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n. фон background; the view behind something


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n. запрет official prohibition; decree that prohibits something


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a. бесплодной desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking


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v. даровать give as a gift; present


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n. биограф one who writes a book about somebody's life


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n. Блюз gloom; depressed spirits


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n. размытия something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot


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n. лук the inclination of head, or bending of the body for respect or submission; bending or rounded part of a ship forward


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n. мозга organ or seat of the intellect; understanding or imagination


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n. блеск cleverness; great skill or intelligence


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