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1 incumbent
{in'kʌmbənt}
I. 1. който е възложен/дълг (on, upon)
it is INCUMBENT on you to ваш дълг/задължение е да
2. ост. който тежи/лежи (on, upon), лежащ, надвиснал
II. 1. църк. енорийски свещеник
2. ост. титуляр (на длъжност)* * *{in'k^mbъnt} I. a 1. който е възложен/дълг (on, upon); it i* * *належащ;* * *1. i. който е възложен/дълг (on, upon) 2. ii. църк. енорийски свещеник 3. it is incumbent on you to ваш дълг/задължение е да 4. ост. който тежи/лежи (on, upon), лежащ, надвиснал 5. ост. титуляр (на длъжност)* * *
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