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Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
sponsor — I UK [ˈspɒnsə(r)] / US [ˈspɑnsər] verb [transitive] Word forms sponsor : present tense I/you/we/they sponsor he/she/it sponsors present participle sponsoring past tense sponsored past participle sponsored ** 1) to pay for or give money to an… … English dictionary
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