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drawbacks

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inconvenients

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An abandoned block of warehouses on the edge of town

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Un bloc de magatzems abandonats als afores de la ciutat

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overgrown building site

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obra de construcció coverta

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An overgrown river site running along the outskirts of town

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Un lloc de riu crescut al llarg dels afores de la ciutat

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tenants

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llogaters

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A disused landfill site

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un abocador en desús

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unveiled

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remove a veil or covering from, especially uncover (a new monument or work of art) as part of a public ceremony.
“The mayor unveiled a plaque.”

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close up

“From close up it looks look a ship”

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a photograph, movie, or video taken at close range and showing the subject on a large scale.
a close-up of her face

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grime

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mugre

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engulfed within

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engolit amb/per

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the key to its success

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la clau de l’èxit

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12
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greetings

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salutacions

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ragtag

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untidy or disorganized.

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alight

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to dismount, get off.

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to don

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to put on (clothing).

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16
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shovels and shears

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pales i tisores

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to crane

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to lift by crane. (grua)

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seven stories up to the roof

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set pisos d’alçada fins al sostre

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a hardworking bunch

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un munt de treball dur

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amidst the roar of motorized buggies

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enmig del rugit de buggies motoritzats

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21
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a team single-minded in its goal

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…

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22
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beyond

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més enllà de

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egg-laying hens

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gallines ponedores

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24
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abuzz

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un formiguer/ to be filled with a humming sound.

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harvesting

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gather (a crop) as a harvest. (recol·lectant)
after harvesting, most of the crop is stored in large buildings
sinònims: gather (in), bring in, reap, pick, collect

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flatbed

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an open truck bed or trailer without sides.

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set out

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If you start doing an activity, then you set out to do it.

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corporate retreat

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A corporate retreat is a kind of mini-holiday for a group of company executives.

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If you say something is at your core

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you mean it is central to you.

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30
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To snack on something means

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to eat something between meals

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31
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throughout

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preposició
durant
during, throughout
a tot arreu de
throughout
adverbi
a tot arreu
everywhere, throughout
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32
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taking shape

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agafant forma

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33
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I kind of feel like you’re not really listening to what I’m saying.

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ñlkk

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34
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I kind of feel like

I’m the only one who ever does anything around here.

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….

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35
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You’ll feel a real sense of pride

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…truly proud

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36
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utterly

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absolutely

37
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I couldn’t care less about what’s going to happen.

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No em podria importar menys sobre el que passarà.

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to feel put out

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means to feel annoyed, upset or offended by something that has been said or done.

e. g. I really felt put out that I was punished with the rest of the class when I hadn’t even been there the day the window was broken.
e. g. I hope you don’t feel put out that we asked you to come and pick us up at the airport.

39
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city flag-ship project

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projecte emblemàtic de la ciutat

40
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Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.

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(Erma Bombeck)

41
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Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.

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(Albert Einstein)

42
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I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.

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(Stephen Hawking)

43
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There are two things that are more difficult than making an after-dinner speech: climbing a wall which is leaning toward you and kissing a girl who is leaning away from you.

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(Winston Churchill)

44
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Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

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(Mark Twain)

45
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From my close observation of writers… they fall into two groups: 1) those who bleed copiously and visibly at any bad review, and 2) those who bleed copiously and secretly at any bad review.

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(Isaac Asimov)

46
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The building

going up on the corner is a real eye-sore.

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a thing that is very ugly, especially a building that disfigures a landscape.

47
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We got to the airport an hour late, by which time the plane had already departed.

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by which time

48
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the way in which
as a result of which
the extent to which
the situation/point where
the reason why
the day when
at which point
by which time
in which case
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1 Do you even remember
the reason why we’re arguing?
2 The film finished well after midnight,
by which time I’d fallen asleep.
3 The tension between them had become utterly intolerable; it had got to the point where nobody wanted to work with them any more.
4 We’ll never forget the day when our youngest was born.
5 The majority who had submitted proposals criticized
the way in which the successful candidate was notified.
6 There’s a strong possibility the company will lay off workers, in which case many will be forced to migrate to the city in search of work.
7 LEDs create light efficiently,
as a result of which they consume a lot less energy compared with other lighting systems.
8 Exposure to pro-tobacco marketing and media increases the extent to which young people are likely to have positive attitudes to smoking.

49
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n informal spoken English the preposition usually goes at the end of the sentence.

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When we were kids that was the restaurant which we’d always go to.

50
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Whose main function was is quite a formal expression and could be omitted from this sentence in spoken speech.

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We bought a new car, whose main function was to ferry the kids to and from school.

51
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to encourage a low-carbon economy through fair-trade and local produce consumption.

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The cooperative aims to stimulate low carbon transmission by buying and eating local and fair‐trade goods.

52
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On behalf of the participants, many thanks, you were wonderful!

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En nom dels participants, moltes gràcies, que …

53
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…enjoyed the opportunity to walk and discover

It was a wonderful opportunity to…

According to him, they are good examples…

The main aim of the project is…

Future plans are focused on…

We also had the opportunity to…

Another very popular tour was…

One very interesting initiative is…

…participants also got to know more about…

…participants had the chance to discover…

A

….

54
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Discovering one of Dublin’s regeneration flagship projects was a must!

A

was not to be missed

55
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stunning

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impressionant

56
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crammed into

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amuntegats dins/ concentrats en

57
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why rush to tear it down?

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per què còrrer a enderrocar-la?

58
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a bygone era

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una época passada

59
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meadows

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pastures

60
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from a completely new vantage point

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des d’un punt de vista completament nou

61
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where the city is now the exhibit.

A

on la ciutat és ara l’exposició

62
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single-handedly

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sense ajuda

63
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junk

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old or discarded articles that are considered useless or of little value. (deixalles)

64
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to state

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express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing.

65
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an asset

transforming them into an asset.

A

un actiu

66
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the state of being responsible for something, especially by law.
the partners accept unlimited liability for any risks they undertake
sinònims: accountability, responsibility, legal responsibility, answerability, blame, culpability, guilt, fault
a person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage.
he has become a political liability
sinònims: hindrance, encumbrance, burden, handicap, nuisance, inconvenience, obstacle

A

the state of being responsible for something, especially by law.
the partners accept unlimited liability for any risks they undertake
sinònims: accountability, responsibility, legal responsibility, answerability, blame, culpability, guilt, fault
a person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage.
he has become a political liability
sinònims: hindrance, encumbrance, burden, handicap, nuisance, inconvenience, obstacle

67
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it is highly cared for to look natural.

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S’ha anat molt en compte que semblés natural

68
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submit their proposal

A

presentar la seva proposta

69
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tongue-in-cheek

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a statement may have a double meaning, some sort of innuendo or is witty in some way, particularly to the speaker or writer.

70
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stuck

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trapped, unable to move

71
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clamour

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make a loud demand

72
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admonish

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reprimand someone firmly

73
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scrub

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wash/clean something by rubbing it hard, especially with a brush

74
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be a hit

A

be very popular, well-liked

75
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soil

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make something dirty

76
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cram

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force a lot into a small space

77
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commandeer

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take control/possession of something

78
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Still, the idea was enticing: a public park above the hubbub, a contemplative space where nature softens the city’s abrasiveness.

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Tot i això, la idea era temptadora: un parc públic per sobre del tumult, un espai contemplatiu on la natura s’estova abrasivitat de la ciutat.

79
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catwalk

A

passarel·la

80
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to clog

A

block or become blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter.
the gutters were clogged up with leaves
sinònims: block, obstruct, congest, jam, choke, bung up, plug, stop up, fill up, gunge up

81
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to tame

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domesticar

82
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I felt underdressed.

A

em vaig sentir malvestit

83
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to turn the tide of sentiment.

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cambiar el rumb del sentiment.

84
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arts and crafts

A

arts i oficis

85
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sewing lessons

A

classes de costura

86
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and so on

A

etcétera

87
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in days of yore

A

antigament

88
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in a nutshell

A

en una paraula (to conclude)

89
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HUBBUB

A

a lot of people talking at the same time.

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