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Record 1 1976-06-19

English

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OBS

Colloq. a - get about, above. b to circumvent, as by persuasion; to evade; as, to get around a law - Webster; to Evade: éluder, tourner - F. Contourner, un obstacle, une question, la loi - Harrap (10 avril 1961)

French

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