W-16/17 Flashcards by Lesly Woon | Brainscape

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Issue, aboutissement

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Outcome

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Avoir lieu, se produire

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To occur

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Compenser

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To offset

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S’apercevoir de, remarquer (ponctuel)

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To notice

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Le moral

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Morale

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Reseau, système

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Network

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Adversaire, opposant

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Opponent

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Sortie, issue

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Outlet

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Rendement, production

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Output

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contrôler, surveiller, mesurer

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To monitor

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…se mette aux nouvelles technologies

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To embrace new technologies

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Perspective

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Outlook

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Emprunt-logement

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Mortgage

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Positiver

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To think positive

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Soutien

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moral, morals, morality

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Soutien moral

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Moral, morals, morality

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Est entrée en application

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It came into force

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Faire échec à

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To keep… at bay

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Ils multiplient les efforts

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They are stepping up efforts

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Il ne faut jamais désespérer. Les choses s’amélioreront tôt ou tard

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Never say die. Things will look up sooner or later

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Au moment crucial

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When it comes to the crunch

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Il est plus fort en paroles qu’en actes.

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He’s all talk

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Dépenser de l’argent en pure perte

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To throw good money after bad

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Est si épineux

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Is such a thorny issue

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Maîtriser

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To hold… In check

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Etroit, restreint, petit

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Narrow

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Contre vents et marées

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Through thick and thin

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Elle n’était pas au niveau en anglais

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Hier english was not up to scratch

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Est pour demain

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Is around the corner

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Ce n’est pas son truc

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Isn’t is cup of tea

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Au pire

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If the worst come to the worst

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Il n’y a pas de petites économies

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Every little helps

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Regorgent d’argent

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Flush with money

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En persuadant les consommateurs de dépenser plus

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By talking consumers into spending more

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Une mauvaise gestion économique

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Economic, mismanagement

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Chaque chose en son temps

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We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it

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Au pied de la lettre

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At face value

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La domination mondiale des états-unis

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US world dominance

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Ont exprimé leur inquiétude quant à

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Have voiced concern about

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A causé une envolée des prix

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Has sent prices soaring

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L’état actuel du pays

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The country’s current predicament

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Trois heures de plus

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An extra three hours

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Joindre l’utile à l’agréable

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To mix business with pleasure

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Les riches

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The rich

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Dépenses extravagantes et d’emprunts excessifs

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Profligate spending And excessive borrowing

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Faire sortir l’économie de la récession

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To lift the economy out of recession

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Céder un pouce de terrain sur

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Budge an inch on

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Réviser complètement, vérifier, réparer (machine), refondre (structure, plan)

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To overhaul

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Retraite

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Pension

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Avantages en plus du salaire

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Perks

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Tourmenter, harceler

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To plague

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On ne parle que

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…is the talk of the town

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Promettre

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To pledge

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Evident

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Obvious

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Evincer, forcer à demissionner

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To oust

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Ligne d’action, une politique

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Policy

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La politique

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Politics

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Quand on veut, on peut

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Where there’s a will there’s a way

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Paie, salaire

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Pay

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Des atteintes aux droits de l’homme

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Human rights abuses

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Interdire

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To outlaw

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2,5 milliards de bouches supplémentaires à nourrir

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An extra 2,5 billion mouths to feed

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Boulots pépères

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Cushy jobs

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Petrole, huile

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Oil

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Sommet, apogée

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Peak

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Atteindre leurs prix plancher

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To bottom out

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La toute dernière chance

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The very last chance

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Renverser (un gouvernement)

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To overthrow

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Ils promettent

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They pledge

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Le don d’organe

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Organ donation

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Tirent la sonnette d’alarme

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Have been sounding the alarm

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Négocier

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To broker

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S’attaquer à

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Get to grips with

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La police a passé le quartier au peigne fin

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Police have combed the area

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Les principaux responsables politiques

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Leading policy makers

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Soupçonnés de fraude fiscale

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Suspected of evading taxes

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Il est très partagé sur

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He has mixed feelings about

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Descendre brusquement, dégringoler

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To plummet

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Se sont effrondrées de 45%

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Slumped by 45%

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Dormir sur ses deux oreilles

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Rest easy

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Pas à la hauteur

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Not up to the job

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Se frotte les mains

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Is rubbing its hands

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Chez la femme

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In women

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Il a du pain sur la planche

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He has a lot on his plate

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Ont fait un grand pas dans la compréhension de

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Have taken a major step in understanding the disease

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Avoir fait un retour en force

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To have returned with a vengeance

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Étendre la couverture

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To extend cover

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N’a jamais été aussi élevé depuis 14ans

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Has reached a 14-years high

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L’américain moyen

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The average American

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Décès liés à la chaleur

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Heat-related deaths

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Faire voter ses réforme

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Push reform through

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Faire ce qu’on attend

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To deliver

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Employer la manière forte

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To play hardball

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Le plus grand risque… pour la santé

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The greatest threat to health

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Faire entendre leur voix

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To make their voice heard

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Vote, scrutin

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Poll

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Des zones où il y a peu d’eau

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Areas where water is scarce

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Deux fois plus d’argent

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Twice as much money

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La conséquence probable

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A likely consequence

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Stratagème

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Ploy

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Surmonter

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To overcome

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Devoir

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To owe

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Être accablé, débordé

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To be overwhelmed by

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Serment

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Oath