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public1

/ˈpʌb.lɪk/

Translation

adj
público,ca
a public library
una biblioteca pública
public opinion
opinión pública
to go public
contar algo a la prensa
decir algo públicamente
empezar a cotizar en bolsa
(Definition of public adj from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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