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n. stöt, kast (av en järnkula)--------v. sätta, ställa, lägga; ställa in; placera; markera, ange* * *[put]present participle - putting; verb1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) ställa, sätta, lägga, skicka, översätta2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) ställa, lägga fram3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) uttrycka, formulera4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) skriva5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) löpa, gå, styra•- put-on- a put-up job
- put about
- put across/over
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down
- put down for
- put one's feet up
- put forth
- put in
- put in for
- put off
- put on
- put out
- put through
- put together
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102 put
I [pʊt] v ( past і p. p. put)1) (по)кла́сти; (по)ста́витиto put a child to bed — покла́сти дити́ну спа́ти
2) вмі́щувати; саджа́тиto put to prison — посади́ти до в'язни́ці
put yourself in his place — поста́вте себе́ на його́ мі́сце
3) ру́хати в пе́вному на́прямі, підсува́ти; приставля́ти4) висло́влювати; переклада́ти (з однієї мови на іншу - from, into); кла́сти ( слова на музику)I don't know how to put it — не зна́ю, як це ви́словити
5) пропонува́ти, ста́вити на обгово́ренняto put a question — поста́вити запита́ння
to put to vote — поста́вити на голосува́ння
6) спрямо́вувати; приму́шувати роби́ти7) спорт. ки́дати, мета́ти; штовха́ти8) вса́джувати, встромля́ти9) припасо́вувати; прила́джувати10) приво́дити ( в певний стан)to put in order — приво́дити до ла́ду́
to put to sleep — приспа́ти
to put to the blush [to shame] — присоро́мити
to put to death — уби́ти, стра́тити
11) піддава́ти (to)to put to torture — підда́ти торту́рам; катува́ти
12) оці́нювати; обчи́слювати; визнача́ти•- put across
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down
- put forth
- put forward
- put in
- put off
- put on
- put out
- put over
- put through
- put together
- put up
- put upon••to put it across smb. — 1) зво́дити раху́нки з кимсь 2) обдури́ти кого́сь
to put two and two together — зроби́ти ви́сновок із фа́ктів, второ́пати
to put smb. up to smth. — 1) відкрива́ти кому́сь о́чі на щось 2) спонука́ти (підбу́рювати) кого́сь до чо́гось
to put smb. up to the ways of the place — знайо́мити кого́сь із місце́вими зви́чаями
II [pʊt] nto put one's name to — подава́ти підтри́мку
ки́дання, мета́ння ( каміння тощо) -
103 put out
1. phr v вытягивать, высовывать2. phr v вывешивать3. phr v выкладывать4. phr v выносить; выгонять; выпускать5. phr v выкалывать6. phr v тушить, гасить7. phr v расходовать, тратить8. phr v вывихнутьput out of joint — вывихивать; вывихнуть
9. phr v расстраивать, выбивать из колеи, выводить из равновесияput out of action — выводить из боя; выведенный из боя
10. phr v причинять неудобство; затруднять11. phr v выпускать; издаватьthe publishers put out fifty new books last season — в прошлом сезоне издатели выпустили пятьдесят новых книг
12. phr v распространять13. phr v отдаватьto put to lumber — закладывать, отдавать в залог
14. phr v давать под процентыto have ?1000 put out at 5% — отдать тысячу фунтов под пять давать побеги
15. phr v отправляться; выходить в море16. phr v выпускать, производить17. phr v спорт. запятнать, лишать возможности увеличить счёт18. phr v груб. «давать»put forth — давать ростки, бутоны
Синонимический ряд:1. discomforted (verb) abashed; chagrined; confounded; confused; discomforted; disconcerted; embarrassed; fazed; mortified2. exert (verb) exercise; exert; ply; throw; wield3. exerted (verb) exercised; exerted; plied; threw; threw/thrown; wielded4. extinguish (verb) blow out; douse; extinguish; out; quench; smother; snuff out5. inconvenience (verb) discommode; disoblige; incommode; inconvenience; trouble6. inconvenienced (verb) incommoded; inconvenienced; put about; troubled7. irritate (verb) aggravate; burn up; exasperate; gall; get; grate; huff; inflame; irritate; nettle; peeve; pique; provoke; rile; roil8. irritated (verb) aggravated; burned up or burnt up; exasperated; galled; got/got or gotten; grated; inflamed; irritated; nettled; peeved; piqued; provoked; riled; roiled9. issued (verb) bring out; got out/got out or gotten out; issued; published10. publish (verb) get out; issue; publish11. quenched (verb) doused; extinguished; quenched; snuffed -
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[put]present participle - putting; verb1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) mettre2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) soumettre3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) exprimer4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) écrire5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) prendre le large; rentrer•- put-on- a put-up job - put about - put across/over - put aside - put away - put back - put by - put down - put down for - put one's feet up - put forth - put in - put in for - put off - put on - put out - put through - put together - put up - put up to - put up with -
105 put
[put]present participle - putting; verb1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) pôr2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) apresentar3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) colocar4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) pôr5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) seguir•- put-on- a put-up job - put about - put across/over - put aside - put away - put back - put by - put down - put down for - put one's feet up - put forth - put in - put in for - put off - put on - put out - put through - put together - put up - put up to - put up with -
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109 put down
1) (on ground, table) mettere giù, posare [ object]; fare atterrare [ plane]; mettere [rat poison etc.]2) (suppress) reprimere [revolt, opposition]3) (write down) annotare, scrivere [date, name]4) (ascribe)to put sth. down to — attribuire o imputare qcs. a [incompetence, human error]
5) (charge)to put sth. down to — mettere o segnare qcs. su [ account]
7) (advance, deposit)to put down a deposit — versare una somma in deposito o come anticipo
to put Ј 50 down on sth. — dare 50 sterline come anticipo di qcs
9) (put on agenda) mettere [qcs.] all'ordine del giorno [ motion]; put [sb.] down, put down [sb.]10) (drop off) fare scendere, lasciare [ passenger]12) (into lower group) inserire in un livello inferiore [ pupil]; fare retrocedere [ team] ( from da; to, into a)13) (classify, count in)to put sb. down as — considerare qcn. come [possibility, candidate, fool]
to put sb. down for — (note as wanting or offering) segnare qcn. per [ contribution]; (put on waiting list) mettere qcn. in lista per [school, club]
to put sb. down for three tickets — segnare qcn. per tre biglietti, prenotare tre biglietti per qcn
* * *1) (to lower: The teacher asked the pupil to put his hand down.) abbassare, mettere giù2) (to place on the floor or other surface, out of one's hands: Put that knife down immediately!) posare3) (to subdue (a rebellion etc).) domare, reprimere4) (to kill (an animal) painlessly when it is old or very ill.) abbattere, sopprimere* * *1. vt + adv1) (set down) mettere giù, posare, (passenger) far scendere2) (lower: umbrella) chiudere, (car roof) abbassare3) (crush: revolt) reprimere, (gambling, prostitution) abolire, (rumour) mettere a tacere, (humiliate) mortificare4) (pay: deposit) versare5) (destroy: pet) abbattere6) (write down) scrivereput it down on my account Comm — me lo addebiti or metta in conto
put me down for £15 — segnami or mettimi in lista per 15 sterline
7) (classify) considerare8)to put sth down to sth — attribuire qc a qc2. vi + advAer atterrare* * *1) (on ground, table) mettere giù, posare [ object]; fare atterrare [ plane]; mettere [rat poison etc.]2) (suppress) reprimere [revolt, opposition]3) (write down) annotare, scrivere [date, name]4) (ascribe)to put sth. down to — attribuire o imputare qcs. a [incompetence, human error]
5) (charge)to put sth. down to — mettere o segnare qcs. su [ account]
7) (advance, deposit)to put down a deposit — versare una somma in deposito o come anticipo
to put Ј 50 down on sth. — dare 50 sterline come anticipo di qcs
9) (put on agenda) mettere [qcs.] all'ordine del giorno [ motion]; put [sb.] down, put down [sb.]10) (drop off) fare scendere, lasciare [ passenger]12) (into lower group) inserire in un livello inferiore [ pupil]; fare retrocedere [ team] ( from da; to, into a)13) (classify, count in)to put sb. down as — considerare qcn. come [possibility, candidate, fool]
to put sb. down for — (note as wanting or offering) segnare qcn. per [ contribution]; (put on waiting list) mettere qcn. in lista per [school, club]
to put sb. down for three tickets — segnare qcn. per tre biglietti, prenotare tre biglietti per qcn
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110 put off
1) (delay, defer) rinviare, rimandare [wedding, meeting] ( until a)2) (turn off) spegnere [light, radio, heating]; put off [sb.], put [sb.] off3) (fob off, postpone seeing) rimandare la visita di [ guest]4) (repel) [appearance, smell] disgustare, sconcertare; [manner, person] sconcertare5) BE (distract) disturbare, distrarre6) (drop off) fare scendere, lasciare [ passenger]* * *1) (to switch off (a light etc): Please put the light off!) spegnere2) (to delay; to postpone: He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday.) rinviare, rimandare3) (to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person): I had to put the Browns off because I had 'flu.) cancellare4) (to cause (a person) to feel disgust or dislike (for): The cheese looked nice but the smell put me off; The conversation about illness put me off my dinner.) disgustare* * *vt + adv1) (set down: passenger) far scendere2) (pospone, delay: match, decision) rimandare, rinviare, (guest) chiedere di rimandare la visita3) (discourage) far passare la voglia a4) (distract) distrarre5) (repel: smell) disgustare6) (switch off) spegnere* * *1) (delay, defer) rinviare, rimandare [wedding, meeting] ( until a)2) (turn off) spegnere [light, radio, heating]; put off [sb.], put [sb.] off3) (fob off, postpone seeing) rimandare la visita di [ guest]4) (repel) [appearance, smell] disgustare, sconcertare; [manner, person] sconcertare5) BE (distract) disturbare, distrarre6) (drop off) fare scendere, lasciare [ passenger] -
111 put a girdle round the earth
путешествовать вокруг света [шекспировское выражение; см. цитату]Puck: "I'll put a girdle round about the earth In forty minutes." (W. Shakespeare, ‘A Midsummer Night's Dream’, act II, sc. 2) — Пак: "Достаточно мне сорока минут, чтобы кругом всю землю облететь."
Poirot sighed. He looked at his little notebook. In it was written: America, Australia, Italy, France, Turkey. He murmured, ‘I'll put a girdle round the earth -’ ‘Pardon?’ said Inspector Wagstaffe. ‘I was observing,’ said Hercule Poirot, ‘That a world tour seems indicated.’ (A. Christie, ‘The Labours of Hercules’, ‘The Apples of Hesperides’) — Пуаро заглянул в свою записную книжку и вздохнул. Там черным по белому было записано: Америка, Австралия, Италия, Франция, Турция. - Путешествие вокруг света, - пробормотал Пуаро. - Простите? - переспросил инспектор Уэгстаф. - я говорю, что мне предстоит кругосветное путешествие, - повторил Пуаро.
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112 ♦ about
♦ about /əˈbaʊt/A prep.1 riguardo a; circa; su; di; intorno a; sul conto di: Tell me about your holidays, raccontami delle tue vacanze; I've found out about their movements, ho scoperto quali sono stati i loro movimenti; I don't know anything about him, non so nulla di lui (o sul suo conto); a book about Japan, un libro sul Giappone; what I like about him, quello che mi piace di lui; I'm ringing about my TV set, telefono per sapere del mio televisore; DIALOGO → - Damaged goods- What are you going to do about it?, cosa pensi di fare al riguardo?; Do something about it!, fa' qualcosa ( per risolvere il problema)!; There's nothing I can do about it, non posso farci niente; I feel guilty about the whole thing, mi sento in colpa per tutta la faccenda; to be about st., riguardare qc.; avere a che fare con qc.; (di libro, film, ecc.) parlare di qc., trattare di qc.: Teaching is about transferring knowledge and skills, l'insegnamento riguarda il trasferimento di conoscenze e abilità; This book is about organic food, questo libro parla di cibi biologici NOTA D'USO: - to speak o to be about?-2 (in giro) per; intorno a: Newspapers were strewn about the floor, c'erano giornali sparsi per pavimento3 addosso a; su; con: I haven't any money about me, non ho denaro con me; about one's person, su di sé; addosso4 in: There is something odd about that man, c'è qualcosa di strano in quell'uomo; quell'uomo ha un che di strano; something unpleasant about her voice, una nota sgradevole nella sua voceB avv.1 intorno; attorno; in giro; qua e là: to look about, guardarsi attorno; Don't leave your things lying about, non lasciare le tue cose in giro; There was nobody about, non c'era nessuno; il posto era deserto; There's a lot of flu about, c'è in giro (o circola) un sacco di influenza; to find one's way about, sapere dove andare; sapersi orizzontare4 (naut.) con le mure opposte: to put a ship about, virare di bordo; cambiare le mure; Ready about!, pronti a virare!5 quasi; circa; all'incirca; pressappoco: It's about two o'clock, sono le due circa; sono circa le due; DIALOGO → - Car problems 2- Give me a call about five, fammi uno squillo verso le cinque; about twenty, circa venti; una ventina; They're about the same age, hanno all'incirca la stessa età; That looks about right, direi che va bene; dovrebbe andar bene; ha l'aria di essere giustoC a.2 prossimo (a); sul punto (di): about to start, che sta per comunciare; He is about to leave, sta per partire● About ship!, pronti a virare! □ How about…? ► how □ just about ► just □ What about…? ► what □ while you are about it, già che ci sei □ to be about one's business, essere occupato dalla proprie faccende □ (fam. USA) not to be about to, non avere intenzione di; non intendere, non essere intenzionato a: He's not about to give up, non ha intenzione di (o non intende) rinunciare □ That's about it, è tutto; e questo è quanto. -
113 put that and that together
(put that and that together (тж. put this and that together или put two and two together))сопоставить факты, сообразить, смекнуть, в чём дело, прикинуть; понимать что к чемуPutting two and two together, as the saying is, it was not difficult for me to guess who the expected Marquis was. (W. Thackeray, ‘The Newcomes’, ch. XLIX) — Прикинув, как говорится, все, я без особого труда догадался, кем был маркиз, которого ждали.
Young as I was I also could put that and that together. (Fr. Marryat, ‘Percival Keene’, ch. XIV) — Хотя я был молод, но я тоже понимал что к чему.
...the wise heads had "put this and that together", and decided that the lads had gone off on that raft, and would turn up at the next town below, presently... (M. Twain, ‘Tom Sawyer’, ch. XV) —...тогда умные головы стали смекать и смекнули, что мальчики уплыли на плоту и скоро отыщутся в ближайшем городишке вниз по реке...
‘You know what it's all about, George?..’ ‘Enough to put two an' two together. You're in trouble an' somebody's in worse.’ (S. Chaplin, ‘The Day of the Sardine’, ch. 11) — - Так вы знаете, в чем дело, Джордж?.. - Знаю достаточно, чтобы сообразить, что к чему. У тебя неприятности, а у кого-то другого еще почище.
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114 put smb. off his stride
(put smb. off his stride (или off his stroke; тж. put smb. out of his stride))1) помешать кому-л., нарушить ритмичность чьей-л. работы; ≈ выбить кого-л. из колеи...excellent suggestions always, and having only the one drawback that they threatened either to annoy Mr. Armstrong... or to embroil the whole... Department and put it off its stroke. (D. L. Sayers, ‘Murder Must Advertise’, ch. X) —...предложения мистера Копли всегда блестящи; их единственный недостаток заключается в том, что они либо раздражают мистера Армстронга... либо грозят нарушить слаженную работу всего... отдела.
These telephone calls put him completely off his stride and ruined a morning's work. (ODCIE) — Эти телефонные звонки не дали ему возможности ритмично работать, и утро можно было считать пропавшим.
2) обескуражить, привести кого-л. в замешательствоI have six more stories to do for the American Magazine, and ye Ed [= the Editor] has put me right out of my stride by asking me to make them about American characters, little knowing that if I try to do American stuff, the result is awful. (P. G. Wodehouse, ‘Performing Flea’, ‘1931’) — Мне нужно было написать еще шесть рассказов для "Американ мэгазин", но редактор озадачил меня, попросив, чтобы в этих рассказах фигурировали американцы в американской обстановке. Ему было невдомек, что если я берусь за американскую тему, то получается что-то ужасное.
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115 put smb. in the picture
(put smb. in (или into) the picture)осведомлять, информировать кого-л., вводить кого-л. в курс дела, ставить кого-л. в известность; см. тж. be in the picture 3)He can put you into the picture more completely. (P. Abrahams, ‘A Wreath for Udomo’, part II) — Мистер Джонс может полностью информировать вас о сложившемся положении.
I haven't got the ramifications clear... You'd better put me in the picture, Dad. (A. Christie, ‘Crooked House’, ch. III) — Мне не совсем ясны родственные узы в этой семье... Ты бы, папа, объяснил мне.
As you haven't met for such a long time I thought it might be a good idea if you and I had a preliminary talk about it first, so that I can sort of put you in the picture. (I. Murdoch, ‘Bruno's Dream’, ch. VI) — Вы так давно не встречались с отцом, что мне хотелось бы предварительно поговорить с вами о его состоянии, ввести вас, так сказать, в курс дела.
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116 about one's ears
(about (амер. around) one's ears)1) рухнувший (обыкн. употр. с гл. to bring, to fall, to tumble)Suddenly, without warning, the ground under their feet shakes and the nouses come tumbling about their ears. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Then and Now’, ch. XXVII) — Вдруг неожиданно почва заколебалась под ногами, и дома рухнули у них на глазах.
Why should that uncouth pair sit here childless while the place crumbles about their ears. (E. Waugh, ‘Brideshead Revisited’, book III, ch. 5) — Почему эта гротескная чета должна доживать здесь свой век в бездетности, на погибель роду и дому?
2) рухнувший, разлетевшийся в прах (о мечтах, иллюзиях и т. п.)All the fair structure of their hopes came crashing about their ears. (U. Sinclair, ‘The Jungle’, ch. VI) — Чудесное здание их надежд рухнуло.
For a moment he saw everything that he had built up begin to tumble about his ears. (W. Du Bois, ‘Mansart Builds a School’, ch. XI) — В глазах у Мансарта помутилось, ему показалось, что все созданное им с таким трудом рушится.
All her dreams had tumbled about her ears so fast in one short day, she could hardly get her breath. (D. Hewett, ‘Bobbin Up’, ch. 16) — За один короткий день разлетелись в прах все ее мечты, и она никак не могла прийти в себя.
3) причиняющий беспокойство, создающий затруднения, неприятности; вызывающий нареканияThis was no scene to put our minds at rest; a couple of armed men in sea-clothes found quarreling over a treasure, not many miles from where a pirate had been captured - here was enough to bring the whole country about our ears. (R. L. Stevenson, ‘The Master of Ballantrae’, ch. III) — Все это не могло не обеспокоить нас: весть о встрече с двумя вооруженными моряками, ссорящимися над грудой денег неподалеку от того места, где был захвачен пиратский корабль, - такая весть могла поднять против нас всю округу.
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117 put on a show
(put on a (good) show (тж. put up a show))делать вид, притворяться...she must have been bored to death, too, though she put on a good show of looking interested. (M. Drabble, ‘The Needle's Eye’, part I) —...и моей кузине все это, должно быть, смертельно надоело, но она делала вид, что ей интересно.
They're all so brave about it. I thought I was the only one who wasn't brave - but then I found out that they all were putting up a show, including myself. (S. Heym, ‘The Crusaders’, book I, ch. 3) — Мне казалось, что все такие храбрые и только я один праздную труса. Но потом я понял, что и они тоже притворяются.
My folk had welcomed me, but I sensed I was no longer one of them. They were putting on a show for me, but it was a strain for them, and I really think they were glad when I left. (S. Chaplin, ‘The Thin Seam’, ch. 3) — Родные радостно встретили меня, но я чувствовал, что стал им чужой. Их радость была натянутой. Я почти уверен: они вздохнули с облегчением, когда я уехал.
I admire you, Robert. You're putting on a good show. More distressed than You're letting on. (J. O'Hara, ‘Outselves to Know’) — Я восхищаюсь вами, Роберт. Вы и виду не показываете, что расстроены.
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118 put smb. out of heart
(put smb. out of heart (тж. take the heart out of smb.))обескуражить кого-л., лишить кого-л. уверенности в себе; см. тж. put heart in smb.You have come here on some design of improving your fortune, I dare say; and I should grieve to put you out of heart. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Martin Chuzztewit’, ch. XVII) — Вы приехали сюда, вероятно, затем, чтобы поправить свои дела, и мне бы не хотелось вас разочаровывать.
There was a chill mustiness about the atmosphere of this bedroom... that took the heart out of him. (J. B. Priestley, ‘They Walk in the City’, ch. VIII) — Воздух в этой спальне был промозглый и затхлый, и Эдуарду стало как-то не по себе.
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119 put stock in smth.
(put (или take) stock in smth.)верить чему-л., относиться с доверием к чему-л., придавать значение чему-л. [первонач. амер.]I don't take much stock in all their talk about anarchy. (Th. Dreiser, ‘Twelve Men’, ‘A Mayor and His People’) — Всем этим толкам об анархизме я не придаю серьезного значения.
Come, Larry! don't you put no stock in what that windjammer tells you. He jist [= just] talks to hear his head rattle. (J. Conroy, ‘The Disinherited’, part II, ch. VI) — Идем, Ларри. Ты не слушай, что болтает этот пустомеля. Его хлебом не корми, а дай потрепать языком.
‘I don't put much stock in stories like that, though.’ Warden said, careful casual. (J. Jones, ‘From Here to Eternity’, ch. XII) — - Я не очень верю таким разговорам, - сказал Уорден настороженно.
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120 put it/oneself about
put it/oneself about
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