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s’étendre sur un sujet

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to dwell on a subject

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attendre quelque chose de quelqu’un

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to expect something from somebody

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avoir envie de faire quelque chose

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to feel like doing something

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arriver à comprendre

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to figure out

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cadrer, correspondre à

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to fit in

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désapprouver quelque chose

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to frown upon something

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bien s’entendre avec quelqu’un

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to get on well with somebody

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s’habituer à faire quelque chose

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to get used to doing something

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jeter un coup d’oeil sur quelque chose

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to glance at

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être d’accord avec quelqu’un sur…

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to go along with someone on something

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avoir des nouvelles de quelqu’un

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to hear from someone

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entendre parler de

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to hear of/about

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s’adonner à

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to indulge in

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14
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vouloir absolument faire quelque chose

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to insist on doing something

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s’abstenir de faire quelque chose

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to keep from doing something

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se moquer de quelqu’un

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to laugh at someone

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17
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licencier

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to lay off

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18
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vivre tout seul

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to live by oneself

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vivre de quelque chose (d’une profession)

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to live on something

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avoir très envie de faire quelque chose

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to long to do something

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mépriser quelqu’un

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to look down on someone

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attendre avec impatience de faire quelque chose

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to look forward to +BVing/nom

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23
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ressembler à

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to look like

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comprendre (une idée), distinguer (une forme, une silhouette)

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to make out something

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inventer une histoire

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to make up a story

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compenser quelque chose

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to make up for something

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confondre quelqu’un avec quelqu’un d’autre

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to mistake someone for someone else

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28
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s’opposer à faire quelque chose

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to object to doing something

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29
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taire un problème

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to paper over a problem

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30
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décéder

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to pass away

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31
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rembourser quelqu’un

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to pay someone back

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32
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être payant

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to pay back (effort, risk…)

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33
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minimiser, dédramatiser un événement

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to play down an event

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34
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s’obstiner à faire quelque chose

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to persist in doing something

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empêcher quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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to prevent somebody from doing something

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36
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subvenir aux besoins de quelqu’un

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to provide for someone

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37
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faire comprendre, communiquer une idée

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to put across an idea

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38
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respecter, se conformer à

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to abide by (the law)

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39
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expliquer, justifier

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to account for

40
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viser quelque chose, avoir un but

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to aim at

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s’élever à (pour un chiffre), équivaloir à

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to amount to

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s’excuser de

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to apologize for

43
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faire une demande de, postuler

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to apply for (scholarship, admission, job)

44
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aprouver

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to approve of

45
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arriver à temps

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to arrive in time

46
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arriver à l’heure

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to arrive on time

47
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s’occuper de (client)

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to attend to

48
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confirmer, corroborer

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to bear out

49
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reprocher quelque chose à quelqu’un (x2)

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to blame/reproach someone for something

50
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emprunter quelque chose à quelqu’un

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to borrow something from someone

51
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tomber en panne

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to break down

52
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entrer par effraction

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to break into

53
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éclater, se déclairer (a war)

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to break out

54
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provoquer, entrâiner, conduire à (x2)

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to bring about, to result in

55
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élever un enfant

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to bring up a child

56
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décommander

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to call off

57
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aller rendre visite à quelqu’un

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to call on someone

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continuer à

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to carry on

59
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mettre en oeuvre, mener à bien

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to carry out

60
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rattraper quelque chose en retard

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to catch up with something

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accuser quelqu’un d’un délit

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to charge someone with a crime

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se confier à quelqu’un

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to confide in someone

63
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consister à

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to consist in

64
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faire face à, affronter

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to cope with

65
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se décider au sujet de quelque chose

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to decide on something

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se réjouir de

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to delight in

67
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dissuader quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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to deter someone from doing something

68
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dépendre de

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to depend on

69
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se consacrer à faire quelque chose

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to devote oneself to doing something

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se débarrasser de

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to dispose of

71
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ranger

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to put away

72
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exprimer, exposer une opinion

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to put forward an opinion

73
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retarder, repousser (x2)

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to put off, to set back

74
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tolérer, supporter

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to put up with

75
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éclaircir, élucider

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to puzzle out

76
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compter sur

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to rely on

77
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exclure, écarter

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to rule out

78
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rencontrer quelqu’un par hasard

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to run into someone

79
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être à cours de

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to run out of

80
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se heurter à un problème

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to run up against a problem/difficulty

81
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installer

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to set up

82
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frimer, se faire valoir

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to show off

83
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résoudre, venir à bout d’une difficulté

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to sort out a difficulty

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tenir tête à

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to stand up to

85
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se désister

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to step down

86
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susciter, stimuler

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to stir up

87
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subsister, s’en sortir tant bien que mal

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to struggle along

88
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réussir quelque chose

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to succeed in something

89
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ressembler à, tenir de quelq’un

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to take after someone

90
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prendre goût à quelque chose

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to take to something

91
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duper quelqu’un

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to take someone in

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convaincre quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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to talk someone into doing something

93
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bien réfléchir à quelque chose

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to think something over

94
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menacer quelqu’un de quelque chose

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to threaten someone with something

95
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refuser une proposition

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to turn down an offer

96
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friser, frôler

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to verge on

97
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résoudre un problème

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to work a problem out