{"id":1478,"date":"2014-06-16T22:47:46","date_gmt":"2014-06-16T22:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=1478"},"modified":"2014-06-16T22:48:05","modified_gmt":"2014-06-16T22:48:05","slug":"animal-expressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/animal-expressions\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal expressions in Greek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/06\/charly.jpg\" aria-label=\"Charly\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1480\"  alt=\"charly\" width=\"233\" height=\"324\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/06\/charly.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Animals can be sweet, furry, wild\u00a0 and so on. Can humans be \u201cbear\u201d, fox\u201d or \u201cbaboon\u201d? In this post there\u2019s a list of\u00a0 the most common animal expressions and idioms used when referring to a person. You might also want to check the list of<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/category\/vocablary\/page\/8\/\"> Fish and Seafood idioms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u0391\u03b5\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2<\/strong> <em>(aetos)<\/em>= eagle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It can be used to mean <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">very clever<\/span>,<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">very good at<\/span>.<br \/>\n<strong>\u039f \u039d\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03b1\u03b5\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2<\/span> \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac<\/strong>. <em>(O Neekos eenai aetos sta matheemateeka)<\/em><br \/>\nNikos is a whiz at maths.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u0391\u03bb\u03b5\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd<\/strong> (alepou)= fox<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It can be used to mean <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">cunning.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>\u039f \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf\u03cd\u03c1\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c5\u03c0\u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03b7 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd<\/span>. \u0395\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf \u03c0\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bc\u03ae\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03ae\u03c1\u03b5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03b1\u03b3\u03c9\u03b3\u03ae<\/strong>.\u00a0<em> (O kainourgeeos eepaleelos einai megalee alepou. Eenai mono pente meenes stin etaireea kai peere proagogee)<\/em><br \/>\nThe new employee is really crafty. He\u2019s been in this company for only five months and he got a promotion.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u0391\u03c1\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03b4\u03b1<\/strong> <em>(arkouda)<\/em>= bear<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u039c\u03c0\u03b1\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong> <em>(baouinos)<\/em>= baboon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Both words can be used to mean\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">very hairy<\/span>.<br \/>\n<strong>\u0391\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03c7\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7; \u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03bb\u03af\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03bd <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03b1\u03c1\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03b4\u03b1<\/span>;<\/strong><em> (Akoma den ekanes apotreehosee? Pos tha pas steen paraleea san arkouda?)<\/em><br \/>\nHaven\u2019t you epilated your legs yet? How will you go to the beach? You\u2019re like a bear!<br \/>\n<strong>\u00ab\u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bf \u03a0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2, \u03b5;\u00bb \u00ab\u0386\u03c3\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03c9\u03c1\u03ad \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03bc\u03c0\u03b1\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03af\u03bd\u03bf<\/span>, \u03bc\u03ad\u03c7\u03c1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03b9\u03ac \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03c7\u03b5\u03c2! \u00bb<\/strong>\u00a0<em> (Kalos o Petros,e? Ase mas more me to babouino, mehree kai sta aftia ehei treehes)<\/em><br \/>\n\u201cPeter is cute, isn\u2019t he?\u201d \u201cGive me a break, he\u2019s a baboon, even his ears are hairy!&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u0392\u03cc\u03b4\u03b9<\/strong> <em>(vodee)<\/em>= ox<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It can be used to mean <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">stupid.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>\u0391\u03bc\u03ac\u03bd \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae \u03b7 \u03a3\u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1, \u03c4\u03af\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9. \u03a3\u03ba\u03ad\u03c4\u03bf <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03b2\u03cc\u03b4\u03b9<\/span> \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1<\/strong>\u03b9. <em>(Aman aftee ee Stella, teepota den katalavainee. Sketo vodee einai)<\/em><br \/>\nStella doesn\u2019t get anything. She\u2019s so dumb.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u0393\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1<\/strong> <em>(gata)<\/em>= cat\u00a0 \/ <strong>\u03b3\u03b1\u03c4\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9<\/strong> <em>(gatonee)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It can be used to mean <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">very clever<\/span>. There\u2019s also the expression\u00a0 <strong>\u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c0\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1<\/strong> <em>(gata me petala)<\/em> : in direct translation it means &#8220;a cat in horse shoes&#8221; (a clever and competent person).<br \/>\n<strong>\u00ab\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ac\u03c3\u03ba\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7.\u00bb \u00ab\u0393\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03b4\u03b5 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b2\u03bf\u03b7\u03b8\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9; \u0395\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1<\/span> \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03c7\u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03b1.\u00bb<\/strong> <em>(Den katalavaino aftee teen askeesee. Giati de les stee Maria na se voeetheesee? Einai gata stee heemeea)<\/em><br \/>\n\u201cI don\u2019t understand this exercise.\u201d \u201cWhy don\u2019t you ask Maria to help you? She\u2019s\u00a0 a chemistry whiz.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u0393\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03bb\u03b1\u03c2<\/strong> <em>(gorillas)<\/em>= gorilla<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It can be used to mean <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">bodyguard<\/span>.<br \/>\n<strong>O \u03c5\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bc\u03c0\u03ae\u03ba\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03af\u03b8\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03b3\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03bb\u03bb\u03b5<\/span>\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5<\/strong>. <em>(O eepourgos beeke steen aithousa me tous goriles tou)<\/em><br \/>\nThe minister entered the hall escorted by his bodyguards.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0394\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2 (drakos)= dragon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It can be used to mean <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">serial rapist<\/span>.<br \/>\n<strong>\u039f \u00ab<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03b4\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2\u00bb<\/span> \u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03bd\u03c9\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03af\u03ba\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03bb\u03ae\u03c6\u03b8\u03b7<\/strong>. <em>(O drakos anagnoreesteeke apo trees geenaikes kai seenelifthee)<\/em><br \/>\nThe rapist was identified by three women and was arrested..<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u039a\u03cc\u03c4\u03b1<\/strong> <em>(kota)<\/em>= hen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It can be used to mean <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">coward<\/span>.<br \/>\n<strong>O \u039c\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03b7 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03ba\u03cc\u03c4\u03b1<\/span>. \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b8\u03ac\u03c1\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b5\u03c5\u03b8\u03ad\u03c9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03a1\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b4\u03b5\u03af \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bb\u03ce\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd<\/strong> <strong>\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03b7\u03bb\u03b5\u03c6\u03ce\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ad.<\/strong> <em>(O Marios einai megalee kota. Den eehe to tharos na lee eftheos stee Rena otee den eethele na teen xanadee kai aplos den tees xanattelefoneese pote)<\/em><br \/>\nMarios is such a coward. He didn\u2019t have the courage to tell directrly to Rena that he didn\u2019t want to see her again, so he just never called her again.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u039a\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9, \u03ba\u03bf\u03ba\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9<\/strong><em> (kokorakee, kokoree)<\/em>= rooster<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It can be\u00a0 used to describe a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">person who gets easily angry and who is ready to fight for no reason.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>\u00ab\u03a4\u03b9 \u03ad\u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5;\u00bb \u00ab\u039a\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03be\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9. \u0395\u03ba\u03b5\u03af \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd, \u03bf \u0391\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf \u03a3\u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b9\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03ba\u03bf\u03ba\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1<\/span>.\u00bb<\/strong> (<em>Ti egeene? Kaness den xeree. Ekee pou kathomastan o Andreas kai o Stelios peeasteekan san ta kokoria)<\/em><br \/>\n\u201cWhat happened?\u201d \u201cNobody knows. We were just sitting here and sudeenly Andreas and Stelios started fighting like roosters\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u03ba\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9<\/strong> <em>(kok0revomai)<\/em>= to brag<br \/>\n<strong>\u0397 \u0386\u03bd\u03bd\u03b1 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03ba\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c6\u03c4\u03ac \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2.<\/strong> <em>(Ee Anna kokorevetai gia ta lefta tou antra tees)<\/em><br \/>\nAnna is bragging about her husband\u2019s money.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u039a\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9<\/strong> (korakee)= crow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It can be used to mean <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">funeral director.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>\u039f \u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0386\u03bd\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c6\u03c4\u03ac \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9<\/span>. \u039e\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2\u00a0 \u03c0\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf \u03c0\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03ba\u03b7\u03b4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 \u03c3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1;<\/strong><em> (O antras tees Annas ehee lefta giati eenai korakee. Xerees poso paee ee keedeea seemera?)<\/em><br \/>\nAnna\u2019s husband makes money because he\u2019s an undertaker. Do you know how much does\u00a0 a funeral cost nowadays?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1481\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6142\/5989896876_67ec61e5fb_n.jpg\" aria-label=\"5989896876 67ec61e5fb N\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1481\" class=\"wp-image-1481 size-full\"  alt=\"5989896876_67ec61e5fb_n\" width=\"320\" height=\"206\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/06\/5989896876_67ec61e5fb_n.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Linda Tanner (CC on Flickr)<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u039b\u03b1\u03b3\u03cc\u03c2<\/strong> <em>(lagos)<\/em> = hare<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u0393\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bb\u03b1\u03b3\u03cc\u03c2<\/strong>\u00a0 <em>(geenomee lagos)<\/em>=to become a hare (direct translation)<br \/>\nIt can be used to mean\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">to run away.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>\u039c\u03cc\u03bb\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03ce\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03bb\u03b1\u03b3\u03cc\u03c2<\/span><\/strong>. (<em>Molees eede teen proeen tou egeene lagos)<\/em><br \/>\nWhen he saw his ex he ran away.<br \/>\n<strong>\u0392\u03b3\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 \u03bb\u03b1\u03b3\u03cc<\/strong> <em>(vgazo\u00a0 lago)<\/em> = to take out a hare (direct translation)<br \/>\nIt can be used to mean <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">to have an unexpected success, to find out something important<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>\u0397 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0395\u03bb\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ad\u03b2\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5 \u03bb\u03b1\u03b3\u03cc: \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03ae\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b6\u03ae\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1<\/strong> <strong>\u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd.<\/strong> <em>(Ee seenanteesee tees Elenees me tous palious seematheetes tees evgale lago. Mia seematheetria tis tis zeeteese na seenergastoun)<\/em><br \/>\nEleni was very lucky to meet up with her old classmates: one of her classmates asked her to work together.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u03a6\u03af\u03b4\u03b9<\/strong> <em>(feedee)<\/em>= snake \/ <strong>\u03c6\u03af\u03b4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b2\u03cc<\/strong> <em>(feedee kolovo)<\/em>= tailless snake<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It can be used to mean\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">malicious.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>\u039c\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03b5\u03bc\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03cd\u03b5\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9. \u0395\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c6\u03af\u03b4\u03b9 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b2\u03cc<\/span>.<\/strong> <em>(Meen ton eebistevesai. Einai feedee kolovo)<\/em><br \/>\nDon\u2019t trust him. He\u2019s really malicious.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1483\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4002\/4657089666_cf4a28312d_n.jpg\" aria-label=\"4657089666 Cf4a28312d N\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1483\" class=\"wp-image-1483 size-full\"  alt=\"4657089666_cf4a28312d_n\" width=\"320\" height=\"253\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/06\/4657089666_cf4a28312d_n.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1483\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott Anderson (CC on Flickr)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"320\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/06\/4657089666_cf4a28312d_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><p>Animals can be sweet, furry, wild\u00a0 and so on. 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