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Unit5. Dramatic Events Flashcards

1
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quotation

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Cita

  • If you use quotations in your text, please make sure they are clearly referenced.

cotización

  • The plumber’s quotation was too expensive for George.

presupuesto

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flipper

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aletas

(de animales y de bucear)

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plunge

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zambullirse, sumergirse

  • Rachel dived off the end of the board and plunged.
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way down

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profundamente, por el suelo

  • They drilled a well way down into the ground.
  • For some reason our sales are way down.
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skydive

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tirarse en paracaidas, hacer paracaidismo

  • Bert loves the thrill he gets when he skydives.
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thrill

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emoción, estusiasmo, …

The rollercoaster ride was a thrill.

Thrill seeker (amante de las emociones fuertes)

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feedback

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retroalimentación, observaciones, acople de mirófonos

  • The loud feedback when the microphone got too close to the speaker hurt everybody’s ears.
  • The feedback generated during the experiment resulted in a return to equilibrium.
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convinced

/kənˈvɪnst/

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convencido

  • The old lady is convinced that family members are stealing money from her.
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confused

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confundido,

  • The confused boy just walked away instead of trying again.
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move back

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retroceder, regresar

  • I moved back when I saw the Rottweiler in my path.
  • I will move back home when my exams finish.
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to be on -

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(a) acontecer/tener lugar: exhibiciones, conciertos, películas
(b) to someone about something - estar constantemente criticando a alguien

  • The art auction is on next Saturday. Will you come?
  • Adam’s always on to Tim about his manners.
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rather than

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más que

  • I’ll have wine rather than beer with my dinner.
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flashback

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recuerdos recurrentes

  • She is unable to sleep because of flashbacks to the accident.
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treadmill

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cinta, rutina

  • Every day was just the same old treadmill, and Philip wondered how he could get off it.
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rear

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criar/educar (niños), parte posterior, trasera

  • Peter put his shopping bags on the rear seat of the car.
  • The rear of the room was piled high with chairs.
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blur

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borroso, empañar, ofuscar, confundir

  • For some people, migraines cause their vision to blur.
  • Being inconsistent in punishing children just blurs the rules.
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infer

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inferir, deducir

  • You have to infer as much information as possible
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jump off

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dar el salto, tirarse de

  • She was too scared to jump off the highest diving board.
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weight

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peso

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wealth

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riqueza

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poverty

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pobreza

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woods

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madera, bosque, leña

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choke off

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obstruir, cortar paso, ahogar

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bearing

El bear se comporto mal y desorientado

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rumbo, orientación, dirección

  • In the dark forest, the search party had trouble getting their bearings.

comportamiento, modales, modos

  • Penny has the bearing of a royal.
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feature

featureless

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característica, distintivo, rasgos

  • My favorite feature of this leather is its smooth texture.

monótono, anodino, uniforme, sin rasgos

  • The room was bleak and featureless.
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preposterous

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ridículo, ilógico, absurdo

  • The idea that I was responsible for this is preposterous.
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shake (…) off

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quitarse de encima, sacarse de encima

  • Someone was following me, but I managed to shake him off.
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to be well up on -

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saber mucho de algo

  • Laura is a real culture-vulture: she’s well up on everything related to art.
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spin

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hacer girar, girar

  • Spin the wheel as fast as you can.

hilar, tejer

  • The textile worker knew how to spin quickly.
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to be behind with -

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(a) estar atrasado con
* I have had to study so much that I’m behind with my work now.

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pump out

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bombear

  • Ursula is pumping out her cellar.
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cellar

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sótano

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coilollarse, enroscarse

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espiral, rollo

  • This mattress is uncomfortable–look, there’s a coil sticking out!

enrollarse, enroscarse

  • The snake coiled, ready to strike.
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mattress

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colchón

  • This mattress is uncomfortable–look, there’s a coil sticking out!
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stick out

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sobresalir, destacar, extender

  • If you stick your tongue out again, a bird may come and roost on it.
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to be out to -

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tener la intención firme de hacer algo

  • This year I’m out to get my degree, so I’ll give up working to study.
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sober

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sobrio, sereno, serio

  • Patricia was sober as she had only drunk soft drinks all night.
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menace

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amanaza, problema, peligro

  • The class clown is a menace and should be expelled.
  • Rats have become a menace in some parts of the city.
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to be in for -

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estar por experimentar algo desagradable

  • Peter has arrived really late, so he is in for a severe scolding.
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uneasy

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incómodo, molesto, intranquilo

  • Tony was struck by the uneasy thought that he had left his front door unlocked.
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stretch to

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llegar a, estirarse, elongar

  • Stretch as high as you can and pick that apple from the tree.
  • My language skills don’t stretch to Japanese.
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smudge

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mancha, borrón

  • I can see the smudges from the other side of the room!
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twig

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rama pequeña, ramita

  • The bird perched on a twig at the end of the branch.
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blossom

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florecer, floración, flor

tener éxito, desarrollarse

  • Magnolia trees have blossoms all summer.
  • The plan for the project is finally blossoming.
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to be back -

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estar de regreso

  • Lilly is back from her vacation in Europe.
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trudge

/trʌdʒ/

(walk wearily)

A

caminar fatigosamente

  • It was already getting dark when the hikers finally trudged back to their tent.
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to be up to -

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(a) sth/no good estar involucrado en algo deshonesto/raro
(b) tener condiciones para/estar físicamente apto para (c) ser resposabilidad de

  • He is a sly creature and I know he’s up to no good.
  • I feel I’m not up to take up piano lessons; I don’t have the skills to play.
  • It’s up to you to decide whether to go or not.
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bare

(barely)

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desnudo, pelado, básico, esencial, …

  • He suffered cuts to his bare feet from all the sharp stones.
  • The apartment was bare; it was as though the family had never lived there at all.
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to be over -

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(a) terminar (b) at one’s friend - estar de visita en lo de un amigo

  • It’s all over between them.
  • I’m going to Paris this Summer. I’ll be over at my friend’s house.
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stream

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arroyo, riachuelo

  • A stream flows behind their house.

transmisión

  • The audio stream from the web radio station was cut after 20 minutes.
51
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behind (bijáind) -
below (bilóu) -
beneath / underneath (biníiz / anderníiz) -
beside (bisáid) -
besides (bisáds) -
between (bituín) -

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detrás, detrás de

debajo de

debajo de

junto a, al lado de

además de, aparte de

entre

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to be after

A

estar detrás de/en busca de

  • Mandela has always been after the respect for black people’s rights.
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height

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altura, talla, estatura

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to be around -

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estar cerca/ por los alrededores

  • I’ll stay two more hours, so I’ll be around in case you need some help.
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bump into

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chocar con, darse contra

  • I have a huge bruise where I bumped into the corner of the table.
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wrestle

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someter, forzar

  • I wrestled in high school but not in college.

pelear,batallar, lidiar

(mentalmente)

  • We’re wrestling with a pretty catastrophic budget shortfall.
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to be away -

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estar afuera/lejos del hogar, ausentarse

  • Sharon is not in town. She is away for this week.
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to be down with -

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caer enfermo

  • My sister is down with a sore throat, so she will have to stay in bed.
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to be off -

A

(a) irse
(b) cancelarse
c) terminar de trabajar
(d) descomponerse/echarse a perder

  • I have to be home before midnight, so I’ll be off soon.
  • The flight was off due to bad weather.
  • My mum is off from work at 6 p.m.
  • This butter is off, look, it’s rancid.
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above all

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sobre todo

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to be through with -

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terminar con algo

  • Susan is through with her job since she was underpaid.
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decaf

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descafeinado

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Rude

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rosero,maleducado

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To find out

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descubrir, averiguar

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Greenland

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groenlandia

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No matter

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independientemente de

no tiene imprtancia

noimportar

sin importar

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envelope

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sobre

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to rip up

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hacer pedazos

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vault

A

cripta

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coffin

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féretro

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To bend

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doblar

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ongoing

A

en curso

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damp

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humedad

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mummy

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momia

mami

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awful (en una empresion positiva)

a awful long time ago

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hace muchiiiiisssssiiiimo tiempo

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preservative

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preservar, conservar

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to hold in

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contener

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to take in

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asimilar, internalizar, pillar, pillar la onda, …

79
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condition

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enfermedad

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PMS

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Síndrome premestrual

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to screen

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controlar, vigilar

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prescription

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receta

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to fake

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fingir

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To fabricate

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inventar

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to weed out

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eliminar, erradicar

86
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decepction

A

engaño

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in the long run

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a la larga

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Untoward

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inapropiado

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side effects

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efectos secundarios

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