Vocabulary 8.txt

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1. flock [flk]noun [C] us /flk/noun1. [of sheep] rebao m[of birds] bandada f2. (fig) [of people] multitud f, tropel m3. RELIG grey f

flock [flk]intransitive verb Conjugaisonto flock to acudir en masa or tropel a

__________________________________________________________________2. brake [brek]noun(lit & fig) freno m

brake [brek]intransitive verb Conjugaison Conjugaison frenar----------------------------------------------brake noun [C] us /brek/ a device that slows or stops the movement of a vehicle: anti-lock brakes He sawrossing the road and hit/slammed on the brakes (= stopped as quickly as possible)brake

verb [I] us /brek/ When it's icy, you have to brake gently.______________________________________________3. completely [kmpli:tl]adverb completamente-------------------------------------completely adverb uk us /kmplit.li/B1 in every way or as much as possible: I agree with you completely. She s completely mad. He d completely changed - I didn t recognize him.

__________________________________________________________________________4. engine [endn]noun

1. [of vehicle] motor m2. RAIL locomotora f, mquina f----------------------------------------------------------engine noun [C] us /endn/ a machine that uses the energy from fuel or steam to produce movement: The carur-cylinder engine. fig. The health-care industry has been an engine of growth. The plane was forced to land because of engine problems. An engine (also (also locomve)) is a separate part of a train that pulls the other parts of the train.

__________________________________________________________________________________5. except [ksept]preposition, conjunction us /ksept/prep & conjunctionexcept (for) excepto, salvo

except [ksept]transitive verb Conjugaisonto except somebody (from) exceptuar or excluir a alguien (de)

_____________________________________________________________________________6. foot [ft]us /fit/noun1. (pl feet)[generally] pie m[of bird, animal] pata f


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to be on one

s feet estar de pieto get to one

s feet levantarseon foot a pie, andandoto be back on one

s feet haberse recuperadoto be rushed off one

s feet andar muy atareado ( f atareada)to have itchy feet tener ganas de viajarto put one

s foot down [be firm] ponerse firme[accelerate] pisar fuerteto put one

s foot in it meter la patato put one

s feet up descansarto set foot in poner los pies ento stand on one

s own two feet valerse por s mismo ( f misma)2. (pl feet)[unit of measurement] = 30,48 cm, pie m

foot [ft]transitive verb Conjugaison(inf)to foot the bill (for something) pagar la cuenta (de algo)

_________________________________________________________________________7. fence [fens]noun [C] us /fens/noun

valla fto sit on the fence (fig) nadar entre dos aguas

fence [fens]transitive verb Conjugaison[surround] Conjugaison vallar, Conjugaison cercar

fence offtransitive verb separable Conjugaison cerrar con una valla or cerca----------------------------------------------------------------fence noun [C] us /fens/

fence noun [C] (STRUCTURE)

a structure of wood or wire forming a wall around a house or a piece of land,ep people or animals from coming in or going out: He put up a fence to keep his dogin the backyard.

fence noun [C] (CRIMINAL)

a person who buys and sells stolen goodsIdiomson the fencefenceverb us /fens/

fence verb (SPORT)

[I] to take part in the sport of attacking and defending with a weapon having aade

fence verb (STRUCTURE)

[T] to put a fence around a house or a piece of land: The area is fenced on threees but not along the highway.

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8. field [fi:ld]noun[generally, COMPUT ] campo min the field sobre el terrenofield of vision campo visual

field [fi:ld]transitive verb Conjugaison1. [team] Conjugaison alinear[candidate] Conjugaison presentar2. [ball] parar y devolver-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------field noun

field noun (LAND)

us /fild/ [C] an area of land with grass or crops growing on it: We drove pads of wheat. us /fild/ [C] A field can also be a large area covered by somethinr having something under its surface: an oil fieldthe field The field is a place re practical work is being done: He was a working reporter in the field, not some horman in a studio.

field noun (AREA OF FORCE)

physics /fild/ [C] an area in which a particular force has some effect: the magnfield that surrounds the earth

field noun (SPORTS)

us /fild/ [C] a grassy area used for playing sports: He ran laps around thefield after school.

field noun (COMPETITORS)

us /fild/ [C/U] all the competitors taking part in a race or activity, or all te competitors other than the leader: [C] The cross-country race started with a fiel

of 85 competitors.

field noun (AREA OF INTEREST)

us /fild/ [C] an area of activity or interest: She is an expert in the field oonomics.fieldverb us /fild/

field verb (ANSWER)

[T] to answer questions, esp. difficult or unexpected ones: Be prepared to fielough questions from the senators after your presentation.

field verb (SPORTS)

[I/T] (in baseball) to catch or pick up the ball after it has been hit in orderent the other team from scoring: [T] He fielded the ball cleanly and threw to firstase. [I/T] To field also means to have a person or a team play a sport: [T] The ity fields teams in 14 sports.

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we could see for miles la vista nos alcanzaba a ver muchowe had walked for miles habamos andado muchsimothis is miles better esto es muchsimo mejorit

s miles away [place] est muy lejosto be miles away (fig) estar en la luna-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------mile noun [C] us /ml/ (abbreviation mi.) a unit of measurement of distance equal to 1760 yards or 1.6 kilometers Miles very long distance: They live way out in the country, miles from anywhere.

__________________________________________________________________________________10. missing [ms]adjective [not gradable] us /ms/adjective1. [lost] perdido ( f perdida), extraviado ( f extraviada)2. [not present] ausenteto be missing faltar--------------------------------------------------------------------missingIngls americano: /ms/Ingls britnico: /ms/adjective

1 (lost) the missing papers haven

t turned up yet

los papeles que faltaban no han aparecido todava

the missing linkel eslabn perdidohe was registered as a missing personestaba en la lista de desaparecidosmissing in actiondesaparecido en accinmissing, presumed deaddesaparecido, dado por muertoto be missingfaltarone of the coins is missing

falta una de las monedashow long has he been missing?cunto hace que desapareci?to go missing (British English) (person/object)desaparecer

Oraciones de ejemplo

2 (lacking) that violin has two strings missing a ese violn le faltan dos cuerdas

fill in the missing letters in the spaces providedrellena los espacios con las letras que faltan

_______________________________________________________________________11. notice [nts]verb us /nots/noun1. [on wall, door] cartel m[in newspaper] anuncio m2. [attention] atencin fto come to one

s notice llegar al conocimiento de unoto escape one

s notice pasarle inadvertido or escaprsele a unoto take notice (of) hacer caso (de), prestar atencin (a)to take no notice (of) no hacer caso (de)


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he/she didn

t take a blind bit of notice no hizo ni el ms mnimo caso3. [warning] aviso mat short notice casi sin previo avisountil further notice hasta nuevo avisowithout notice sin previo aviso4. [at work]to be given one

s notice ser despedido ( f despedida)to hand in one

s notice presentar la dimisin

notice [nts]transitive verb Conjugaison1. [sense, smell] Conjugaison notar[see] fijarse en, Conjugaison verto notice somebody doing something fijarse en alguien que est haciendo algo2. [realize] darse cuenta de

notice [nts]intransitive verb Conjugaison darse cuenta

_______________________________________________________________________________12. opposite adjective [not gradable] us /pzt, -st/

opposite adjective [not gradable] (DIFFERENT)

completely different: We turned and walked in the opposite direction. People oftelieve the exact opposite of what you tell them. His efforts to intimidate his enemproduced just the opposite effect (= made them braver).oppositepreposition, adjective, adverb [not gradable] us /pzt, -st/

opposite preposition, adjective, adverb [not gradable] (FACING)

being in a position on the other side; facing: The two settlements are on oppositdes of the river. We're in the building opposite the gas station. She asked the maing opposite if she could borrow his newspaper.

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13. direction [drekn]noun direccin fin all directions en todas direccionessense of direction sentido m de la orientacinunder the direction of bajo la direccin de

directionsplural noun1. [instructions to place] seas fpl, indicaciones fpl2. [instructions for use] instrucciones fpl (de uso), modo m de empleo---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

directionnoun us /drekn, d-/

direction noun (POSITION)

[C] the position toward which someone or something moves or faces: Cars were facinevery direction after slamming into each other on the icy road. I glanced in her direction (= toward her). You're headed in the direction of (= toward) Toronto. [pl]Directions are instructions about how to find the place you are looking for: We're let's stop and ask (for) directions .


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direction noun (CONTROL)

[U] the condition of being in charge or in control: Under her direction, the agenoubled in size.

______________________________________________________________________________________14.director noun [C] us /drektr, d-/ a person in charge of an organization or of a particular part of a company's bumarketing director A director is also a person who tells actors in a movie or pto play their parts

______________________________________________________________________________________15. pull [pl]transitive verb Conjugaison1. [generally] tirar de[trigger] Conjugaison apretar2. [tooth, cork] Conjugaison sacar, Conjugaison extraer3. [muscle] sufrir un tirn en4. [attract] Conjugaison atraer5. [gun] sacar y apuntar6. [phr]to pull something to bits or pieces hacer pedazos algo

pull [pl]intransitive verb Conjugaison Conjugaison tirar

pull [pl]noun1. [tug with hand] tirn m2. (uncountable noun) [influence] influencia f

pull aheadintransitive verbto pull ahead (of) adelantar (a)

pull aparttransitive verb separable Conjugaison1. [machine etc] Conjugaison desmontar2. [toy, book etc] hacer pedazos

pull attransitive verb inseparable Conjugaison dar tirones de

pull awayintransitive verb Conjugaison

1. [from roadside] alejarse (de la acera)2. [in race] Conjugaison despegarse

pull backintransitive verb Conjugaison Conjugaison retroceder, Conjugaison retirarse

pull downtransitive verb separable Conjugaison


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[building] Conjugaison derribar

pull inintransitive verb Conjugaison[train] Conjugaison pararse (en el andn)

pull offtransitive verb separable Conjugaison1. [clothes] quitarse rpidamente2. [succeed in] conseguir llevar a cabo

pull ontransitive verb separable Conjugaison[clothes] ponerse rpidamente

pull outtransitive verb separable Conjugaison1. [troops] Conjugaison retirar2. [tooth] Conjugaison sacar

pull outintransitive verb Conjugaison

1. [vehicle] alejarse (de la acera)2. [withdraw] Conjugaison retirarse

pull overintransitive verb ConjugaisonAUT hacerse a un lado

pull throughintransitive verb Conjugaison Conjugaison recobrarse, Conjugaison reponerse

pull through

transitive verb separable Conjugaison ayudar a salir de

pull togethertransitive verb separable Conjugaisonto pull oneself together calmarse, serenarse

pull togetherintransitive verb Conjugaison(fig) Conjugaison cooperar, aunar fuerzas

pull uptransitive verb separable Conjugaison

1. [move closer] Conjugaison acercar2. [stop]to pull somebody up short parar a alguien en seco

pull upintransitive verb Conjugaison Conjugaison parar, Conjugaison detenerse------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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pullverb us /pl/

pull verb (MOVE TOWARD YOU)

[I/T] to move something toward yourself, sometimes with great physical effort: [I]Could you help me move this bookcase over there? You pull and I'll push. [T] Alice down and pulled a blanket over her. [I] The little girl pulled at his sleeve (= moved it slightly and repeatedly toward her).

pull verb (REMOVE)

[T] to take something out of or away from a place, esp. using physical effort: [M]The dentist had to pull two of my teeth out. [M] I spent the morning pulling up wein the garden. She's asking companies to pull their ads from the program.pulls aon Someone who pulls a weapon on you takes it from a hidden place and points itou.

pull verb (BRING BEHIND YOU)

[I/T] to hold or be attached to the front of something and cause it to move with : [T] The car was pulling a trailer. [I] Elise sat on the sled while Carol pulled.

pull verb (MOVE IN A DIRECTION)

[I always + adv/prep] to move or move something in the stated direction: Her car plled out into traffic. The sun was so strong we had to pull down the blinds. He puled off his wet clothes and laid them out to dry.pull up a chair If you pull up ar, you move a chair so you can sit with other people: Pull up a chair and join us

pull verb (MOVE YOUR BODY)

[I/T] to move your body or a part of your body: [I] He started yelling at thed had to be pulled away by teammates. [T always + adv/prep] He pulled his arm outjust as the doors were closing. [T always + adv/prep] She pulled herself up onto the rock.

pull verb (OPERATE A DEVICE)

[T] to operate a device that makes a piece of equipment work: She took out a quropped it into the slot machine, and pulled the lever.

pull verb (ATTRACT)

[T] to attract a person or people: She was able to pull more votes than the otheidates. [M] The networks are grabbing for any edge that pulls in viewers.

pull verb (INJURE)

[T] to injure a muscle by stretching it too much: Marie pulled a hamstring and con't play in the finals.

pull verb (BE DISHONEST)

[T] slang to perform an action that is dishonest or intended to deceive: Mikey wlling his usual stunt of feeding most of his lunch to the cat. Why would you try ll a trick/prank like that on her?

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[animal] oveja f--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------sheep noun [C] us /ip/ (plural sheep) a farm animal with thick curly hair that eats grass and is kept for its woo

_______________________________________________________________________________________17. surround [srand]noun borde m

surround [srand]transitive verb Conjugaison(lit & fig) Conjugaison rodearto be surrounded by estar rodeado ( f rodeada)de-----------------------------------------------------------surround verb [T] us /srnd/ to be around something on all sides: Snow-capped mountains surround the city. Theuse was surrounded by dense woods. To surround something also means to have to do wth it or to result from it: I'm interested in the circumstances surrounding the accnt. The controversy that surrounded the police action led to a number of investigans.surroundingadjective [not gradable] us /srnd/

Hundreds of people fled from the city and are now living in the surrounding counde__________________________________________________________________________________________18. track [trk]noun us /trk/noun1. [path] sendero moff the beaten track apartado ( f apartada), aislado ( f aislada)2. sport pista f3. RAIL va f4. [mark, trace] rastro m, huella fto hide or cover one

s tracks no dejar rastroto stop dead in one

s tracks pararse en seco5. [on record, tape] cancin f

to keep/lose track of somebody no perder/perder la pista a alguiento lose/keep track of events perder el hilo de/seguir los acontecimientosI

ve lost track of how many times I

ve told you ya he perdido la cuenta de las veces que te lo he dichoto be on the right/wrong track ir por el buen/mal camino

track [trk]transitive verb Conjugaison1. [follow tracks of] Conjugaison rastrear, seguir la pista de2. [with radar] seguir la trayectoria de

track downtransitive verb separable Conjugaison Conjugaison localizar

____________________________________________________________________________________19. within [wdn]preposition, adverb [not gradable] us /wqn, w-/preposition1. [generally] dentro dewithin reach al alcance de la manowithin sight of a la vista de


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2. [less than - distance] a menos de[ - time] en menos deit

s within walking distance se puede ir andandohe was within five seconds of the leader estaba a cinco segundos del lderwithin the next six months en los prximos seis mesesit arrived within a week lleg en menos de una semana

within [wdn]adverb dentro

______________________________________________________________________________________20. accident [ksdnt]noun accidente mto have an accident [generally] tener un accidente[in car] tener un accidente de cocheit was an accident fue sin quererby accident [by chance] por casualidad-------------------------------------------------------------------------------accident noun [C] us /ksdnt, -dent/

accident noun [C] (INJURY)

an event not intended by anyone but which has the result of injuring someone or ing something: He was killed in an automobile accident at the age of 21.

accident noun [C] (EVENT NOT PLANNED)

something that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally: It's no accident that (= Tere are reasons that explain why) she was chosen to be a member of the most powerfommittee in Congress.accidentaladjective us /ksdentl/ The fire began shortly after 1:30 a.m. and appears to have been accidental.accidentally

adverb us /ksdentli/ He accidentally left the water running and flooded a bathroom floor in the hot________________________________________________________________________________________21. emergency [m:dns]noun [C] us /mrdnsi/adjective[case, exit] de emergencia[ward, services] de urgencia[supplies] de reserva[meeting] extraordinario ( f extraordinaria)

emergency [m:dns] ( pl emergencies )noun

emergencia f------------------------------------------------------------------------------------emergency noun [C] uk us /mdnsi/ (plural emergencies) a dangerous or serious situation that happens unexpectedly and needs fast action rder to avoid harmful results: Aim to build up risk-free savings in case of emerge. The governor declared a state of emergency as flooding forced more than 1,400 rnts from their homes.emergency adjective [before noun] uk us /mdnsi/ intended to help deal with an emergency: Another $2 billion in surplus revenue w


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e set aside, by law, in a state emergency fund.emergency measure/plan/procedure Emergency measures introduced by major credit card issuers to stem the tide of fraudld be in place by the autumn. emergency aid/assistance/help done very quickly because there is an emergency: Seven board members called for anemergency meeting.

_________________________________________________________________________________22. ambulance [mbjlns]noun ambulancia f

ambulance [mbjlns]compoundambulance man ambulanciero mambulance woman ambulanciera f------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ambulance noun [C] us /mbjlns, -lns/ a special vehicle equipped to take people who are injured or ill to the hospit

____________________________________________________________________________________23. to be on fireestar en llamas

estar ardiendo___________________________________________________________________________________24. burn [b:n] ( pt & pp burnt or burned )verb us /brn/ (past tense andpast participle burned /brnd, brnt/ or burnt /brnt/ )transitive verb Conjugaison1. [generally] Conjugaison quemar2. [injure - by heat, fire] Conjugaison quemarse3. COMPUT Conjugaison tostar, Conjugaison grabar

burn [b:n] ( pt & pp burnt or burned )intransitive verb Conjugaison

1. [generally] Conjugaison arderto burn with passion/hatred arder de pasin/odio2. [be alight] estar encendido ( f encendida)3. [food] Conjugaison quemarse4. [cause burning sensation] Conjugaison escocer5. [become sunburnt] Conjugaison quemarse

burn [b:n]noun quemadura f

burn down

transitive verb separable Conjugaison Conjugaison incendiar

burn downintransitive verb Conjugaison1. [be destroyed by fire] incendiarse2. [burn less brightly] Conjugaison apagarse

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transitive verb separable Conjugaison[exhaust]to burn oneself out quemarse

burn outintransitive verb Conjugaison Conjugaison apagarse, consumirse

burn uptransitive verb separable Conjugaison Conjugaison quemar

burn upintransitive verb Conjugaison Conjugaison quemarse

______________________________________________________________________________________25. crash [kr]noun1. [accident] colisin f, choque m, estrelln m (Amr)train crash accidente m de tren2. [loud noise] estruendo m3. FIN crac m, quiebra f

crash [kr]transitive verb Conjugaison[plane] Conjugaison estrellarto crash the car tener un accidente con el coche

crash [kr]intransitive verb Conjugaison1. [collide - two vehicles] Conjugaison chocar, Conjugaison colisionar[one vehicle - into wall etc] Conjugaison estrellarseto crash into something chocar or estrellarse contra algo2. [make crashing noise] armar estruendoto crash to the ground caerse y hacerse aicos

3. FIN Conjugaison quebrar4. COMPUT colgarse, bloquearse

crash outintransitive verb Conjugaison Conjugaison dormir

_____________________________________________________________________________________26. record [rek:d]noun us /rekrd/noun1. [of event, piece of information, COMPUT ] registro m[of meeting] actas fpl

on record [on file] archivado[ever recorded] de que se tiene constanciato go/be on record as saying that ... declarar/haber declarado pblicamente que...off the record confidencial2. [vinyl disc] disco m3. [best achievement] rcord m4. [past results] resultados mpl5. HIST historial mcriminal record antecedentes mpl penales


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school record expediente m acadmicoto set or put the record straight dejar las cosas bien claras

record [rk:d]verb [T] us /rkrd/transitive verb Conjugaison1. [write down] Conjugaison anotar2. [document] Conjugaison documentar3. [put on tape] Conjugaison grabar

record [rk:d]intransitive verb Conjugaison Conjugaison grabar

record [rek:d]adjective rcord (invariable)

_______________________________________________________________________________27. fire [fa]noun us /fr/noun1. [generally] fuego mon fire en llamasto catch fire prender

to open fire (on somebody) abrir fuego (contra alguien)to set fire to prender fuego a2. [blaze] incendio m3. (UK) [heater](electric/gas) fire estufa f (elctrica/de gas)

fire [fa]transitive verb Conjugaison1. [shoot] Conjugaison dispararto fire a shot disparar2. [rap out]to fire questions at somebody acribillar a alguien a preguntas

3. (esp US) [dismiss] Conjugaison despedir

fire [fa]intransitive verb Conjugaisonto fire (on or at) disparar (contra)

____________________________________________________________________-28. department [dp:tmnt]noun1. [generally] departamento m2. [in government] ministerio m--------------------------------------------------------------------department noun [C] us /dprtmnt/ (abbreviation dept.)

any of the divisions or parts of esp. a school, business, or government: Chavez e head of the geography department. The shoe department is on the fifth floor. Sheves in Washington and works for the Department of Defense. fig.infml I thought buying the tickets was your department (= area of responsibility).departmentaladjective [not gradable] us /dprtmentl, di-/ a departmental meeting---------------------------------------------------------------------------------departmental [di:p:tmentl]


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adjective[generally] departamental[head, secretary] del departamento

____________________________________________________________________________29. injure [nd]verb [T] us /ndr/transitive verb Conjugaison[generally] Conjugaison herirsport Conjugaison lesionar[reputation] Conjugaison daar[chances] Conjugaison perjudicarto injure oneself lesionarse, hacerse dao

______________________________________________________________________________30. put outtransitive verb separable Conjugaison1. [place outside] Conjugaison sacar2. [issue - statement] hacer pblico3. [extinguish, switch off] Conjugaison apagar4. [prepare for use - clothes] Conjugaison sacar5. [extend - hand, leg] Conjugaison extender[ - tongue] Conjugaison sacar6. (inf) [injure] dislocarse7. [upset]to be put out estar disgustado ( f disgustada)8. [inconvenience] causar molestias a

to put oneself out molestarse__________________________________________________________________________31. smoke [smk]noun us /smok/noun1. [generally] humo mto go up in smoke ser consumido ( f consumida)por las llamas2. [act of smoking]to have a smoke fumar

smoke [smk]transitive verb Conjugaison1. [cigarette, cigar] Conjugaison fumar

to smoke a pipe fumar en pipa2. [fish, meat, cheese] Conjugaison ahumar

smoke [smk]intransitive verb Conjugaison1. [smoke tobacco] Conjugaison fumarI don

t smoke no fumo2. [give off smoke] echar humo

__________________________________________________________________________________32. survivor [svav]noun [C] us /srvvr/noun

1. [person who escapes death] superviviente mfthere were no survivors no hubo supervivientes2. [resilient person] persona f que siempre sale adelante

______________________________________________________________________33. tragedy [trdd] ( pl tragedies )noun tragedia f------------------------------------------------------------------------------tragedy noun [C/U] us /trddi/ a very sad event or situation, esp. one involving death or suffering: [U] His


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riving was bound to end in tragedy. A tragedy is also a situation or result that isad: [C] It's a tragedy (that) so many children are unable to get a decent educationterature In the theater, a tragedy is a serious play that ends with the death or ring of the main character: [C] Shakespeare's tragedies

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