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  • 1 Historical Portugal

       Before Romans described western Iberia or Hispania as "Lusitania," ancient Iberians inhabited the land. Phoenician and Greek trading settlements grew up in the Tagus estuary area and nearby coasts. Beginning around 202 BCE, Romans invaded what is today southern Portugal. With Rome's defeat of Carthage, Romans proceeded to conquer and rule the western region north of the Tagus, which they named Roman "Lusitania." In the fourth century CE, as Rome's rule weakened, the area experienced yet another invasion—Germanic tribes, principally the Suevi, who eventually were Christianized. During the sixth century CE, the Suevi kingdom was superseded by yet another Germanic tribe—the Christian Visigoths.
       A major turning point in Portugal's history came in 711, as Muslim armies from North Africa, consisting of both Arab and Berber elements, invaded the Iberian Peninsula from across the Straits of Gibraltar. They entered what is now Portugal in 714, and proceeded to conquer most of the country except for the far north. For the next half a millennium, Islam and Muslim presence in Portugal left a significant mark upon the politics, government, language, and culture of the country.
       Islam, Reconquest, and Portugal Created, 714-1140
       The long frontier struggle between Muslim invaders and Christian communities in the north of the Iberian peninsula was called the Reconquista (Reconquest). It was during this struggle that the first dynasty of Portuguese kings (Burgundian) emerged and the independent monarchy of Portugal was established. Christian forces moved south from what is now the extreme north of Portugal and gradually defeated Muslim forces, besieging and capturing towns under Muslim sway. In the ninth century, as Christian forces slowly made their way southward, Christian elements were dominant only in the area between Minho province and the Douro River; this region became known as "territorium Portu-calense."
       In the 11th century, the advance of the Reconquest quickened as local Christian armies were reinforced by crusading knights from what is now France and England. Christian forces took Montemor (1034), at the Mondego River; Lamego (1058); Viseu (1058); and Coimbra (1064). In 1095, the king of Castile and Léon granted the country of "Portu-cale," what became northern Portugal, to a Burgundian count who had emigrated from France. This was the foundation of Portugal. In 1139, a descendant of this count, Afonso Henriques, proclaimed himself "King of Portugal." He was Portugal's first monarch, the "Founder," and the first of the Burgundian dynasty, which ruled until 1385.
       The emergence of Portugal in the 12th century as a separate monarchy in Iberia occurred before the Christian Reconquest of the peninsula. In the 1140s, the pope in Rome recognized Afonso Henriques as king of Portugal. In 1147, after a long, bloody siege, Muslim-occupied Lisbon fell to Afonso Henriques's army. Lisbon was the greatest prize of the 500-year war. Assisting this effort were English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land; the first bishop of Lisbon was an Englishman. When the Portuguese captured Faro and Silves in the Algarve province in 1248-50, the Reconquest of the extreme western portion of the Iberian peninsula was complete—significantly, more than two centuries before the Spanish crown completed the Reconquest of the eastern portion by capturing Granada in 1492.
       Consolidation and Independence of Burgundian Portugal, 1140-1385
       Two main themes of Portugal's early existence as a monarchy are the consolidation of control over the realm and the defeat of a Castil-ian threat from the east to its independence. At the end of this period came the birth of a new royal dynasty (Aviz), which prepared to carry the Christian Reconquest beyond continental Portugal across the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. There was a variety of motives behind these developments. Portugal's independent existence was imperiled by threats from neighboring Iberian kingdoms to the north and east. Politics were dominated not only by efforts against the Muslims in
       Portugal (until 1250) and in nearby southern Spain (until 1492), but also by internecine warfare among the kingdoms of Castile, Léon, Aragon, and Portugal. A final comeback of Muslim forces was defeated at the battle of Salado (1340) by allied Castilian and Portuguese forces. In the emerging Kingdom of Portugal, the monarch gradually gained power over and neutralized the nobility and the Church.
       The historic and commonplace Portuguese saying "From Spain, neither a good wind nor a good marriage" was literally played out in diplomacy and war in the late 14th-century struggles for mastery in the peninsula. Larger, more populous Castile was pitted against smaller Portugal. Castile's Juan I intended to force a union between Castile and Portugal during this era of confusion and conflict. In late 1383, Portugal's King Fernando, the last king of the Burgundian dynasty, suddenly died prematurely at age 38, and the Master of Aviz, Portugal's most powerful nobleman, took up the cause of independence and resistance against Castile's invasion. The Master of Aviz, who became King João I of Portugal, was able to obtain foreign assistance. With the aid of English archers, Joao's armies defeated the Castilians in the crucial battle of Aljubarrota, on 14 August 1385, a victory that assured the independence of the Portuguese monarchy from its Castilian nemesis for several centuries.
       Aviz Dynasty and Portugal's First Overseas Empire, 1385-1580
       The results of the victory at Aljubarrota, much celebrated in Portugal's art and monuments, and the rise of the Aviz dynasty also helped to establish a new merchant class in Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal's second city. This group supported King João I's program of carrying the Reconquest to North Africa, since it was interested in expanding Portugal's foreign commerce and tapping into Muslim trade routes and resources in Africa. With the Reconquest against the Muslims completed in Portugal and the threat from Castile thwarted for the moment, the Aviz dynasty launched an era of overseas conquest, exploration, and trade. These efforts dominated Portugal's 15th and 16th centuries.
       The overseas empire and age of Discoveries began with Portugal's bold conquest in 1415 of the Moroccan city of Ceuta. One royal member of the 1415 expedition was young, 21-year-old Prince Henry, later known in history as "Prince Henry the Navigator." His part in the capture of Ceuta won Henry his knighthood and began Portugal's "Marvelous Century," during which the small kingdom was counted as a European and world power of consequence. Henry was the son of King João I and his English queen, Philippa of Lancaster, but he did not inherit the throne. Instead, he spent most of his life and his fortune, and that of the wealthy military Order of Christ, on various imperial ventures and on voyages of exploration down the African coast and into the Atlantic. While mythology has surrounded Henry's controversial role in the Discoveries, and this role has been exaggerated, there is no doubt that he played a vital part in the initiation of Portugal's first overseas empire and in encouraging exploration. He was naturally curious, had a sense of mission for Portugal, and was a strong leader. He also had wealth to expend; at least a third of the African voyages of the time were under his sponsorship. If Prince Henry himself knew little science, significant scientific advances in navigation were made in his day.
       What were Portugal's motives for this new imperial effort? The well-worn historical cliche of "God, Glory, and Gold" can only partly explain the motivation of a small kingdom with few natural resources and barely 1 million people, which was greatly outnumbered by the other powers it confronted. Among Portuguese objectives were the desire to exploit known North African trade routes and resources (gold, wheat, leather, weaponry, and other goods that were scarce in Iberia); the need to outflank the Muslim world in the Mediterranean by sailing around Africa, attacking Muslims en route; and the wish to ally with Christian kingdoms beyond Africa. This enterprise also involved a strategy of breaking the Venetian spice monopoly by trading directly with the East by means of discovering and exploiting a sea route around Africa to Asia. Besides the commercial motives, Portugal nurtured a strong crusading sense of Christian mission, and various classes in the kingdom saw an opportunity for fame and gain.
       By the time of Prince Henry's death in 1460, Portugal had gained control of the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeiras, begun to colonize the Cape Verde Islands, failed to conquer the Canary Islands from Castile, captured various cities on Morocco's coast, and explored as far as Senegal, West Africa, down the African coast. By 1488, Bar-tolomeu Dias had rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and thereby discovered the way to the Indian Ocean.
       Portugal's largely coastal African empire and later its fragile Asian empire brought unexpected wealth but were purchased at a high price. Costs included wars of conquest and defense against rival powers, manning the far-flung navel and trade fleets and scattered castle-fortresses, and staffing its small but fierce armies, all of which entailed a loss of skills and population to maintain a scattered empire. Always short of capital, the monarchy became indebted to bankers. There were many defeats beginning in the 16th century at the hands of the larger imperial European monarchies (Spain, France, England, and Holland) and many attacks on Portugal and its strung-out empire. Typically, there was also the conflict that arose when a tenuously held world empire that rarely if ever paid its way demanded finance and manpower Portugal itself lacked.
       The first 80 years of the glorious imperial era, the golden age of Portugal's imperial power and world influence, was an African phase. During 1415-88, Portuguese navigators and explorers in small ships, some of them caravelas (caravels), explored the treacherous, disease-ridden coasts of Africa from Morocco to South Africa beyond the Cape of Good Hope. By the 1470s, the Portuguese had reached the Gulf of Guinea and, in the early 1480s, what is now Angola. Bartolomeu Dias's extraordinary voyage of 1487-88 to South Africa's coast and the edge of the Indian Ocean convinced Portugal that the best route to Asia's spices and Christians lay south, around the tip of southern Africa. Between 1488 and 1495, there was a hiatus caused in part by domestic conflict in Portugal, discussion of resources available for further conquests beyond Africa in Asia, and serious questions as to Portugal's capacity to reach beyond Africa. In 1495, King Manuel and his council decided to strike for Asia, whatever the consequences. In 1497-99, Vasco da Gama, under royal orders, made the epic two-year voyage that discovered the sea route to western India (Asia), outflanked Islam and Venice, and began Portugal's Asian empire. Within 50 years, Portugal had discovered and begun the exploitation of its largest colony, Brazil, and set up forts and trading posts from the Middle East (Aden and Ormuz), India (Calicut, Goa, etc.), Malacca, and Indonesia to Macau in China.
       By the 1550s, parts of its largely coastal, maritime trading post empire from Morocco to the Moluccas were under siege from various hostile forces, including Muslims, Christians, and Hindi. Although Moroccan forces expelled the Portuguese from the major coastal cities by 1550, the rival European monarchies of Castile (Spain), England, France, and later Holland began to seize portions of her undermanned, outgunned maritime empire.
       In 1580, Phillip II of Spain, whose mother was a Portuguese princess and who had a strong claim to the Portuguese throne, invaded Portugal, claimed the throne, and assumed control over the realm and, by extension, its African, Asian, and American empires. Phillip II filled the power vacuum that appeared in Portugal following the loss of most of Portugal's army and its young, headstrong King Sebastião in a disastrous war in Morocco. Sebastiao's death in battle (1578) and the lack of a natural heir to succeed him, as well as the weak leadership of the cardinal who briefly assumed control in Lisbon, led to a crisis that Spain's strong monarch exploited. As a result, Portugal lost its independence to Spain for a period of 60 years.
       Portugal under Spanish Rule, 1580-1640
       Despite the disastrous nature of Portugal's experience under Spanish rule, "The Babylonian Captivity" gave birth to modern Portuguese nationalism, its second overseas empire, and its modern alliance system with England. Although Spain allowed Portugal's weakened empire some autonomy, Spanish rule in Portugal became increasingly burdensome and unacceptable. Spain's ambitious imperial efforts in Europe and overseas had an impact on the Portuguese as Spain made greater and greater demands on its smaller neighbor for manpower and money. Portugal's culture underwent a controversial Castilianization, while its empire became hostage to Spain's fortunes. New rival powers England, France, and Holland attacked and took parts of Spain's empire and at the same time attacked Portugal's empire, as well as the mother country.
       Portugal's empire bore the consequences of being attacked by Spain's bitter enemies in what was a form of world war. Portuguese losses were heavy. By 1640, Portugal had lost most of its Moroccan cities as well as Ceylon, the Moluccas, and sections of India. With this, Portugal's Asian empire was gravely weakened. Only Goa, Damão, Diu, Bombay, Timor, and Macau remained and, in Brazil, Dutch forces occupied the northeast.
       On 1 December 1640, long commemorated as a national holiday, Portuguese rebels led by the duke of Braganza overthrew Spanish domination and took advantage of Spanish weakness following a more serious rebellion in Catalonia. Portugal regained independence from Spain, but at a price: dependence on foreign assistance to maintain its independence in the form of the renewal of the alliance with England.
       Restoration and Second Empire, 1640-1822
       Foreign affairs and empire dominated the restoration era and aftermath, and Portugal again briefly enjoyed greater European power and prestige. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance was renewed and strengthened in treaties of 1642, 1654, and 1661, and Portugal's independence from Spain was underwritten by English pledges and armed assistance. In a Luso-Spanish treaty of 1668, Spain recognized Portugal's independence. Portugal's alliance with England was a marriage of convenience and necessity between two monarchies with important religious, cultural, and social differences. In return for legal, diplomatic, and trade privileges, as well as the use during war and peace of Portugal's great Lisbon harbor and colonial ports for England's navy, England pledged to protect Portugal and its scattered empire from any attack. The previously cited 17th-century alliance treaties were renewed later in the Treaty of Windsor, signed in London in 1899. On at least 10 different occasions after 1640, and during the next two centuries, England was central in helping prevent or repel foreign invasions of its ally, Portugal.
       Portugal's second empire (1640-1822) was largely Brazil-oriented. Portuguese colonization, exploitation of wealth, and emigration focused on Portuguese America, and imperial revenues came chiefly from Brazil. Between 1670 and 1740, Portugal's royalty and nobility grew wealthier on funds derived from Brazilian gold, diamonds, sugar, tobacco, and other crops, an enterprise supported by the Atlantic slave trade and the supply of African slave labor from West Africa and Angola. Visitors today can see where much of that wealth was invested: Portugal's rich legacy of monumental architecture. Meanwhile, the African slave trade took a toll in Angola and West Africa.
       In continental Portugal, absolutist monarchy dominated politics and government, and there was a struggle for position and power between the monarchy and other institutions, such as the Church and nobility. King José I's chief minister, usually known in history as the marquis of Pombal (ruled 1750-77), sharply suppressed the nobility and the
       Church (including the Inquisition, now a weak institution) and expelled the Jesuits. Pombal also made an effort to reduce economic dependence on England, Portugal's oldest ally. But his successes did not last much beyond his disputed time in office.
       Beginning in the late 18th century, the European-wide impact of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon placed Portugal in a vulnerable position. With the monarchy ineffectively led by an insane queen (Maria I) and her indecisive regent son (João VI), Portugal again became the focus of foreign ambition and aggression. With England unable to provide decisive assistance in time, France—with Spain's consent—invaded Portugal in 1807. As Napoleon's army under General Junot entered Lisbon meeting no resistance, Portugal's royal family fled on a British fleet to Brazil, where it remained in exile until 1821. In the meantime, Portugal's overseas empire was again under threat. There was a power vacuum as the monarch was absent, foreign armies were present, and new political notions of liberalism and constitutional monarchy were exciting various groups of citizens.
       Again England came to the rescue, this time in the form of the armies of the duke of Wellington. Three successive French invasions of Portugal were defeated and expelled, and Wellington succeeded in carrying the war against Napoleon across the Portuguese frontier into Spain. The presence of the English army, the new French-born liberal ideas, and the political vacuum combined to create revolutionary conditions. The French invasions and the peninsular wars, where Portuguese armed forces played a key role, marked the beginning of a new era in politics.
       Liberalism and Constitutional Monarchy, 1822-1910
       During 1807-22, foreign invasions, war, and civil strife over conflicting political ideas gravely damaged Portugal's commerce, economy, and novice industry. The next terrible blow was the loss of Brazil in 1822, the jewel in the imperial crown. Portugal's very independence seemed to be at risk. In vain, Portugal sought to resist Brazilian independence by force, but in 1825 it formally acknowledged Brazilian independence by treaty.
       Portugal's slow recovery from the destructive French invasions and the "war of independence" was complicated by civil strife over the form of constitutional monarchy that best suited Portugal. After struggles over these issues between 1820 and 1834, Portugal settled somewhat uncertainly into a moderate constitutional monarchy whose constitution (Charter of 1826) lent it strong political powers to exert a moderating influence between the executive and legislative branches of the government. It also featured a new upper middle class based on land ownership and commerce; a Catholic Church that, although still important, lived with reduced privileges and property; a largely African (third) empire to which Lisbon and Oporto devoted increasing spiritual and material resources, starting with the liberal imperial plans of 1836 and 1851, and continuing with the work of institutions like the Lisbon Society of Geography (established 1875); and a mass of rural peasants whose bonds to the land weakened after 1850 and who began to immigrate in increasing numbers to Brazil and North America.
       Chronic military intervention in national politics began in 19th-century Portugal. Such intervention, usually commencing with coups or pronunciamentos (military revolts), was a shortcut to the spoils of political office and could reflect popular discontent as well as the power of personalities. An early example of this was the 1817 golpe (coup) attempt of General Gomes Freire against British military rule in Portugal before the return of King João VI from Brazil. Except for a more stable period from 1851 to 1880, military intervention in politics, or the threat thereof, became a feature of the constitutional monarchy's political life, and it continued into the First Republic and the subsequent Estado Novo.
       Beginning with the Regeneration period (1851-80), Portugal experienced greater political stability and economic progress. Military intervention in politics virtually ceased; industrialization and construction of railroads, roads, and bridges proceeded; two political parties (Regenerators and Historicals) worked out a system of rotation in power; and leading intellectuals sparked a cultural revival in several fields. In 19th-century literature, there was a new golden age led by such figures as Alexandre Herculano (historian), Eça de Queirós (novelist), Almeida Garrett (playwright and essayist), Antero de Quental (poet), and Joaquim Oliveira Martins (historian and social scientist). In its third overseas empire, Portugal attempted to replace the slave trade and slavery with legitimate economic activities; to reform the administration; and to expand Portuguese holdings beyond coastal footholds deep into the African hinterlands in West, West Central, and East Africa. After 1841, to some extent, and especially after 1870, colonial affairs, combined with intense nationalism, pressures for economic profit in Africa, sentiment for national revival, and the drift of European affairs would make or break Lisbon governments.
       Beginning with the political crisis that arose out of the "English Ultimatum" affair of January 1890, the monarchy became discredtted and identified with the poorly functioning government, political parties splintered, and republicanism found more supporters. Portugal participated in the "Scramble for Africa," expanding its African holdings, but failed to annex territory connecting Angola and Mozambique. A growing foreign debt and state bankruptcy as of the early 1890s damaged the constitutional monarchy's reputation, despite the efforts of King Carlos in diplomacy, the renewal of the alliance in the Windsor Treaty of 1899, and the successful if bloody colonial wars in the empire (1880-97). Republicanism proclaimed that Portugal's weak economy and poor society were due to two historic institutions: the monarchy and the Catholic Church. A republic, its stalwarts claimed, would bring greater individual liberty; efficient, if more decentralized government; and a stronger colonial program while stripping the Church of its role in both society and education.
       As the monarchy lost support and republicans became more aggressive, violence increased in politics. King Carlos I and his heir Luís were murdered in Lisbon by anarchist-republicans on 1 February 1908. Following a military and civil insurrection and fighting between monarchist and republican forces, on 5 October 1910, King Manuel II fled Portugal and a republic was proclaimed.
       First Parliamentary Republic, 1910-26
       Portugal's first attempt at republican government was the most unstable, turbulent parliamentary republic in the history of 20th-century Western Europe. During a little under 16 years of the republic, there were 45 governments, a number of legislatures that did not complete normal terms, military coups, and only one president who completed his four-year term in office. Portuguese society was poorly prepared for this political experiment. Among the deadly legacies of the monarchy were a huge public debt; a largely rural, apolitical, and illiterate peasant population; conflict over the causes of the country's misfortunes; and lack of experience with a pluralist, democratic system.
       The republic had some talented leadership but lacked popular, institutional, and economic support. The 1911 republican constitution established only a limited democracy, as only a small portion of the adult male citizenry was eligible to vote. In a country where the majority was Catholic, the republic passed harshly anticlerical laws, and its institutions and supporters persecuted both the Church and its adherents. During its brief disjointed life, the First Republic drafted important reform plans in economic, social, and educational affairs; actively promoted development in the empire; and pursued a liberal, generous foreign policy. Following British requests for Portugal's assistance in World War I, Portugal entered the war on the Allied side in March 1916 and sent armies to Flanders and Portuguese Africa. Portugal's intervention in that conflict, however, was too costly in many respects, and the ultimate failure of the republic in part may be ascribed to Portugal's World War I activities.
       Unfortunately for the republic, its time coincided with new threats to Portugal's African possessions: World War I, social and political demands from various classes that could not be reconciled, excessive military intervention in politics, and, in particular, the worst economic and financial crisis Portugal had experienced since the 16th and 17th centuries. After the original Portuguese Republican Party (PRP, also known as the "Democrats") splintered into three warring groups in 1912, no true multiparty system emerged. The Democrats, except for only one or two elections, held an iron monopoly of electoral power, and political corruption became a major issue. As extreme right-wing dictatorships elsewhere in Europe began to take power in Italy (1922), neighboring Spain (1923), and Greece (1925), what scant popular support remained for the republic collapsed. Backed by a right-wing coalition of landowners from Alentejo, clergy, Coimbra University faculty and students, Catholic organizations, and big business, career military officers led by General Gomes da Costa executed a coup on 28 May 1926, turned out the last republican government, and established a military government.
       The Estado Novo (New State), 1926-74
       During the military phase (1926-32) of the Estado Novo, professional military officers, largely from the army, governed and administered Portugal and held key cabinet posts, but soon discovered that the military possessed no magic formula that could readily solve the problems inherited from the First Republic. Especially during the years 1926-31, the military dictatorship, even with its political repression of republican activities and institutions (military censorship of the press, political police action, and closure of the republic's rowdy parliament), was characterized by similar weaknesses: personalism and factionalism; military coups and political instability, including civil strife and loss of life; state debt and bankruptcy; and a weak economy. "Barracks parliamentarism" was not an acceptable alternative even to the "Nightmare Republic."
       Led by General Óscar Carmona, who had replaced and sent into exile General Gomes da Costa, the military dictatorship turned to a civilian expert in finance and economics to break the budget impasse and bring coherence to the disorganized system. Appointed minister of finance on 27 April 1928, the Coimbra University Law School professor of economics Antônio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) first reformed finance, helped balance the budget, and then turned to other concerns as he garnered extraordinary governing powers. In 1930, he was appointed interim head of another key ministry (Colonies) and within a few years had become, in effect, a civilian dictator who, with the military hierarchy's support, provided the government with coherence, a program, and a set of policies.
       For nearly 40 years after he was appointed the first civilian prime minister in 1932, Salazar's personality dominated the government. Unlike extreme right-wing dictators elsewhere in Europe, Salazar was directly appointed by the army but was never endorsed by a popular political party, street militia, or voter base. The scholarly, reclusive former Coimbra University professor built up what became known after 1932 as the Estado Novo ("New State"), which at the time of its overthrow by another military coup in 1974, was the longest surviving authoritarian regime in Western Europe. The system of Salazar and the largely academic and technocratic ruling group he gathered in his cabinets was based on the central bureaucracy of the state, which was supported by the president of the republic—always a senior career military officer, General Óscar Carmona (1928-51), General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58), and Admiral Américo Tómaz (1958-74)—and the complicity of various institutions. These included a rubber-stamp legislature called the National Assembly (1935-74) and a political police known under various names: PVDE (1932-45), PIDE (1945-69),
       and DGS (1969-74). Other defenders of the Estado Novo security were paramilitary organizations such as the National Republican Guard (GNR); the Portuguese Legion (PL); and the Portuguese Youth [Movement]. In addition to censorship of the media, theater, and books, there was political repression and a deliberate policy of depoliticization. All political parties except for the approved movement of regime loyalists, the União Nacional or (National Union), were banned.
       The most vigorous and more popular period of the New State was 1932-44, when the basic structures were established. Never monolithic or entirely the work of one person (Salazar), the New State was constructed with the assistance of several dozen top associates who were mainly academics from law schools, some technocrats with specialized skills, and a handful of trusted career military officers. The 1933 Constitution declared Portugal to be a "unitary, corporative Republic," and pressures to restore the monarchy were resisted. Although some of the regime's followers were fascists and pseudofascists, many more were conservative Catholics, integralists, nationalists, and monarchists of different varieties, and even some reactionary republicans. If the New State was authoritarian, it was not totalitarian and, unlike fascism in Benito Mussolini's Italy or Adolf Hitler's Germany, it usually employed the minimum of violence necessary to defeat what remained a largely fractious, incoherent opposition.
       With the tumultuous Second Republic and the subsequent civil war in nearby Spain, the regime felt threatened and reinforced its defenses. During what Salazar rightly perceived as a time of foreign policy crisis for Portugal (1936-45), he assumed control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From there, he pursued four basic foreign policy objectives: supporting the Nationalist rebels of General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and concluding defense treaties with a triumphant Franco; ensuring that General Franco in an exhausted Spain did not enter World War II on the Axis side; maintaining Portuguese neutrality in World War II with a post-1942 tilt toward the Allies, including granting Britain and the United States use of bases in the Azores Islands; and preserving and protecting Portugal's Atlantic Islands and its extensive, if poor, overseas empire in Africa and Asia.
       During the middle years of the New State (1944-58), many key Salazar associates in government either died or resigned, and there was greater social unrest in the form of unprecedented strikes and clandestine Communist activities, intensified opposition, and new threatening international pressures on Portugal's overseas empire. During the earlier phase of the Cold War (1947-60), Portugal became a steadfast, if weak, member of the US-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance and, in 1955, with American support, Portugal joined the United Nations (UN). Colonial affairs remained a central concern of the regime. As of 1939, Portugal was the third largest colonial power in the world and possessed territories in tropical Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe Islands) and the remnants of its 16th-century empire in Asia (Goa, Damão, Diu, East Timor, and Macau). Beginning in the early 1950s, following the independence of India in 1947, Portugal resisted Indian pressures to decolonize Portuguese India and used police forces to discourage internal opposition in its Asian and African colonies.
       The later years of the New State (1958-68) witnessed the aging of the increasingly isolated but feared Salazar and new threats both at home and overseas. Although the regime easily overcame the brief oppositionist threat from rival presidential candidate General Humberto Delgado in the spring of 1958, new developments in the African and Asian empires imperiled the authoritarian system. In February 1961, oppositionists hijacked the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria and, in following weeks, African insurgents in northern Angola, although they failed to expel the Portuguese, gained worldwide media attention, discredited the New State, and began the 13-year colonial war. After thwarting a dissident military coup against his continued leadership, Salazar and his ruling group mobilized military repression in Angola and attempted to develop the African colonies at a faster pace in order to ensure Portuguese control. Meanwhile, the other European colonial powers (Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain) rapidly granted political independence to their African territories.
       At the time of Salazar's removal from power in September 1968, following a stroke, Portugal's efforts to maintain control over its colonies appeared to be successful. President Americo Tomás appointed Dr. Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor as prime minister. While maintaining the New State's basic structures, and continuing the regime's essential colonial policy, Caetano attempted wider reforms in colonial administration and some devolution of power from Lisbon, as well as more freedom of expression in Lisbon. Still, a great deal of the budget was devoted to supporting the wars against the insurgencies in Africa. Meanwhile in Asia, Portuguese India had fallen when the Indian army invaded in December 1961. The loss of Goa was a psychological blow to the leadership of the New State, and of the Asian empire only East Timor and Macau remained.
       The Caetano years (1968-74) were but a hiatus between the waning Salazar era and a new regime. There was greater political freedom and rapid economic growth (5-6 percent annually to late 1973), but Caetano's government was unable to reform the old system thoroughly and refused to consider new methods either at home or in the empire. In the end, regime change came from junior officers of the professional military who organized the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) against the Caetano government. It was this group of several hundred officers, mainly in the army and navy, which engineered a largely bloodless coup in Lisbon on 25 April 1974. Their unexpected action brought down the 48-year-old New State and made possible the eventual establishment and consolidation of democratic governance in Portugal, as well as a reorientation of the country away from the Atlantic toward Europe.
       Revolution of Carnations, 1974-76
       Following successful military operations of the Armed Forces Movement against the Caetano government, Portugal experienced what became known as the "Revolution of Carnations." It so happened that during the rainy week of the military golpe, Lisbon flower shops were featuring carnations, and the revolutionaries and their supporters adopted the red carnation as the common symbol of the event, as well as of the new freedom from dictatorship. The MFA, whose leaders at first were mostly little-known majors and captains, proclaimed a three-fold program of change for the new Portugal: democracy; decolonization of the overseas empire, after ending the colonial wars; and developing a backward economy in the spirit of opportunity and equality. During the first 24 months after the coup, there was civil strife, some anarchy, and a power struggle. With the passing of the Estado Novo, public euphoria burst forth as the new provisional military government proclaimed the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and abolished censorship, the political police, the Portuguese Legion, Portuguese Youth, and other New State organizations, including the National Union. Scores of political parties were born and joined the senior political party, the Portuguese Community Party (PCP), and the Socialist Party (PS), founded shortly before the coup.
       Portugal's Revolution of Carnations went through several phases. There was an attempt to take control by radical leftists, including the PCP and its allies. This was thwarted by moderate officers in the army, as well as by the efforts of two political parties: the PS and the Social Democrats (PPD, later PSD). The first phase was from April to September 1974. Provisional president General Antonio Spínola, whose 1974 book Portugal and the Future had helped prepare public opinion for the coup, met irresistible leftist pressures. After Spinola's efforts to avoid rapid decolonization of the African empire failed, he resigned in September 1974. During the second phase, from September 1974 to March 1975, radical military officers gained control, but a coup attempt by General Spínola and his supporters in Lisbon in March 1975 failed and Spínola fled to Spain.
       In the third phase of the Revolution, March-November 1975, a strong leftist reaction followed. Farm workers occupied and "nationalized" 1.1 million hectares of farmland in the Alentejo province, and radical military officers in the provisional government ordered the nationalization of Portuguese banks (foreign banks were exempted), utilities, and major industries, or about 60 percent of the economic system. There were power struggles among various political parties — a total of 50 emerged—and in the streets there was civil strife among labor, military, and law enforcement groups. A constituent assembly, elected on 25 April 1975, in Portugal's first free elections since 1926, drafted a democratic constitution. The Council of the Revolution (CR), briefly a revolutionary military watchdog committee, was entrenched as part of the government under the constitution, until a later revision. During the chaotic year of 1975, about 30 persons were killed in political frays while unstable provisional governments came and went. On 25 November 1975, moderate military forces led by Colonel Ramalho Eanes, who later was twice elected president of the republic (1976 and 1981), defeated radical, leftist military groups' revolutionary conspiracies.
       In the meantime, Portugal's scattered overseas empire experienced a precipitous and unprepared decolonization. One by one, the former colonies were granted and accepted independence—Guinea-Bissau (September 1974), Cape Verde Islands (July 1975), and Mozambique (July 1975). Portugal offered to turn over Macau to the People's Republic of China, but the offer was refused then and later negotiations led to the establishment of a formal decolonization or hand-over date of 1999. But in two former colonies, the process of decolonization had tragic results.
       In Angola, decolonization negotiations were greatly complicated by the fact that there were three rival nationalist movements in a struggle for power. The January 1975 Alvor Agreement signed by Portugal and these three parties was not effectively implemented. A bloody civil war broke out in Angola in the spring of 1975 and, when Portuguese armed forces withdrew and declared that Angola was independent on 11 November 1975, the bloodshed only increased. Meanwhile, most of the white Portuguese settlers from Angola and Mozambique fled during the course of 1975. Together with African refugees, more than 600,000 of these retornados ("returned ones") went by ship and air to Portugal and thousands more to Namibia, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.
       The second major decolonization disaster was in Portugal's colony of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. Portugal's capacity to supervise and control a peaceful transition to independence in this isolated, neglected colony was limited by the strength of giant Indonesia, distance from Lisbon, and Portugal's revolutionary disorder and inability to defend Timor. In early December 1975, before Portugal granted formal independence and as one party, FRETILIN, unilaterally declared East Timor's independence, Indonesia's armed forces invaded, conquered, and annexed East Timor. Indonesian occupation encountered East Timorese resistance, and a heavy loss of life followed. The East Timor question remained a contentious international issue in the UN, as well as in Lisbon and Jakarta, for more than 20 years following Indonesia's invasion and annexation of the former colony of Portugal. Major changes occurred, beginning in 1998, after Indonesia underwent a political revolution and allowed a referendum in East Timor to decide that territory's political future in August 1999. Most East Timorese chose independence, but Indonesian forces resisted that verdict until
       UN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.
       Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000
       After several free elections and record voter turnouts between 25 April 1975 and June 1976, civil war was averted and Portugal's second democratic republic began to stabilize. The MFA was dissolved, the military were returned to the barracks, and increasingly elected civilians took over the government of the country. The 1976 Constitution was revised several times beginning in 1982 and 1989, in order to reempha-size the principle of free enterprise in the economy while much of the large, nationalized sector was privatized. In June 1976, General Ram-alho Eanes was elected the first constitutional president of the republic (five-year term), and he appointed socialist leader Dr. Mário Soares as prime minister of the first constitutional government.
       From 1976 to 1985, Portugal's new system featured a weak economy and finances, labor unrest, and administrative and political instability. The difficult consolidation of democratic governance was eased in part by the strong currency and gold reserves inherited from the Estado Novo, but Lisbon seemed unable to cope with high unemployment, new debt, the complex impact of the refugees from Africa, world recession, and the agitation of political parties. Four major parties emerged from the maelstrom of 1974-75, except for the Communist Party, all newly founded. They were, from left to right, the Communists (PCP); the Socialists (PS), who managed to dominate governments and the legislature but not win a majority in the Assembly of the Republic; the Social Democrats (PSD); and the Christian Democrats (CDS). During this period, the annual growth rate was low (l-2 percent), and the nationalized sector of the economy stagnated.
       Enhanced economic growth, greater political stability, and more effective central government as of 1985, and especially 1987, were due to several developments. In 1977, Portugal applied for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU) since 1993. In January 1986, with Spain, Portugal was granted membership, and economic and financial progress in the intervening years has been significantly influenced by the comparatively large investment, loans, technology, advice, and other assistance from the EEC. Low unemployment, high annual growth rates (5 percent), and moderate inflation have also been induced by the new political and administrative stability in Lisbon. Led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, an economist who was trained abroad, the PSD's strong organization, management, and electoral support since 1985 have assisted in encouraging economic recovery and development. In 1985, the PSD turned the PS out of office and won the general election, although they did not have an absolute majority of assembly seats. In 1986, Mário Soares was elected president of the republic, the first civilian to hold that office since the First Republic. In the elections of 1987 and 1991, however, the PSD was returned to power with clear majorities of over 50 percent of the vote.
       Although the PSD received 50.4 percent of the vote in the 1991 parliamentary elections and held a 42-seat majority in the Assembly of the Republic, the party began to lose public support following media revelations regarding corruption and complaints about Prime Minister Cavaco Silva's perceived arrogant leadership style. President Mário Soares voiced criticism of the PSD's seemingly untouchable majority and described a "tyranny of the majority." Economic growth slowed down. In the parliamentary elections of 1995 and the presidential election of 1996, the PSD's dominance ended for the time being. Prime Minister Antônio Guterres came to office when the PS won the October 1995 elections, and in the subsequent presidential contest, in January 1996, socialist Jorge Sampaio, the former mayor of Lisbon, was elected president of the republic, thus defeating Cavaco Silva's bid. Young and popular, Guterres moved the PS toward the center of the political spectrum. Under Guterres, the PS won the October 1999 parliamentary elections. The PS defeated the PSD but did not manage to win a clear, working majority of seats, and this made the PS dependent upon alliances with smaller parties, including the PCP.
       In the local elections in December 2001, the PSD's criticism of PS's heavy public spending allowed the PSD to take control of the key cities of Lisbon, Oporto, and Coimbra. Guterres resigned, and parliamentary elections were brought forward from 2004 to March 2002. The PSD won a narrow victory with 40 percent of the votes, and Jose Durão Barroso became prime minister. Having failed to win a majority of the seats in parliament forced the PSD to govern in coalition with the right-wing Popular Party (PP) led by Paulo Portas. Durão Barroso set about reducing government spending by cutting the budgets of local authorities, freezing civil service hiring, and reviving the economy by accelerating privatization of state-owned enterprises. These measures provoked a 24-hour strike by public-sector workers. Durão Barroso reacted with vows to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a wage freeze on all employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than one-half of Portugal's work force.
       In June 2004, Durão Barroso was invited by Romano Prodi to succeed him as president of the European Commission. Durão Barroso accepted and resigned the prime ministership in July. Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of the PSD, became prime minister. Already unpopular at the time of Durão Barroso's resignation, the PSD-led government became increasingly unpopular under Santana Lopes. A month-long delay in the start of the school year and confusion over his plan to cut taxes and raise public-sector salaries, eroded confidence even more. By November, Santana Lopes's government was so unpopular that President Jorge Sampaio was obliged to dissolve parliament and hold new elections, two years ahead of schedule.
       Parliamentary elections were held on 20 February 2005. The PS, which had promised the electorate disciplined and transparent governance, educational reform, the alleviation of poverty, and a boost in employment, won 45 percent of the vote and the majority of the seats in parliament. The leader of the PS, José Sôcrates became prime minister on 12 March 2005. In the regularly scheduled presidential elections held on 6 January 2006, the former leader of the PSD and prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, won a narrow victory and became president on 9 March 2006. With a mass protest, public teachers' strike, and street demonstrations in March 2008, Portugal's media, educational, and social systems experienced more severe pressures. With the spreading global recession beginning in September 2008, Portugal's economic and financial systems became more troubled.
       Owing to its geographic location on the southwestern most edge of continental Europe, Portugal has been historically in but not of Europe. Almost from the beginning of its existence in the 12th century as an independent monarchy, Portugal turned its back on Europe and oriented itself toward the Atlantic Ocean. After carving out a Christian kingdom on the western portion of the Iberian peninsula, Portuguese kings gradually built and maintained a vast seaborne global empire that became central to the way Portugal understood its individuality as a nation-state. While the creation of this empire allows Portugal to claim an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions in world and Western history, it also retarded Portugal's economic, social, and political development. It can be reasonably argued that the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was the most decisive event in Portugal's long history because it finally ended Portugal's oceanic mission and view of itself as an imperial power. After the 1974 Revolution, Portugal turned away from its global mission and vigorously reoriented itself toward Europe. Contemporary Portugal is now both in and of Europe.
       The turn toward Europe began immediately after 25 April 1974. Portugal granted independence to its African colonies in 1975. It was admitted to the European Council and took the first steps toward accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1976. On 28 March 1977, the Portuguese government officially applied for EEC membership. Because of Portugal's economic and social backwardness, which would require vast sums of EEC money to overcome, negotiations for membership were long and difficult. Finally, a treaty of accession was signed on 12 June 1985. Portugal officially joined the EEC (the European Union [EU] since 1993) on 1 January 1986. Since becoming a full-fledged member of the EU, Portugal has been steadily overcoming the economic and social underdevelopment caused by its imperial past and is becoming more like the rest of Europe.
       Membership in the EU has speeded up the structural transformation of Portugal's economy, which actually began during the Estado Novo. Investments made by the Estado Novo in Portugal's economy began to shift employment out of the agricultural sector, which, in 1950, accounted for 50 percent of Portugal's economically active population. Today, only 10 percent of the economically active population is employed in the agricultural sector (the highest among EU member states); 30 percent in the industrial sector (also the highest among EU member states); and 60 percent in the service sector (the lowest among EU member states). The economically active population numbers about 5,000,000 employed, 56 percent of whom are women. Women workers are the majority of the workforce in the agricultural and service sectors (the highest among the EU member states). The expansion of the service sector has been primarily in health care and education. Portugal has had the lowest unemployment rates among EU member states, with the overall rate never being more than 10 percent of the active population. Since joining the EU, the number of employers increased from 2.6 percent to 5.8 percent of the active population; self-employed from 16 to 19 percent; and employees from 65 to 70 percent. Twenty-six percent of the employers are women. Unemployment tends to hit younger workers in industry and transportation, women employed in domestic service, workers on short-term contracts, and poorly educated workers. Salaried workers earn only 63 percent of the EU average, and hourly workers only one-third to one-half of that earned by their EU counterparts. Despite having had the second highest growth of gross national product (GNP) per inhabitant (after Ireland) among EU member states, the above data suggest that while much has been accomplished in terms of modernizing the Portuguese economy, much remains to be done to bring Portugal's economy up to the level of the "average" EU member state.
       Membership in the EU has also speeded up changes in Portuguese society. Over the last 30 years, coastalization and urbanization have intensified. Fully 50 percent of Portuguese live in the coastal urban conurbations of Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Aveiro, Coimbra, Viseu, Évora, and Faro. The Portuguese population is one of the oldest among EU member states (17.3 percent are 65 years of age or older) thanks to a considerable increase in life expectancy at birth (77.87 years for the total population, 74.6 years for men, 81.36 years for women) and one of the lowest birthrates (10.59 births/1,000) in Europe. Family size averages 2.8 persons per household, with the strict nuclear family (one or two generations) in which both parents work being typical. Common law marriages, cohabitating couples, and single-parent households are more and more common. The divorce rate has also increased. "Youth Culture" has developed. The young have their own meeting places, leisure-time activities, and nightlife (bars, clubs, and discos).
       All Portuguese citizens, whether they have contributed or not, have a right to an old-age pension, invalidity benefits, widowed persons' pension, as well as payments for disabilities, children, unemployment, and large families. There is a national minimum wage (€385 per month), which is low by EU standards. The rapid aging of Portugal's population has changed the ratio of contributors to pensioners to 1.7, the lowest in the EU. This has created deficits in Portugal's social security fund.
       The adult literacy rate is about 92 percent. Illiteracy is still found among the elderly. Although universal compulsory education up to grade 9 was achieved in 1980, only 21.2 percent of the population aged 25-64 had undergone secondary education, compared to an EU average of 65.7 percent. Portugal's higher education system currently consists of 14 state universities and 14 private universities, 15 state polytechnic institutions, one Catholic university, and one military academy. All in all, Portugal spends a greater percentage of its state budget on education than most EU member states. Despite this high level of expenditure, the troubled Portuguese education system does not perform well. Early leaving and repetition rates are among the highest among EU member states.
       After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal created a National Health Service, which today consists of 221 hospitals and 512 medical centers employing 33,751 doctors and 41,799 nurses. Like its education system, Portugal's medical system is inefficient. There are long waiting lists for appointments with specialists and for surgical procedures.
       Structural changes in Portugal's economy and society mean that social life in Portugal is not too different from that in other EU member states. A mass consumption society has been created. Televisions, telephones, refrigerators, cars, music equipment, mobile phones, and personal computers are commonplace. Sixty percent of Portuguese households possess at least one automobile, and 65 percent of Portuguese own their own home. Portuguese citizens are more aware of their legal rights than ever before. This has resulted in a trebling of the number of legal proceeding since 1960 and an eight-fold increase in the number of lawyers. In general, Portuguese society has become more permissive and secular; the Catholic Church and the armed forces are much less influential than in the past. Portugal's population is also much more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, a consequence of the coming to Portugal of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from former African colonies.
       Portuguese are becoming more cosmopolitan and sophisticated through the impact of world media, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. A prime case in point came in the summer and early fall of 1999, with the extraordinary events in East Timor and the massive Portuguese popular responses. An internationally monitored referendum in East Timor, Portugal's former colony in the Indonesian archipelago and under Indonesian occupation from late 1975 to summer 1999, resulted in a vote of 78.5 percent for rejecting integration with Indonesia and for independence. When Indonesian prointegration gangs, aided by the Indonesian military, responded to the referendum with widespread brutality and threatened to reverse the verdict of the referendum, there was a spontaneous popular outpouring of protest in the cities and towns of Portugal. An avalanche of Portuguese e-mail fell on leaders and groups in the UN and in certain countries around the world as Portugal's diplomats, perhaps to compensate for the weak initial response to Indonesian armed aggression in 1975, called for the protection of East Timor as an independent state and for UN intervention to thwart Indonesian action. Using global communications networks, the Portuguese were able to mobilize UN and world public opinion against Indonesian actions and aided the eventual independence of East Timor on 20 May 2002.
       From the Revolution of 25 April 1974 until the 1990s, Portugal had a large number of political parties, one of the largest Communist parties in western Europe, frequent elections, and endemic cabinet instability. Since the 1990s, the number of political parties has been dramatically reduced and cabinet stability increased. Gradually, the Portuguese electorate has concentrated around two larger parties, the right-of-center Social Democrats (PSD) and the left-of-center Socialist (PS). In the 1980s, these two parties together garnered 65 percent of the vote and 70 percent of the seats in parliament. In 2005, these percentages had risen to 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. In effect, Portugal is currently a two-party dominant system in which the two largest parties — PS and PSD—alternate in and out of power, not unlike the rotation of the two main political parties (the Regenerators and the Historicals) during the last decades (1850s to 1880s) of the liberal constitutional monarchy. As Portugal's democracy has consolidated, turnout rates for the eligible electorate have declined. In the 1970s, turnout was 85 percent. In Portugal's most recent parliamentary election (2005), turnout had fallen to 65 percent of the eligible electorate.
       Portugal has benefited greatly from membership in the EU, and whatever doubts remain about the price paid for membership, no Portuguese government in the near future can afford to sever this connection. The vast majority of Portuguese citizens see membership in the EU as a "good thing" and strongly believe that Portugal has benefited from membership. Only the Communist Party opposed membership because it reduces national sovereignty, serves the interests of capitalists not workers, and suffers from a democratic deficit. Despite the high level of support for the EU, Portuguese voters are increasingly not voting in elections for the European Parliament, however. Turnout for European Parliament elections fell from 40 percent of the eligible electorate in the 1999 elections to 38 percent in the 2004 elections.
       In sum, Portugal's turn toward Europe has done much to overcome its backwardness. However, despite the economic, social, and political progress made since 1986, Portugal has a long way to go before it can claim to be on a par with the level found even in Spain, much less the rest of western Europe. As Portugal struggles to move from underde-velopment, especially in the rural areas away from the coast, it must keep in mind the perils of too rapid modern development, which could damage two of its most precious assets: its scenery and environment. The growth and future prosperity of the economy will depend on the degree to which the government and the private sector will remain stewards of clean air, soil, water, and other finite resources on which the tourism industry depends and on which Portugal's world image as a unique place to visit rests. Currently, Portugal is investing heavily in renewable energy from solar, wind, and wave power in order to account for about 50 percent of its electricity needs by 2010. Portugal opened the world's largest solar power plant and the world's first commercial wave power farm in 2006.
       An American documentary film on Portugal produced in the 1970s described this little country as having "a Past in Search of a Future." In the years after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, it could be said that Portugal is now living in "a Present in Search of a Future." Increasingly, that future lies in Europe as an active and productive member of the EU.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Historical Portugal

  • 2 mentality

    сущ.
    1) общ. интеллект, склад ума, образ мыслей, психика

    his mentality does not exceed that of a child of two years — его умственное развитие не выше, чем у двухлетнего ребенка

    I can't understand the mentality of people who hurt defenceless animals. — Мне трудно понять склад ума людей, которые причиняют боль беззащитным животным

    2) соц. менталитет (присущий всем людям данной культуры или общества образ мыслей, включающий модели поведения, общие ценности и т. д.)

    He hopes that closer links between Britain and the rest of Europe will change the British mentality towards foreigners. — Он надеется, что тесные связи между Британией и остальной частью Европы изменят точку зрения британцев в отношении иностранцев.

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    Англо-русский экономический словарь > mentality

  • 3 footing

    noun
    1) (fig.): (status) Stellung, die

    be on an equal footing [with somebody] — [jemandem] gleichgestellt sein

    be on a war footingsich im Kriegszustand befinden

    2) (foothold) Halt, der
    * * *
    1) (balance: It was difficult to keep his footing on the narrow path.) sichere Stellung
    2) (foundation: The business is now on a firm footing.) die Grundlage
    * * *
    foot·ing
    [ˈfʊtɪŋ, AM -t̬-]
    1. (foothold) Halt m
    to lose one's \footing seinen Halt verlieren
    2. (basis)
    on a commercial/an equal/a friendly \footing auf kommerzieller/gleicher/freundlicher Basis
    on a war \footing im Kriegszustand
    * * *
    ['fʊtɪŋ]
    n
    1) (lit) Stand m, Halt m

    to lose one's footingden Halt verlieren

    2) (fig) (= foundation, basis) Basis f; (= relationship) Beziehung f, Verhältnis nt

    we are trying to put training on a more scientific footing — wir versuchen, die Ausbildung wissenschaftlicher zu fundieren

    to be on a friendly footing with sbmit jdm auf freundschaftlichem Fuße stehen

    on an equal footing (with each other) — auf gleicher Basis

    3) (ARCHIT) Sockel m
    * * *
    1. Stand m (etc academic.ru/28674/foothold">foothold):
    lose ( oder miss) one’s footing ausgleiten, den Halt verlieren
    2. Auftreten n, Aufsetzen n der Füße
    3. ARCH Sockel m, Mauerfuß m
    4. TECH Fundament n
    5. fig
    a) Basis f, Grundlage f:
    place sth on a new footing etwas auf neue Beine stellen
    b) Zustand m
    c) Stellung f, Position f:
    place on a ( oder on the same) footing gleichstellen ( with dat)
    d) Verhältnis n, (wechselseitige) Beziehung(en) f(pl):
    be on a friendly footing auf freundschaftlichem Fuße stehen ( with mit)
    6. a) Eintritt m
    b) Einstand(sgeld) m(n):
    pay (for) one’s footing seinen Einstand geben
    7. Anstricken n eines Fußes
    8. besonders US
    a) End-, Gesamtsumme f
    b) Addieren n einzelner Posten
    9. Mode: Bauern-, Zwirnspitze f
    * * *
    noun
    1) (fig.): (status) Stellung, die

    be on an equal footing [with somebody] — [jemandem] gleichgestellt sein

    2) (foothold) Halt, der
    * * *
    n.
    Fundament n.

    English-german dictionary > footing

  • 4 Spain

    (ESP) Конфедерация (зона): UEFA Участие в чемпионатах мира ФИФА: 11 (1934, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002) Чемпионы мира: None Столица: Madrid Население: 39996671 (2000) Рейтинг по населению: 15 * Территория: 504782 Рейтинг по территории: 12 * Валовый внутренний продукт (ВВП) на душу населения: 18000 Рейтинг по ВВП: 11 * Официальный(ые) язык(и): Castilian Spanish (official) Catalan Валюта: Euro Основные города: La Coruna, Barcelona, Bilbao Национальный(ые) прадник(и): National Day, 12 October Глава государства: Juan Carlos I (King)/Jose Maria Aznar (President) Низшая точка: Atlantic Ocean (0 m) Высшая точка: Pico de Teide (Tenerife) on Canary Islands (3,718 m) Место в рейтинге ФИФА (15 мая 2002 года): Примечание: Spain lies on the Iberian Peninsula, which is separated from the rest of Europe by the Pyrenees Mountains. Состав команды Тренер: CAMACHO Jose Antonio /ESP, тренер/ Игроки: ALBELDA /ESP, полузащитник/, BARAJA /ESP, полузащитник/, CONTRERAS Pedro /ESP, вратарь/, CURRO TORRES /ESP, защитник/, DE PEDRO /ESP, полузащитник/, HELGUERA Ivan /ESP, полузащитник/, HIERRO Fernando /ESP, защитник/, IKER CASILLAS /ESP, вратарь/, JOAQUIN /ESP, полузащитник/, JUANFRAN /ESP, защитник/, LUIS ENRIQUE /ESP, полузащитник/, LUQUE Albert /ESP, нападающий/, MENDIETA Gaizka /ESP, полузащитник/, MORIENTES Fernando /ESP, нападающий/, NADAL /ESP, защитник/, PUYOL /ESP, защитник/, RAUL /ESP, нападающий/, RICARDO /ESP, вратарь/, ROMERO /ESP, защитник/, SERGIO /ESP, полузащитник/, TRISTAN Diego /ESP, нападающий/, VALERON Juan Carlos /ESP, полузащитник/, XAVI /ESP, защитник/ * Рейтинг среди 32-х команд-участниц "2002 FIFA World Cup"

    English-Russian FIFA World Cup 2002 dictionary > Spain

  • 5 cafe

    cafe, café ['kæfeɪ]
    (in UK) snack m; (in rest of Europe) café m
    ►► cafe society le beau monde
    CAFÉ En Grande-Bretagne, le mot "café" désigne une sorte de snack où l'on peut prendre un repas léger et boire du thé ou du café.

    Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > cafe

  • 6 over

    {'ouvə}
    I. 1. над, върху (и прен.), край, до
    OVER a glass of beer на чаша бира
    to sit OVER the fire седя край/до огъня
    to go to sleep OVER one's work заспивам над работата си/както работя
    with his coat OVER his shoulder с палто, преметнато през/на рамо
    to set OVER the rest поставям над другите
    how long will yon be OVER it? колко време ще ти отнеме това? to stumble OVER a stone препъвам се в/o камък
    2. по, на, из
    all OVER the town по/из целия град
    all OVER the world из/по целия свят
    OVER Europe, Europe OVER из цяла Европа
    3. оттатък, отвъд, през
    the house OVER the way отсрещната къща
    to speak OVER one's shoulder говоря през рамо
    to escape OVER the frontier избягвам през границата
    4. oт (ръба на нещо)
    to fall OVER a cliff падам от скала
    to flow OVER the edge проливам
    5. през, през (цялото) време, в течение на
    OVER the past 25 years в течение на/през последните 25 години
    can you stay OVER Sunday? можеш ли да останеш и неделя/до понеделник? he will not live OVER today той няма да доживее до утре
    6. над, повече от
    it costs OVER USD 50 струва над 50 долара
    OVER and above their wages освен/плюс/свръх надницата им
    7. по (радио, телефон и пр.)
    8. за, относно, във връзка с
    to laugh OVER something смея се на/за нещо
    trouble OVER money парични затруднения
    II. 1. оттатък, отвъд, от/на другата страна
    to jump OVER прескачам
    OVER here ей ту к, отсам
    OVER there ей там
    2. насам, у/при мен, нас и пр.
    he is OVER from Greece дошъл e от Гърция
    ask him OVER покани го да дойде
    we are having some friends OVER поканили сме приятели у нас
    3. падане, прекатурване пре-
    to fall OVER прекатурвам се
    and OVER I went претърколих се
    the milk boiled OVER млякото изкипя
    4. предаване, преотстъпване и пр. пре-
    to hand something OVER to someone предавам някому нещо
    to go OVER to the enemy преминавам към неприятеля
    OVER (to you)! сега e ваш ред! (радиотелеграфия и пр.)
    5. от край до край, изцяло, навсякъде
    to search the town OVER претърсвам целия град
    he's English all OVER той e типичен англичанин
    to be mud all OVER/разг. all OVER mud целият съм покрит с кал
    to ache all OVER всичко ме боли
    to paint OVER заличавам с боя
    to look OVER accounts преглеждам сметки
    to think something OVER премислям нещо
    to talk the matter OVER обсъждам/разисквам въпрос
    6. завършване, край
    the play is OVER пиесата свърши
    the rain is OVER дъждът преваля
    it's all OVER всичко e свършено
    it's OVER and done with окончателно e свършено, напълно e уредено
    7. още веднъж, отново, пак (и OVER again)
    I had to do it all OVER again трябваше да го правя пак от начало до край
    ten times OVER десет пъти едно след друго
    OVER and again много/безброй пъти, неведнъж
    to turn something OVER and OVER обръщам нещо на всички страни
    8. допълнително, отгоре, в остатък
    children of fourteen and OVER деца от четиринайсет години нагоре
    keep what is left OVER задръжте остатъка
    nine divided by four makes two and one OVER девет делено на четири прави две и едно в остатък
    I shall have something OVER ще ми остане нещо
    9. извънредно, необичайно, особено
    she grieves OVER much тя скърби прекалено много
    he hasn't done it OVER well не го e направил особено добре
    III. 1. горец, по-висш, по-висок
    2. външен
    3. допълнителен, извънреден, в повече
    4. прекомерен
    IV. pref свръх-, над-, пре-
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    {'ouvъ} prep 1. над, върху (и прен.), край, до; over а glass of bee(2) {'ouvъ} adv 1. оттатък, отвъд, от/на другата страна; to jump{3} {'ouvъ} а 1. горец, по-висш, по-висок; 2. външен; 3. допълни{4} {'ouvъ} pref свръх-, над-, пре-.
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    свръх; отвъд; отгоре; оттатък; отново; през; външен; върху; допълнително; горен; допълнителен; излишък; крайно; над; на;
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    1. all over the town по/из целия град 2. all over the world из/по целия свят 3. and over i went претърколих се 4. ask him over покани го да дойде 5. can you stay over sunday? можеш ли да останеш и неделя/до понеделник? he will not live over today той няма да доживее до утре 6. children of fourteen and over деца от четиринайсет години нагоре 7. he hasn't done it over well не го e направил особено добре 8. he is over from greece дошъл e от Гърция 9. he's english all over той e типичен англичанин 10. how long will yon be over it? колко време ще ти отнеме това? to stumble over a stone препъвам се в/o камък 11. i had to do it all over again трябваше да го правя пак от начало до край 12. i shall have something over ще ми остане нещо 13. i. над, върху (и прен.), край, до 14. ii. оттатък, отвъд, от/на другата страна 15. iii. горец, по-висш, по-висок 16. it costs over $50 струва над 50 долара 17. it's all over всичко e свършено 18. it's over and done with окончателно e свършено, напълно e уредено 19. iv. pref свръх-, над-, пре- 20. keep what is left over задръжте остатъка 21. nine divided by four makes two and one over девет делено на четири прави две и едно в остатък 22. over (to you)! сега e ваш ред! (радиотелеграфия и пр.) 23. over a glass of beer на чаша бира 24. over and above their wages освен/плюс/свръх надницата им 25. over and again много/безброй пъти, неведнъж 26. over europe, europe over из цяла Европа 27. over here ей ту к, отсам 28. over the past 25 years в течение на/през последните 25 години 29. over there ей там 30. oт (ръба на нещо) 31. she grieves over much тя скърби прекалено много 32. ten times over десет пъти едно след друго 33. the house over the way отсрещната къща 34. the milk boiled over млякото изкипя 35. the play is over пиесата свърши 36. the rain is over дъждът преваля 37. to ache all over всичко ме боли 38. to be mud all over/разг. all over mud целият съм покрит с кал 39. to escape over the frontier избягвам през границата 40. to fall over a cliff падам от скала 41. to fall over прекатурвам се 42. to flow over the edge проливам 43. to go over to the enemy преминавам към неприятеля 44. to go to sleep over one's work заспивам над работата си/както работя 45. to hand something over to someone предавам някому нещо 46. to jump over прескачам 47. to laugh over something смея се на/за нещо 48. to look over accounts преглеждам сметки 49. to paint over заличавам с боя 50. to search the town over претърсвам целия град 51. to set over the rest поставям над другите 52. to sit over the fire седя край/до огъня 53. to speak over one's shoulder говоря през рамо 54. to talk the matter over обсъждам/разисквам въпрос 55. to think something over премислям нещо 56. to turn something over and over обръщам нещо на всички страни 57. trouble over money парични затруднения 58. we are having some friends over поканили сме приятели у нас 59. with his coat over his shoulder с палто, преметнато през/на рамо 60. външен 61. допълнителен, извънреден, в повече 62. допълнително, отгоре, в остатък 63. за, относно, във връзка с 64. завършване, край 65. извънредно, необичайно, особено 66. над, повече от 67. насам, у/при мен, нас и пр 68. от край до край, изцяло, навсякъде 69. оттатък, отвъд, през 70. още веднъж, отново, пак (и over again) 71. падане, прекатурване пре- 72. по (радио, телефон и пр.) 73. по, на, из 74. предаване, преотстъпване и пр. пре- 75. през, през (цялото) време, в течение на 76. прекомерен
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    over[´ouvə] I. prep 1. над, върху, на; \over my head над главата ми; прен. 1) над умствените ми способности; трудно за разбиране; 2) без да се допита до мене; flung \over the back of a chair метнат върху облегалката на стол; to converse \over the fence разговарям през оградата; to sit \over the fire седя около (до) огъня; \over his signature с негов подпис; how long will you be \over it? колко време ще ти отнеме това? 2. по; на; из; to travel \over England пътувам из Англия; 3. през, през (цялото) време на, в течение на; he will not live \over today той не ще доживее до утре; to discuss business \over golf говоря по бизнес по време на голф (докато играя голф); can you stay \over Sunday? можеш ли да останеш и в неделя с нас? можеш ли да останеш до понеделник? 4. оттатък, отвъд, през; a bridge \over a stream мост през река; \over the river от другата страна на реката, отвъд реката; 5. от (ръба на нещо); to fall \over a cliff падам от скала; to flow \over the edge преливам; 6. над, повече от, свръх; \over forty над четиридесетте; I like that \over everything else това ми харесва повече от всичко друго; 7. по; чрез; I heard it \over the radio чух го по радиото; 8. за, относно, на тема; an argument \over nothing спор за глупости (нещо маловажно); to be all \over s.o. 1) престаравам се да любезнича с някого; 2) много се възхищавам от някого; she is not \over her last love affair още не се е съвзела след последната си любовна афера (не е преодоляла чувствата си); \over and above his salary в допълнение към заплатата му; II. adv 1. оттатък, отвъд, от другата страна; \over here ей тук, отсам; \over against срещу, против; to reach \over пресягам се; 2. за падане, преливане; пре-: and \over I went и ето че се претърколих; to knock s.o. \over повалям някого с удар; 3. от, оттатък; invite him \over покани го да дойде при нас; 4. за предаване: to hand s.th. \over to s.o. връчвам някому нещо; to take \over 1) поемам; 2) пренасям; 5. от край до край; от начало до край; навсякъде; to search the town \over претърсвам целия град; to read a document \over прочитам документ от край до край; he's English all \over той е англичанин от глава до пети; that's you all \over! това е типично за тебе! същият (същата) си си останал(а)! to think s.th. \over премислям нещо; to talk \over the matter обсъждам въпроса; 6. (със значение на край или завършек): the rain is \over дъждът спря; it is all \over всичко е свършено; \over and done with напълно уредено, съвсем готово; 7. още веднъж, отново (и \over again); ten times \over десет пъти едно след друго; twice \over на два пъти; \over and again много пъти наведнъж, безброй пъти; to turn s.th. \over and \over обръщам и преобръщам нещо, обръщам нещо на всички страни; 8. допълнително, отгоре; в остатък; people aged 65 and \over хора на 65 години и нагоре; nine divided by four makes two and one \over девет, делено на четири, прави две и едно в остатък; 9. извънредно, необичайно, свръх, крайно; he was \over polite той се топеше (разтичаше) от любезност; much \over прекалено (твърде) много; a pipe measuring three inches \over тръба, широка 3 инча (цола); \over and above освен това, в допълнение на, отгоре на това; на всичко отгоре; III. adj 1. горен, по-висок, по-висш; 2. външен; връхни; 3. допълнителен, извънреден; IV. n ам. 1. излишък; 2. воен. изстрел над мишената; 3. сп. последователно хвърляне на 6 топки (при игра на крикет); a maiden \over хвърляне на 6-те топки, без да се отбележи точка; 4. намятане, наметка, наддавка (при плетене); V. v рядко прескачам, прехвърлям; преминавам.

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  • 7 do

    I 1. transitive verb,
    neg. coll. don't, pres. t. he does, neg. (coll.) doesn't, p.t. did, neg. (coll.) didn't, pres. p. doing, p.p. done
    1) (perform) machen [Hausaufgaben, Hausarbeit, Examen, Handstand]; vollbringen [Tat]; tun, erfüllen [Pflicht]; tun, verrichten [Arbeit]; ausführen [Malerarbeiten]; vorführen [Trick, Striptease, Nummer, Tanz]; durchführen [Test]; aufführen [Stück]; singen [Lied]; mitmachen [Rennen, Wettbewerb]; spielen [Musikstück, Rolle]; tun [Buße]

    do the shopping/washing up/cleaning — einkaufen [gehen]/abwaschen/sauber machen

    do a lot of reading/walking — etc. viel lesen/spazieren gehen usw.

    do a dance/the foxtrot — tanzen/Foxtrott tanzen

    do something to something/somebody — etwas mit etwas/jemandem machen

    what can I do for you?was kann ich für Sie tun?; (in shop) was darf's sein?

    do something about something/somebody — etwas gegen etwas/jemanden unternehmen

    not know what to do with oneselfnicht wissen, was man machen soll

    that's done it(caused a change for the worse) das hat das Fass zum Überlaufen gebracht; (caused a change for the better) das hätten wir

    that will/should do it — so müsste es gehen; (is enough) das müsste genügen

    do a Garbo(coll.) es der Garbo (Dat.) gleichtun

    the car does/was doing about 100 m.p.h./does 45 miles to the gallon — das Auto schafft/fuhr mit ungefähr 160 Stundenkilometer/frisst (ugs.) od. braucht sechs Liter pro 100 Kilometer

    2) (spend)
    3) (produce) machen [Übersetzung, Kopie]; anfertigen [Bild, Skulptur]; herstellen [Artikel, Produkte]; schaffen [Pensum]
    4) (provide) haben [Vollpension, Mittagstisch]; (coll.): (offer for sale) führen
    5) (prepare) machen [Bett, Frühstück]; (work on) machen (ugs.), fertig machen [Garten, Hecke]; (clean) sauber machen; putzen [Schuhe, Fenster]; machen (ugs.) [Treppe]; (arrange) [zurecht]machen [Haare]; fertig machen [Korrespondenz, Zimmer]; (make up) schminken [Lippen, Augen, Gesicht]; machen (ugs.) [Nägel]; (cut) schneiden [Nägel]; schneiden [Gras, Hecke]; (paint) machen (ugs.) [Zimmer]; streichen [Haus, Möbel]; (attend to) sich kümmern um [Bücher, Rechnungen, Korrespondenz]; (repair) in Ordnung bringen
    6) (cook) braten

    well done — durch[gebraten]

    7) (solve) lösen [Problem, Rätsel]; machen [Puzzle, Kreuzworträtsel]
    8) (study, work at) machen; haben [Abiturfach]
    9) (sl.): (swindle) reinlegen (ugs.)
    10) (sl.): (defeat, kill) fertig machen (ugs.)
    11) (traverse) schaffen [Entfernung]
    12) (sl.): (undergo) absitzen, (salopp) abreißen [Strafe]
    13) (coll.): (visit) besuchen
    14) (satisfy) zusagen (+ Dat.); (suffice for, last) reichen (+ Dat.)
    2. intransitive verb, forms as
    1.
    1) (act) tun; (perform) spielen

    you can do just as you like — du kannst machen, was du willst

    do as they domach es wie sie

    2) (fare)
    3) (get on) vorankommen; (in exams) abschneiden

    do well/badly at school — gut/schlecht in der Schule sein

    4)

    how do you do?(formal) guten Tag/Morgen/Abend!

    5) (coll.): (manage)

    how are we doing for time?wie steht es mit der Zeit od. (ugs.) sieht es mit der Zeit aus?

    6) (serve purpose) es tun; (suffice) [aus]reichen; (be suitable) gehen
    7) (be usable)

    do for or as something — als etwas benutzt werden können

    8) (happen)

    there's nothing doing on the job marketes tut sich nichts auf dem Arbeitsmarkt (ugs.)

    Nothing doing. He's not interested — Nichts zu machen (ugs.). Er ist nicht interessiert. See also academic.ru/21693/doing">doing; done

    3. verb substitute, forms as
    1.
    1) replacing v.: usually not translated
    2) replacing v. and obj. etc

    he read the Bible every day as his father did before him — er las täglich in der Bibel, wie es schon sein Vater vor ihm getan hatte od. wie schon vor ihm sein Vater

    3) as ellipt. aux

    You went to Paris, didn't you? - Yes, I did — Du warst doch in Paris, oder od. nicht wahr? - Ja[, stimmt od. war ich]

    4) with ‘so’, ‘it’, etc

    I knew John Lennon. - So did I — Ich kannte John Lennon. - Ich auch

    I know you from somewhere, don't I? — wir kennen uns doch irgendwoher, nicht?

    4. auxiliary verb
    + inf. as pres. or past, forms as 1.

    you do look glumdu siehst ja so bedrückt aus

    but I tell you, I did see him — aber ich sage dir doch, dass ich ihn gesehen habe

    little did he know that... — er hatte keine Ahnung, dass...

    I don't or do not wish to take part — ich möchte nicht teilnehmen

    5) in neg. commands

    don't or do not expect to find him in a good mood — erwarten Sie nicht, dass Sie ihn in guter Stimmung antreffen

    children, do not forget... — Kinder, vergesst [ja] nicht...

    don't be so noisy! — seid [doch] nicht so laut!

    don't! — tu's/tut's/tun Sie's nicht!

    6) + inf. as imper. for emphasis etc

    do sit down, won't you? — bitte setzen Sie sich doch!

    do be quiet, Paul! — Paul, sei doch mal ruhig!

    Phrasal Verbs:
    II noun
    , pl. dos or do's
    1) (sl.): (swindle) Schwindel, der; krumme Sache (ugs.)
    2) (Brit. coll.): (festivity) Feier, die; Fete, die (ugs.)
    3) in pl.
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    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) Hilfsverb in Fragen und bei Verneinung
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down]) Hilfsverb zur Betonung
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.) statt Wiederholung des Verbs
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.) bei Inversion
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) tun
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) schaffen
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) machen
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) genügen
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) sich beschäftigen mit
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) sich befinden
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) herrichten
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?)
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) erweisen
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) zufügen
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) erledigen
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) das Fest
    - doer
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with
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    do
    [du:]
    <does, did, done>
    1. (forming question)
    \do you like children? magst du Kinder?
    did he see you? hat er dich gesehen?
    what did you say? was hast du gesagt?
    \do you/ \does he/she indeed [or now]? tatsächlich?
    \do I like cheese? — I love cheese! ob ich Käse mag? — ich liebe Käse!
    Frida \doesn't like olives Frida mag keine Oliven
    I \don't want to go yet! ich will noch nicht gehen!
    I \don't smoke ich rauche nicht
    it \doesn't matter das macht nichts
    \don't [you] speak to me like that! sprich nicht so mit mir!
    \don't be silly sei nicht albern!
    \don't let's argue about it lasst uns deswegen nicht streiten
    \do come to our party ach komm doch zu unserer Party
    may I join you?please \do! kann ich mitkommen? — aber bitte!
    boy, did he yell! der hat vielleicht geschrieen! fam
    so you \do like beer after all du magst also doch Bier
    you \do look tired du siehst wirklich müde aus
    \do shut up, Sarah halte bloß deinen Mund, Sarah
    \do tell me! sag's mir doch!
    \do I/ \does he/she ever! und ob!
    not only did I speak to her, I even... ich habe nicht nur mit ihr gesprochen, sondern auch...
    little \does she know sie hat echt keine Ahnung; (not yet) sie ahnt noch nichts; ( form)
    never did I hear such a terrible noise noch nie habe ich so ein schreckliches Geräusch gehört
    she runs much faster than he \does sie läuft viel schneller als er
    he said he wouldn't come, but fortunately he did er meinte, dass er nicht kommen würde, aber glücklicherweise tat er es dann doch
    \do you like Chopin? — yes, I \do/no, I \don't mögen Sie Chopin? — ja/nein
    who ate the cake? — I did!/didn't! wer hat den Kuchen gegessen? — ich!/ich nicht!
    I don't like Chinese foodnor [or neither] \do I/I \do ich esse nicht gerne Chinesisch — ich auch nicht/ich schon
    ... so \do I... ich auch
    so you don't like her — I \do! du magst sie also nicht — doch!
    6. (requesting affirmation)
    you don't understand the question, \do you? Sie verstehen die Frage nicht, stimmt's?
    you do understand what I mean, \don't you? du verstehst [doch], was ich meine, oder?
    7. (expressing surprise)
    so they really got married, did they? dann haben sie also wirklich geheiratet!
    <does, did, done>
    to \do sth etw tun [o machen]
    what shall I \do now? was soll ich jetzt machen?
    just \do it! mach's einfach!
    what are you \doing over the weekend? was machst du am Wochenende?
    haven't you got anything better to \do? hast du nichts Besseres zu tun?
    justice must be done Gerechtigkeit muss sein
    he \does nothing but complain er beklagt sich echt den ganzen Tag lang fam
    what have you done to her? was hast du mit ihr gemacht?
    what are these toys \doing here? was macht das [ganze] Spielzeug hier?
    what's the front door \doing open? warum steht die Haustür offen?
    what on earth are you \doing [there]! was um alles in der Welt machst du denn da?
    I'm sorry, it simply can't be done before next weekend tut mir leid, aber vor dem nächsten Wochenende geht es einfach nicht
    that was a stupid thing to \do das war dumm!
    what have you done with my coat? wo hast du meinen Mantel hingetan?
    to \do one's best sein Bestes tun [o geben]
    to \do business with sb mit jdm Geschäfte machen fam
    to \do lunch esp AM auswärts zu Mittag essen
    to \do nothing of the sort nichts dergleichen tun
    to \do sth with sb/oneself etw mit jdm/sich anfangen
    what am I going to \do with myself while you are away? was soll ich nur die ganze Zeit machen, wenn du nicht da bist
    3. (help)
    to \do sth for sb etw für jdn tun
    what can I \do for you? was kann ich für Sie tun?
    you never \do anything for me! du tust nie was für mich!
    can you \do anything for my bad back, doctor? können Sie was gegen meine Rückenbeschwerden tun, Herr Doktor?
    these pills have done nothing for me diese Pillen haben mir überhaupt nicht geholfen
    4. (use for)
    to \do sth with sth etw mit etw dat tun
    what are you going to \do with that hammer? was hast du mit dem Hammer vor?
    what should we \do with this box? was sollen wir mit dieser Kiste machen?
    5. (job)
    to \do sth for a living mit etw dat seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen
    what \does your mother \do? was macht deine Mutter beruflich?
    6. (take action)
    to \do sth about sth etw gegen etw akk tun
    I know I drink too much, but I can't \do anything about it ich weiß, dass ich zu viel trinke, aber ich kann nichts dagegen tun
    what is to be done about that? was kann man dagegen tun?
    \don't just stand there, \do something! stehen Sie doch nicht nur so rum, tun Sie was!
    to \do sth etw machen [o erledigen]
    if you \do the washing up,... wenn du abspülst,...
    let me \do the talking überlass mir das Reden
    today we're going to \do Chapter 4 heute beschäftigen wir uns mit Kapitel 4
    I found someone to \do the garden wall ich habe jemanden gefunden, der die Gartenmauer bauen wird
    to \do one's homework [seine] Hausaufgaben machen
    to \do the shopping einkaufen
    8. (learn)
    to \do sth:
    have you ever done any Chinese? hast du jemals Chinesisch gelernt?
    Diane did History at London University Diane hat an der London University Geschichte [im Hauptfach] studiert
    to \do sth riddle etw lösen
    to \do a crossword ein Kreuzworträtsel lösen [o fam machen]
    can you \do this sum for me? kannst du das für mich zusammenrechnen?
    10. ( fam: finish)
    are you done? bist du jetzt fertig? fam
    to \do sth for sb [or sb sth] etw für jdn machen
    can you \do me 20 photocopies of this report? kannst du mir diesen Bericht 20-mal abziehen?
    12. (tidy)
    to \do the dishes das Geschirr abspülen [o SCHWEIZ abwaschen]
    to \do one's nails (varnish) sich dat die Nägel lackieren; (cut) sich dat die Nägel schneiden
    to \do one's shoes seine Schuhe putzen
    to \do one's teeth sich dat die Zähne putzen
    to \do a bow tie eine Schleife binden
    to \do flowers Blumen arrangieren
    to get one's hair done zum Friseur [o SCHWEIZ Coiffeur] gehen
    where \do you get your hair done? zu welchem Friseur gehst du?
    to \do sth etw besichtigen
    to \do India eine Indienreise machen
    to \do Nice sich dat Nizza ansehen
    15. AUTO
    to \do 100 km/h 100 fahren fam
    16. (travel)
    to \do Paris to Bordeaux in five hours in fünf Stunden von Paris nach Bordeaux fahren
    to \do sb jdm genügen
    that'll \do me nicely, thank you das reicht mir dicke, danke! fam
    I only have diet cola — will that \do you? ich habe nur Diätcola — trinkst du die auch?
    to \do sth:
    this pub only \does food at lunchtime in diesem Pub gibt es nur zur Mittagszeit etwas zu essen
    \do you \do travel insurance as well? bieten Sie auch Reiseversicherungen an?
    sorry, we \don't \do hot meals tut mir leid, bei uns gibt es nur kalte Küche
    19. (cook)
    to \do the cooking kochen
    how long should the carrots be done for? wie lange müssen die Karotten kochen?
    could you \do me something without fish? könntest du mir etwas ohne Fisch kochen?
    20. (cause)
    to \do sb sth jdm etw tun
    to \do sb a favour jdm einen Gefallen tun
    to \do sb good jdm gut tun
    it would \do you good to get some fresh air es würde dir gut tun, etwas frische Luft zu schnappen
    to \do sb harm jdm schaden; see also credit, honour, justice
    to \do sb jdn drannehmen
    but he said he'd \do me next aber er sagte, dass ich als Nächste drankäme!
    22. (treat well)
    to \do sb well jdn verwöhnen
    to \do oneself well es sich dat gutgehen lassen
    23. (act)
    to \do sth play etw aufführen
    to \do a role eine Rolle spielen
    who did James Bond before Roger Moore? wer hat James Bond vor Roger Moore gespielt?
    to \do sb/sth jdn/etw nachmachen
    he \does a brilliant Churchill er kann Churchill wunderbar nachmachen; ( fig)
    I hope she won't \do a Mary and get divorced six months after her wedding ich hoffe, sie macht es nicht wie Mary und lässt sich sechs Monate nach ihrer Hochzeit wieder scheiden
    25. ( fam sl: rob)
    to \do sth in etw dat einen Bruch machen sl
    26. ( fam: cheat)
    to \do sb jdn übers Ohr hauen fam
    he did me for a thousand quid for that car er hat mir einen Tausender für das Auto abgeknöpft
    27. ( fam: be in jail)
    to \do 5 years [for sth] [wegen einer S. gen] fünf Jahre sitzen
    if you're not careful, you'll end up \doing time again wenn du nicht vorsichtig bist, musst du wieder sitzen
    28. esp BRIT ( fam: punish)
    to \do sb jdn fertigmachen fam
    to get done for sth (by the police) wegen einer S. gen von der Polizei angehalten werden; (by a court) für etw akk verurteilt werden
    29. ( fam: take drugs)
    to \do sth:
    how long have you been \doing heroin? wie lange nimmst du schon Heroin?
    30. (translate)
    to be done into French/German book ins Französische/Deutsche übersetzt worden sein
    to \do a translation übersetzen
    31. (exhaust)
    this last climb has really done me diese letzte Tour hat mir wirklich den Rest gegeben
    32. ( fam: impress)
    sth \does nothing for sb etw reißt jdn nicht gerade vom Hocker fam
    Bach has never done anything for me Bach hat mich noch nie sonderlich vom Hocker gerissen fam
    that film really did something to me dieser Film hat mich wirklich beeindruckt; (excite sexually)
    you really \do something to me, you know du machst mich echt an, weißt du [das] fam
    to \do it with sb mit jdm schlafen euph
    how old were you when you first did it? wie alt warst du bei deinem ersten Mal?
    34. (don't mention)
    \don't good morning me! komm mir nicht mit guten Morgen!
    35.
    what's done is done ( saying) was passiert ist, ist passiert
    that \does it! so, das war's jetzt!
    that's done it! jetzt haben wir die Bescherung! fam
    <does, did, done>
    1. (behave)
    to \do right [or the right thing] das Richtige tun
    to \do well to do sth gut daran tun, etw zu tun
    to \do as one pleases tun, was einem Spaß macht
    \do as I \do mach's wie ich fam
    \do as you're told tu, was man dir sagt
    sb is \doing badly/fine [or all right] [or well] jdm geht es schlecht/gut
    mother and baby are \doing well Mutter und Kind sind wohlauf
    how is your mother \doing? wie geht es deiner Mutter?
    how is Mary \doing in her new job? wie geht es Mary in ihrem neuen Job?
    you could \do better du könntest besser sein; (perform) du könntest es besser machen
    George has done well for himself George hat es für seine Verhältnisse weit gebracht
    our daughter is \doing well at school unsere Tochter ist gut in der Schule
    to be \doing well out of sth erfolgreich mit etw dat sein
    3. ( fam: finish)
    have you done? bist du fertig?
    have you done with those scissors yet? brauchst du die Schere noch?
    I haven't done with you yet ich bin noch nicht fertig mit dir
    4. (be acceptable, suffice) passen, in Ordnung sein
    that'll \do das ist o.k. so
    will £10 \do? reichen 10 Pfund?
    this kind of behaviour just won't \do! so ein Verhalten geht einfach nicht an!
    do you think this will \do for a blanket? glaubst du, das können wir als Decke nehmen?
    that'll \do as a cushion das geht [erstmal] als Kissen
    this will \do just fine as a table das wird einen guten Tisch abgeben
    this will have to \do for a meal das muss als Essen genügen
    will this room \do? ist dieses Zimmer o.k. für Sie?
    it doesn't \do to criticize your parents seine Eltern kritisiert man nicht
    will it \do if I get those books to you by Friday? reicht es, wenn ich dir die Bücher bis Freitag bringe?
    we'll make \do with $100 100 Dollar müssen reichen
    that will never \do das geht einfach nicht
    to \do [for sb] sich akk [für jdn] eignen
    5. ( fam: happen)
    this town is so boringthere's never anything \doing diese Stadt ist so langweilig — nie tut sich was
    6.
    it isn't done BRIT es ist nicht üblich
    how \do you \do? ( form or dated: as introduction) angenehm
    \do unto others as you would they should \do unto you ( prov) was du nicht willst, das man dir tut, das füg auch keinem andern zu prov
    what's \doing? ( fam) was ist los?
    that will \do jetzt reicht's aber!
    IV. NOUN
    1. esp BRIT, AUS ( fam: party) Fete f fam
    a big \do eine Riesenfete fam
    2. BRIT (sl: swindle) Schwindel m fam
    fair \dos gleiches Recht für alle
    4. AM (sl)
    that's some \do you've got! das ist ja eine Frisur, die du da hast!
    5. no pl (droppings)
    dog \do Hundehäufchen nt
    6. (allowed, not allowed)
    the \dos and \don'ts was man tun und was man nicht tun sollte
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    I [dəʊ]
    n (MUS)
    Do nt II [duː] vb: pret did, ptp done
    1. AUXILIARY VERB
    There is no equivalent in German to the use of do in questions, negative statements and negative commands.
    1)

    interrogative, negative do you understand? — verstehen Sie?

    you know him, don't you? — Sie kennen ihn doch?, Sie kennen ihn (doch), oder?

    you don't know him, do you? — Sie kennen ihn also nicht, oder?

    he does understand, doesn't he? —

    he didn't go, did he? — er ist (doch) nicht gegangen, oder?

    3)

    substitute for another verb you speak better German than I do — Sie sprechen besser Deutsch als ich

    he doesn't like cheese and neither do Ier mag keinen Käse und ich auch nicht

    I don't like cheese but he does — ich mag keinen Käse, aber er schon

    they said he would go and he did — sie sagten, er würde gehen und das tat er (dann) auch

    4)

    in tag responses do you see them often? – yes, I do/no, I don't — sehen Sie sie oft? – ja/nein

    do you serve food? – yes, we do — gibts bei Ihnen Essen? – ja

    you didn't go, did you? – yes, I did — Sie sind nicht gegangen, oder? – doch

    they speak French – oh, do they? — sie sprechen Französisch – ja?, ach, wirklich or tatsächlich?

    they speak German – do they really? — sie sprechen Deutsch – wirklich?

    may I come in? – do! — darf ich hereinkommen? – ja, bitte

    shall I open the window? – no, don't! — soll ich das Fenster öffnen? – nein, bitte nicht!

    who broke the window? – I did — wer hat das Fenster eingeschlagen? – ich

    5)

    DO shut up! (esp Brit) — (nun) sei doch (endlich) ruhig!

    do tell him that... (esp Brit)

    well do I remember him!und ob ich mich an ihn erinnere!

    it's very expensive, but I DO like it — es ist zwar sehr teuer, aber es gefällt mir nun mal

    2. TRANSITIVE VERB
    1) tun, machen

    I've done a stupid thing —

    sorry, it's impossible, it can't be done — tut mir leid, (ist) ausgeschlossen, es lässt sich nicht machen

    can you do it by yourself? —

    to do the housework/one's homework —

    who did the choreography/the cover design? we'll have to get someone to do the roof — wer hat die Choreografie/den Umschlagentwurf gemacht? wir müssen jemanden bestellen, der das Dach macht (inf)

    to do one's hair — sich frisieren, sich (dat) die Haare (zurecht)machen (inf)

    to do one's nailssich (dat) die Nägel schneiden or (varnish) lackieren

    to do one's teeth (Brit)sich (dat) die Zähne putzen

    to do the dishes — spülen, den Abwasch machen

    he knows it's a mistake but he can't do anything about it — er weiß, dass es ein Fehler ist, aber er kann nichts dagegen machen or daran ändern

    we'll have to do something about this/him — wir müssen da/wir müssen mit ihm etwas tun or unternehmen

    do something for me, will you... shut up — tu mir bloß den (einen) Gefallen und halt den Mund

    I've done everything I can — ich habe alles getan, was ich kann

    he does nothing but complain — er nörgelt immer nur, er tut nichts als nörgeln (inf)

    well, do what you can — mach or tu (eben), was du kannst

    what do I have to do to get through to him? — was muss ich tun, um zu ihm durchzukommen?

    how do you do it? — wie macht man das?; (in amazement) wie machen Sie das bloß? __diams; that's done it (inf) so, da haben wirs!, da haben wir die Bescherung! (inf) __diams; that does it! jetzt reichts mir!

    2)

    as job, profession what does your father do? — was macht Ihr Vater (beruflich)?

    3)

    = provide service, product what can I do for you? — was kann ich für Sie tun?; (by shop assistant) was darfs sein?

    sorry, we don't do lunches — wir haben leider keinen Mittagstisch

    we do a wide range of herbal teas —

    we only do one style of gloves (= sell) (= produce) — wir haben or führen nur eine Sorte Handschuhe wir stellen nur eine Sorte Handschuhe her

    4)

    = complete, finish in pret, ptp only the work's done now — die Arbeit ist gemacht or getan or fertig

    what's done cannot be undone — was geschehen ist, kann man nicht ungeschehen machen

    5) = study, cover durchnehmen, haben
    6) COOK machen (inf)
    7) = solve lösen; sum, crossword, puzzle etc lösen, machen
    8) = take customer drannehmen

    the barber said he'd do me next — der Friseur sagte, er würde mich als Nächsten drannehmen

    9) Theat, Film part spielen
    10) = take off, mimic nachmachen
    11) = visit, see sights of city, country, museum besuchen, abhaken (inf)
    12) AUT ETC fahren, machen (inf)
    13)

    = treat (Brit inf) they do you very well at that hotel — in dem Hotel ist man gut untergebracht or aufgehoben

    they do you very well at that restaurantin dem Restaurant isst man sehr gut __diams; to do oneself well es sich (dat) gut gehen lassen

    14) = be suitable for inf passen (sb jdm); (= be sufficient for) reichen (sb jdm)
    15) = cheat inf übers Ohr hauen (inf), reinlegen (inf)

    I was done for £80 — mit £ 80 hat man mich ganz schön übers Ohr gehauen (inf)

    16) = burgle inf einbrechen in (+acc)

    the office was done last nightim Büro ist gestern Nacht ein Bruch gemacht worden (sl)

    17)

    = hurt Brit inf I'll do you! — dir besorg ichs noch! (inf)

    18)

    = tire out (inf) I'm absolutely done (in)! — ich bin völlig geschafft or erledigt or fertig (all inf)

    19) = take inf drugs nehmen
    20) in prison inf 6 years etc sitzen, abreißen (inf)
    21)

    = translate (old, liter) done into (the) English by... — ins Englische übertragen von...

    3. INTRANSITIVE VERB
    1)

    = act do as I do — mach es wie ich

    he did well to take advice — er tat gut daran, sich beraten zu lassen

    he did right — er hat richtig gehandelt, es war richtig von ihm

    he did right/well to go — es war richtig/gut, dass er gegangen ist

    2)

    = get on, fare how are you doing? — wie gehts (Ihnen)?

    I'm not doing so badlyes geht mir gar nicht so schlecht

    when my uncle died I did quite well — als mein Onkel starb, bin ich ganz gut dabei weggekommen __diams; how do you do? (on introduction) guten Tag/Abend!, angenehm! (form) __diams; what's doing? (inf) was ist los?

    3) = be suitable gehen

    this room will dodas Zimmer geht (inf) or ist in Ordnung

    will it do if I come back at 8? — geht es, wenn ich um 8 Uhr zurück bin?

    it doesn't do to keep a lady waiting —

    will she/it do? — geht sie/das?

    4) = be sufficient reichen

    can you lend me some money? – will £10 do? —

    yes, that'll do — ja, das reicht

    you'll have to make do with £10 — £ 10 müssen Ihnen reichen, Sie werden mit £ 10 auskommen müssen __diams; that'll do! jetzt reichts aber!

    4. NOUN (Brit inf)
    1) = event Veranstaltung f, Sache f (inf); (= party) Fete f (inf)
    2) = swindle (Brit) Schwindel m
    3) = hairdo esp US Frisur f, Schnitt m
    5. dosPLURAL NOUN
    * * *
    do1 [duː; unbetont dʊ; də] prät did [dıd], pperf done [dʌn], 3. sg präs does [dʌz; unbetont dəz]
    A v/t
    1. tun, machen:
    what can I do (for you)? was kann ich (für Sie) tun?, womit kann ich (Ihnen) dienen?;
    do sth for sb etwas für jemanden erledigen;
    what does he do? was macht er beruflich?, was ist er von Beruf?;
    are you doing anything tonight? hast du heute Abend (schon) etwas vor?;
    do sth about etwas tun gegen;
    what is to be done ( oder to do)? was ist zu tun?, was soll geschehen?;
    if it were to do again wenn es noch einmal getan werden müsste;
    you can’t do this to me! das kannst du nicht mit mir machen!;
    you couldn’t do that to me! das kannst du mir (doch) nicht antun!;
    what have you done to my suit? was haben Sie mit meinem Anzug gemacht?;
    he promised to do sth er versprach, etwas zu unternehmen;
    he does not know what to do with his time er weiß nicht, was er mit seiner Zeit anfangen soll;
    do sth together etwas gemeinsam oder zusammen unternehmen;
    don’t do anything I wouldn’t do hum bleib sauber!; do with
    2. tun, ausführen, vollbringen, Arbeiten verrichten, Verbrechen begehen:
    do one’s lessons SCHULE seine (Haus)Aufgaben machen;
    he did all the writing er hat alles allein geschrieben;
    he did all the talking er führte die Unterhaltung ganz allein, auch ich bin überhaupt nicht zu Wort gekommen;
    let me do the talking lass mich sprechen;
    it can’t be done es geht nicht, es ist undurchführbar;
    the machine does the rest die Maschine erledigt den Rest;
    the storm did a lot of material damage der Sturm richtete großen Sachschaden an;
    do you think he did it? glaubst du, dass er es getan hat oder dass er es war?; done B 1, B 2
    3. tätigen, machen: business A 3, A 13
    4. tun, leisten, vollbringen:
    do one’s best sein Bestes tun, sich alle Mühe geben
    5. anfertigen, herstellen, ein Kunstwerk etc auch schaffen:
    do a portrait ein Porträt malen;
    do a translation eine Übersetzung machen oder anfertigen
    6. jemandem etwas (an)tun, zufügen, erweisen: favor B 2, good A 1, A 2, harm A 1, honor B 1, etc
    7. einbringen: credit A 5
    8. erzielen, erreichen:
    I did it! ich habe es geschafft!;
    now you have done it! iron nun hast du es glücklich geschafft!
    9. sich beschäftigen mit, arbeiten an (dat)
    10. Speisen zubereiten, besonders kochen oder braten
    11. in Ordnung bringen, z. B.
    a) das Geschirr abwaschen: dish A 1 c
    b) das Zimmer aufräumen, machen umg
    12. herrichten, dekorieren, schmücken
    13. (her)richten:
    she is having her nails done sie lässt sich maniküren;
    he had his teeth done er ließ sich die Zähne richten; face A 1, hair Bes Redew
    14. a) eine Fremdsprache etc lernen
    b) einen Autor etc durchnehmen, behandeln
    15. eine Aufgabe lösen
    16. obs übersetzen, -tragen ( beide:
    into German ins Deutsche)
    17. a) eine Rolle etc spielen, einen Charakter darstellen:
    do Othello den Othello spielen;
    do the polite den höflichen Mann spielen oder markieren;
    do the host den Gastgeber spielen
    b) nachahmen:
    18. zurücklegen, machen, schaffen umg:
    they did 20 miles sie legten 20 Meilen zurück;
    the car does 100 m.p.h. der Wagen fährt 160 km/h
    19. umg besichtigen, die Sehenswürdigkeiten besichtigen von (oder gen):
    do Rome in three days Rom in drei Tagen besichtigen oder umg machen
    20. umg genügen (dat):
    21. umg erschöpfen, erledigen umg:
    they were pretty well done sie waren am Ende (ihrer Kräfte)
    22. umg
    a) jemanden erledigen, fertigmachen:
    I’ll do him in three rounds
    b) drannehmen (Friseur etc):
    I’ll do you next, sir
    23. sl reinlegen, übers Ohr hauen, anschmieren:
    do sb out of sth jemanden um etwas erleichtern oder betrügen oder bringen; brown A
    24. sl eine Strafe abbrummen:
    he did two years in prison er hat zwei Jahre abgerissen;
    he did three months for theft er saß drei Monate wegen Diebstahls
    25. umg
    a) bewirten
    b) unterbringen:
    they do you very well here hier werden Sie gut bewirtet; hier sind Sie gut untergebracht
    26. behandeln: well1 A 1
    27. bringen (obs außer in):
    do to death töten, umbringen
    28. sl einen Bruch machen in (dat), einbrechen in (akk oder dat), ein Auto etc aufbrechen
    29. umg bumsen (schlafen mit)
    B v/i
    1. handeln, vorgehen, tun, sich verhalten:
    the premier would do wisely to resign der Premier würde klug handeln oder wäre gut beraten, wenn er zurückträte; well1 A 1, A 2
    2. (tätig) handeln, wirken:
    do or die kämpfen od untergehen;
    it’s do or die now! jetzt gehts ums Ganze!
    3. weiter-, vorankommen:
    a) vorwärtskommen, Erfolge haben ( beide:
    with bei, mit), gut abschneiden (in bei, in dat),
    b) gut gedeihen (Getreide etc)( B 4, B 5);
    do better sich verbessern
    4. Leistungen vollbringen:
    a) seine Sache gut machen,
    b) viel Geld verdienen ( B 3, B 5);
    he did better than expected er schnitt besser als erwartet ab;
    his son is doing well at school seinem Sohn geht es in der Schule gut
    5. sich befinden:
    a) gesund sein,
    b) in guten Verhältnissen leben,
    c) sich gut erholen ( B 3, B 4);
    how do you do? guten Tag! (bei der Vorstellung)
    6. auskommen, zurande kommen
    7. genügen, (aus)reichen, passen, dem Zweck entsprechen oder dienen:
    that will (not) do das genügt oder reicht (nicht);
    it will do tomorrow es hat Zeit bis morgen;
    we’ll make it do wir werden schon damit auskommen
    8. angehen, recht sein, sich schicken, passen:
    that won’t do!
    a) das geht nicht (an)!,
    b) das wird nicht gehen!;
    it won’t do to be rude mit Grobheit kommt man nicht weit(er), man darf nicht unhöflich sein
    9. (im pprerfect) aufhören:
    have done! hör auf!, genug (davon)!;
    let us have done with it! hören wir auf damit!; done B 5
    C Ersatzverb zur Vermeidung von Wiederholungen v/t & v/i tun (bleibt meist unübersetzt):
    he treats his children as I do my dogs er behandelt seine Kinder wie ich meine Hunde;
    you know it as well as I do du weißt es so gut wie ich;
    he sang better than he had ever done before er sang besser, als (er) je zuvor (gesungen hatte);
    she likes cats. so do I ich auch;
    he does not work hard, does he? er arbeitet nicht viel, nicht wahr?;
    he works hard, doesn’t he? er arbeitet viel, nicht wahr?;
    did he buy it? he did ja(wohl);
    do you understand? I don’t nein;
    he sold his car. did he? wirklich?, so?;
    I wanted to go there, and I did so ich wollte hingehen und tat es auch
    do you know him? kennen Sie ihn?
    I do not believe it ich glaube es nicht;
    do not go there gehen Sie nicht hin!;
    don’t tun Sie es nicht!, lassen Sie das!
    I do apologize tut mir wirklich leid;
    you do ask questions du stellst vielleicht Fragen;
    do sit down nehmen Sie doch bitte Platz;
    I do like it mir gefällt es wirklich;
    but I do see it! aber ich sehe es doch!;
    I did see it, but ich sah es wohl oder zwar, aber;
    do try to understand it versteh das doch;
    be quiet, do sei doch still!
    4. iron I do enjoy a quiet evening at home es geht doch nichts über einen ruhigen Abend zu Hause
    rarely does one see such things solche Dinge sieht man (nur) selten
    do2 [duː] pl dos, do’s [duːz] s
    1. sl Schwindel m, Gaunerei f
    2. besonders Br umg Fete f, Feier f
    3. fair do’s!
    a) sei nicht unfair!,
    b) gleiches Recht für alle!
    4. pl umg Gebote pl:
    do’s and don’ts Gebote und Verbote, (Spiel)Regeln
    do3 [dəʊ] s MUS do n (Solmisationssilbe)
    * * *
    I 1. transitive verb,
    neg. coll. don't, pres. t. he does, neg. (coll.) doesn't, p.t. did, neg. (coll.) didn't, pres. p. doing, p.p. done
    1) (perform) machen [Hausaufgaben, Hausarbeit, Examen, Handstand]; vollbringen [Tat]; tun, erfüllen [Pflicht]; tun, verrichten [Arbeit]; ausführen [Malerarbeiten]; vorführen [Trick, Striptease, Nummer, Tanz]; durchführen [Test]; aufführen [Stück]; singen [Lied]; mitmachen [Rennen, Wettbewerb]; spielen [Musikstück, Rolle]; tun [Buße]

    do the shopping/washing up/cleaning — einkaufen [gehen]/abwaschen/sauber machen

    do a lot of reading/walking — etc. viel lesen/spazieren gehen usw.

    do a dance/the foxtrot — tanzen/Foxtrott tanzen

    do something to something/somebody — etwas mit etwas/jemandem machen

    what can I do for you? — was kann ich für Sie tun?; (in shop) was darf's sein?

    do something about something/somebody — etwas gegen etwas/jemanden unternehmen

    not know what to do with oneself — nicht wissen, was man machen soll

    that's done it (caused a change for the worse) das hat das Fass zum Überlaufen gebracht; (caused a change for the better) das hätten wir

    that will/should do it — so müsste es gehen; (is enough) das müsste genügen

    do a Garbo(coll.) es der Garbo (Dat.) gleichtun

    the car does/was doing about 100 m.p.h./does 45 miles to the gallon — das Auto schafft/fuhr mit ungefähr 160 Stundenkilometer/frisst (ugs.) od. braucht sechs Liter pro 100 Kilometer

    3) (produce) machen [Übersetzung, Kopie]; anfertigen [Bild, Skulptur]; herstellen [Artikel, Produkte]; schaffen [Pensum]
    4) (provide) haben [Vollpension, Mittagstisch]; (coll.): (offer for sale) führen
    5) (prepare) machen [Bett, Frühstück]; (work on) machen (ugs.), fertig machen [Garten, Hecke]; (clean) sauber machen; putzen [Schuhe, Fenster]; machen (ugs.) [Treppe]; (arrange) [zurecht]machen [Haare]; fertig machen [Korrespondenz, Zimmer]; (make up) schminken [Lippen, Augen, Gesicht]; machen (ugs.) [Nägel]; (cut) schneiden [Nägel]; schneiden [Gras, Hecke]; (paint) machen (ugs.) [Zimmer]; streichen [Haus, Möbel]; (attend to) sich kümmern um [Bücher, Rechnungen, Korrespondenz]; (repair) in Ordnung bringen
    6) (cook) braten

    well done — durch[gebraten]

    7) (solve) lösen [Problem, Rätsel]; machen [Puzzle, Kreuzworträtsel]
    8) (study, work at) machen; haben [Abiturfach]
    9) (sl.): (swindle) reinlegen (ugs.)
    10) (sl.): (defeat, kill) fertig machen (ugs.)
    11) (traverse) schaffen [Entfernung]
    12) (sl.): (undergo) absitzen, (salopp) abreißen [Strafe]
    13) (coll.): (visit) besuchen
    14) (satisfy) zusagen (+ Dat.); (suffice for, last) reichen (+ Dat.)
    2. intransitive verb, forms as
    1.
    1) (act) tun; (perform) spielen

    you can do just as you like — du kannst machen, was du willst

    3) (get on) vorankommen; (in exams) abschneiden

    do well/badly at school — gut/schlecht in der Schule sein

    4)

    how do you do? (formal) guten Tag/Morgen/Abend!

    5) (coll.): (manage)

    how are we doing for time?wie steht es mit der Zeit od. (ugs.) sieht es mit der Zeit aus?

    6) (serve purpose) es tun; (suffice) [aus]reichen; (be suitable) gehen

    do for or as something — als etwas benutzt werden können

    Nothing doing. He's not interested — Nichts zu machen (ugs.). Er ist nicht interessiert. See also doing; done

    3. verb substitute, forms as
    1.
    1) replacing v.: usually not translated
    2) replacing v. and obj. etc

    he read the Bible every day as his father did before him — er las täglich in der Bibel, wie es schon sein Vater vor ihm getan hatte od. wie schon vor ihm sein Vater

    3) as ellipt. aux

    You went to Paris, didn't you? - Yes, I did — Du warst doch in Paris, oder od. nicht wahr? - Ja[, stimmt od. war ich]

    4) with ‘so’, ‘it’, etc

    I knew John Lennon. - So did I — Ich kannte John Lennon. - Ich auch

    I know you from somewhere, don't I? — wir kennen uns doch irgendwoher, nicht?

    4. auxiliary verb
    + inf. as pres. or past, forms as 1.

    but I tell you, I did see him — aber ich sage dir doch, dass ich ihn gesehen habe

    little did he know that... — er hatte keine Ahnung, dass...

    I don't or do not wish to take part — ich möchte nicht teilnehmen

    5) in neg. commands

    don't or do not expect to find him in a good mood — erwarten Sie nicht, dass Sie ihn in guter Stimmung antreffen

    children, do not forget... — Kinder, vergesst [ja] nicht...

    don't be so noisy! — seid [doch] nicht so laut!

    don't! — tu's/tut's/tun Sie's nicht!

    6) + inf. as imper. for emphasis etc

    do sit down, won't you? — bitte setzen Sie sich doch!

    do be quiet, Paul! — Paul, sei doch mal ruhig!

    Phrasal Verbs:
    II noun
    , pl. dos or do's
    1) (sl.): (swindle) Schwindel, der; krumme Sache (ugs.)
    2) (Brit. coll.): (festivity) Feier, die; Fete, die (ugs.)
    3) in pl.
    * * *
    v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: did, done)
    = ausführen v.
    tun v.
    (§ p.,pp.: tat, getan)

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  • 8 all

    all [ɔ:l]
    all expenses will be reimbursed tous les frais seront remboursés;
    all night toute la nuit;
    all day and all night toute la journée et toute la nuit;
    all six of us want to go nous voulons y aller tous/toutes les six;
    to be all things to all men être tout à tous
    (b) (every one of) tous (toutes);
    all kinds of people toutes sortes de gens;
    for children of all ages pour les enfants de tous les âges;
    Sport the British all-comers 100 m record le record britannique de l'épreuve du 100 m ouverte à tous
    (with) all my love (at end of letter) bien affectueusement;
    with all speed à toute vitesse;
    in all fairness (to sb) pour être juste (avec qn)
    (a) (the whole of) tout(e) m,f;
    all the butter tout le beurre;
    all the beer toute la bière;
    all my life toute ma vie;
    all five women les cinq femmes;
    all the way (of journey) tout le long du chemin; (of course of action) jusqu'au bout;
    is that all the luggage you're taking? c'est tout ce que vous emportez comme bagages?;
    for all his wealth en dépit de ou malgré sa fortune;
    familiar and all that et tout cela, et tout le reste;
    you're not as ill as all that vous n'êtes pas aussi ou si malade que ça;
    it's not all that pleasant ce n'est pas tellement agréable;
    of all the stupid things to say/do! de toutes les idioties possibles!;
    of all times to phone! il/elle/ etc a bien choisi son/ etc heure pour téléphoner!;
    you, of all people, should know what I mean toi au moins tu devrais savoir ce que je veux dire;
    in all honesty/sincerity pour être honnête/sincère;
    what's all that noise? qu'est-ce que c'est que tout ce bruit?;
    all that's nonsense tout ça, c'est des bêtises;
    for all that they say he's a genius, I think… ils ont beau dire que c'est un génie, moi, je pense…
    all the better! tant mieux!;
    you will feel all the better for a rest un peu de repos vous fera le plus grand bien;
    all the sooner d'autant plus vite
    I gave all I had j'ai donné tout ce que j'avais;
    take it all prenez tout;
    all I want is to rest tout ce que je veux c'est du repos;
    that's all I have to say c'est tout ce que j'ai à dire;
    all will be well tout ira bien;
    will that be all? ce sera tout?;
    I did all I could j'ai fait tout ce que j'ai pu;
    it was all I could do not to laugh j'ai eu du mal à m'empêcher de rire;
    it's all his fault c'est sa faute à lui;
    for all I know autant que je sache;
    for all I care pour (tout) ce que cela me fait;
    you men are all the same! vous les hommes, vous êtes tous pareils ou tous les mêmes!;
    all or nothing tout ou rien;
    all in good time chaque chose en son temps;
    when all is said and done en fin de compte, au bout du compte;
    best/worst of all,… le mieux/pire, c'est que…;
    most of all surtout, en particulier;
    proverb all's well that ends well tout est bien qui finit bien
    (b) (everyone) tous (toutes);
    all are agreed that… tous sont d'accord que…;
    all of us nous tous;
    we all love him nous l'aimons tous;
    we all came nous sommes tous venus;
    good evening, all! bonsoir à tous!, bonsoir, tout le monde!;
    don't all speak at once! ne parlez pas tous en même temps!;
    they all made the same mistake ils ont tous fait la même erreur;
    the children were all hoping to go les enfants espéraient tous y aller;
    all who knew her loved her tous ceux qui la connaissaient l'aimaient;
    all together tous à la fois, tous ensemble
    the score is 5 all le score est de 5 partout;
    30 all (in tennis) 30 partout, 30 à
    all of tout;
    all of the butter/the cakes tout le beurre, tous les gâteaux;
    all of London Londres tout entier;
    all of it was sold (le) tout a été vendu;
    how much wine did they drink? - all of it combien de vin ont-ils bu? - tout ce qu'il y avait;
    I want all of it je le veux en entier;
    all of you can come vous pouvez tous venir;
    listen, all of you écoutez-moi tous;
    she knows all of their names elle connaît tous leurs noms;
    he must be all of sixty il doit avoir au moins soixante ans;
    the book cost me all of £10 le livre ne m'a coûté que 10 livres;
    humorous it's all of five minutes' walk away! c'est au moins à cinq minutes à pied!
    she was all alone elle était toute seule;
    she was all excited elle était tout excitée;
    she was all dressed or she was dressed all in black elle était habillée tout en noir;
    all along the road tout le long de la route;
    all around the edge tout le long du bord;
    I forgot all about the meeting j'ai complètement oublié qu'il y avait une réunion;
    the soup went all down my dress la soupe s'est répandue partout sur ma robe;
    the jacket's split all up the sleeve la veste a craqué tout le long de la manche;
    familiar don't get your hands all dirty ne va pas te salir les mains!;
    familiar the motor's all rusty inside le moteur est tout rouillé à l'intérieur;
    all at one go (tout) d'un seul coup;
    all in one piece (furniture) tout d'une pièce; figurative (person) sain et sauf;
    I'm all for it moi, je suis tout à fait pour;
    she's all for giving children their freedom elle est tout à fait convaincue qu'il faut donner aux enfants leur liberté;
    my wife was all for calling in a doctor ma femme voulait à toute force ou à tout prix appeler un médecin;
    he's not all bad il n'est pas entièrement mauvais;
    that's all to the good! tout va pour le mieux!;
    all the better/worse (for me) tant mieux/pis (pour moi);
    you will be all the better for it vous vous en trouverez (d'autant) mieux;
    all the harder encore plus dur;
    the time came all too soon l'heure n'arriva que trop tôt;
    familiar it's all up with him il est fichu
    5 noun
    tout;
    I would give my all to be there je donnerais tout ce que j'ai pour y être;
    the team gave their all l'équipe a donné son maximum;
    to stake one's all on sth tout miser sur qch
    du tout;
    do you know him at all? est-ce que vous le connaissez (un peu)?;
    I didn't speak at all je n'ai pas parlé du tout;
    I'm not at all astonished je n'en suis aucunement étonné;
    he's not at all patient il n'est pas du tout patient;
    not at all pas du tout, familiar du tout; (when thanked) je vous en prie;
    nothing at all rien du tout;
    if he comes at all s'il vient;
    it seemed to worry him very little, if at all ça n'a pas eu l'air de l'inquiéter le moins du monde;
    he comes rarely if at all il vient très rarement, voire jamais;
    if you had any feelings at all si vous aviez le moindre sentiment;
    if we had any money at all si nous avions le moindre argent ou ne serait-ce qu'un peu d'argent;
    if you do any travelling at all, you'll know what I mean si vous voyagez un tant soit peu, vous comprendrez ce que je veux dire;
    if it is at all cold s'il fait un (tant soit) peu froid;
    if it is at all possible si c'était possible;
    why do it at all? pourquoi se donner la peine de le faire?
    depuis le début;
    that's what I've been saying all along c'est ce que je dis depuis le début
    (a) (suddenly) tout d'un coup
    (b) (all at the same time) à la fois, en même temps
    presque;
    all but finished presque ou pratiquement fini;
    I all but missed it j'ai bien failli le rater, c'est tout juste si je ne l'ai pas raté
    10 all in
    I'm all in je suis mort
    (everything included) tout compris;
    the rent is £250 a month all in le loyer est de 250 livres par mois tout compris
    tout compte fait
    to go all out y aller à fond;
    to go all out to do sth se donner à fond pour faire qch
    (finished) fini;
    that's all over and done with now tout ça c'est bien terminé maintenant;
    it's all over between them tout est fini entre eux
    partout;
    there were toys scattered all over the floor il y avait des jouets éparpillés partout sur le sol;
    you've got ink all over you! tu t'es mis de l'encre partout!;
    all over the world dans le monde entier;
    we have agencies all over Europe nous avons des agences dans toute l'Europe ou partout en Europe;
    it'll be all over town tomorrow morning! demain matin, toute la ville sera au courant!;
    familiar all over the place (everywhere) partout, dans tous les coins; (very erratic, inaccurate) pas au point ;
    familiar their filing system's all over the place leur système de classement n'est pas du tout au point;
    familiar the team was all over the place l'équipe a joué n'importe comment ;
    familiar he was all over her il ne l'a pas laissée tranquille un instant;
    familiar he was all over us when he heard we were from the BBC il ne nous a plus laissés tranquilles quand il a appris que nous étions de la BBC ;
    familiar humorous he was all over her like a rash or a cheap suit il l'a draguée de façon flagrante
    (everywhere) partout;
    painted green all over peint tout en vert;
    covered all over in blossoms tout en fleur ou en fleurs;
    it was like being a child all over again c'était comme retomber en enfance;
    familiar that's him all over! ça c'est lui tout craché!
    taken all round tout bien considéré
    we're all square now nous ne sommes plus en compte maintenant
    (b) Sport (level) à égalité
    it isn't all that difficult or as difficult as all that ce n'est pas si difficile que ça
    all the more reason for doing it again raison de plus pour recommencer
    encore plus;
    it makes her all the more interesting ça la rend encore plus intéressante;
    it's all the more unfair since or as he promised not to put up the rent c'est d'autant plus injuste qu'il a promis de ne pas augmenter le loyer
    (nevertheless) tout de même, quand même;
    he paid up all the same il a payé quand même
    it's all the same to me ça m'est complètement égal, peu m'importe;
    if it's all the same to you si cela ne vous gêne pas
    tout compris;
    there were six of us all told nous étions six en tout
    all too soon bien trop vite;
    the holidays went all too quickly les vacances ne sont passées que trop vite;
    it's all too easy to forget that c'est tellement facile de l'oublier des budgets
    ►► the All Blacks les All Blacks mpl (l'équipe nationale de rugby de la Nouvelle-Zélande);
    1 noun
    (signal m de) fin f d'alerte;
    to sound the all clear sonner la fin de l'alerte;
    figurative he received or was given the all clear on the project on lui a donné le feu vert pour le projet;
    the tests came back negative and he's been given the all clear les résultats des tests sont revenus et tout est normal
    fin d'alerte!; All Fools' Day le premier avril;
    All Hallows Toussaint f;
    All Hallows' Eve la veille de la Toussaint;
    All Saints' Day (le jour de) la Toussaint;
    All Souls' Day le jour ou la fête des Morts
    ✾ Play 'All That Fall' Beckett 'Tous ceux qui tombent'
    ✾ Film 'All That Jazz' Fosse 'Que le spectacle commence!'
    ✾ Film 'All About Eve' Mankiewicz 'Ève'
    ✾ Book ✾ Film 'All Quiet on the Western Front' Remarque, Milestone 'À l'Ouest, rien de nouveau'
    ✾ Play 'All's Well That Ends Well' Shakespeare 'Tout est bien qui finit bien'
    ✾ Book ✾ Film 'All the King's Men' Warren, Rossen 'Les Fous du Roi'

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  • 9 Introduction

       Portugal is a small Western European nation with a large, distinctive past replete with both triumph and tragedy. One of the continent's oldest nation-states, Portugal has frontiers that are essentially unchanged since the late 14th century. The country's unique character and 850-year history as an independent state present several curious paradoxes. As of 1974, when much of the remainder of the Portuguese overseas empire was decolonized, Portuguese society appeared to be the most ethnically homogeneous of the two Iberian states and of much of Europe. Yet, Portuguese society had received, over the course of 2,000 years, infusions of other ethnic groups in invasions and immigration: Phoenicians, Greeks, Celts, Romans, Suevi, Visigoths, Muslims (Arab and Berber), Jews, Italians, Flemings, Burgundian French, black Africans, and Asians. Indeed, Portugal has been a crossroads, despite its relative isolation in the western corner of the Iberian Peninsula, between the West and North Africa, Tropical Africa, and Asia and America. Since 1974, Portugal's society has become less homogeneous, as there has been significant immigration of former subjects from its erstwhile overseas empire.
       Other paradoxes should be noted as well. Although Portugal is sometimes confused with Spain or things Spanish, its very national independence and national culture depend on being different from Spain and Spaniards. Today, Portugal's independence may be taken for granted. Since 1140, except for 1580-1640 when it was ruled by Philippine Spain, Portugal has been a sovereign state. Nevertheless, a recurring theme of the nation's history is cycles of anxiety and despair that its freedom as a nation is at risk. There is a paradox, too, about Portugal's overseas empire(s), which lasted half a millennium (1415-1975): after 1822, when Brazil achieved independence from Portugal, most of the Portuguese who emigrated overseas never set foot in their overseas empire, but preferred to immigrate to Brazil or to other countries in North or South America or Europe, where established Portuguese overseas communities existed.
       Portugal was a world power during the period 1415-1550, the era of the Discoveries, expansion, and early empire, and since then the Portuguese have experienced periods of decline, decadence, and rejuvenation. Despite the fact that Portugal slipped to the rank of a third- or fourth-rate power after 1580, it and its people can claim rightfully an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions that assure their place both in world and Western history. These distinctions should be kept in mind while acknowledging that, for more than 400 years, Portugal has generally lagged behind the rest of Western Europe, although not Southern Europe, in social and economic developments and has remained behind even its only neighbor and sometime nemesis, Spain.
       Portugal's pioneering role in the Discoveries and exploration era of the 15th and 16th centuries is well known. Often noted, too, is the Portuguese role in the art and science of maritime navigation through the efforts of early navigators, mapmakers, seamen, and fishermen. What are often forgotten are the country's slender base of resources, its small population largely of rural peasants, and, until recently, its occupation of only 16 percent of the Iberian Peninsula. As of 1139—10, when Portugal emerged first as an independent monarchy, and eventually a sovereign nation-state, England and France had not achieved this status. The Portuguese were the first in the Iberian Peninsula to expel the Muslim invaders from their portion of the peninsula, achieving this by 1250, more than 200 years before Castile managed to do the same (1492).
       Other distinctions may be noted. Portugal conquered the first overseas empire beyond the Mediterranean in the early modern era and established the first plantation system based on slave labor. Portugal's empire was the first to be colonized and the last to be decolonized in the 20th century. With so much of its scattered, seaborne empire dependent upon the safety and seaworthiness of shipping, Portugal was a pioneer in initiating marine insurance, a practice that is taken for granted today. During the time of Pombaline Portugal (1750-77), Portugal was the first state to organize and hold an industrial trade fair. In distinctive political and governmental developments, Portugal's record is more mixed, and this fact suggests that maintaining a government with a functioning rule of law and a pluralist, representative democracy has not been an easy matter in a country that for so long has been one of the poorest and least educated in the West. Portugal's First Republic (1910-26), only the third republic in a largely monarchist Europe (after France and Switzerland), was Western Europe's most unstable parliamentary system in the 20th century. Finally, the authoritarian Estado Novo or "New State" (1926-74) was the longest surviving authoritarian system in modern Western Europe. When Portugal departed from its overseas empire in 1974-75, the descendants, in effect, of Prince Henry the Navigator were leaving the West's oldest empire.
       Portugal's individuality is based mainly on its long history of distinc-tiveness, its intense determination to use any means — alliance, diplomacy, defense, trade, or empire—to be a sovereign state, independent of Spain, and on its national pride in the Portuguese language. Another master factor in Portuguese affairs deserves mention. The country's politics and government have been influenced not only by intellectual currents from the Atlantic but also through Spain from Europe, which brought new political ideas and institutions and novel technologies. Given the weight of empire in Portugal's past, it is not surprising that public affairs have been hostage to a degree to what happened in her overseas empire. Most important have been domestic responses to imperial affairs during both imperial and internal crises since 1415, which have continued to the mid-1970s and beyond. One of the most important themes of Portuguese history, and one oddly neglected by not a few histories, is that every major political crisis and fundamental change in the system—in other words, revolution—since 1415 has been intimately connected with a related imperial crisis. The respective dates of these historical crises are: 1437, 1495, 1578-80, 1640, 1820-22, 1890, 1910, 1926-30, 1961, and 1974. The reader will find greater detail on each crisis in historical context in the history section of this introduction and in relevant entries.
       LAND AND PEOPLE
       The Republic of Portugal is located on the western edge of the Iberian Peninsula. A major geographical dividing line is the Tagus River: Portugal north of it has an Atlantic orientation; the country to the south of it has a Mediterranean orientation. There is little physical evidence that Portugal is clearly geographically distinct from Spain, and there is no major natural barrier between the two countries along more than 1,214 kilometers (755 miles) of the Luso-Spanish frontier. In climate, Portugal has a number of microclimates similar to the microclimates of Galicia, Estremadura, and Andalusia in neighboring Spain. North of the Tagus, in general, there is an Atlantic-type climate with higher rainfall, cold winters, and some snow in the mountainous areas. South of the Tagus is a more Mediterranean climate, with hot, dry, often rainless summers and cool, wet winters. Lisbon, the capital, which has a fifth of the country's population living in its region, has an average annual mean temperature about 16° C (60° F).
       For a small country with an area of 92,345 square kilometers (35,580 square miles, including the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and the Madeiras), which is about the size of the state of Indiana in the United States, Portugal has a remarkable diversity of regional topography and scenery. In some respects, Portugal resembles an island within the peninsula, embodying a unique fusion of European and non-European cultures, akin to Spain yet apart. Its geography is a study in contrasts, from the flat, sandy coastal plain, in some places unusually wide for Europe, to the mountainous Beira districts or provinces north of the Tagus, to the snow-capped mountain range of the Estrela, with its unique ski area, to the rocky, barren, remote Trás-os-Montes district bordering Spain. There are extensive forests in central and northern Portugal that contrast with the flat, almost Kansas-like plains of the wheat belt in the Alentejo district. There is also the unique Algarve district, isolated somewhat from the Alentejo district by a mountain range, with a microclimate, topography, and vegetation that resemble closely those of North Africa.
       Although Portugal is small, just 563 kilometers (337 miles) long and from 129 to 209 kilometers (80 to 125 miles) wide, it is strategically located on transportation and communication routes between Europe and North Africa, and the Americas and Europe. Geographical location is one key to the long history of Portugal's three overseas empires, which stretched once from Morocco to the Moluccas and from lonely Sagres at Cape St. Vincent to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is essential to emphasize the identity of its neighbors: on the north and east Portugal is bounded by Spain, its only neighbor, and by the Atlantic Ocean on the south and west. Portugal is the westernmost country of Western Europe, and its shape resembles a face, with Lisbon below the nose, staring into the
       Atlantic. No part of Portugal touches the Mediterranean, and its Atlantic orientation has been a response in part to turning its back on Castile and Léon (later Spain) and exploring, traveling, and trading or working in lands beyond the peninsula. Portugal was the pioneering nation in the Atlantic-born European discoveries during the Renaissance, and its diplomatic and trade relations have been dominated by countries that have been Atlantic powers as well: Spain; England (Britain since 1707); France; Brazil, once its greatest colony; and the United States.
       Today Portugal and its Atlantic islands have a population of roughly 10 million people. While ethnic homogeneity has been characteristic of it in recent history, Portugal's population over the centuries has seen an infusion of non-Portuguese ethnic groups from various parts of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Between 1500 and 1800, a significant population of black Africans, brought in as slaves, was absorbed in the population. And since 1950, a population of Cape Verdeans, who worked in menial labor, has resided in Portugal. With the influx of African, Goan, and Timorese refugees and exiles from the empire—as many as three quarters of a million retornados ("returned ones" or immigrants from the former empire) entered Portugal in 1974 and 1975—there has been greater ethnic diversity in the Portuguese population. In 2002, there were 239,113 immigrants legally residing in Portugal: 108,132 from Africa; 24,806 from Brazil; 15,906 from Britain; 14,617 from Spain; and 11,877 from Germany. In addition, about 200,000 immigrants are living in Portugal from eastern Europe, mainly from Ukraine. The growth of Portugal's population is reflected in the following statistics:
       1527 1,200,000 (estimate only)
       1768 2,400,000 (estimate only)
       1864 4,287,000 first census
       1890 5,049,700
       1900 5,423,000
       1911 5,960,000
       1930 6,826,000
       1940 7,185,143
       1950 8,510,000
       1960 8,889,000
       1970 8,668,000* note decrease
       1980 9,833,000
       1991 9,862,540
       1996 9,934,100
       2006 10,642,836
       2010 10,710,000 (estimated)

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  • 10 set

    1. I
    1) the sun is setting солнце садится /заходит/
    2) his power has begun to set его могущество /власть/ слабеет; his star has set его звезда закатилась; his glory has set его слава померкла
    3) cement has set цемент схватился /затвердел/; the glue did not set клей не засох; the jelly has set желе застыло; blood (the white of the egg, etc.) set кровь и т.д. свернулась; the milk set молоко свернулось /створожилось/; all his muscles set все его мускулы напряглись; his face set его лицо-окаменело /застыло/
    4) young trees set молодые деревца принялись; the blossoms were abundant but they failed to set цветение было бурным, но плоды не завязались
    2. II
    1) set at some time the sun sets early (late, etc.) солнце заходит рано и т.д.; set in some manner the sun sets slowly солнце медленно садится
    3) set at some time the jelly hasn't set yet желе еще не застыло; set in some manner cement (mortar, glue, etc.) sets quickly цемент и т.д. быстро застывает /схватывается/; her hair sets easily ее волосы легко укладывать, у нее послушные волосы; his lips set stubbornly его губы упрямо сжались; his teeth set stubbornly он упрямо стиснул зубы
    3. III
    1) set smth. set a broken bone (dislocated joints, etc.) вправить кость и т.д.; set one's hair укладывать волосы; set the table накрывать на стол; set the stage расставлять декорации; set the scene подготовить обстановку; set the sails а) ставить паруса; б) отправляться в плавание; set a piano настраивать пианино; set a palette подготавливать палитру; set a razor править бритву; set a saw разводить пилу; set a clock (the hands of the watch, the alarm-clock) поставить часы; set the focus of a microscope настроить микроскоп; set a map ориентировать карту
    2) set smb., smth. set guards /sentries, watches/ расставлять часовых /караульных и т.п./; set the guard (the pickets) выставлять караул (пикеты)
    3) set smth. set the wedding day (the time, a date, a price, etc.) назначать день свадьбы и т.д.; set a fine устанавливать размер штрафа; set the course разработать /выработать/ курс; set standards (limits, a time-limit, boundaries, etc.) устанавливать нормы и т.д.; set requirements определять / вырабатывать/ требования; set a punishment наложить взыскание
    4) set smth. set an examination-paper (questions, problems, etc.) составлять письменную экзаменационную работу и т.д.; set a new style (a tone) задавать новый стиль (тон); set the fashion вводить моду; set a new model (a pattern) внедрять новый образец (покрой); set the расе задавать темп; set a record устанавливать рекорд; set a precedent создавать прецедент; set a good (bad) example подавать хороший (дурной) пример
    5) set smth. set a trap (a snare) поставить капкан (силки); set an ambush устроить засаду
    4. IV
    1) set smth. somewhere set the books back положить /поставить/ книги на место; set the chairs back отодвигать стулья; set back one's shoulders расправить плечи; the dog set its ears back собака прижала уши; set the clock (one's watch, the alarm, the hand of the watch, etc.) back one hour перевести часы /отвести часы/ на один час назад; set one's watch forward one hour поставить /перевести/ часы на один час вперед; set a house well (some distance /some way/, a fair distance, etc.) back from the road (from the street, etc.) построить /поставить/ дом вдали и т.д. от дороги и т.д.; set the book (one's knitting, the newspaper, etc.) aside отложить в сторону /отодвинуть/ книгу и т.A; set down one's load (one's suitcase, a box, etc.) опустить свой груз и т.д. (на землю)-, set the tray down поставить (на стол и т.я.) поднос; set the chair upright поднять стул; set smb. somewhere set the dogs apart растащить [дерущихся] собак; set the children apart отделять /изолировать/ детей
    2) set smb., smth. in some direction the current set them (the boat, the ship, etc.) northward (seawards, etc.) течением их и т.д. понесло к северу и т.д.
    5. V
    set smb. smth.
    1) set the boys (the students, the employees, etc.) a difficult job (an easy task, a difficult problem, the job of cleaning the yard, etc.) (заплавать мальчикам и т.д. трудную работу и т.д., set oneself a difficult task ставить перед бабой трудную задачу; set him a sum задавать ему арифметическую задачу; set one's son a goal поставить перед своим сыном цель
    2) set the children (the younger boys, youngsters, other people, etc.) a good example подавать детям и т.д. хороший пример; set smb. smth. to do smth. set smb. a standard /a pattern/ to follow служить для кого-л. образцом, которому надо следовать
    6. VI
    set smth., smb. in some state
    1) set the window (the door, the gates, etc.) open открывать /оставлять открытым/ окно и т.д.; set the door ajar приоткрывать дверь, оставить дверь полуоткрытой; set one's hat (one's tie, one's skirt, etc.) straight поправить шляпу и т.д., надеть шляпу и т.д. как следует; set the prisoners (the bird, etc.) free освобождать /выпускать на свободу, на волю/ узников и т.д.; set the dog loose спускать собаку (с цепи, с поводка и т.п.); a good night's rest will set you right за ночь вы отдохнете и снова будете хорошо себя чувствовать; why didn't you set the boy right? почему же вы не поправили мальчика?; I can soon set that right я могу это быстро уладить или исправить; set errors right исправлять ошибки; it would set him (myself) right in their eyes это оправдает его (меня) в их глазах; set things /matters/ straight /right/ уладить дела; set things ready приводить все в готовность; set smb.'s curiosity agog возбуждать чье-л. любопытство
    7. VII
    1) set smb. to do smth. set the men to chop wood (the men to saw wood, the boys to dig a field, the pupils to work at their algebra, the girl to shell peas, the pupils to sing, etc.) заставлять рабочих колоть дрова и т.д.; I set him to work at mowing the lawn я велел ему /дал ему задание/ постричь газон; я вменил ему в обязанность подстригать газон; whom did you set to do this? кому вы поручили это сделать?; I set myself to study the problem я решил взяться за изучение этого вопроса; he set himself to finish the job by the end of May он твердо решил /поставил себе целью/ закончить работу к концу мая
    2) set smth. to do smth. set a machine (a device, a mechanism, etc.) to work приводить в действие /завалять. запускать/ машину и т.д.; set the alarm clock to wake us at seven заводить будильник, чтобы он поднял нас в семь часов, поставить будильник на семь часов
    3) set smth. to do smth. set a pattern to be followed подавать пример; создавать пример для подражания
    8. VIII
    set smb., smth. doing smth. set everybody (the company, people, me, etc.) thinking (singing, running, etc.) заставить всех и т.д. (при)задуматься и т.д.; set smb. talking а) заставить кого-л. говорить, разговорить кого-л.; I set him talking about the new invention (about the discovery, about marriage, etc.) я навел его на разговор о новом изобретении и т.д.; б) дать кому-л. пищу для разговоров; this incident set people talking этот случай /инцидент/ вызвал всякие пересуды; my jokes set the whole table (the company, the audience, the boys, etc.) laughing мой шутки смешили всех за столом и т.д.; set them wondering вызвать у них удивление; the smoke set her coughing от дыма она закашлялась; who has set the dog barking? кто там прошел?, почему лает собака?; set tongues wagging вызывать толки /пересуды/, давать пищу для сплетен; the news set my heart beating эта новость заставила мое сердце забиться; it's time we set the machinery (the machine, the engine, etc.) going пора запустить механизм и т.д. /привести механизм и т.д. в действие/; when anybody entered the device set the bell ringing когда кто-нибудь входил, срабатывало устройство и звонок начинал звонить; а strong wind set the bells ringing от сильного ветра колокола зазвонили; set a top spinning запускать волчок; а false step will set stones rolling один неверный шаг set и камни покатятся вниз; set a plan going начать осуществление плана; we must set things going надо начинать действовать
    9. XI
    1) be set in (near, round, on, etc.) smth. her house is set well back in the garden (near the road, some way back from the street, on a hill, etc.) ее дом стоит а глубине сада и т.д.; а town (a country-seat, a village, etc.) is set in a woodland (on an island, north of /from/ London, etc.) город и т.д. расположен в лесистой местности и т.д.; а boundary stone is set between two fields поля разделяет межевой камень; а balcony is set round the house вокруг дома идет балкон; the second act (the scene, the play, etc.) is set in ancient Rome (in a street, in Paris, etc.) действие второго акта и т.д. происходит в древнем Риме и т.д.; а screen is set in a wall экран вделан /вмонтирован/ в стену; there was a little door set in a wall в стене была маленькая дверка; а ruby (a diamond, etc.) was set in a buckle (in a gold ring, in an earring, etc.) в пряжку и т.д. был вделан /вставлен/ рубин и т.д.; а ruby is set in gold рубин в золотой оправе /оправлен золотом/; his blue eyes are set deep in a white face на его бледном лице глубоко посажены голубые глаза; the young plants should be set at intervals of six inches эти молодые растения надо сажать на расстоянии шести дюймов [друг от друга]; be set with smth. the coast is set with modem resorts на побережье раскинулось множество современных курортов; the tops of the wall were set with broken glass верхний край стены был утыкан битым стеклом; the room is set with tables and chairs комната заставлена столами и стульями; tables were set with little sprays of blue flowers столы были украшены маленькими букетиками синих цветов: the field was set with daisies поле было усеяно маргаритками; the sky was set with stars небо было усыпано звездами; а bracelet (a ring, a crown, a sword-handle, a valuable ornament, etc.) was set with diamonds (with jewels, with gems, with rubies, with pearls, with precious stones, etc.) браслет и т.д. был украшен /усыпан/ бриллиантами и т.д.; а gold ring set with two fine pearls золотое кольцо с двумя большими жемчужинами
    3) be set on smth., smb. he (his mind, his heart) was set on it ему этого очень хотелось; his heart was set on her a) он любил лишь ее; б) все его помыслы были связаны с ней; be set on doing smth. be set on going to the stage (on coming here again, etc.) твердо решить пойти на сцену и т.д.; be set on going to the sea окончательно решить стать моряком; be set on having a motor bike (on winning, on finding him, etc.) поставить своей целью приобрести мотоцикл и т.д.; be set against smth.,smb. he is set against all reforms (against having electric light in the house, against this marriage, against the trip, etc.) он решительно [настроен] против всяких реформ и т.д.; he is set against her он и слышать о ней не хочет; be set against doing smth. he was violently set against meeting her он упорно отказывался встретиться /от встречи/ с ней /противился встрече с ней/
    4) be set on by smb. she was set on by robbers (by a lot of roughs in the dark, by a dog, etc.) на нее напали грабители и т.д.
    5) be set the table is set стол накрыт; the sails are set паруса подняты; be set for smb., smth. the table is set for six стол накрыт на шесть человек /персон/; the table is set for dinner (for lunch, etc.) стол накрыт к обеду и т.д.; be set in some state slaves (prisoners, hostages, etc.) were set free /at liberty/ рабы и т.д. были освобождены /отпущены на волю/; this must be set in order a) это надо привести в порядок; б) это надо разместить /разложить/ по порядку; the motor was set in motion включили мотор
    6) be set at some time the mortar is already set цемент уже схватился /затвердел/; the jelly is not set yet желе еще не застыло; has the type for the book been set yet? эту книгу уже набрали?; it was all set now теперь все было готово /подготовлено/; be set in some manner his lips (his jaws, his teeth) were firmly set in an effort to control himself он плотно сжал губы (челюсти, зубы), пытаясь овладеть собой; his mind and character are completely set он вполне сформировался /сложился/ как личность; be set to do smth. be set to go there быть готовым пойти туда; two pumps (machines, wheels, etc.) were set to work два насоса и т.д. были включены /приведены в действие/; be set for smth. be set for the talk (for the meeting, for the game, for the journey, etc.) быть готовым к разговору и т.д.; the scene is set for the tragedy (for the drama, for the climax, etc.) события (в книге, в пьесе и т.п.) подводят /подготавливают/ (читателя, зрителя и т.п.) к трагедии и т.д.; he was all set for a brilliant career у него были все задатки для блестящей карьеры
    7) be set over smb. he was set over people ему была дана власть над людьми; he was set over his rivals его ставили выше его соперников
    8) be set against smth. one's expenses must be set against the amount received расходы следует соразмерить с доходами; the advantages must be set against the disadvantages надо учесть все плюсы и минусы; against these gains must be set the loss of prestige оценивая эти выгоды, нельзя забывать об ущербе в связи с потерей престижа; it's no good when theory is set against practice плохо, когда теорию противопоставляют практике; when one language is set against another... когда один язык сравнивают /сопоставляют/ с другим...
    9) be set for some time the examination (the voting, his departure, etc.) is set for today (for May 2, etc.) экзамен и т.д. назначен на сегодня и т.д., the party is all set for Monday at my place решено вечеринку провести в понедельник у меня; the time and date of the meeting have not yet been set дата и время собрания еще не установлены; be set by smth., smb. rules (standards, terms, fees, etc.) are set by a committee (by the law, by the headmaster, etc.) правила и т.д. устанавливаются комиссией и т.д.
    10) be set the list of questions is set список вопросов /вопросник/ составлен; be set for smth. what subjects have been set for the examination next year? какие предметы включены в экзамен на будущий год? || be set to music быть положенным на музыку
    11) be set in smth. the editorial was set in boldface type передовая была набрана жирным шрифтом
    10. XII
    have smth. set we have everything set у нас все готово /подготовлено/; the ship has her sails set корабль поднял паруса; have a place set for a guest поставить прибор для гостя
    11. XIII
    set to do smth. set to dig the garden (to write letters, etc.) начать вскапывать сад и т.д.; the engineers set to repair the bridge инженеры приступили к ремонту моста
    12. XVI
    1) set behind (in, on, etc.) smth. the sun sets behind the western range of mountains солнце садится за горной грядой на западе; the sun sets in the sea солнце садится в море; the sun never sets on our country над нашей страной никогда не заходит солнце; set at (in) smth. the sun sets at five o'clock (in the evening, etc.) солнце заходит в пять часов и т.д.
    2) set against (to, from, etc.) smth. set against the wind (against the current) двигаться, направляться (идти, плыть и т.п.) против ветра (против течения); set against the tide идти против прилива; the wind sets from the south (from the west, from the north-east, etc.) ветер дует с юга и т.д.: the current sets to the west (to the south, through the channel, through the straits, etc.) течение идет на запад и т.д.; the tide has set in his favour ему начинает везти
    3) set against (with) smth., smb. public opinion is setting against this proposal (against this plan, against his visit, against him, etc.) общественное мнение складывается не в пользу этого предложения и т.д.; circumstances were setting with our plan (with him, etc.) обстоятельства складывались благоприятно для осуществления нашего плана и т.д.
    4) set about (upon, on, to) smth. set about the study of mineralogy (about the composition, about it, about one's washing, about one's work, etc.) приниматься /браться/ за изучение минералогии и т.д.; I don't know how to set about this job не знаю, как приступить /как подступиться/ к этой работе; they set upon the task unwillingly они неохотно взялись за выполнение этой задачи; set to work in earnest, set seriously to work серьезно браться за работу; set to work on the problem приняться за работу над этой проблемой; set to work on one's studies начать заниматься, приняться за учение
    5) set up (on) smb. set upon the enemy атаковать противника; а gang of ruffians set on him на него напала шайка хулиганов; they set upon him with blows они набросились на него с кулаками; they set upon us with arguments они обрушились на нас со своими доводами; set about /at/ smb. coll. set about the boys (about the stranger, about the supporters of the other team, at the bully, etc.) набрасываться /налетать, наскакивать/ на мальчишек и т.д.; they set about each other at once они сразу же сцепились друг с другом /начали колошматить друг друга/; I'd set about you myself if I could я бы сам отколотил тебя, если бы мог; I'd set about him with a stick (with the butt of the spade, etc.) if we have any trouble если что [не так], я стукну его палкой и т.д.
    6) set in smth. cement soon sets in dry weather (in the cold, in the sun, etc.) в сухую погоду /когда сухо,/ и т.д. цемент быстро затвердевает /застывает/
    13. XVII
    set about (to) doing smth. set about getting dinner ready (about tidying up the room, about doing one's lessons, about stamp-collecting, late.) приниматься за обед /за приготовление обеда/ и т.д.; I must. set about my packing мне надо [начать] укладываться; he asked me how lie should set about learning German он спросил меня, с чего ему начать изучение немецкого языка; set to arguing (to fighting, to quarrelling. etc.) начинать /приниматься/ спорить и т.д.; they set to packing они стали упаковываться
    14. XXI1
    1) set smth., smb. on (at, against, in, before, for, etc.) smth., smb. set dishes (a lamp, one's glass, etc.) on the table поставить тарелки и т.д. на стол; set a place for the guest поставить прибор для гостя; set food and drink (wine and nuts, meat, a dish, etc.) before guests (before travellers, etc.) поставить еду и напитки и т.д. перед гостями и т.д.; set a table by the window (an armchair before a desk, a floor-lamp beside an armchair, etc.) поставить стол у окна и т.д.; set chairs around (at) a table расставлять стулья вокруг (у) стола; set a ladder (a bicycle, a stick, etc.) against a wall прислонить /приставить/ лестницу и т.д. к стене; set one's hand on smb.'s shoulder положить руку кому-л. на плечо; set a hand against the door опереться рукой о дверь; set smb. on his feet поставить кого-л. на ноги
    2) set smth., smb. in (by, on, upon, etc.) smth. set things in their place again вернуть /положить/ вещи на место; set flowers in the water (in a vase, etc.) поставить цветы в воду и т.д.; set glass in a window вставлять стекло в окно; set lamps in 'walls вделывать светильники в стены; set one's foot in the stirrup вставить ногу в стремя; set the stake in the ground вкопать столб в землю; set a pearl (a jewel, a diamond, etc.) in gold оправлять жемчужину и т.д. в золото; set smb. by the fire усадить кого-л. у огня: set a child in a high chair посадить ребенка ка высокий стул; set smb. in the dock посадить кого-л. на скамью подсудимых; set a wheel on an axle насадить колесо на ось: set a hen on eggs, set eggs under a hen посадить курицу на яйца; set a boy on horseback подсадить мальчика на лошадь; set smb. on the pedestal поставить /возвести/ кого-л. на пьедестал; set troops on shore высадить войска [на берег]; set one's foot oil a step поставить ногу на ступеньку; set foot on shore ступить на берег; I'll never set foot on your threshold я никогда не переступлю порог вашего дома; set a crown on his head возложить на него корону; set a king on the throne посадить короля на трон; set a kiss upon smb.'s hand приложиться к чьей-л. руке; set smth. with smth. set the top of the wall with broken glass утыкать верхнюю часть стены битым стеклом; set this bed with tulips (with geraniums, etc.) засадить эту клумбу тюльпанами и т.д. || set eyes on smb., smth. увидеть кого-л что-л., I never set eyes on him before today до сегодняшнего дня я его в глаза не видел; that child wants everything he sets his eyes on этому ребенку вынь, да положь все, что он видит
    3) set smth. to smth. set a glass (a trumpet, etc.) to one's lips, set one's lips to a glass (to a trumpet, etc.) подносить стакан и т.д. к губам /ко рту/; set a match (a lighter) to a cigarette (to old papers, to a fire, etc.) подносить спичку (зажигалку) к сигарете и т.д.; set one's shoulder to the door налечь плечом на дверь; set spurs to a horse пришпорить лошадь
    4) set smb. across smth. set him across the river переправлять его через реку /на другой берег/; set a child across the street перевести ребенка на другую сторону улицы /через улицу/; set smth. by smth. set a ship by the compass вести корабль по компасу; set smth. against (to ward(s), to) smth. set the boat against the wind (against the current) направлять лодку против ветра и т.д.; set one's course to the south направляться на юг; set one's face toward the east (toward home, towards the sun, etc.) повернуться лицом к востоку и т.д.; set smb. after (at, on, etc.) smb., smth. set the police (detectives, etc.) after /on the track of/ the criminal (on her, after the spies, etc.) направлять полицию и т.д. по следу преступника и т.д.; set the boys on the wrong (right) track направлять мальчишек по ложному (по правильному) следу; set a dog at a hare (at a fox, at a bull, at his heels, etc.) пустить собаку по следу зайца и т.д.; set dogs on a stranger (on a trespasser, on thieves, etc.) спустить собак на незнакомца и т.д. || set sail for India отплывать /направляться/ в Индию
    5) set smb. against (on, to, etc.) smb., smth. set people against each other (a friend against another, everyone against him, etc.) настраивать людей друг против друга и т.д.; he is trying to set you against me он старается восстановить вас против меня; set oneself against the proposal (against the scheme, against the decision, against his nomination, against him, etc.) был настроенным /выступать/ против этого предложения и т.д.; set the crowd on acts of violence (the crew to mutiny, soldiers to violence, people to robbery, etc.) подстрекать толпу на совершение актов насилия /к насилию/ и т.д.; set smth. against smth. set one thing against another противопоставлять одно другому; set one language against another сопоставлять /сравнивать/ один язык с другим; set smth. on smth. set one's heart /one's mind/ on the trip твердо настроиться на эту поездку; set one's heart on a new dress (on a new car, etc.) жаждать /очень хотеть/ купить новое платье и т.д.; he set his thoughts on the plan все его помыслы направлены на осуществление этого плана || set him at odds with his friends рассорить его с друзьями
    6) set smb., smth. to smth. set the class (the boys, him, etc.) to work (to a task, to sums, to dictation, etc.) засадить класс и т.д. за работу и т.д.; set one's mind /one's wits/ to a question (to a task, to a job, etc.) сосредоточиться на каком-л. вопросе и т.д.; you won't find the work difficult if only you set your mind to it если вы серьезно возьметесь за дело, работа не покажется вам трудной; set one's hand to the work (to the task, to the plough, etc.) взяться за работу и т.д.; he set himself resolutely to the task он решительно взялся за выполнение задачи; set а реп to' paper начать писать, взяться за перо; set smth. before smb. set a task (an object) before him поставить перед ним задачу
    7) set smth., smb. т (on, at, to) smth. set one's affairs (one's papers, one's house, a room, etc.) in order /to rights/ приводить свои дела и т.д. в порядок; set a machine in motion запустить машину; set the project in motion начинать работу над объектом; set the machinery of the government in motion приводить государственную машину в движение; set a chain reaction in motion вызвать цепную реакцию; his jokes set the audience (the table, the whole room, etc.) in a roar от его шуток вся аудитория и т.д. покатывалась со смеху; set smb. on his guard настораживать кого-л.; set smb. (smb.'s guests, the boy, smb.'s mind, etc.) at ease успокаивать кого-л. и т.д.; he set the girl at ease с ним девушке стало легко /девушка почувствовала себя свободно/; а host should try and set his guests at ease хозяин должен стараться, чтобы его гости чувствовали себя свободно /как дома/: now you may set your mind at ease теперь вы можете перестать волноваться /не волноваться/; set a question (the affair, the matter, etc.) at rest разрешить /урегулировать/ вопрос и т.д.; that sets all my doubts at rest это рассеивает все мои сомнения; set prisoners at liberty освобождать заключенных
    8) set smth. for smth. set the table for dinner (for five people, for two, etc.) накрыть стол к обеду и т.д.; set the stage for the next scene in a play подготовить сцену для следующей картины [в пьесе]; set the scene for talks подготовить условия /создать благоприятную обстановку/ для переговоров; set smth. by smth. set one's watch by the radio timesignal (by the town clock, by the clock in the library, by mine, etc.) ставить /сверять/ часы по радиосигналу и т.д.; set smth. to (for, at) smth. set the clock (the hands of the clock) to the correct time (to the proper hour of the day, etc.) точно поставить часы и т.д.; set the alarm for 5 o'clock (the camera lens to infinity, a thermostat at 70°, etc.) поставить будильник на пять часов и т.д.
    9) set smb., smth. at (in, он, etc.) smth. set a guard (a sentry, etc.) at the door (at the gate, at the corner of the street, in the nearest village, on the hill, etc.) поставить сторожа /часового/ и т.д. у дверей и т.д.; set pickets around the camp выставлять дозорных вокруг лагеря
    10) set smb., smth. over (before, among, etc.) smb., smth. set him over others (a supervisor over the new workers, etc.) назначать его начальником над остальными и т.д.; set Vergil before Homer отдавать предпочтение Вергилию перед Гомером, ставить Вергилия выше Гомера; set the author among the greatest writers of today (the painter among the best artists of the world, the team among the strongest teams of Europe, etc.) считать автора одним из крупнейших писателей современности и т.д.; set duty before pleasure ставить долг выше удовольствий /на первое место/; set honesty above everything (diamonds above rubies, etc.) ценить честность превыше всего и т.д., his intelligence (his talent, his character, etc.) sets him apart from others (from ordinary people, from the normal run of people, etc.) его ум и т.д. выделяют его среди других и т.д.; her bright red hair sets her apart from her sisters из всех сестер у нее одной были ярко-рыжие волосы
    11) set smth. at smth. set the price (the value of the canvas, etc.) at t 1000 оценить / назначить, определить цену/ и т.д. в тысячу фунтов; set bail at i 500 установить сумму залога в пятьсот фунтов; set neatness at a high value очень ценить аккуратность, придавать большое значение опрятности; set smth. for smth. set a time for a meeting назначать время собрания; set the rules for a contest вырабатывать правила состязания; set the lesson for tomorrow задавать урок на завтра; set smth. to /for /smth. set limits to smb.'s power (to his extravagance, to his demands, etc.) ограничивать чью-л. власть и т.д., устанавливать предел чьей-л. власти и т.д.; he sets no limit to his ambition его честолюбие не знает предела; set a time-limit for examination установить продолжительность экзамена; set a time-limit for debates установить регламент для выступления в прениях; set a record for the mile устанавливать рекорд в беге на одну милю; set an end to it положить этому конец; set smth. on smth., smb. set a high value on life (on punctuality, etc.) высоко ценить жизнь и т.д.; set a punishment on smb. налагать наказание на кого-л., определять кому-л. меру наказания; set a price on smb.'s head /on smb.'s life/ назначить награду за чью-л. голову /за чью-л. жизнь/; set smth. at some time set the death of the man at midnight установить, что смерть этого человека наступила в полночь || set much store by smth. придавать большее значение чему-л.; set much store by social position (by daily exercise, by what the neighbours say, by the opinion of people like him, etc.) придавать большое значение общественному положению и т.д.
    12) set smth. for (in, to, etc.) smth. set papers for the examination составлять экзаменационные работы; set new questions (problems, etc.) in an examination подготовить новые вопросы и т.д. для экзамена; set the words (this poem, etc.) to music положить эти слова и т.д. на музыку; set new words to an old tune сочинить новые слова на старый мотив; set Othello to music а) написать музыку к "Отелло"; б) написать /сочинить/ оперу "Отелло"; set a piece of music for the violin переложить музыкальное произведение для скрипки
    13) set smth. before smb. set a plan (facts, one's theory, one's proposals, etc.) before the council (before the chief, before experts, etc.) изложить совету /представить на рассмотрение совета/ и т.д. план и т.д.
    14) set smth. to smth. set one's name /one's signature, one's hand/ to a document подписать документ; set a seal to the decree скрепить указ печатью; set smth. on smth. set a veto on smth. накладывать запрет на что-л.
    15) set smth. on (in) smth., smb. set one's life on a chance рисковать жизнью в надежде на удачу; set one's future on a chance строить планы на будущее в расчете на счастливое стечение обстоятельств; set hopes on a chance (on him, on his uncle, etc.) надеяться /возлагать надежды/ на случай и т.д.
    16) set smth. for smb. set a snare for a fox поставить капкан на лису; set poison for rats разложить отраву для крыс
    17) set smth. for smth. set milk for cheese ставить молоко на творог, створаживать молоко
    18) || set fire to a house (to a barn, etc.) поджигать дом и т.д.; set the woods (a woodpile, etc.) on fire поджигать лес и т.д.
    15. XXII
    1) set smth. on doing smth. set one's heart /one's hopes, one's mind, one's thoughts/ on becoming an engineer (on going with us, on going abroad, etc.) очень хотеть /стремиться/ стать инженером и т.д.; I set my heart on going today я решил ехать сегодня; he sets his hopes on getting on in life он очень надеется преуспеть в жизни /добиться в жизни успеха/; if he once sets his mind on doing something it takes a lot to dissuade him если он настроился на что-либо, его очень трудно отговорить
    2) set smb. to doing smth. set him to woodchopping поставить его на колку дров, заставить его колоть дрова; set her to thinking заставить ее задуматься; set a child to crying довести ребенка до слез; he set himself to amusing me он изо всех сил старался развлечь меня
    16. XXIV1
    set smth. as smth. set education (money, revenge, etc.) as one's goal /as one's aim, as one's object, as one's purpose, as one's task/ поставить себе целью получить образование в т.д.

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > set

  • 11 head

    head [hed]
    tête1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (e), 1 (i), 1 (j), 1 (l), 1 (n), 1 (p), 1 (v) mal de tête1 (f) chef1 (g) côté face1 (k) être à la tête de2 (a) être en tête de2 (b) diriger2 (c) intituler2 (d) aller3 principal4 (a) premier4 (b)
    (pl sense (l) inv)
    1 noun
    (a) (of human, animal) tête f;
    she has a fine head of hair elle a de très beaux cheveux ou une très belle chevelure;
    he's already a head taller than his mother il dépasse déjà sa mère d'une tête;
    Horseracing to win by a head gagner d'une tête;
    from head to toe or foot de la tête aux pieds;
    he was covered in mud from head to toe or foot il était couvert de boue de la tête aux pieds;
    she was dressed in black from head to toe or foot elle était tout en noir ou entièrement vêtue de noir;
    to fall head over heels tomber la tête la première;
    to fall head over heels in love with sb tomber éperdument amoureux de qn;
    to have one's head in the clouds avoir la tête dans les nuages;
    he wanders around with his head in the clouds il est toujours dans les nuages;
    wine always goes to my head le vin me monte toujours à la tête;
    all this praise has gone to his head toutes ces louanges lui ont tourné la tête;
    to give a horse its head lâcher la bride à un cheval;
    figurative give him his head and put him in charge lâchez-lui la bride et laissez-le prendre des responsabilités;
    to stand on one's head faire le poirier;
    familiar I could do it standing on my head c'est simple comme bonjour;
    that's the kind of thing he could do standing on his head c'est le genre de choses qu'il peut faire les yeux fermés;
    familiar she's got her head screwed on (the right way) elle a la tête sur les épaules;
    the girl's got a good head on her shoulders cette fille a la tête sur les épaules;
    he's an old head on young shoulders il est très mûr pour son âge;
    figurative she's head and shoulders above the rest les autres ne lui arrivent pas à la cheville;
    familiar to laugh one's head off rire à gorge déployée;
    familiar to shout or to scream one's head off crier à tue-tête;
    they'll have your head (on a plate) for this ils auront ta tête pour ça;
    heads will roll des têtes tomberont;
    American heads up! attention la tête!;
    American familiar to give sb a heads up tuyauter qn
    (b) (mind, thoughts) tête f;
    to do sums in one's head calculer de tête;
    to take it into one's head to do sth se mettre en tête de faire qch;
    the idea never entered my head ça ne m'est jamais venu à l'esprit;
    don't put silly ideas into his head ne lui mettez pas des idées stupides en tête;
    to get sth into one's head se mettre qch dans la tête;
    I can't get these dates into my head je n'arrive pas à retenir ces dates;
    she got it into her head that she was being persecuted elle s'est mis en tête ou dans l'idée qu'on la persécutait;
    I can't get that into his head je n'arrive pas à le lui faire comprendre;
    the answer has gone right out of my head j'ai complètement oublié la réponse;
    I think he made it up out of his own head je crois que c'est lui qui a inventé ça;
    familiar use your head! fais travailler tes méninges!;
    familiar it's doing my head in! ça me tape sur le système!, ça me prend la tête!;
    familiar I just can't get my head round the idea that she's gone je n'arrive vraiment pas à me faire à l'idée qu'elle est partie;
    familiar to get one's head straight or together se ressaisir
    to have a good head for business avoir le sens des affaires, s'entendre aux affaires;
    she has no head for business elle n'a pas le sens des affaires;
    in my job, you need a good head for figures pour faire mon métier, il faut savoir manier les chiffres;
    to have a (good) head for heights ne pas avoir le vertige;
    I've no head for heights j'ai le vertige
    (d) (clear thinking, common sense)
    keep your head! gardez votre calme!, ne perdez pas la tête!;
    to keep a cool head garder la tête froide;
    you'll need a clear head in the morning vous aurez besoin d'avoir l'esprit clair demain matin;
    to let one's head be ruled by one's heart laisser son cœur gouverner sa raison;
    British familiar he's off his head il est malade, il n'est pas net;
    familiar he's not quite right in the head, he's a bit soft in the head il est un peu timbré;
    familiar to be out of one's head (drunk) être bourré; (on drugs) être défoncé
    (e) (intelligence, ability) tête f;
    we'll have to put our heads together and find a solution nous devrons nous y mettre ensemble pour trouver une solution;
    off the top of my head, I'd say it would cost about £1,500 à vue de nez, je dirais que ça coûte dans les 1500 livres;
    I don't know off the top of my head je ne sais pas, il faudrait que je vérifie;
    she made some figures up off the top of her head elle a inventé des chiffres;
    he's talking off the top of his head il raconte n'importe quoi;
    her lecture was completely over my head sa conférence m'a complètement dépassé;
    to talk over sb's head s'exprimer de manière trop compliquée pour qn;
    proverb two heads are better than one deux avis valent mieux qu'un
    (f) familiar (headache) mal m de tête ;
    I've got a bit of a head this morning j'ai un peu mal à la tête ce matin
    (g) (chief, boss → of police, government, family) chef m; (→ of school, company) directeur(trice) m,f;
    the European heads of government les chefs mpl de gouvernement européens;
    the crowned heads of Europe les têtes fpl couronnées de l'Europe;
    head of department (in school) chef m de département; (in company) chef m de service
    (h) (authority, responsibility)
    she went over my head to the president elle est allée voir le président sans me consulter;
    they were promoted over my head ils ont été promus avant moi;
    on your (own) head be it! c'est toi qui en prends la responsabilité!, à tes risques et périls!;
    literary his blood will be upon your head la responsabilité de sa mort pèsera sur vos épaules
    (i) (top → of racquet, pin, hammer) tête f; (→ of staircase) haut m, tête f; (→ of bed) chevet m, tête f; (→ of arrow) pointe f; (→ of page) tête f; (→ of letter) en-tête m; (→ of cane) pommeau m; (→ of valley) tête f; (→ of river) source f; (→ of mineshaft) bouche f; (→ of column, rocket, still) chapiteau m; (→ of torpedo) cône m; (→ of cask) fond m;
    at the head of the procession/queue en tête de (la) procession/de (la) queue;
    sitting at the head of the table assis au bout de la ou en tête de table;
    to be at the head of the list venir en tête de liste
    (j) Botany & Cookery (of corn) épi m; (of garlic) tête f, gousse f; (of celery) pied m; (of asparagus) pointe f; (of flower) tête f;
    a head of cauliflower un chou-fleur
    (k) (of coin) côté m face;
    heads or tails? pile ou face?;
    I can't make head nor tail of this pour moi ça n'a ni queue ni tête;
    familiar humorous heads I win, tails you lose pile je gagne, face tu perds;
    it's a case of heads I win, tails you lose de toutes les façons je suis gagnant
    (l) (of livestock) tête f;
    50 head of cattle 50 têtes de bétail
    (m) (in prices, donations)
    tickets cost £50 a head les billets valent 50 livres par personne
    (n) Electronics (of tape recorder, VCR, disk drive) tête f
    to win the scrum against the head prendre le ballon à l'adversaire sur son introduction
    (p) (title → of chapter) tête f;
    under this head sous ce titre;
    heads of agreement (draft) protocole m d'accord
    (q) Typography en-tête m
    (r) (on beer) mousse f; (on fermenting liquid) chapeau m
    (s) Physics (of fluid, gas) charge f, pression f;
    loss of head perte f de pression;
    head of water charge f ou pression f d'eau;
    figurative to get up or to work up a head of steam s'énerver
    (t) (of drum) peau f
    (u) (of ship) proue f
    (v) Medicine (of abscess, spot) tête f;
    to come to a head (abscess, spot) mûrir; figurative (problem) arriver au point critique;
    his resignation brought things to a head sa démission a précipité les choses
    to give sb head tailler une pipe à qn
    (x) American familiar or Nautical (toilet) toilettes fpl;
    I'm going to the head je vais pisser
    (a) (command → group, organization) être à la tête de; (→ project, revolt) diriger, être à la tête de; (chair → discussion) mener; (→ commission) présider;
    she headed the attack on the Government's economic policy elle menait l'attaque contre la politique économique du gouvernement
    (b) (be first in, on) être ou venir en tête de;
    Madrid heads the list of Europe's most interesting cities Madrid vient ou s'inscrit en tête des villes les plus intéressantes d'Europe;
    Sport she headed the pack from the start elle était en tête du peloton dès le départ
    (c) (steer → vehicle) diriger; (→ person) guider, diriger;
    we headed the sheep down the hill nous avons fait descendre les moutons de la colline;
    they are heading the country into chaos ils conduisent le pays au chaos;
    just head me towards the nearest bar dirigez-moi vers le bar le plus proche;
    where are you headed? où vas-tu?;
    Nautical to head a ship westwards mettre le cap à l'ouest
    (d) (provide title for) intituler; (be title of) être en tête de;
    the essay is headed 'Democracy' l'essai s'intitule ou est intitulé 'Démocratie'
    (e) Football (ball) jouer de la tête;
    he headed the ball into the goal il a marqué de la tête
    (f) old-fashioned (skirt around → lake) contourner par l'amont; (→ river) contourner par sa source
    (g) (plant) écimer, étêter
    (car, crowd, person) aller, se diriger; Nautical mettre le cap sur;
    where are you heading? où vas-tu?;
    you're heading in the right direction vous allez dans la bonne direction;
    I'm going to head home je vais rentrer;
    the train headed into/out of a tunnel le train est entré dans un/sorti d'un tunnel
    (a) (main → person) principal
    ►► head barman chef m barman;
    British School head boy = élève chargé d'un certain nombre de responsabilités et qui représente son école aux cérémonies publiques;
    head cashier chef m caissier;
    head chef chef m de cuisine;
    Commerce head clerk premier commis m, chef m de bureau;
    head cold rhume m de cerveau;
    head count vérification f du nombre de personnes présentes;
    the teacher did a head count la maîtresse a compté les élèves;
    head foreman chef m d'atelier;
    Mining head frame chevalement m;
    head gardener jardinier(ère) m,f en chef;
    Cars head gasket joint m de culasse;
    Technology head gate (of lock) porte f d'amont;
    British School head girl = élève chargée d'un certain nombre de responsabilités et qui représente son école aux cérémonies publiques;
    head housekeeper (in hotel) gouvernante f générale;
    head louse pou m;
    head office siège m social, bureau m central;
    it's British head office or American the head office on the phone c'est le siège au téléphone;
    head porter (in hotel) chef-portier m; (in university college) appariteur m principal;
    (a) (in rowing) tête-de-rivière f
    (b) Technology canal m de prise ou d'amenée; (of water mill) bief m d'amont;
    head receptionist chef m de réception;
    Music head register voix f de tête;
    British Cars head restraint appuie-tête m, repose-tête m;
    Television & Cinema head shot gros plan m de tête;
    head start (lead) avance f; (advantage) avantage m;
    he had a ten-minute head start over the others il a commencé dix minutes avant les autres;
    I got a head start j'ai pris de l'avance sur les autres;
    go on, I'll give you a head start allez, vas-y, je te donne un peu d'avance;
    being bilingual gives her a head start over the others étant bilingue, elle est avantagée par rapport aux autres;
    head of state chef m d'État;
    School head teacher (man) proviseur m, directeur m, chef m d'établissement; (woman) directrice f, chef m d'établissement;
    head torch lampe f frontale;
    Music head voice voix f de tête;
    head waiter maître m d'hôtel;
    British School head of year conseiller(ère) m,f (principal(e)) d'éducation
    rentrer, retourner;
    we headed back to the office nous sommes retournés au bureau;
    when are you heading back? quand comptez-vous rentrer?
    (of car, person) se diriger vers; Nautical mettre le cap sur;
    where are you headed for? où vas-tu?;
    she headed for home elle rentra (à la maison);
    the country is heading for civil war le pays va droit à la guerre civile;
    he's heading for trouble il va s'attirer des ennuis;
    figurative to be heading for a fall courir à l'échec;
    familiar to head for the hills filer
    (a) (divert → animal, vehicle, person) détourner de son chemin; (→ enemy) forcer à reculer;
    figurative she headed off all questions about her private life elle a éludé toute question sur sa vie privée
    (b) (crisis, disaster) prévenir, éviter; (rebellion, revolt, unrest) éviter
    partir;
    the children headed off to school les enfants sont partis pour ou à l'école
    (be leader of) diriger

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  • 12 catch

    catch [kætʃ]
    attraper1 (a)-(d) se prendre1 (e), 2 (c) saisir1 (f), 1 (h) remarquer1 (j) prise3 (a), 3 (b) piège3 (c) loquet3 (d)
    (pt & pp caught [kɔ:t])
    (a) (ball, thrown object) attraper;
    to catch hold of sth attraper qch;
    the dog caught the ball in its mouth le chien a attrapé la balle dans sa gueule;
    catch! attrape!;
    to catch sb's arm (take hold of) saisir ou prendre qn par le bras;
    I caught him as he fell je l'ai retenu ou attrapé au moment où il tombait
    (b) (trap → fish, mouse, thief) attraper, prendre;
    he got caught by the police il s'est fait attraper par la police;
    to get caught in a traffic jam être pris dans un embouteillage;
    we got caught in a shower/thunderstorm nous avons été surpris par une averse/un orage;
    to catch sb doing sth surprendre qn à faire qch;
    to catch oneself doing sth se surprendre à faire qch;
    I caught myself thinking about him je me suis surpris à repenser à lui;
    they were caught trying to escape on les a surpris en train d'essayer de s'évader;
    don't get caught! ne te fais pas prendre!;
    if I catch you talking once more I'll throw you out! si je te prends ou surprends encore une fois en train de parler, je te mets à la porte!;
    you won't catch me doing the washing-up! aucun danger de me surprendre en train de faire la vaisselle!;
    don't let me catch you at it again! que je ne t'y reprenne pas!;
    British familiar you'll catch it when you get home! qu'est-ce que tu vas prendre en rentrant!;
    to catch sb napping prendre qn au dépourvu;
    to catch sb in the act or red-handed prendre qn sur le fait ou la main dans le sac
    (c) (disease, infection) attraper; figurative (habit) prendre;
    to catch a cold attraper un rhume; figurative (company) perdre de l'argent lors d'une transaction;
    to catch cold attraper ou prendre froid;
    I caught this cold from you c'est toi qui m'as passé ce rhume;
    familiar he'll catch his death (of cold)! il va attraper la crève!
    (d) (bus, train) attraper, prendre; (person) attraper;
    I have a train to catch at 6 o'clock j'ai un train à prendre à 6 heures;
    British to catch the last post arriver à temps pour la dernière levée (du courrier);
    try and catch the postman before you leave essayez d'attraper le facteur avant de partir;
    you're unlikely to catch her at home je ne pense pas que tu la trouveras chez elle;
    you caught me just as I was going into a meeting tu m'as parlé au moment où j'allais en réunion;
    we caught him in a good mood il était de bonne humeur quand nous l'avons vu;
    I just caught the end of the film j'ai juste vu la fin du film;
    familiar catch you later! à plus tard!
    (e) (on nail, obstacle)
    he caught his finger in the door il s'est pris le doigt dans la porte;
    she caught her skirt in the door sa jupe s'est prise dans la porte;
    he caught his coat on the brambles son manteau s'est accroché aux ronces
    (f) (hear clearly, understand) saisir, comprendre;
    I didn't quite catch what you said je n'ai pas bien entendu ce que vous avez dit;
    I don't catch your meaning je ne vois pas ce que vous voulez dire
    to catch sb's attention or sb's eye attirer l'attention de qn;
    the idea caught her imagination l'idée l'a inspirée;
    their story caught the imagination of the public leur histoire a passionné le public;
    British the house caught his fancy la maison lui a plu;
    this coat catches fluff la poussière se voit sur ce manteau
    (h) (in portrait, writing → likeness, mood) saisir;
    the author has caught the mood of the time l'auteur a su rendre l'atmosphère de l'époque
    to catch sb a blow donner ou flanquer un coup à qn;
    the punch caught me in the chest j'ai reçu le coup de poing en plein dans la poitrine;
    the wave caught her sideways la vague l'a frappée de côté;
    he fell and caught his head on the radiator il est tombé et s'est cogné la tête contre le radiateur
    (j) (notice) remarquer;
    did you catch the look on his face? vous avez remarqué l'expression de son visage?;
    I caught a hint of bitterness (in what she said) j'ai senti un peu d'amertume dans ses paroles
    to catch one's breath reprendre son souffle;
    he had to sit down to catch his breath il a dû s'asseoir pour reprendre son souffle;
    to catch the light refléter la lumière;
    to catch the sun (person) prendre des couleurs;
    the garden catches the sun in the afternoon le jardin est ensoleillé l'après-midi
    (a) (ignite → fire, wood) prendre; (→ engine) démarrer
    (b) (bolt, lock) fermer; (gears) mordre
    (c) (on obstacle → in door, machinery etc) se prendre; (→ on thorn, nail etc) s'accrocher;
    her skirt caught on a nail sa jupe s'est accrochée à un clou;
    his coat caught in the door son manteau s'est pris dans la porte
    3 noun
    (a) (act) prise f;
    good catch! bien rattrapé!
    (b) (of fish) prise f;
    a fine catch une belle prise;
    humorous figurative he's a good catch (man) c'est un beau parti
    (c) (snag) piège m;
    there must be a catch in it somewhere il doit y avoir un truc ou un piège quelque part, ça cache quelque chose;
    where's or what's the catch? qu'est-ce que ça cache?, où est le piège?
    (d) (on lock, door) loquet m; (on window) loqueteau m; (on shoe-buckle) ardillon m
    with a catch in his voice d'une voix entrecoupée
    (f) (game) jeu m de balle;
    to play catch jouer à la balle
    (g) Music canon m
    ►► Agriculture catch crop culture f dérobée;
    catch question question-piège f, colle f
    (essayer d') attraper
    (a) (fashion, trend, slogan) devenir populaire, prendre;
    this dance style caught on in the fifties cette danse a fait un tabac ou était très populaire dans les années cinquante;
    the game never caught on in Europe ce jeu n'a jamais pris en Europe ou eu de succès en Europe
    (b) familiar (understand) piger, saisir ;
    I didn't quite catch on to what he was trying to say je n'ai pas bien saisi ce qu'il essayait de dire;
    did you catch on? est-ce que tu as pigé?
    British (by trickery) prendre en défaut, piéger; (in the act) prendre sur le fait;
    he tried to catch me out with a trick question il a essayé de me coller ou prendre en défaut avec une question-piège;
    to catch sb out in a lie prendre ou surprendre qn à mentir;
    I won't be caught out like that again! on ne m'y prendra plus!
    to catch up with sb rattraper qn;
    I had to run to catch up with him or to catch him up j'ai dû courir pour le rattraper ou le rejoindre;
    the police caught up with him in Zurich la police l'a rattrapé à Zurich;
    figurative his past will catch up with him one day il finira par être rattrapé par son passé
    (b) (on lost time) combler ou rattraper son retard; (on studies) rattraper son retard, se remettre au niveau;
    to catch up on or with one's work rattraper le retard qu'on a pris dans son travail;
    he'll have to work hard to catch up with the rest of the class il va falloir qu'il travaille beaucoup pour rattraper le reste de la classe;
    I need to catch up on some sleep j'ai du sommeil à rattraper;
    we had a lot of news to catch up on nous avions beaucoup de choses à nous dire
    the material got caught up in the machinery le tissu s'est pris dans la machine;
    they were caught up in a traffic jam for hours ils ont été bloqués dans un embouteillage pendant des heures
    (b) (absorb, involve)
    to get caught up in a wave of enthusiasm être gagné par une vague d'enthousiasme;
    he was too caught up in the film to notice what was happening il était trop absorbé par le film pour remarquer ce qui se passait;
    I refuse to get caught up in their private quarrel je refuse de me laisser entraîner dans leurs querelles personnelles
    (c) (seize → object) ramasser vivement, s'emparer de; (→ baby, child) prendre dans ses bras
    (d) (person, car in front etc) rattraper
    ✾ Film 'To Catch a Thief' Hitchcock 'La Main au collet'

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  • 13 Cai Lun (Tsai Lun)

    SUBJECT AREA: Paper and printing
    [br]
    b. c.57 AD China
    d. c.121 AD China
    [br]
    Chinese Director of Imperial Workshops who is usually credited with the invention of paper.
    [br]
    He was a confidential secretary to the Emperor. He became Director of the Imperial Workshops and he is said to have invented, or sponsored the invention of, paper around the year 105 AD. Recent studies, however, suggest that paper was already known in China two centuries earlier. The method of making it has hardly varied in principle since that time. The raw materials, then usually old fishing nets and clothing rags, were boiled with water, to which alkali in the form of wood ash was sometimes added. The resulting pulp was then beaten in a stone mortar with a stone or a wooden mallet. The pulp was then mixed and stirred with a large amount of water, and a sieve or mould (formed on a wooden frame carrying a mat of thin reeds sewn together) was dipped into it and was shaken to help the fibres in the layer of pulp to interlock and thus form a sheet of paper. The rest of the process consisted, then as now, of getting rid of the water: the sheets of paper were dried and bleached by leaving them to lie in the sun.
    Some of China's many inventions were achieved independently in Western Europe, but it seems that Europe's knowledge of papermaking stems from the Chinese. It was not until the eighth century that it passed into the Islamic world and so, first by contact with the Moors in Spain in the twelfth century, into Western Europe.
    Cai Lun was later made a marquis. Further promotion followed when he was regarded as the god of papermaking.
    [br]
    Further Reading
    J.Needham, 1985, Science and Civilisation in China, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Vol. V (1): Clerks and Craftsmen in China and the West, 1970.
    LRD

    Biographical history of technology > Cai Lun (Tsai Lun)

  • 14 unmatched

    adjective

    be unmatched [for something] — [in etwas (Dat.)] unübertroffen sein

    * * *
    un·matched
    [ʌnˈmætʃt]
    1. inv (unequalled) unerreicht, unübertroffen
    she has an intellectual capacity \unmatched in the rest of the group was ihre intellektuelle Kapazität angeht, kommt der Rest der Gruppe ihr nicht nach
    they have enjoyed a standard of living \unmatched by anyone else in Europe sie haben einen Lebensstandard genossen, der in Europa seinesgleichen sucht
    2. (extremely great) gewaltig, enorm, SCHWEIZ a. massiv
    * * *
    [ʌn'mtʃt]
    adj
    unübertrefflich, einmalig, unübertroffen (for in Bezug auf +acc)

    the scenery is unmatched anywhere in the worlddie Landschaft sucht (in der Welt) ihresgleichen

    to be unmatched for beautyalle anderen an Schönheit übertreffen

    * * *
    unmatched adj unvergleichlich, unerreicht, unübertroffen:
    be unmatched for alle anderen oder alles andere übertreffen an (dat)
    * * *
    adjective

    be unmatched [for something] — [in etwas (Dat.)] unübertroffen sein

    * * *
    adj.
    unerreicht adj.
    unvergleichlich adj.

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  • 15 unmatched

    un·matched [ʌnʼmætʃt] adj
    1) inv ( unequalled) unerreicht, unübertroffen;
    she has an intellectual capacity \unmatched in the rest of the group was ihre intellektuelle Kapazität angeht, kommt der Rest der Gruppe ihr nicht nach;
    they have enjoyed a standard of living \unmatched by anyone else in Europe sie haben einen Lebensstandard genossen, der in Europa seinesgleichen sucht
    2) ( extremely great) gewaltig, enorm

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  • 16 catch\ up

    1. III
    catch up smb., smth. /smb., smth. up/ catch up a child (one's basket, one's bag, one's hat, etc.) подхватывать ребенка и т д., he caught up his hat and rushed out он схватил шапку и бросился вон
    2. XI
    1) be caught up the phrase (the song, the tune, etc.) was caught up фразу и т. д. подхватили, фраза и т. д. стала популярной /привилась/
    2) be caught up with smth. her hair was caught up with a pin волосы у нее были скреплены / схвачены/ заколкой
    3) get caught up in (on) smth. the coat (the pocket, the skirt, etc.) got caught up on a nail (in the machine, in the door, etc.) пиджак и т. д. зацепился за гвоздь и т. д.; the sleeve of her jumper got caught up in a rose bush рукав ее свитера зацепился за шипы розового куста
    4) be caught up in smth. he was caught up in conversation with the delegates он был увлечен разговором /беседой/ с делегатами; the old man was caught up in his thoughts (in his dreams, etc.) старик был погружен в свой мысли и т. д.
    5) be (get) caught up in smth. be (get) caught up in the war (in the difficulties, in the intrigue, in the plot, etc.) быть (оказаться) втянутым в войну и т. д.
    3. XVI
    1) catch up он агам. call, catch up on the work (on one's French, etc.) наверстывать /восполнять/ пробел в работе и т.д.; catch up on one's lessons нагонять /наверстывать/ пропущенные занятия; catch up on sleep выспаться, отоспаться
    2) catch up ninth smb., smth. /with smb., smth. up/ catch up with the swimmer (with the rest of the party, with the rest of the world, with Europe, etc.) догнать /нагнать/ пловца и т. д.; I'll catch up with you я вас догони; catch up он smth. /smth. on/ the secretary had to work in the lunch hour to catch up on her neglected filing секретарю приходилось работать во время обеденного перерыва, чтобы навести порядок в запущенных бумагах
    4. XVII
    catch up on doing smth. catch up on reading восполнять пробел в чтении; catch up on cleaning наконец убрать (в комнате и т. п.)
    5. XXI1
    1) catch up smb., smth. in smth. catch up the child (the girl, the doll, etc.) in one's arms подхватить ребёнка и т. д. на руки
    2) catch loath. up in /on/ smth. catch one's skirt (one's dress, one's hair, etc.) up in the wheel (in the machine, etc.) юбка и т. д. попала в колесо и т. д.; catch up one's stocking on a nail зацепить чулок за гвоздь; the boy had caught his trouser leg up in the chain of his bicycle у мальчика штанина попала в велосипедную цепь

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  • 17 do

    du:
    1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) 0
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; ðo sit down) 0
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.) 0
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.) 0
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) hacer
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) hacer
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) hacer
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) servir, ir bien, ser suficiente
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) hacer, dedicarse, estudiar
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) ir
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) arreglar
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) hacer, comportarse, actuar
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) hacer
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) causar, hacer
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visitar

    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) fiesta, evento
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with

    do vb hacer
    what are you doing? ¿qué haces?
    do as you are told! ¡haz lo que se te dice!
    how do you do? ¿cómo está usted?
    Con este saludo, la respuesta típica es también how do you do?
    to do you good sentarte bien / irte bien
    to do well ir bien / tener éxito
    what do you do? ¿a qué te dedicas? / ¿cuál es tu trabajo?do también se emplea para formular las preguntas en presente
    do you like dancing? ¿te gusta bailar?
    do elephants live in Asia? ¿viven los elefantes en Asia?
    El pasado y participio pasado de do son did; el gerundio se escribe doing

    Multiple Entries: D.O.     do     do.
    do sustantivo masculino ( nota) C; ( en solfeo) do, doh (BrE);
    do sustantivo masculino Mús (de solfeo) doh, do (de escala diatónica) C
    do bemol, C-flat
    do de pecho, high C
    do sostenido, C-sharp Locuciones: dar el do de pecho, to do one's very best 'do' also found in these entries: Spanish: abrochar - acomodada - acomodado - acompañar - anda - animarse - apetecer - apostarse - aprender - arte - así - atañer - atonía - atreverse - bajeza - bastar - bastante - bastarse - bien - bola - bordar - brazo - bricolaje - broma - caballo - cacharro - cada - calaña - campar - capaz - cara - cargar - cascabel - casual - cepillarse - cerrar - colada - coletilla - comer - comandita - comecome - como - componer - componenda - compromiso - común - con - contentarse - contrapelo - corpachón English: about-face - about-turn - actually - advance - again - agree - aim to - all - all-out - allow - any - approachable - approve of - as - ask - aspect - associate - attempt - attribute - authorize - bankrupt - begin - best - born - bunk - burden - business - busywork - by - C - call - can - carry-on - cast - cease - cheap - chief - choose - cleaning - clear - come through - command - commit - compel - compelling - complaint - compute - conception - condescend - condition
    do
    tr[dʊː]
    auxiliar (3rd pers sing pres does, pt did tr[dɪd], pp done tr[dʌn], ger doing)
    do you smoke? ¿fumas?
    do you know Susan? ¿conoces a Susan?
    what do they want? ¿qué quieren?
    where does Neil live? ¿dónde vive Neil?
    what film did you see? ¿qué película viste?
    when did they leave? ¿cuándo se fueron?
    do come with us! ¡ánimo, vente con nosotros!
    I did post it, I swear! ¡sí que lo mandé, te lo juro!
    do you like basketball? - yes, I do ¿te gusta el baloncesto? - sí, me gusta
    did you see the film? - no, I didn't ¿viste la película? - no, no la vi
    who wears glasses? - Brian does ¿quién lleva gafas? - Brian
    who broke the vase? - I did ¿quién rompió el florero? - yo
    you don't smoke, do you? no fumas, ¿verdad?
    you like fish, don't you? a ti te gusta el pescado, ¿verdad?
    she lives in Madrid, doesn't she? vive en Madrid, ¿verdad?
    you went to their wedding, didn't you? tú fuiste a su boda, ¿verdad?
    they didn't believe you, did they? no te creyeron, ¿verdad?
    1 (gen) hacer
    what are you doing here? ¿qué haces aquí?
    what are you doing this weekend? ¿qué vas a hacer este fin de semana?
    whatever you do, don't drink alcohol hagas lo que hagas, no bebas alcohol
    what can I do about it? ¿qué quieres que haga yo?
    2 (as job) hacer, dedicarse
    what do you do (for a living)? ¿a qué te dedicas?
    what does he want to do when he leaves university? ¿a qué quiere dedicarse cuando deje la universidad?
    3 (carry out - job, task) hacer, realizar, llevar a cabo; (- duty) cumplir con
    I've got to do the cooking/cleaning tengo que cocinar/limpiar
    have you done your homework? ¿has hecho los deberes?
    4 (study) estudiar
    do you do biology at school? ¿estudias biología en el instituto?
    5 (solve - puzzle) solucionar; (- crossword, sum) hacer
    6 (produce, make - meal) preparar, hacer; (drawing, painting, translation, etc) hacer; (offer - service) servir, tener, hacer; (- discount) hacer
    does this pub do food? ¿sirven comidas en este pub?
    7 (attend to) atender, servir
    what can I do for you? ¿en qué le puedo servir?
    8 (put on, produce - play, opera, etc) presentar, dar, poner en escena; (play the part of) hacer el papel de
    9 (finish, complete) terminar
    have you done moaning? ¿has terminado de protestar?
    10 (achieve) lograr, conseguir
    he's done it! ¡lo ha conseguido!
    12 (be sufficient for) ser suficiente; (be satisfactory for, acceptable to) ir bien a
    will 6 glasses do you? ¿será suficiente con seis vasos?
    yes, that will do me nicely sí, eso me irá perfectamente
    13 familiar (cheat, swindle) estafar, timar; (rob) robar; (arrest, convict) coger; (fine) encajar una multa; (serve time in prison) cumplir
    you've been done! ¡te han timado!
    1 (act, behave) hacer
    how are you doing? ¿qué tal vas?, ¿cómo te van las cosas?
    how are we doing for time? ¿cómo andamos de tiempo?
    3 (complete, finish) terminar
    have you done with the hairdryer? ¿has terminado con el secador?
    4 (be sufficient) bastar, ser suficiente, alcanzar
    will one slice do for you? ¿tendrás suficiente con una rebanada?
    that'll do! ¡basta!
    5 (be satisfactory, suitable) servir, estar bien
    well, I suppose it'll have to do bueno, supongo que tendrá que servir
    it (just/simply) won't do no puede ser
    this cushion will do as/for a pillow este cojín servirá de almohada
    1 familiar (party) fiesta, guateque nombre masculino
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    how do you do? (greeting) ¿cómo está usted? 2 (answer) mucho gusto, encantado,-a
    that does it! ¡esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!, ¡ya está bien!
    to be/have to do with somebody/something tener que ver con alguien/algo
    to do business with somebody negociar con alguien
    to do drugs drogarse, consumir drogas
    to do one's best hacer lo mejor posible
    to do one's military service hacer el servicio militar
    to do one's nails arreglarse las uñas
    to do something again volver a hacer algo
    to do something for somebody (help) hacer algo por alguien 2 (flatter, suit) favorecer a alguien, quedarle bien a alguien 3 (please) atraer a alguien, decirle algo a alguien
    what's done is done a lo hecho, pecho
    you've done it now ahora sí que la has hecho buena
    do ['du:] v, did ['dɪd] ; done ['dʌn] ; doing ; does ['dʌz] vt
    1) carry out, perform: hacer, realizar, llevar a cabo
    she did her best: hizo todo lo posible
    2) prepare: preparar, hacer
    do your homework: haz tu tarea
    3) arrange: arreglar, peinar (el pelo)
    4)
    to do in ruin: estropear, arruinar
    5)
    to do in kill: matar, liquidar fam
    do vi
    1) : hacer
    you did well: hiciste bien
    2) fare: estar, ir, andar
    how are you doing?: ¿cómo estás?, ¿cómo te va?
    3) finish: terminar
    now I'm done: ya terminé
    4) serve: servir, ser suficiente, alcanzar
    this will do for now: esto servirá por el momento
    5)
    to do away with abolish: abolir, suprimir
    6)
    to do away with kill: eliminar, matar
    7)
    to do by treat: tratar
    he does well by her: él la trata bien
    do v aux
    do you know her?: ¿la conoces?
    I don't like that: a mí no me gusta eso
    I do hope you'll come: espero que vengas
    do you speak English? yes, I do: ¿habla inglés? sí
    do (sth.) in (To destroy)
    expr.
    cargarse v.
    eliminar v.
    liquidar v.
    do (sth.) in a picky way
    expr.
    buscarle tres pies al gato expr.
    encontrarle defectos a todo expr.
    v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: did, done) = arreglar v.
    desempeñar v.
    ejecutar v.
    hacer v.
    (§pres: hago, haces...) pret: hic-
    pp: hecho
    fut/c: har-•)
    obrar v.
    resolver v.

    I
    1. duː, weak form dʊ, də
    (3rd pers sing pres does; pres doing; past did; past p done) transitive verb
    1) hacer*

    are you doing anything this evening? — ¿vas a hacer algo esta noche?

    to have something/nothing to do — tener* algo/no tener* nada que hacer

    can I do anything to help? — ¿puedo ayudar en algo?

    what have you done to your hair? — ¿qué te has hecho en el pelo?

    I don't know what I'm going to do with you! — no sé qué voy a hacer contigo!; see also do with

    2) ( carry out) \<\<job/task\>\> hacer*

    to do one's homework — hacer* los deberes

    3) ( as job)

    what do you do? — ¿usted qué hace or a qué se dedica?

    what does he do for a living? — ¿en qué trabaja?

    4) (achieve, bring about)

    she's done it: it's a new world record — lo ha logrado: es una nueva marca mundial

    he's late again: that does it! — vuelve a llegar tarde esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!

    to do something for somebody/something: that mustache really does something for him la verdad es que le queda muy bien el bigote; what has EC membership done for Greece? — ¿en qué ha beneficiado a Grecia ser miembro de la CE?

    5)
    a) (fix, arrange, repair)
    b) ( clean) \<\<dishes\>\> lavar; \<\<brass/windows\>\> limpiar
    6) (make, produce)
    a) \<\<meal\>\> preparar, hacer*

    would you do the carrots? — ¿me preparas (or pelas etc) las zanahorias?

    b) \<\<drawinganslation\>\> hacer*
    7) (BrE) ( offer)

    they do a set meal for £12 — tienen un menú de 12 libras

    8) (suffice for, suit)
    9) ( travel)

    the car has only done 4,000 miles — el coche sólo tiene 4.000 millas

    10)
    a) ( study) estudiar
    b) ( visit) (colloq) \<\<sights/museum\>\> visitar
    11) ( Theat)
    a) ( play role of) hacer* el papel de
    b) ( take part in) \<\<play\>\> actuar* en
    c) ( impersonate) imitar
    12) (colloq) ( serve in prison) cumplir
    13) (BrE colloq)
    a) (catch, prosecute) agarrar
    b) ( cheat) estafar, timar
    14) ( use) (sl)

    to do drugs — drogarse*, consumir drogas

    15) (colloq) ( finish) terminar

    are o (esp BrE) have you done complaining? — ¿has terminado de quejarte?


    2.
    vi
    1) (act, behave) hacer*
    2) (get along, manage)

    how are you doing? — ¿qué tal estás or andas or te va?

    how do you do? — ( as greeting) mucho gusto, encantado

    how do? — (colloq & dial) ¿qué tal?

    how are we doing for time/cash? — ¿cómo or qué tal vamos or andamos de tiempo/dinero?

    she did well/badly in her exams — le fue bien/mal en los exámenes

    to do well/badly out of something — salir* bien/mal parado de algo

    3) (go on, happen) (colloq) (in -ing form)

    nothing doing! — ni hablar!, ni lo sueñes!

    4)
    a) (be suitable, acceptable)

    look, this won't do! — mira, esto no puede ser!

    it's not ideal, but it'll do — no es lo ideal, pero sirve

    I'm not going to cook, bread and cheese will do for them! — no pienso cocinar, se tendrán que conformar con pan y queso

    b)

    to do for o as something: this box will do for o as a table — esta caja nos servirá de mesa

    5) ( be enough) ser* suficiente, alcanzar*, bastar
    6) ( finish) (in past p) terminar

    I'm not o (BrE) I haven't done yet! — no he terminado todavía

    7)

    3.
    v aux [El verbo auxiliar do se usa para formar el negativo (I 1) y el interrogativo (I 2), para agregar énfasis (I 3) o para sustituir a un verbo usado anteriormente (II)]
    2)
    a) (used to form negative)

    I do not o don't know — no sé

    I did not o didn't see her — no la vi

    b) (with inversion after negative adv)
    3)
    a)
    Ex:
    does this belong to you? — ¿esto es tuyo?
    did I frighten you? — ¿te asusté?
    /Ex:
    b)
    Ex:
    boy, do you need a bath! — Dios mío! qué falta te hace un baño!
    /Ex:
    4)
    a)
    Ex:
    you must admit, she did look ill — tienes que reconocer que tenía mala cara
    do be quiet! — ¿te quieres callar?
    /Ex:
    b)
    Ex:
    I haven't decided, but if I do accept... — todavía no lo he decidido, pero si aceptara...
    /Ex:

    not only does it cost more, it also... — no sólo cuesta más, sino que también...

    5)
    Ex:
    do you live here? - yes, I do/no, I don't — ¿vives aquí? - sí/no
    she wanted to come, but he didn't — ella quería venir, pero él no
    she found it in your drawer - oh, did she? — lo encontró en tu cajón - ¿ah, sí?
    I don't need a haircut - yes, you do! — no necesito cortarme el pelo - cómo que no!
    she says she understands, but she doesn't — dice que comprende, pero no es así
    /Ex:
    6)
    Ex:
    you know Bob, don't you? — conoces a Bob, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?
    I told you, didn't I? — te lo dije ¿no? or ¿no es cierto?
    /Ex:

    I, Charles Brown, do solemnly swear that... — yo, Charles Brown, juro solemnemente que...

    Phrasal Verbs:

    II duː
    noun (pl dos)
    1) c (party, gathering) (colloq) fiesta f, reunión f
    2) ( state of affairs) (colloq) (no pl)

    fair dos — (BrE colloq)

    fair dos all round — a partes iguales para todos; (as interj) seamos justos!

    3)

    do's and don'ts — ( rules) normas fpl


    III dəʊ
    noun (pl dos) ( Mus) do m

    I [duː] ( 3rd pers sing present does) (pt did) (pp done)
    1. TRANSITIVE VERB

    what are you doing tonight? — ¿qué haces esta noche?

    what's this doing on my chair? — ¿qué hace esto en mi silla?

    what's to be done? — ¿qué se puede hacer?

    what's the weather doing? — ¿qué tal tiempo hace?

    to do sth again — volver a hacer algo, hacer algo de nuevo

    it will have to be done again — habrá que volver a hacerlo, habrá que hacerlo de nuevo

    what's he ever done for me? — ¿qué ha hecho él por mí?

    what can I do for you? — ¿en qué puedo servirle?, ¿qué se le ofrece? (LAm)

    could you do something for me? — ¿me podrías hacer un favor?

    what are we going to do for money? — ¿de dónde vamos a sacar dinero?

    if you do anything to him I'll kill you — si le haces algo te mato

    what's he done to his hair? — ¿qué se ha hecho en el pelo?

    what have you done with my slippers? — ¿dónde has puesto mis zapatillas?

    what am I going to do with you? — ¿qué voy a hacer contigo?

    what am I going to do with myself for the rest of the day? — ¿qué puedo hacer el resto del día?

    living 2., 1)
    2) (=carry out) [+ work, essay] hacer
    Some [do] + noun combinations require a more specific Spanish verb:

    Edmund does all the accountsEdmund se encarga de or lleva la contabilidad

    to do the cookingcocinar

    he did a drawing/ portrait of her — la dibujó/retrató, hizo un dibujo/retrato de ella

    to do one's duty (by sb) — cumplir con su deber (con algn)

    to do the ironingplanchar

    we did a lot of talkinghablamos mucho

    3) (=clean)

    to do the disheslavar los platos

    to do the silverlimpiar la plata

    to do one's teethlavarse los dientes

    4) (=arrange, prepare) [+ vegetables] preparar; [+ room] hacer, arreglar

    this room needs doinghay que hacer or arreglar esta habitación

    to do the flowersarreglar las flores

    to do one's nailshacerse or arreglarse las uñas

    hair 1., 1)
    5) (=spend) pasar
    6) (=finish)

    now you've (gone and) done it! * — ¡ahora sí que la has hecho buena! *

    that's done it! * we're stuck now — ¡la hemos fastidiado! * ahora no podemos salir de aquí

    that does it! * that's the last time I lend him my car — ¡es el colmo! or ¡hasta aquí hemos llegado!, es la última vez que le dejo el coche

    have you done moaning? * — ¿has acabado de quejarte?

    good 2., 2)
    7) (=offer, make available)
    8) (=study) [+ university course, option] hacer, estudiar

    I want to do Physics at universityquiero hacer or estudiar física en la universidad

    to do Italianhacer or estudiar italiano

    9) (Theat) [+ play] representar, poner; [+ part] hacer
    10) (=mimic) [+ person] imitar
    11) (Aut, Rail etc) (=travel at) [+ speed] ir a; (=cover) [+ distance] cubrir
    12) (=attend to)
    proud
    13) * (=visit) [+ city, museum] visitar, recorrer; [+ country] visitar, viajar por
    14) * (=be suitable, sufficient for)

    will a kilo do you? — ¿le va bien un kilo?

    that'll do me nicely(=be suitable) eso me vendrá muy bien; (=suffice) con eso me basta

    15) * (=cheat) estafar, timar; (=rob) robar

    I've been done! — ¡me han estafado or timado!

    16) * (=prosecute) procesar; (=fine) multar
    17) * (=beat up) dar una paliza a

    I'll do you if I get hold of you! — ¡te voy a dar una paliza como te pille!

    2. INTRANSITIVE VERB
    1) (=act) hacer

    you would do better to accept — sería aconsejable que aceptaras

    he did righthizo lo correcto

    do as you think best — haga lo que mejor le parezca

    do as you are told! — ¡haz lo que te digo!

    she was up and doing at 6 o'clock — a las 6 de la mañana ya estaba levantada y trajinando

    you would do well to take his advice — harías bien en seguir su consejo

    you could do a lot worse than marry her — casarte con ella no es lo peor que podrías hacer

    well I, 1., 1)
    2) (=get on)

    he did badly in the exam — le fue mal en el examen

    you can do better than that — (essay, drawing) puedes hacerlo mejor; iro (=find better excuse) ¡y qué más!

    how is your father doing? — ¿cómo está tu padre?, ¿cómo le va a tu padre?

    how are you doing? * — ¿qué tal?, ¿cómo te va?

    how did you do in the audition? — ¿qué tal or cómo te fue en la audición?

    he's doing well at school — le va bien en el colegio

    how do you do? (greeting) ¿cómo está usted?, gusto en conocerlo (LAm); (as answer) ¡mucho gusto!, ¡encantado!
    3) (=be suitable)

    it doesn't do to upset her — cuidado con ofenderla

    will this one do? — ¿te parece bien este?

    will it do if I come back at eight? — ¿va bien si vuelvo a las ocho?

    will tomorrow do? — ¿iría bien mañana?

    it's not exactly what I wanted, but it will or it'll do — no es exactamente lo que quería pero servirá

    that won't do, you'll have to do it again — así no está bien, tendrás que volver a hacerlo

    you can't go on your own, that would never do! — no podemos consentir que vayas sola, ¡eso no puede ser!

    make 1., 4)
    4) (=be sufficient) bastar

    three bottles of wine should do — bastará con tres botellas de vino

    will £20 do? — ¿bastarán 20 libras?, ¿tendrás bastante con 20 libras?

    that will do! — ¡basta ya!

    5) (=happen)

    "could you lend me £50?" - "nothing doing!" — -¿me podrías prestar 50 libras? -¡de ninguna manera! or -¡ni hablar!

    6) * (=finish) (in past tenses only) terminar, acabar

    have you done? — ¿ya has terminado or acabado?

    don't take it away, I've not done yet — no te lo lleves, ¡aún no he terminado or acabado!

    I haven't done telling you — ¡no he terminado de contarte!

    I've done with travelling — ya no voy a viajar más, he renunciado a los viajes

    I've done with all that nonsenseya no tengo nada que ver or ya he terminado con todas esas tonterías

    have you done with that book? — ¿has terminado con este libro?

    7) * (=clean) hacer la limpieza (en casa)
    3. AUXILIARY VERB
    There is no equivalent in Spanish to the use of in questions, negative statements and negative commands.

    do you understand? — ¿comprendes?, ¿entiendes?

    where does he live? — ¿dónde vive?

    didn't you like it? — ¿no te gustó?

    why didn't you come? — ¿por qué no viniste?

    don't worry! — ¡no te preocupes!

    don't you tell me what to do! — ¡no me digas lo que tengo que hacer!

    do tell me! — ¡dímelo, por favor!

    do sit down — siéntese, por favor, tome asiento, por favor frm

    I do wish I could come with you — ¡ojalá pudiera ir contigo!

    but I do like it! — ¡sí que me gusta!, ¡por supuesto que me gusta!

    so you do know him! — ¡así que sí lo conoces!

    rarely does it happen that... — rara vez ocurre que...

    a)

    "did you fix the car?" - "I did" — -¿arreglaste el coche? -sí

    "I love it" - "so do I" — -me encanta -a mí también

    "he borrowed the car" - "oh he did, did he?" — -pidió el coche prestado -¿ah sí? ¡no me digas!

    I like this colour, don't you? — me gusta este color, ¿a ti no?

    "do you speak English?" - "yes, I do/no I don't" — -¿habla usted inglés? -sí, hablo inglés/no, no hablo inglés

    "may I come in?" - "(please) do!" — -¿se puede pasar? -¡pasa (por favor)!

    "who made this mess?" - "I did" — -¿quién lo ha desordenado todo? -fui yo

    "shall I ring her again?" - "no, don't!" — -¿la llamo otra vez? -¡no, no la llames!

    he lives here, doesn't he? — vive aquí, ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto? or ¿no?

    I don't know him, do I? — no lo conozco, ¿verdad?

    it doesn't matter, does it? — no importa, ¿no?

    she said that, did she? — ¿eso es lo que dijo?

    4. NOUN
    1) (Brit) * (=party) fiesta f ; (=formal gathering) reunión f

    the do's and don'ts of buying a house — lo que debe y lo que no debe hacerse al comprar una casa

    fair dos! *(=be fair) ¡hay que ser justo!, ¡seamos justos!; (=fair shares) ¡a partes iguales!

    it's a poor do when... — es una vergüenza cuando...


    II
    [dǝʊ]
    N (Mus) do m
    * * *

    I
    1. [duː], weak form [dʊ, də]
    (3rd pers sing pres does; pres doing; past did; past p done) transitive verb
    1) hacer*

    are you doing anything this evening? — ¿vas a hacer algo esta noche?

    to have something/nothing to do — tener* algo/no tener* nada que hacer

    can I do anything to help? — ¿puedo ayudar en algo?

    what have you done to your hair? — ¿qué te has hecho en el pelo?

    I don't know what I'm going to do with you! — no sé qué voy a hacer contigo!; see also do with

    2) ( carry out) \<\<job/task\>\> hacer*

    to do one's homework — hacer* los deberes

    3) ( as job)

    what do you do? — ¿usted qué hace or a qué se dedica?

    what does he do for a living? — ¿en qué trabaja?

    4) (achieve, bring about)

    she's done it: it's a new world record — lo ha logrado: es una nueva marca mundial

    he's late again: that does it! — vuelve a llegar tarde esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!

    to do something for somebody/something: that mustache really does something for him la verdad es que le queda muy bien el bigote; what has EC membership done for Greece? — ¿en qué ha beneficiado a Grecia ser miembro de la CE?

    5)
    a) (fix, arrange, repair)
    b) ( clean) \<\<dishes\>\> lavar; \<\<brass/windows\>\> limpiar
    6) (make, produce)
    a) \<\<meal\>\> preparar, hacer*

    would you do the carrots? — ¿me preparas (or pelas etc) las zanahorias?

    b) \<\<drawing/translation\>\> hacer*
    7) (BrE) ( offer)

    they do a set meal for £12 — tienen un menú de 12 libras

    8) (suffice for, suit)
    9) ( travel)

    the car has only done 4,000 miles — el coche sólo tiene 4.000 millas

    10)
    a) ( study) estudiar
    b) ( visit) (colloq) \<\<sights/museum\>\> visitar
    11) ( Theat)
    a) ( play role of) hacer* el papel de
    b) ( take part in) \<\<play\>\> actuar* en
    c) ( impersonate) imitar
    12) (colloq) ( serve in prison) cumplir
    13) (BrE colloq)
    a) (catch, prosecute) agarrar
    b) ( cheat) estafar, timar
    14) ( use) (sl)

    to do drugs — drogarse*, consumir drogas

    15) (colloq) ( finish) terminar

    are o (esp BrE) have you done complaining? — ¿has terminado de quejarte?


    2.
    vi
    1) (act, behave) hacer*
    2) (get along, manage)

    how are you doing? — ¿qué tal estás or andas or te va?

    how do you do? — ( as greeting) mucho gusto, encantado

    how do? — (colloq & dial) ¿qué tal?

    how are we doing for time/cash? — ¿cómo or qué tal vamos or andamos de tiempo/dinero?

    she did well/badly in her exams — le fue bien/mal en los exámenes

    to do well/badly out of something — salir* bien/mal parado de algo

    3) (go on, happen) (colloq) (in -ing form)

    nothing doing! — ni hablar!, ni lo sueñes!

    4)
    a) (be suitable, acceptable)

    look, this won't do! — mira, esto no puede ser!

    it's not ideal, but it'll do — no es lo ideal, pero sirve

    I'm not going to cook, bread and cheese will do for them! — no pienso cocinar, se tendrán que conformar con pan y queso

    b)

    to do for o as something: this box will do for o as a table — esta caja nos servirá de mesa

    5) ( be enough) ser* suficiente, alcanzar*, bastar
    6) ( finish) (in past p) terminar

    I'm not o (BrE) I haven't done yet! — no he terminado todavía

    7)

    3.
    v aux [El verbo auxiliar do se usa para formar el negativo (I 1) y el interrogativo (I 2), para agregar énfasis (I 3) o para sustituir a un verbo usado anteriormente (II)]
    2)
    a) (used to form negative)

    I do not o don't know — no sé

    I did not o didn't see her — no la vi

    b) (with inversion after negative adv)
    3)
    a)
    Ex:
    does this belong to you? — ¿esto es tuyo?
    did I frighten you? — ¿te asusté?
    /Ex:
    b)
    Ex:
    boy, do you need a bath! — Dios mío! qué falta te hace un baño!
    /Ex:
    4)
    a)
    Ex:
    you must admit, she did look ill — tienes que reconocer que tenía mala cara
    do be quiet! — ¿te quieres callar?
    /Ex:
    b)
    Ex:
    I haven't decided, but if I do accept... — todavía no lo he decidido, pero si aceptara...
    /Ex:

    not only does it cost more, it also... — no sólo cuesta más, sino que también...

    5)
    Ex:
    do you live here? - yes, I do/no, I don't — ¿vives aquí? - sí/no
    she wanted to come, but he didn't — ella quería venir, pero él no
    she found it in your drawer - oh, did she? — lo encontró en tu cajón - ¿ah, sí?
    I don't need a haircut - yes, you do! — no necesito cortarme el pelo - cómo que no!
    she says she understands, but she doesn't — dice que comprende, pero no es así
    /Ex:
    6)
    Ex:
    you know Bob, don't you? — conoces a Bob, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?
    I told you, didn't I? — te lo dije ¿no? or ¿no es cierto?
    /Ex:

    I, Charles Brown, do solemnly swear that... — yo, Charles Brown, juro solemnemente que...

    Phrasal Verbs:

    II [duː]
    noun (pl dos)
    1) c (party, gathering) (colloq) fiesta f, reunión f
    2) ( state of affairs) (colloq) (no pl)

    fair dos — (BrE colloq)

    fair dos all round — a partes iguales para todos; (as interj) seamos justos!

    3)

    do's and don'ts — ( rules) normas fpl


    III [dəʊ]
    noun (pl dos) ( Mus) do m

    English-spanish dictionary > do

  • 18 look

    look [lʊk]
    coup d'œil1 (a) regard1 (c) air1 (d) mode1 (e) regarder2 (a), 3 (a) chercher3 (b) écouter3 (c) avoir l'air3 (d) chercher à3 (f) beauté4
    1 noun
    (a) (gen) coup m d'œil;
    to have or to take a look (at sth) jeter un coup d'œil (sur ou à qch), regarder (qch);
    familiar let's have a look (show me) fais voir;
    would you like a look through my binoculars? voulez-vous regarder avec mes jumelles?;
    one look at him is enough to know he's a crook on voit au premier coup d'œil que c'est un escroc;
    it's worth a quick look ça vaut le coup d'œil;
    we need to take a long hard look at our image abroad il est temps que nous examinions de près notre image de marque à l'étranger;
    did you get a good look at him? vous l'avez vu clairement?;
    did the mechanic have a proper look at the car? est-ce que le mécanicien a bien regardé la voiture?;
    and now a look ahead to next week's programmes et maintenant, un aperçu des programmes de la semaine prochaine;
    do you mind if I take a look around? ça vous gêne si je jette un coup d'œil?;
    we'll just have a quick look round the garden nous allons jeter un coup d'œil dans le jardin;
    we had a look round the town nous avons fait un tour dans la ville;
    I took a quick look through the drawers j'ai jeté un rapide coup d'œil dans les tiroirs
    to have a look for sth chercher qch;
    have you had a good look for it? est-ce que tu as bien cherché?;
    have another look cherche encore
    (c) (glance) regard m;
    a suspicious/nasty/angry look un regard soupçonneux/mauvais/méchant;
    she gave me a dirty look elle m'a jeté un regard mauvais;
    you should have seen the looks we got from passers-by! si tu avais vu la façon dont les passants nous regardaient!;
    we were getting some very odd looks on nous regardait d'un drôle d'air;
    he didn't say anything, but if looks could kill! il n'a pas dit un mot, mais il y a des regards qui tuent!
    (d) (appearance, air) air m;
    he had a strange look in his eyes (expression) il avait un drôle de regard;
    the old house has a neglected look la vieille maison a l'air négligé;
    she has the look of a troublemaker elle a une tête à faire des histoires;
    she has the look of someone who's going places elle a l'air de quelqu'un qui réussira dans la vie;
    by the look or looks of her, I'd say she failed the exam à la voir ou rien qu'en la voyant, je dirais qu'elle a raté son examen;
    it has the look of a successful marriage cela a l'air d'un mariage heureux;
    there's trouble brewing by the look of it or things on dirait que quelque chose se trame;
    I quite like the look of the next candidate j'aime assez le profil du prochain candidat;
    I don't like the look of it ça ne me dit rien de bon ou rien qui vaille;
    I didn't like the look of her at all son allure ne m'a pas du tout plu;
    I don't like the look of the weather le temps a l'air inquiétant
    (e) (fashion) mode f, look m;
    the sporty/punk look le look sportif/punk
    look who's coming! regarde qui arrive!;
    look who's talking! tu peux parler, toi!;
    look what you've done/where you're going! regarde un peu ce que tu as fait/où tu vas!
    to look one's last on sth jeter un dernier regard à qch;
    to look sb up and down regarder qn de haut en bas, toiser qn du regard;
    to look sb (full or straight) in the face regarder qn (bien) en face ou dans les yeux;
    I can never look her in the face again je ne pourrai plus jamais la regarder en face
    (a) (gen) regarder;
    look, there's Brian! regarde, voilà Brian!;
    what's happening outside? let me look qu'est-ce qui se passe dehors? laissez-moi voir;
    have you cut yourself? let me look tu t'es coupé? montre-moi ou laisse-moi voir;
    go on, nobody's looking vas-y, personne ne regarde;
    they crept up on me while I wasn't looking ils se sont approchés de moi pendant que j'avais le dos tourné;
    I'm just looking (in shop) je regarde;
    look and see if there's anyone there regarde voir s'il y a quelqu'un;
    if you look very carefully you can see a tiny crack in it si tu regardes bien, tu verras une toute petite fissure;
    look this way regardez par ici;
    to look into sb's eyes regarder qn dans les yeux;
    she looked along the row/down the list elle a parcouru la rangée/la liste du regard;
    he was looking out of the window/over the wall/up the chimney il regardait par la fenêtre/par-dessus le mur/dans la cheminée;
    to look on the bright side voir les choses du bon côté;
    to look over sb's shoulder regarder par-dessus l'épaule de qn; figurative surveiller ce que fait qn;
    to look the other way détourner les yeux; figurative fermer les yeux;
    proverb look before you leap = il faut réfléchir deux fois avant d'agir
    (b) (search) chercher;
    you can't have looked hard enough tu n'as pas dû beaucoup chercher
    (c) (in imperative → listen, pay attention) écouter;
    look, I can't pay you back just yet écoute, je ne peux pas te rembourser tout de suite;
    now look, Paul, I've had enough of this! bon écoute, Paul, ça suffit maintenant!;
    look here! dites donc!
    (d) (seem, appear) avoir l'air;
    to look old avoir l'air ou faire vieux;
    to look ill avoir l'air malade, avoir mauvaise mine;
    to look well (person) avoir bonne mine;
    that looks delicious! ça a l'air délicieux!;
    you look or are looking better today tu as l'air (d'aller) mieux aujourd'hui;
    how do I look? comment tu me trouves?;
    you look absolutely stunning in that dress tu es vraiment ravissante dans cette robe;
    it makes him look ten years older/younger ça le vieillit/rajeunit de dix ans;
    he's 70, but he doesn't look it il a 70 ans mais il n'en a pas l'air ou mais il ne les fait pas;
    I can't hang the picture there, it just doesn't look right je ne peux pas mettre le tableau là, ça ne va pas;
    it looks all right to me moi, je trouve ça bien;
    how does the situation look to you? que pensez-vous de la situation?;
    that's not how it looks to the man in the street ce n'est pas comme ça que l'homme de la rue voit les choses;
    things will look very different when you leave school les choses te sembleront très différentes quand tu quitteras l'école;
    it'll look bad if I don't contribute ça fera mauvaise impression si je ne contribue pas;
    things are looking black for the economy les perspectives économiques sont assez sombres;
    the crops look promising la récolte s'annonce bien;
    she's not as stupid as she looks elle est moins bête qu'elle n'en a l'air;
    I must have looked a fool j'ai dû passer pour un imbécile;
    to make sb look a fool or an idiot tourner qn en ridicule;
    he makes the rest of the cast look very ordinary à côté de lui, les autres acteurs ont l'air vraiment quelconques;
    to look like sb/sth (resemble) ressembler à qn/qch;
    she looks like her mother elle ressemble à sa mère;
    what does she look like? (describe her) comment est-elle?; (she looks a mess) non mais, à quoi elle ressemble!;
    it looks like an oil refinery ça ressemble à une raffinerie de pétrole, on dirait une raffinerie de pétrole;
    I don't know what it is, but it looks like blood je ne sais pas ce que c'est, mais on dirait ou ça ressemble à du sang;
    it looks like rain on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir;
    it looks (to me) like he was lying j'ai l'impression qu'il mentait;
    is this our room? - it looks like it c'est notre chambre? - ça m'en a tout l'air;
    the meeting looked like going on all day la réunion avait l'air d'être partie pour durer toute la journée;
    you look as if you've seen a ghost on dirait que tu as vu un revenant;
    it looks as if Natalie's going to resign Natalie a l'air de vouloir démissionner;
    it looks as if he didn't want to go il semble qu'il ne veuille pas y aller;
    it doesn't look as if they're coming on dirait qu'ils ne vont pas venir;
    you're looking good tu as l'air en forme;
    he looks good in jeans les jeans lui vont bien;
    that hat looks very good on you ce chapeau te va très bien;
    it'll look good on your CV ça fera bien sur ton curriculum ou CV;
    things are looking pretty good here les choses ont l'air de se présenter plutôt bien ici
    (e) (face → house, window)
    to look (out) onto a park donner sur un parc;
    to look north/west être exposé au nord/à l'ouest
    to be looking to do sth chercher à faire qch;
    she'll be looking to improve on her previous best time elle cherchera à améliorer son meilleur temps;
    we're looking to expand our export business nous cherchons à développer nos exportations;
    I'm not looking to cause any trouble je ne veux pas causer de problèmes
    (beauty) she's got everything - looks, intelligence, youth... elle a tout pour elle, elle est belle, intelligente, jeune...;
    he's kept his looks il est resté beau;
    looks don't matter l'apparence ne compte pas;
    she's got her mother's looks elle a la beauté de sa mère;
    he's lost his looks il n'est plus aussi beau qu'avant
    (a) (take care of) s'occuper de;
    my mother's looking after the kids/the cat this weekend ma mère va s'occuper des enfants/du chat ce week-end;
    she has a sick mother to look after elle a une mère malade à charge;
    you should look after your clothes more carefully tu devrais prendre plus grand soin de tes vêtements;
    he helps me to look after the garden il m'aide à m'occuper du jardin;
    figurative look after yourself! fais bien attention à toi!;
    you're well looked after on s'occupe bien de vous;
    the car has been well looked after la voiture est bien entretenue;
    don't worry, he can look after himself ne t'inquiète pas, il est capable de se débrouiller tout seul
    (b) (be responsible for) s'occuper de;
    they look after our interests in Europe ils s'occupent de nos affaires en Europe
    (c) (watch over) surveiller;
    can you look after my bag for a couple of minutes? tu peux surveiller mon sac deux minutes?
    regarder vers l'avenir;
    looking ahead three or four years dans trois ou quatre ans;
    let's look ahead to the next century/to next month's meeting pensons au siècle prochain/à la réunion du mois prochain
    (a) (gen) regarder;
    she looked at herself in the mirror elle se regarda dans la glace;
    they looked at each other ils ont échangé un regard;
    oh dear, look at the time! oh là là, regardez l'heure!;
    just look at you! (you look awful) mais regarde-toi donc!;
    it's not much to look at ça ne paie pas de mine;
    she's not much to look at ce n'est pas une beauté;
    he's not much to look at il n'est pas très beau;
    you wouldn't think, to look at him, that he's a multi-millionaire à le voir on ne croirait pas avoir affaire à un multi-millionnaire;
    I haven't looked at another woman in the last forty years en quarante ans, je n'ai pas regardé une autre femme;
    just look at the mess we're in! regarde les ennuis qu'on a!
    (b) (consider) considérer;
    look at the problem from my point of view considérez le problème de mon point de vue;
    that's not the way I look at it ce n'est pas comme ça que je vois les choses;
    they won't even look at the idea ils refusent même de prendre cette idée en considération;
    if you don't have money, he won't even look at you si vous n'avez pas d'argent, il ne vous regardera même pas;
    familiar my brother can't even look at an egg mon frère ne supporte pas ou déteste les œufs
    (c) (check) vérifier, regarder;
    could you look at the tyres? pouvez-vous regarder les pneus?;
    to have one's teeth looked at se faire examiner les dents;
    familiar you need your head looking at! ça va pas, la tête?
    détourner les yeux
    (a) (in space) regarder derrière soi;
    she walked away without looking back elle est partie sans se retourner
    (b) (in time) regarder en arrière;
    there's no point in looking back ça ne sert à rien de regarder en arrière;
    the author looks back on the war years l'auteur revient sur les années de guerre;
    it seems funny now we look back on it ça semble drôle quand on y pense aujourd'hui;
    we can look back on some happy times nous avons connu de bons moments;
    figurative after she got her first job she never looked back à partir du moment où elle a trouvé son premier emploi, tout lui a réussi
    regarder en bas; (in embarrassment) baisser les yeux;
    we looked down on or at the valley nous regardions la vallée en dessous
    (despise) mépriser
    (a) (seek) chercher;
    go and look for him allez le chercher;
    she's still looking for a job elle est toujours à la recherche d'un emploi;
    are you looking for a fight? tu cherches la bagarre?
    (b) (expect) attendre;
    it's not the result we were looking for ce n'est pas le résultat que nous attendions
    (to the future) regarder vers l'avenir
    attendre avec impatience;
    we're looking forward to the end of term nous attendons la fin du trimestre avec impatience;
    I'm looking forward to the weekend vivement le week-end!;
    to look forward to doing sth être impatient de faire qch;
    I'm looking forward to seeing her again (eager) il me tarde de la revoir; (polite formula) je serai heureux de la revoir;
    I look forward to meeting you je serai heureux de faire votre connaissance;
    see you on Saturday - right, I'll look forward to it à samedi alors - oui, c'est entendu;
    I'm not exactly looking forward to going je n'ai pas vraiment envie d'y aller;
    they had been looking forward to this moment for months cela faisait des mois qu'ils attendaient cet instant;
    I look forward to hearing from you soon (in letter) dans l'attente de votre réponse;
    I'm not looking forward to the operation la perspective de cette opération ne m'enchante guère
    (a) (inside) regarder à l'intérieur
    (b) (pay a visit) passer;
    to look in on sb rendre visite à ou passer voir qn;
    I'll look in again tomorrow je repasserai demain;
    he looked in at the pub on the way home il s'est arrêté au pub en rentrant chez lui
    (c) (watch TV) regarder la télévision
    examiner, étudier;
    it's a problem that needs looking into c'est un problème qu'il faut examiner ou sur lequel il faut se pencher
    look on
    considérer;
    I look on him as my brother je le considère comme mon frère;
    to look on sb/sth with favour/disfavour voir qn/qch d'un œil favorable/défavorable
    regarder;
    the passers-by just looked on les passants se sont contentés de regarder
    British I'll look that book out for you je te chercherai ce livre;
    have you looked out those photos to give me? est-ce que tu as trouvé les photos que tu devais me donner?
    (a) (person) regarder dehors
    (b) (room, window)
    the bedroom looks out on or over the garden la chambre donne sur le jardin
    (c) (be careful) faire attention;
    look out, it's hot! attention, c'est chaud!;
    you'll be in trouble if you don't look out tu vas t'attirer des ennuis si tu ne fais pas attention
    American (take care of) prendre soin de
    I'll look out for you at the station je te guetterai à la gare;
    look out for the sign to Dover guettez le panneau pour Douvres;
    she's always looking out for bargains elle est toujours à la recherche ou à l'affût d'une bonne affaire;
    you have to look out for snakes il faut faire attention ou se méfier, il y a des serpents
    to look out for oneself penser à soi;
    you've got to look out for number one! chacun pour soi!
    (glance over) jeter un coup d'œil sur; (examine) examiner, étudier
    (museum, cathedral, factory) visiter; (shop, room) jeter un coup d'œil dans
    (a) (look at surroundings) regarder (autour de soi);
    I'd rather look round on my own than take the guided tour je préférerais faire le tour moi-même plutôt que de suivre la visite guidée;
    I looked round for an exit j'ai cherché une sortie
    (b) (look back) regarder derrière soi, se retourner
    (a) (window, screen) regarder à travers
    (b) (book, report) jeter un coup d'œil sur ou à, regarder
    he looked straight through me il m'a regardé comme si je n'étais pas là
    (a) (turn to) se tourner vers;
    it's best to look to an expert il est préférable de consulter un expert ou de demander l'avis d'un expert;
    don't look to her for help ne compte pas sur elle pour t'aider;
    they are looking to us to find a solution to this problem ils comptent sur nous pour trouver une solution à ce problème
    (b) formal (attend to) veiller à;
    he should look to his reputation il devrait veiller à sa réputation;
    look to it that discipline is properly maintained veillez à ce que la discipline soit bien maintenue
    look up
    (a) (in reference work, directory etc) chercher;
    look the word up in the dictionary cherche le mot dans le dictionnaire
    (b) (visit) passer voir, rendre visite à;
    look us up when you're in New York passe nous voir quand tu seras à New York
    (a) (raise one's eyes) lever les yeux
    (b) (improve) s'améliorer;
    things are looking up for the economy les perspectives économiques semblent meilleures
    considérer
    respecter, avoir du respect pour
    ✾ Book ✾ Film 'Don't look now' Du Maurier, Roeg 'Ne vous retournez pas'
    ✾ Play ✾ Film 'Look back in Anger' Osborne, Richardson 'La Paix du dimanche' (pièce), 'Les Corps sauvages' (film)
    Here's looking at you kid Ce sont les mots que prononce Rick Blaine, le personnage incarné par Humphrey Bogart dans le film Casablanca (1942), lorsqu'il dit adieu à la femme qu'il aime, jouée par Ingrid Bergman. Aujourd'hui on utilise souvent cette phrase en référence au film lorsque l'on porte un toast à quelqu'un.

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  • 19 separate

    1 adjective ['sepərət]
    (a) (different, distinct → category, meaning, issue) distinct, à part; (→ incident, times, episodes) différent;
    that's quite a separate matter ça, c'est une toute autre affaire;
    the two issues are quite separate les deux problèmes sont distincts;
    they sleep in separate rooms (children) ils ont chacun leur chambre; (couple) ils font chambre à part;
    administration and finance are in separate departments l'administration et les finances relèvent de services différents;
    the canteen is separate from the main building la cantine se trouve à l'extérieur du bâtiment principal;
    begin each chapter on a separate page commencez chaque chapitre sur une nouvelle page;
    use a separate piece of paper utilisez une feuille séparée;
    I'd prefer them to come on separate days je préférerais qu'ils viennent à des jours différents;
    it happened on four separate occasions cela s'est produit à quatre reprises;
    she likes to keep her home life separate from the office elle tient à ce que son travail n'empiète pas sur sa vie privée;
    the peaches must be kept separate from the lemons les pêches et les citrons ne doivent pas être mélangés;
    he was kept separate from the other children on le tenait à l'écart ou on l'isolait des autres enfants;
    separate but equal = doctrine en vigueur aux États-Unis de 1896 à 1954, selon laquelle la séparation entre Noirs et Blancs était licite du moment qu'ils bénéficiaient de services (éducation, transports etc) équivalents
    (b) (independent → entrance, living quarters) indépendant, particulier; (→ existence, organization) indépendant;
    they lead very separate lives ils mènent chacun leur vie;
    they went their separate ways (after meeting) ils sont partis chacun de leur côté; figurative (in life) chacun a suivi sa route
    2 noun ['sepərət]
    (a) (in stereo) élément m séparé
    (b) American (offprint) tiré m à part
    3 transitive verb ['sepəreɪt]
    (a) (divide, set apart) séparer; (detach → parts, pieces) séparer, détacher;
    he stepped in to separate the fighting dogs il est intervenu pour séparer les chiens qui se battaient;
    the last three coaches will be separated from the rest of the train les trois derniers wagons seront détachés du reste du train;
    the Bosphorus separates Europe from Asia le Bosphore sépare l'Europe de l'Asie;
    the seriously ill were separated from the other patients les malades gravement atteints étaient isolés des autres patients;
    the records can be separated into four categories les disques peuvent être divisés ou classés en quatre catégories
    (b) (keep distinct) séparer, distinguer;
    to separate reality from myth distinguer le mythe de la réalité, faire la distinction entre le mythe et la réalité
    (c) Cookery (milk) écrémer; (egg) séparer;
    separate the whites from the yolks séparez les blancs des jaunes
    4 intransitive verb ['sepəreɪt]
    (a) (go different ways) se quitter, se séparer;
    they separated after the meeting ils se sont quittés après la réunion
    (b) (split up → couple) se séparer, rompre; (→ in boxing, duel) rompre; Politics (→ party) se scinder;
    they separated on good terms ils se sont séparés à l'amiable;
    the party separated into various factions le parti s'est scindé en diverses factions
    (c) (come apart, divide → liquid) se séparer; (→ parts) se séparer, se détacher, se diviser;
    the boosters separate from the shuttle les propulseurs auxiliaires se détachent de la navette;
    the model separates into four parts la maquette se divise en quatre parties
    ['sepərəts] (clothes) coordonnés mpl
    ►► French Canadian separate school école f libre
    séparer, trier
    se séparer
    séparer, diviser;
    to separate sth up into equal shares diviser ou partager qch en parts égales

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  • 20 carve up


    1) разг. разделять что-л. Europe was carved up after World War I. ≈ После Первой Мировой войны произошел раздел Европы.
    2) разг. делить (деньги) The thieves carved up the profit from the robbery. ≈ Воры поделили награбленное.
    3) сл. намеренно ранить кого-л. Threaten to carve him up if he won't give the money, that should make him do it! ≈ Пригрози, что зарежешь его, это должно убедить его отдать деньги.
    4) разг. перегонять кого-л. на машине Yes, he does get there sooner, but only by carving up the rest of the traffic on the way - one day he'll have a nasty accident. ≈ Да, он добирается туда быстрее, но ему приходится обгонять чуть не каждую машину, когда-нибудь он попадет в серьезную аварию.
    5) разг. надувать, мошенничать I'm going to trust you to play cards with me, but if you do not carve up. ≈ Я разрешу Вам играть со мной в карты, но при условии, что Вы не будете жульничать. (разговорное) обманывать, надувать

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