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Vocabulaire Flashcards

1
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poingnée

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handful
Example:
- But now we’re going to do this not once but a handful of times.
- She gave every child a handful of sweets

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To be dismayed

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Être consterné

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thrilling

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Adj : palpitant, existant

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Was found lying

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Trouvé allongé

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Fastened

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(adj) bouclé/fermé ( peut être utilisé pour parler d’une porte ceinture…)

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6
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Elderly

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Personne âgée (nom) / agé (adj)

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7
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Lay

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Posser/ pondre/ mettre à plat

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Resort to [sth]

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Avoir recours à [qch]

The demonstration was largely peaceful, though a small number of protesters resorted to violence.

La manifestation était en grande partie pacifique, mais un petit nombre de manifestants a recouru (or: eu recours) à la violence.

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9
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Je préfère le cola au coca

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I prefer Coke to Pepsi

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10
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Staggering

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[adj] Stupéfiants
They are losing a staggering amount of military equipment.

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Gentle

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Adj : doux delicat

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12
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Diff entre person et people

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People c’est la forme pluriel de person

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13
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Thorn

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Une épine

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14
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Somewhat

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Quel que peu :
Their demands are somewhat unclear but are clearly

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15
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Shore

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Rivage/cote

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16
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A plank

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Une planche

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17
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Stabbed

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Poignardé (adj / pp)

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As well as

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Ainsi que

I will invite my friends as well as my family.
J’inviterai mes amis ainsi que ma famille.

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19
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Lesser

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Moins/inférieur

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20
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Tidings

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Nouvelles

I am the bearer of bad tidings.
Je suis porteuse d’une mauvaise nouvelle.

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21
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Cow

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Une vache

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22
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Galley

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Cuisine de bateau (je crois)

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23
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Rope

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Une corde

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24
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Race from stern to bow

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Courir de la poupe à la proue

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25
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The sails

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Les voiles (d’une bateau par exemple)

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26
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Rigging

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Un gréement (truc de bateau)

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27
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Ship

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Navire

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28
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Starved

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Affamé (adj/pp)

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29
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Countless

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Innombrables

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30
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Charts

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Graphique/ tableau/cartes

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31
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Praise

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Une éloge

The student deserves praise for his outstanding work.
L’étudiant mérite des éloges pour son travail remarquable

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32
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Stout

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(adj) solide/robuste

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33
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Gale

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Coup de vent

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34
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Arise (arose, arisen)

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Se lever/ survenir

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35
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Drowned

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Noyé (adj, pp)

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36
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Drifted

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Dérivé (adj, pp)

37
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Wreck

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Une épave

38
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Warmth

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La chaleur

39
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Coarse

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Grossier (adj)

40
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Attend (sth)

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(verbe) Assister à quelque (sth)

41
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After but 4 days

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Après seulement 4 jours

42
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Bind

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Lier / engager / relier / s’attacher
C’est un verbe irrégulier (bind bound bound)

43
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Dawn

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Aube
I left the night club at dawn

44
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Thought

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Think au prétérit et à l’autre aussi

45
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thriving

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Adj propére, florissante

46
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Pantalon

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Trousers

47
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Odd (les 2 sens stp)

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Impair et bizarre/curieux

48
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chaque fois que

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Whenever
I start singing whenever I hear this song

49
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Meant

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Prétérit et la 3 colonne de mean : signifier

50
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Although

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Bien que/ même si

51
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Sight

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La vue
The sky is blue with not a cloud in sight.

52
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Scorn

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Le mépris
The athlete treats his rivals with scorn.

53
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Rot

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Pourrir (verbe) / pourriture

54
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Reckless

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(adj) téméraire/ insouciant
The reckless hiker (randonneur) forgot to bring water.

55
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Randonneur

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Hiker

56
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Presque jamais

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Hardly ever

57
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De temps en temps

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Occasionally

58
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Rarement

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Rarely

59
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Seldom

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Rarely

60
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Daring

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Audace

61
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ill

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Malade (adj)

62
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Ill luck

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Malchance

63
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To cope

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Se débrouiller/ s’en sortir

64
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Whether

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,(conj) si
I do not know whether I won or not

65
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La météo

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The weather ☁️

66
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La fierté

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Pride
The champion received his trophy with pride.

67
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Side by side

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Cote a cote

68
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Cote a cote

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Side by side

69
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Yield

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Produire / donner (verbe)
Récolte/ produit. (nom)

70
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To enhance

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Améliorer/augmenter sth

The booster enhances the strength of the signal

71
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unwavering

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(adj) inébranlable/indéfectible/inconditionnel
The director has won the unwavering support of his employees.

72
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To unfold

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Déplier/ dérouler

73
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Prey

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Une proie

74
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Otter

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Une loutres

75
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As much as

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Autant que
I like coffee as much as tea
J’ai le café autant que le thé

76
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Ruthless

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(adj) sans pitié/ impitoyable

77
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Laden

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(adj) chargé

78
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Grief

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Chagrin/ deuil

79
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Néanmoins/cependant

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Nevertheless ou however.
Nevertheless est formelle et marque une contradiction plus marquée. However c’est plus courant et ça ressemble aussi à toutefois.

80
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mind-boggling

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Époustouflant
Il évoque une surprise qui entraîne un certain trouble mental. C’est hallucinant

81
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To sack

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Licencier

82
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Mood

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Humeur

83
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Bleak

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Moroses (adj)

84
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lash out

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S’emporter

85
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Cohérent

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consistent (adj)

86
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nerves

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Les nerfs

87
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backdrop

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Arrivée plan / contexte

88
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Akin to

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Semblable à

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