qn;∎ to bring a charge against sb porter une accusation contre qn;∎ the case was brought before the court l'affaire a été déférée au tribunal;∎ he was brought before the court il a comparu devant le tribunal;∎ the murderer must be brought to justice l'assassin doit être traduit en justice;∎ to bring evidence avancer ou présenter des preuves(g) (financially) rapporter;∎ her painting only brings her a few thousand pounds a year ses peintures ne lui rapportent que quelques milliers de livres par an(a) (cause → changes, war) provoquer, amener, entraîner; (→ reconciliation) amener; (→ person's downfall) entraîner; (→ accident) provoquer, causer;∎ what brought about his dismissal? pourquoi a-t-il été renvoyé exactement?, quel est le motif de son renvoi?(memories, impressions) garder∎ no amount of crying will bring him back pleurer ne le ramènera pas à la vie;∎ Law to bring a case back before the court ressaisir le tribunal d'un dossier∎ the news brought a smile back to her face la nouvelle lui a rendu le sourire;∎ they're bringing back miniskirts ils relancent la minijupe;∎ to bring sb back to life ranimer qn(c) (evoke → memory) rappeler (à la mémoire);∎ that brings it all back to me ça réveille tous mes souvenirs∎ to bring sb by amener qn(b) (reduce → prices, temperature) faire baisser; (→ currency) déprécier, avilir; (→ birthrate, inflation, unemployment, swelling) réduire∎ her performance brought the house down son interprétation lui a valu des applaudissements à tout rompre∎ to bring down the wrath of God on sb attirer la colère de Dieu sur qn;∎ stop making so much noise or you'll bring the headmaster down on us ne fais pas tant de bruit, tu vas attirer l'attention du proviseur sur nous(a) (present → person) faire avancer; (→ argument) avancer, présenter; Law (→ witness) produire; Law (→ evidence) avancer, présenter(b) (chair etc) avancer∎ the conference has been brought forward to the 28th la conférence a été avancée au 28(d) Accountancy reporter;∎ brought forward reporté∎ to bring in the harvest rentrer la moisson;∎ they want to bring a new person in ils veulent prendre quelqu'un d'autre;∎ we will have to bring in the police il faudra faire intervenir la ou faire appel à la police;∎ to bring sb in for questioning emmener qn au poste de police pour l'interroger∎ the government has brought in a new tax bill le gouvernement a présenté ou déposé un nouveau projet de loi fiscal;∎ can I just bring in a new point? est-ce que je peux faire une autre remarque?(c) (yield, produce) rapporter;∎ to bring in interest rapporter des intérêts;∎ tourism brings in millions of dollars each year le tourisme rapporte des millions de dollars tous les ans;∎ her work doesn't bring in much money son travail ne lui rapporte pas grand-chose∎ they brought in a verdict of guilty ils l'ont déclaré coupable(a) British familiar (trick) réussir□ ; (plan) réaliser□ ; Commerce (deal) conclure□, mener à bien□ ;∎ did you manage to bring it off? avez-vous réussi votre coup?(c) (person → from ship) débarquer;∎ the injured men will be brought off by helicopter les blessés seront évacués en hélicoptère∎ to bring sb off branler qn;∎ to bring oneself off se branler∎ the shock brought on a heart attack le choc a provoqué une crise cardiaque;∎ humorous what brought this on? (why are you offering to help?) qu'est-ce que tu me caches?(b) (encourage) encourager;∎ the warm weather has really brought on the flowers la chaleur a bien fait pousser les fleurs;∎ the idea is to bring on new tennis players il s'agit d'encourager de nouveaux tennismen∎ please bring on our next contestant faites entrer le concurrent suivant(c) (accentuate) souligner;∎ that colour brings out the green in her eyes cette couleur met en valeur le vert de ses yeux;∎ her performance brought out the character's comic side son interprétation a fait ressortir le côté comique du personnage;∎ to bring out the best/worst in sb faire apparaître qn sous son meilleur/plus mauvais jour;∎ humorous it brings out the beast in me cela réveille l'animal qui est en moi∎ strawberries bring me out in spots les fraises me donnent des boutons(e) (encourage → person) encourager;∎ he's very good at bringing people out (of themselves) il sait très bien s'y prendre pour mettre les gens à l'aise;∎ the sun has brought out the roses le soleil a fait s'épanouir les roses∎ they're threatening to bring everyone out (on strike) ils menacent d'appeler tout le monde à faire grève∎ to bring out new shares émettre de nouvelles actions(take → person) amener; (→ thing) apporter∎ British figurative I brought the conversation round to marriage j'ai amené la conversation sur le mariage(c) (persuade) convaincre, convertir;∎ to bring sb round to a point of view convertir ou amener qn à un point de vue∎ he brought the country through the depression il a réussi à faire sortir le pays de la dépression;∎ the doctors brought me through my illness grâce aux médecins, j'ai survécu à ma maladie(b) (introduce) mettre en contact, faire se rencontrer;∎ her brother brought them together son frère les a fait se rencontrer(c) (reconcile) réconcilier;∎ Industry an arbitrator is trying to bring the two sides together un médiateur essaie de réconcilier les deux parties∎ to be well/badly brought up être bien/mal élevé;∎ I was brought up to be polite on m'a appris la politesse∎ don't bring that up again ne remettez pas cela sur le tapis;∎ we won't bring it up again nous n'en reparlerons plus∎ to bring sb up before a judge citer ou faire comparaître qn devant un juge∎ to bring sb/sth up to professional standard élever qn/qch à un niveau professionnel
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