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  • 81 rub

    1. past tense, past participle - rubbed; verb
    (to move against the surface of something else, pressing at the same time: He rubbed his eyes; The horse rubbed its head against my shoulder; The back of the shoe is rubbing against my heel.) frotter
    2. noun
    (an act of rubbing: He gave the teapot a rub with a polishing cloth.) coup (de torchon)
    - rub it in - rub out - rub shoulders with - rub up - rub up the wrong way

    English-French dictionary > rub

  • 82 squeeze

    [skwi:z] 1. verb
    1) (to press (something) together or from all sides tightly: He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.) presser
    2) (to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space: The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.) s'introduire
    3) (to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing: She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.) presser
    2. noun
    1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) étreinte
    2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) cohue
    3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) quelques gouttes de
    4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) restriction
    •
    - squeeze up

    English-French dictionary > squeeze

  • 83 rub

    1. past tense, past participle - rubbed; verb
    (to move against the surface of something else, pressing at the same time: He rubbed his eyes; The horse rubbed its head against my shoulder; The back of the shoe is rubbing against my heel.) esfregar, friccionar
    2. noun
    (an act of rubbing: He gave the teapot a rub with a polishing cloth.) esfregadura
    - rub it in - rub out - rub shoulders with - rub up - rub up the wrong way

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > rub

  • 84 squeeze

    [skwi:z] 1. verb
    1) (to press (something) together or from all sides tightly: He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.) comprimir, apertar
    2) (to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space: The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.) comprimir(-se)
    3) (to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing: She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.) espremer
    2. noun
    1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) abraço
    2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) aperto
    3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) líquido espremido
    4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) aperto
    •
    - squeeze up

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > squeeze

  • 85 press

    A n
    1 the press, the Press (+ v sg ou pl) la presse f ; in the press dans la presse ; to get a good/bad press lit, fig avoir bonne/mauvaise presse ;
    2 ( also printing press) presse f ; to come off the press sortir des presses ; to go to press être mis sous presse ; at ou in (the) press sous presse ; to pass sth for press donner le bon à tirer à qch ; at the time of going to press à l'heure où nous mettons or mettions sous presse ;
    3 ( publishing house) maison f d'éditon ; ( print works) imprimerie f ; the University Press les Presses fpl Universitaires ; the Starlight Press les Éditions Starlight ;
    4 ( device for flattening) presse f ; ⇒ cider press, garlic press etc ;
    5 ( act of pushing) pression f ; to give sth a press appuyer sur qch ; at the press of a button en appuyant sur un bouton ;
    6 ( with iron) repassage m ; to give sth a press repasser qch ;
    7 ( crowd) foule f (of de) ;
    8 Sport épaulé-jeté m, épaulé-développé m ;
    9 GB dial ( cupboard) placard m.
    B modif [acclaim, freedom, criticism] de la presse ; [campaign, photo, photographer] de presse ; [announcement, advertising] par voie de presse ; press story, press report reportage m.
    C vtr
    1 ( push) appuyer sur [button, switch, pedal] ; to press sth in enfoncer qch ; press the pedal right down appuie à fond sur la pédale ; press the switch down pousse l'interrupteur vers le bas ; to press sth into enfoncer qch dans [clay, mud, ground] ; to press sth into place appuyer sur qch pour le mettre en place ; to press a lid onto sth mettre le couvercle de qch ; to press sth into sb's hand glisser qch dans la main de qn ;
    2 ( apply) to press one's nose/face against sth coller son nez/visage contre qch ; to press a blotter/cloth onto sth appliquer un buvard/chiffon sur qch ; to press a stamp/a label onto sth apposer un timbre/une étiquette sur qch ; to press one's hands to one's ears se plaquer les mains contre les oreilles ; to press the receiver to one's ear mettre l'écouteur contre son oreille ; to press one's face into the pillow enfoncer son visage dans l'oreiller ; to press one's knees together serrer les genoux ; to press two objects together presser deux objets l'un contre l'autre ;
    3 ( squeeze) presser [fruit, flower] ; serrer [arm, hand, person] ; to press sb to one presser qn contre soi ; to press sb to one's bosom presser qn contre son cœur ; to press the soil flat aplanir or niveler le sol ; to press clay into shape modeler de l'argile ;
    4 ( iron) repasser [clothes] ; to press the pleats flat aplatir les plis ;
    5 ( urge) faire pression sur [person] ; insister sur [point] ; mettre [qch] en avant [matter, issue] ; défendre [qch] avec insistance [case] ; to press sb to do presser qn de faire ; to press sb for action presser qn d'agir ; to press sb into a role forcer qn à jouer un rôle ; to press sb into doing forcer qn à faire ; I must press you for an answer je dois avoir une réponse ; when pressed, he admitted that… quand on a insisté, il a reconnu que… ; to press a point insister ; to press one's suit† faire une cour insistante ;
    6 Tech former [shape, object] ; presser [record, CD] ; emboutir [steel, metal, car body] ; pressed steel acier embouti ; to press out pieces reproduire des pièces par pression ;
    7 Naut Hist racoler, enrôler [qn] de force [recruit, man] ;
    8 Sport soulever [weight] ;
    9 Hist ( as torture) soumettre [qn] au supplice de l'écrasement.
    D vi
    1 (push with hand, foot, object) to press down appuyer ; to press (down) on, to press against appuyer sur [pedal, surface] ; the blankets are pressing (down) on my leg les couvertures pèsent sur ma jambe ; her guilt pressed down on her sa culpabilité lui pesait ;
    2 (throng, push with body) [crowd, person] se presser (against contre ; around autour de ; forward vers l'avant) ; to press through the entrance se presser à l'entrée ; to press through the crowd se frayer un chemin à travers la foule.
    E v refl to press oneself against se plaquer contre [wall] ; se presser contre [person].
    ■ press ahead aller de l'avant ; to press ahead with [sth] faire avancer [reform, plan, negotiations].
    ■ press for:
    ▶ press for [sth] faire pression pour obtenir [change, support, release] ; to be pressed for sth ne pas avoir beaucoup de qch.
    ■ press on:
    1 ( on journey) continuer ; to press on through the rain continuer sous la pluie ;
    2 ( carry on) aller de l'avant ; to press on regardless continuer malgré tout ;
    3 (move on, keep moving) fig passer à la suite ; let's press on to the next item passons au point suivant ; to press on with faire avancer [reform, plan, negotiation, agenda] ; passer à [next item] ;
    ▶ press [sth] on sb forcer qn à prendre [gift, food, drink].

    Big English-French dictionary > press

  • 86 Philosophy

       And what I believe to be more important here is that I find in myself an infinity of ideas of certain things which cannot be assumed to be pure nothingness, even though they may have perhaps no existence outside of my thought. These things are not figments of my imagination, even though it is within my power to think of them or not to think of them; on the contrary, they have their own true and immutable natures. Thus, for example, when I imagine a triangle, even though there may perhaps be no such figure anywhere in the world outside of my thought, nor ever have been, nevertheless the figure cannot help having a certain determinate nature... or essence, which is immutable and eternal, which I have not invented and which does not in any way depend upon my mind. (Descartes, 1951, p. 61)
       Let us console ourselves for not knowing the possible connections between a spider and the rings of Saturn, and continue to examine what is within our reach. (Voltaire, 1961, p. 144)
       As modern physics started with the Newtonian revolution, so modern philosophy starts with what one might call the Cartesian Catastrophe. The catastrophe consisted in the splitting up of the world into the realms of matter and mind, and the identification of "mind" with conscious thinking. The result of this identification was the shallow rationalism of l'esprit Cartesien, and an impoverishment of psychology which it took three centuries to remedy even in part. (Koestler, 1964, p. 148)
       It has been made of late a reproach against natural philosophy that it has struck out on a path of its own, and has separated itself more and more widely from the other sciences which are united by common philological and historical studies. The opposition has, in fact, been long apparent, and seems to me to have grown up mainly under the influence of the Hegelian philosophy, or, at any rate, to have been brought out into more distinct relief by that philosophy.... The sole object of Kant's "Critical Philosophy" was to test the sources and the authority of our knowledge, and to fix a definite scope and standard for the researches of philosophy, as compared with other sciences.... [But Hegel's] "Philosophy of Identity" was bolder. It started with the hypothesis that not only spiritual phenomena, but even the actual world-nature, that is, and man-were the result of an act of thought on the part of a creative mind, similar, it was supposed, in kind to the human mind.... The philosophers accused the scientific men of narrowness; the scientific men retorted that the philosophers were crazy. And so it came about that men of science began to lay some stress on the banishment of all philosophic influences from their work; while some of them, including men of the greatest acuteness, went so far as to condemn philosophy altogether, not merely as useless, but as mischievous dreaming. Thus, it must be confessed, not only were the illegitimate pretensions of the Hegelian system to subordinate to itself all other studies rejected, but no regard was paid to the rightful claims of philosophy, that is, the criticism of the sources of cognition, and the definition of the functions of the intellect. (Helmholz, quoted in Dampier, 1966, pp. 291-292)
       Philosophy remains true to its classical tradition by renouncing it. (Habermas, 1972, p. 317)
       I have not attempted... to put forward any grand view of the nature of philosophy; nor do I have any such grand view to put forth if I would. It will be obvious that I do not agree with those who see philosophy as the history of "howlers" and progress in philosophy as the debunking of howlers. It will also be obvious that I do not agree with those who see philosophy as the enterprise of putting forward a priori truths about the world.... I see philosophy as a field which has certain central questions, for example, the relation between thought and reality.... It seems obvious that in dealing with these questions philosophers have formulated rival research programs, that they have put forward general hypotheses, and that philosophers within each major research program have modified their hypotheses by trial and error, even if they sometimes refuse to admit that that is what they are doing. To that extent philosophy is a "science." To argue about whether philosophy is a science in any more serious sense seems to me to be hardly a useful occupation.... It does not seem to me important to decide whether science is philosophy or philosophy is science as long as one has a conception of both that makes both essential to a responsible view of the world and of man's place in it. (Putnam, 1975, p. xvii)
       What can philosophy contribute to solving the problem of the relation [of] mind to body? Twenty years ago, many English-speaking philosophers would have answered: "Nothing beyond an analysis of the various mental concepts." If we seek knowledge of things, they thought, it is to science that we must turn. Philosophy can only cast light upon our concepts of those things.
       This retreat from things to concepts was not undertaken lightly. Ever since the seventeenth century, the great intellectual fact of our culture has been the incredible expansion of knowledge both in the natural and in the rational sciences (mathematics, logic).
       The success of science created a crisis in philosophy. What was there for philosophy to do? Hume had already perceived the problem in some degree, and so surely did Kant, but it was not until the twentieth century, with the Vienna Circle and with Wittgenstein, that the difficulty began to weigh heavily. Wittgenstein took the view that philosophy could do no more than strive to undo the intellectual knots it itself had tied, so achieving intellectual release, and even a certain illumination, but no knowledge. A little later, and more optimistically, Ryle saw a positive, if reduced role, for philosophy in mapping the "logical geography" of our concepts: how they stood to each other and how they were to be analyzed....
       Since that time, however, philosophers in the "analytic" tradition have swung back from Wittgensteinian and even Rylean pessimism to a more traditional conception of the proper role and tasks of philosophy. Many analytic philosophers now would accept the view that the central task of philosophy is to give an account, or at least play a part in giving an account, of the most general nature of things and of man. (Armstrong, 1990, pp. 37-38)
       8) Philosophy's Evolving Engagement with Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science
       In the beginning, the nature of philosophy's engagement with artificial intelligence and cognitive science was clear enough. The new sciences of the mind were to provide the long-awaited vindication of the most potent dreams of naturalism and materialism. Mind would at last be located firmly within the natural order. We would see in detail how the most perplexing features of the mental realm could be supported by the operations of solely physical laws upon solely physical stuff. Mental causation (the power of, e.g., a belief to cause an action) would emerge as just another species of physical causation. Reasoning would be understood as a kind of automated theorem proving. And the key to both was to be the depiction of the brain as the implementation of multiple higher level programs whose task was to manipulate and transform symbols or representations: inner items with one foot in the physical (they were realized as brain states) and one in the mental (they were bearers of contents, and their physical gymnastics were cleverly designed to respect semantic relationships such as truth preservation). (A. Clark, 1996, p. 1)
       Socrates of Athens famously declared that "the unexamined life is not worth living," and his motto aptly explains the impulse to philosophize. Taking nothing for granted, philosophy probes and questions the fundamental presuppositions of every area of human inquiry.... [P]art of the job of the philosopher is to keep at a certain critical distance from current doctrines, whether in the sciences or the arts, and to examine instead how the various elements in our world-view clash, or fit together. Some philosophers have tried to incorporate the results of these inquiries into a grand synoptic view of the nature of reality and our human relationship to it. Others have mistrusted system-building, and seen their primary role as one of clarifications, or the removal of obstacles along the road to truth. But all have shared the Socratic vision of using the human intellect to challenge comfortable preconceptions, insisting that every aspect of human theory and practice be subjected to continuing critical scrutiny....
       Philosophy is, of course, part of a continuing tradition, and there is much to be gained from seeing how that tradition originated and developed. But the principal object of studying the materials in this book is not to pay homage to past genius, but to enrich one's understanding of central problems that are as pressing today as they have always been-problems about knowledge, truth and reality, the nature of the mind, the basis of right action, and the best way to live. These questions help to mark out the territory of philosophy as an academic discipline, but in a wider sense they define the human predicament itself; they will surely continue to be with us for as long as humanity endures. (Cottingham, 1996, pp. xxi-xxii)
       In his study of ancient Greek culture, The Birth of Tragedy, Nietzsche drew what would become a famous distinction, between the Dionysian spirit, the untamed spirit of art and creativity, and the Apollonian, that of reason and self-control. The story of Greek civilization, and all civilizations, Nietzsche implied, was the gradual victory of Apollonian man, with his desire for control over nature and himself, over Dionysian man, who survives only in myth, poetry, music, and drama. Socrates and Plato had attacked the illusions of art as unreal, and had overturned the delicate cultural balance by valuing only man's critical, rational, and controlling consciousness while denigrating his vital life instincts as irrational and base. The result of this division is "Alexandrian man," the civilized and accomplished Greek citizen of the later ancient world, who is "equipped with the greatest forces of knowledge" but in whom the wellsprings of creativity have dried up. (Herman, 1997, pp. 95-96)

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