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New Sweden

  • 1 New Sweden

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    Колониальное владение Швеции в Северной Америке, на месте современных штатов Делавэр, Нью-Джерси и Пенсильвания. В 1633 при поддержке финансовых кругов Швеции и Голландии была создана Компания Новой Швеции [New Sweden Company]. В 1638 первая экспедиция компании во главе с П. Минуитом [ Minuit, Peter] основала поселение Форт-Кристина [Fort Christina] в долине реки Делавэр [ Delaware River], на месте современного г. Уилмингтона, названное в честь шведской королевы. Впоследствии колония стала управляться исключительно шведами, и долгое время конфликтовала с соседними голландскими поселениями. В 1655 Новая Швеция была завоевана голландцами во главе с П. Стайвесантом [ Stuyvesant, Peter] и вошла в состав Новых Нидерландов [ New Netherland].
    тж Colony of New Sweden

    English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > New Sweden

  • 2 New Jersey

    Штат на востоке США в группе Среднеатлантических штатов [ Middle Atlantic States]. Расположен на полуострове между реками Делавэр [ Delaware River] и Хадсон [ Hudson River]. Граничит со штатом Нью-Йорк [ New York] на севере и востоке, с Пенсильванией [ Pennsylvania] и Делавэром [ Delaware] на западе. Имеет выход к Атлантическому океану. Площадь - 22,5 тыс. кв. км. Население 8,4 млн. человек (2000); является штатом с самой высокой плотностью населения в стране и занимает девятое место среди штатов по численности населения. Столица г. Трентон [ Trenton]. Наиболее крупные города: Ньюарк [ Newark], Джерси-Сити [ Jersey City], Патерсон [ Paterson] и Элизабет [ Elizabeth]. Один из первых 13 штатов [ Thirteen Colonies]. Ландшафт штата при его небольшой территории отличается разнообразием. Южная часть расположена на заболоченной Приатлантической низменности [Atlantic Coastal Plain], на севере предгорья Аппалачей [ Appalachian Mountains; Appalachian Highlands] (горы Киттатинни [Kittatinny Mountains]) и плато Пидмонт [ Piedmont Plateau] высотой 150-250 м, много небольших озер. На северо-востоке примыкает к р. Хадсон. Побережье окаймлено полосой песчаных кос, островов и отмелей. Умеренный морской климат. Первые следы деятельности человека на территории штата относятся к XI в. до н.э. Ко времени прибытия европейцев здесь жили племена делаваров [ Delaware]. После экспедиций Дж. Кабота [ Cabot, John], Г. Хадсона [ Hudson, Henry], Дж. да Верразано [ Verrazano, Giovanni da] и др. этот район объявляли своей территорией англичане, французы, голландцы (1524-1623). Будущий штат входил в состав Новых Нидерландов [ New Netherland] и Новой Швеции [ New Sweden]. В 1660 по приказу П. Стайвесанта [ Stuyvesant, Peter] была построена укрепленная деревня Берген [Bergen] (ныне Джерси-Сити) - первое постоянное поселение. Нью-Джерси перешел в руки англичан и оставался (кроме 1673) их владением вплоть до начала Войны за независимость [ Revolutionary War]. В 1676 колония была разделена между владельцами земель [Proprietors] на две части - Западный Нью-Джерси [West New Jersey] и Восточный Нью-Джерси [East New Jersey]. Западная часть была вскоре куплена группой У. Пенна [ Penn, William, Jr.] и стала прибежищем для преследуемых в Англии квакеров [ Quakers], на востоке поселились многие выходцы из Новой Англии [ New England]. С самого начала Нью-Джерси был весьма пестрым в этническом отношении. В 1702 создана единая королевская колония Нью-Джерси. Раннее промышленное развитие было связано с производством железа и стекла из местного сырья. Важную роль играла коммерция, а дороги считались лучшими в колониях, что во многом связано с местоположением штата между Нью-Йорком и Филадельфией и между северными и южными колониями. Штат серьезно пострадал в период Войны за независимость, будучи местом около 100 сражений, в том числе под Трентоном и Монмутом [ Trenton, Battle of; Monmouth, Battle of] и получил прозвище Арена Революции ["Cockpit of the Revolution"]. В 1783 центром района был объявлен Принстон [ Princeton]. В 1787 Нью-Джерси стал третьим по счету штатом США. Экономика штата получила новый толчок к развитию во время англо-американской войны 1812-14 [ War of 1812]. После войны значительно увеличился поток иммигрантов из Европы. Во время Гражданской войны [ Civil War] политические симпатии жителей штата разделились: избиратели не поддержали переизбрание А. Линкольна [ Lincoln, Abraham] на второй срок (1864). В XIX в. началась бурная индустриализация, усилившаяся в следующем столетии. Штат отличается высокоразвитой диверсифицированной промышленностью, близок к крупным рынкам сбыта и сам является таковым. Налоговая система штата способствует развитию индустрии. Важнейшие виды промышленной продукции: химикаты, электроника, машиностроение, медицинское оборудование и инструменты, пищевые продукты, прокат черных и цветных металлов, нефтепродукты. Важный фактор индустриального развития - научные исследования, прежде всего в области телекоммуникаций и фармацевтики. Штат имеет давние традиции изобретательства - здесь работали Дж. Стивенс [ Stevens, John], Т. Эдисон [ Edison, Thomas Alva], изобретен транзистор (1948) и создан спутник связи (1962). Основные сельскохозяйственные культуры: фрукты, овощи, сеяные травы и соя, развито молочное животноводство, птицеводство, ловля рыбы и добыча продуктов моря. Важную роль играет туризм; курорты - основной источник доходов в Нью-Джерси. Высоко развит и разнообразен транспорт. Одна из наиболее серьезных проблем штата - состояние окружающей среды (в 1988 знаменитые пляжи [ New Jersey shore] были признаны опасными для жизни и на несколько лет закрыты). Ныне здесь введены жесткие нормы ее охраны. Проблемы перенаселенности также занимают политиков и рядовых граждан; штат оказывает финансовую помощь фермерам, пытаясь приостановить расширение жилищного строительства в сельскохозяйственного районах, которые ныне составляют около 2/3 его территории. Ни одна из основных политических партий не имеет в штате заметного преимущества на выборах.

    English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > New Jersey

  • 3 Pennsylvania

    Официальное название - Содружество Пенсильвания [Commonwealth of Pennsylvania]. Штат на северо-востоке США, в группе Среднеатлантических штатов [ Middle Atlantic States]. На севере граничит со штатом Нью-Йорк [ New York], на северо-западе имеет выход к озеру Эри [ Erie, Lake], на востоке граничит со штатом Нью-Джерси [ New Jersey], на юге - со штатами Делавэр [ Delaware] и Мэриленд [ Maryland], на юге и западе с Западной Вирджинией [ West Virginia], на западе - с Огайо [ Ohio]. Южная граница проходит по т.н. линии Мэйсона-Диксона [ Mason-Dixon Line]. Площадь 117,3 тыс. кв. км. Население 12,2 млн. человек (2000) (шестое место среди штатов). Столица Гаррисберг [ Harrisburg]. Крупнейшие города: Филадельфия [ Philadelphia], Питсбург [ Pittsburgh], Эри [ Erie], Аллентаун [ Allentown]. В рельефе присутствуют практически все черты, характерные для востока страны. Большая часть Пенсильвании расположена в районе Аппалачских гор [ Appalachian Mountains] (высшая точка гора Маунт-Дэвис [ Davis, Mount], 980 м), состоящих из нескольких хребтов, разделенных продольными долинами. На западе они переходят в Аппалачское плато [ Appalachian Plateau], на крайнем юго-востоке штата расположена узкая полоса Приатлантической низменности [Atlantic Coastal Plain] вдоль р. Делавэр [ Delaware River]. Юго-восточную часть штата занимает холмистое плато Пидмонт [ Piedmont Plateau], западнее - Голубые горы [ Blue Mountains] и Линия водопадов [ Fall Line]. Реки многоводные, преимущественно быстрые, порожистые, особенно на плато Пидмонт. Наиболее крупные из них судоходны: Саскуэханна [ Susquehanna River], Огайо [ Ohio River] с ее истоками Аллегейни [ Allegheny River] и Мононгахила [ Monongahela River]. Много озер. Более 60 процентов территории покрыто лесами. Штат обладает крупными запасами угля, является крупнейшим производителем антрацита. На северо-западе есть запасы нефти и природного газа. На основной части территории штата континентальный влажный климат. На юго-востоке долгое, жаркое лето, мягкая зима; на Аппалачском плато более долгая зима и короткое лето. До появления поселенцев на территории будущего штата жили племена делаваров [ Delaware], шауни [ Shawnee] и саскуэханна [Susquehanna], племена из Ирокезской лиги [ Iroquois League] и др. В XVII в. о своих правах на эти земли заявляли Голландия, Швеция, Англия. В 1614 голландцы исследовали долину р. Делавэр. В 1643 шведы создали первые постоянные поселения на о. Тиникум [Tinicum Island] и Новый Готтенбург [New Gottenburg] в окрестностях современного г. Честера [ Chester]. В 1655 Новая Швеция [ New Sweden] была завоевана голландцами во главе с П. Стайвесантом [ Stuyvesant, Peter] и вошла в состав Новых Нидерландов [ New Netherland], но в 1664 англичане, в свою очередь, взяли под контроль эту голландскую колонию. В 1681 квакер [ Quakers] У. Пенн [ Penn, William, Jr.] получил в дар от английского короля Карла II территорию, известную под названием "Пенсильванское провидение" [Providence of Pennsylvania]. Колония была названа Пенсильванией в честь отца У. Пенна, адмирала Уильяма Пенна. Первое английское поселение Филадельфия было основано здесь в 1682, вскоре она стала столицей колонии и одним из крупнейших городов в Новом Свете. Пенн-младший задумал создать образцовое общество, основанное на демократических принципах, и назвал его "Священный эксперимент" [ Holy Experiment]. По "Великому закону Пенсильвании" ["The Great Law of Pennsylvania"] - конституции, было создано представительное собрание, провозглашались право каждого на жизнь и свободу и полная веротерпимость; смертная казнь предусматривалась только за убийство и предательство, был введен суд присяжных, участие в выборах ограничивалось незначительным имущественным цензом. Пенн и его последователи заключили соглашения о дружбе с индейцами, что обеспечило достаточно длительный (около 70 лет) период стабильных отношений между поселенцами и местными племенами. В Пенсильванию, кроме квакеров, стали переселяться французские протестанты, шотландцы, немцы [ Pennsylvania Dutch]. К 1750 из-за интенсивного заселения земель начались конфликты с индейцами, со временем приведшие к их вытеснению или уничтожению. Поток английских переселенцев и торговцев в западную Пенсильванию хлынул в середине XVIII в. Французы построили цепь фортов от оз. Эри до устья р. Огайо. В 1754-63 Пенсильвания стала ареной войн с французами и индейцами [ French and Indian wars]. После взятия французского форта Дюкен [ Fort Duquesne] (1758) в 1759-61 на месте современного г. Питсбурга под руководством генерала Дж. Форбса [ Forbes, John] был построен форт Питт [ Fort Pitt], ставший важным форпостом повстанцев в период Войны за независимость [ Revolutionary War]. В 1763 произошло крупное восстание индейцев под предводительством Понтиака [ Pontiac's Conspiracy]. Пенсильвания сыграла существенную роль в борьбе за независимость. Пенсильванцы участвовали во многих битвах в других колониях, в том числе в осаде Бостона (1775), создали собственный флот. На территории будущего штата произошли битвы за форт Миффлин [Fort Mifflin, Battle of], Джермантаун [ Germantown, Battle of] и сражение на ручье Брэндивайн [ Brandywine, Battle of the]. В 1777-78 Дж. Вашингтон [ Washington, George] зимовал со своей армией в Вэлли-Фордж [ Valley Forge] в 40 км западнее Филадельфии. Сам город был центром политической активности в колониях. В июле 1774 здесь проходили выборы делегатов на первый Континентальный конгресс [First Continental Congress; Continental Congresses], который также был проведен в Филадельфии. В 1776 на втором Континентальном конгрессе [Second Continental Congress] была подписана Декларация независимости [ Declaration of Independence]. В 1787 делегаты Конституционного конвента [ Constitutional Convention] в Филадельфии составили проект Конституции США [ Constitution, U.S.]. 12 декабря 1787 Пенсильвания стала вторым по счету штатом США. В 1790-1800 Филадельфия была столицей молодого государства. В 1794 и 1799 штат стал местом первых фермерских восстаний [ Whiskey Rebellion; Fries Rebellion]. Современные границы Пенсильвании возникли в 1792, когда в ее состав была включена территория на северо-западе, известная как "Треугольник Эри" ["Erie Triangle"], что расширило ее выход к побережью этого озера. В 1799 столицей штата стал г. Ланкастер [ Lancaster], а в 1812 она была перенесена в Гаррисберг. Важную роль Пенсильвания сыграла в Гражданской войне [ Civil War], что определялось многими факторами, в том числе аболиционистскими [ abolition] взглядами квакеров, крупными материальными и людскими ресурсами штата и его географическим положением. Основные дороги с Юга [ South] проходили через Гаррисберг, Филадельфию и Питсбург, поэтому, чтобы получить контроль над ними, армия конфедератов Северной Вирджинии [ Army of Northern Virginia] вторглась в Пенсильванию в 1863. Геттисбергское сражение [ Gettysburg, Battle of] (1863) на территории штата стало одним из самых значительных и кровопролитных за время войны. Около трети участников сражения со стороны Армии Союза [ Union Army] были пенсильванцами. В 1873 была принята ныне действующая конституция штата [ state constitution]. Верховный суд штата - один из старейших в стране (создан в 1722). Штат, жители которого поддерживали демократов в 1800-60, после войны стал одним из оплотов Республиканской партии [ Republican Party]. В 1859 у г. Титусвилла [Titusville] начала действовать одна из первых в мире нефтяных скважин. После войны в штате стала интенсивно развиваться промышленность, особенно сталелитейная. В 1867 был впервые использован бессемеровский процесс производства стали. К 1870 крупнейшим индустриальным центром стал г. Питсбург, где производилось до двух третей всей стали США. К концу XIX в. сложилась крупнейшая сталелитейная империя Э. Карнеги [ Carnegie, Andrew], которая после продажи Дж. П. Моргану [ Morgan, John Pierpont] (1901) стала основой корпорации "Юнайтед Стейтс стил" [ United States Steel Corp.]. В штате создана многоотраслевая экономика, в которой важнейшее место принадлежит промышленному производству, сконцентрированному прежде всего в Филадельфии и Питсбурге. По числу занятых в промышленности штат уступает только Калифорнии и Нью-Йорку. Ведущие отрасли - сталелитейная, черная металлургия, транспортное машиностроение, производство металлоизделий, промышленного оборудования, электронных компонентов, инструментов, приборов, химикатов, стройматериалов, изделий из пластмасс, продуктов питания, одежды; развиты полиграфия и энергетика, в том числе ядерная. Географическое положение и высокоразвитая сеть дорог делают штат "воротами" Среднего Запада [ Midwest] и Юга [ South]. Высоко развито сельское хозяйство: Пенсильвания лидирует в производстве молока и молочных продуктов, бройлеров, яиц, яблок, шампиньонов. Основные посевные культуры - кукуруза, сеяные травы, соя, пшеница. Один из наиболее доходных секторов экономики - туризм. В целом, бурный рост экономического развития прерывался только во время разрушительного Джонстаунского наводнения [ Johnstown flood] в 1899 и в период Великой депрессии [ Great Depression] 1930-х. В годы второй мировой войны штат играл важную роль в военном производстве. Ныне Пенсильвания продолжает оставаться лидером в области сталелитейной промышленности и добычи угля. В конце XIX - начале XX в. в политической жизни штата господствовали республиканские боссы [ bossism]. Конец этой эпохи наступил с кончиной Б. Пенроуза [ Penrose, Boies] в 1921. В последние годы ни одна из основных партий не имеет постоянного превосходства на выборах различного уровня. По мере промышленного роста росло и рабочее движение, создавались профсоюзы. Штат стал местом крупных забастовок железнодорожников - в Питсбурге (1877), сталелитейщиков [ Homestead Steel Strike] (1892), горняков [ Anthracite Strike of 1902] (1902). В Пенсильвании берет начало АФТ-КПП [ AFL-CIO].

    English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > Pennsylvania

  • 4 Minuit, Peter

    (1580?-1638) Минуит (Минневит), Петер
    Голландец, основатель города Новый Амстердам [ New Amsterdam]. В 1626 купил у индейцев-алгонкинов остров Манхэттен [ Manhattan] за 24 доллара, построил форт Амстердам, а остров переименовал в Новую Голландию [ New Netherland]. В марте 1638, находясь на службе у королевы Швеции Кристины, совершил еще одну поездку в Новый Свет. Купил у индейцев землю в Делавэре и основал форт Кристина [Fort Christina], ныне г. Уилмингтон, объявив его столицей Новой Швеции [ New Sweden]
    тж Minnewit, Peter

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  • 5 Delaware

    I 1.
    1) делавары, (ленни-)ленапы
    Группа индейских племен долины р. Делавэр [ Delaware River] и соседних территорий, в 1600 насчитывала 8-10 тыс. человек. В 1990 в США было 9,3 тыс. человек, из них в Оклахоме - 2,9 тыс. (зарегистрированные делавары [Registered Delaware] - основная часть племени, живущая на северо-востоке штата среди чероки [ Cherokee], переселившаяся сюда в 1867 из Канзаса; делавары западной Оклахомы [Delaware Indian Tribe of Western Oklahoma] - около 0,5 тыс. человек, объединены с племенами кэддо [ Caddo] и вичита [ Wichita], вместе с которыми они поселились на р. Уошито [ Washita River] в 1859 и ныне владеют там 257 кв. км земли; отделившиеся делавары [Absentee Delaware]); в Висконсине [ Munsee], в Нью-Джерси - 1,35 тыс. человек на северо-востоке штата; и около 1 тыс. человек в Канаде
    2.
    Относится к алгонкинской группе [ Algonquian].
    II
    Штат в группе Южно-Атлантических штатов [ South Atlantic States]. Площадь - 5,3 тыс. кв. км. Население - 783,6 тыс. человек (2000). Столица - Довер [ Dover]. Крупнейшие города - Уилмингтон [ Wilmington], Ньюарк [ Newark], Милфорд [Milford]. Расположен на северо-востоке полуострова Делмарва [ Delmarva Peninsula], граничит с Мэрилендом [ Maryland] на юге и западе, с Пенсильванией [ Pennsylvania] на севере. Большая часть штата находится на Приатлантической низменности [Coastal plain]. На северо-западе - холмистая местность Пидмонт [Piedmont]. Главная река - Делавэр [ Delaware River], протекающая вдоль восточной границы штата, в котором имеется множество мелких речушек и озер. Теплый умеренный и влажный климат с мягкой зимой и жарким летом. Делавэр входил в число Тринадцати колоний [ Thirteen Colonies], стал первым штатом, ратифицировавшим Конституцию США [ Constitution, U.S.]. Г. Хадсон [ Hudson, Henry] под голландским флагом открыл эти земли в 1609. Капитан Сэмюэл Арголл [Argoll, Samuel] обследовал р. Делавэр в 1610 и назвал ее в честь барона де Лавэрра [ De La Warr, Thomas West, Baron], бывшего в то время губернатором Вирджинии [Royal Colony of Virginia]. Голландцы основали здесь поселение, пришедшее в упадок к 1631. Шведы основали в 1638 форт Кристина [Fort Christina] на месте современного Уилмингтона, но Новая Швеция [ New Sweden] распалась в 1655 под натиском голландцев во главе с губернатором Новых Нидерландов [ New Netherland] П. Стайвесантом [ Stuyvesant, Peter]. Англичане присвоили эти земли в 1664, и они были включены в состав Пенсильвании в 1682 как три южных округа [Three Counties]. После 1704 Делавэр обладал частичной автономией, и его граждане принимали активное участие в Американской революции [ War of Independence]. Штат процветал в первые годы независимости США. Основной отраслью промышленности была мукомольная. В 1802 Э. И. Дюпон [ Du Pont de Nemours, Eleuthere Irenee] построил у Уилмингтона пороховой завод, заложив тем самым основу будущей химической промышленности. Несмотря на то, что Делавэр в период Гражданской войны [ Civil War] оставался рабовладельческим штатом, он не вышел из Союза [ Union]. Влияние квакеров [ Quakers] способствовало освобождению многих рабов уже к 1860. Начиная с первой мировой войны, в штате шел постоянный процесс урбанизации и индустриализации - огромная роль в этом процессе принадлежала семье Дюпонов. В 70-80-е гг. XX в. начался процесс перемещения населения в пригороды [ suburb]. До 1920 сельское хозяйство доминировало в экономике штата, сегодня играет относительно второстепенную роль (бройлеры, соевые бобы, овощи, молочные продукты). Ведущую роль играет химическая промышленность. Налоги на деятельность корпораций крайне низкие [ Delaware corporation], что способствует привлечению многих фирм, зарегистрированных, но не работающих в штате.

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  • 6 Telford, Thomas

    SUBJECT AREA: Canals, Civil engineering
    [br]
    b. 9 August 1757 Glendinning, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    d. 2 September 1834 London, England.
    [br]
    Scottish civil engineer.
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    Telford was the son of a shepherd, who died when the boy was in his first year. Brought up by his mother, Janet Jackson, he attended the parish school at Westerkirk. He was apprenticed to a stonemason in Lochmaben and to another in Langholm. In 1780 he walked from Eskdale to Edinburgh and in 1872 rode to London on a horse that he was to deliver there. He worked for Sir William Chambers as a mason on Somerset House, then on the Eskdale house of Sir James Johnstone. In 1783–4 he worked on the new Commissioner's House and other buildings at Portsmouth dockyard.
    In late 1786 Telford was appointed County Surveyor for Shropshire and moved to Shrewsbury Castle, with work initially on the new infirmary and County Gaol. He designed the church of St Mary Magdalene, Bridgnorth, and also the church at Madley. Telford built his first bridge in 1790–2 at Montford; between 1790 and 1796 he built forty-five road bridges in Shropshire, including Buildwas Bridge. In September 1793 he was appointed general agent, engineer and architect to the Ellesmere Canal, which was to connect the Mersey and Dee rivers with the Severn at Shrewsbury; William Jessop was Principal Engineer. This work included the Pont Cysyllte aqueduct, a 1,000 ft (305 m) long cast-iron trough 127 ft (39 m) above ground level, which entailed an on-site ironworks and took ten years to complete; the aqueduct is still in use today. In 1800 Telford put forward a plan for a new London Bridge with a single cast-iron arch with a span of 600 ft (183 m) but this was not built.
    In 1801 Telford was appointed engineer to the British Fisheries Society "to report on Highland Communications" in Scotland where, over the following eighteen years, 920 miles (1,480 km) of new roads were built, 280 miles (450 km) of the old military roads were realigned and rebuilt, over 1,000 bridges were constructed and much harbour work done, all under Telford's direction. A further 180 miles (290 km) of new roads were also constructed in the Lowlands of Scotland. From 1804 to 1822 he was also engaged on the construction of the Caledonian Canal: 119 miles (191 km) in all, 58 miles (93 km) being sea loch, 38 miles (61 km) being Lochs Lochy, Oich and Ness, 23 miles (37 km) having to be cut.
    In 1808 he was invited by King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden to assist Count Baltzar von Platen in the survey and construction of a canal between the North Sea and the Baltic. Telford surveyed the 114 mile (183 km) route in six weeks; 53 miles (85 km) of new canal were to be cut. Soon after the plans for the canal were completed, the King of Sweden created him a Knight of the Order of Vasa, an honour that he would have liked to have declined. At one time some 60,000 soldiers and seamen were engaged on the work, Telford supplying supervisors, machinery—including an 8 hp steam dredger from the Donkin works and machinery for two small paddle boats—and ironwork for some of the locks. Under his direction an ironworks was set up at Motala, the foundation of an important Swedish industrial concern which is still flourishing today. The Gotha Canal was opened in September 1832.
    In 1811 Telford was asked to make recommendations for the improvement of the Shrewsbury to Holyhead section of the London-Holyhead road, and in 1815 he was asked to survey the whole route from London for a Parliamentary Committee. Construction of his new road took fifteen years, apart from the bridges at Conway and over the Menai Straits, both suspension bridges by Telford and opened in 1826. The Menai bridge had a span of 579 ft (176 m), the roadway being 153 ft (47 m) above the water level.
    In 1817 Telford was appointed Engineer to the Exchequer Loan Commission, a body set up to make capital loans for deserving projects in the hard times that followed after the peace of Waterloo. In 1820 he became the first President of the Engineers Institute, which gained its Royal Charter in 1828 to become the Institution of Civil Engineers. He was appointed Engineer to the St Katharine's Dock Company during its construction from 1825 to 1828, and was consulted on several early railway projects including the Liverpool and Manchester as well as a number of canal works in the Midlands including the new Harecastle tunnel, 3,000 ft (914 m) long.
    Telford led a largely itinerant life, living in hotels and lodgings, acquiring his own house for the first time in 1821, 24 Abingdon Street, Westminster, which was partly used as a school for young civil engineers. He died there in 1834, after suffering in his later years from the isolation of deafness. He was buried in Westminster Abbey.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    FRSE 1803. Knight of the Order of Vasa, Sweden 1808. FRS 1827. First President, Engineers Insitute 1820.
    Further Reading
    L.T.C.Rolt, 1979, Thomas Telford, London: Penguin.
    C.Hadfield, 1993, Thomas Telford's Temptation, London: M. \& M.Baldwin.
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  • 7 Scheutz, George

    [br]
    b. 23 September 1785 Jonkoping, Sweden
    d. 27 May 1873 Stockholm, Sweden
    [br]
    Swedish lawyer, journalist and self-taught engineer who, with his son Edvard Raphael Scheutz (b. 13 September 1821 Stockholm, Sweden; d. 28 January 1881 Stockholm, Sweden) constructed a version of the Babbage Difference Engine.
    [br]
    After early education at the Jonkoping elementary school and the Weixo Gymnasium, George Scheutz entered the University of Lund, gaining a degree in law in 1805. Following five years' legal work, he moved to Stockholm in 1811 to work at the Supreme Court and, in 1814, as a military auditor. In 1816, he resigned, bought a printing business and became editor of a succession of industrial and technical journals, during which time he made inventions relating to the press. It was in 1830 that he learned from the Edinburgh Review of Babbage's ideas for a difference engine and started to make one from wood, pasteboard and wire. In 1837 his 15-yearold student son, Edvard Raphael Scheutz, offered to make it in metal, and by 1840 they had a working machine with two five-digit registers, which they increased the following year and then added a printer. Obtaining a government grant in 1851, by 1853 they had a fully working machine, now known as Swedish Difference Engine No. 1, which with an experienced operator could generate 120 lines of tables per hour and was used to calculate the logarithms of the numbers 1 to 10,000 in under eighty hours. This was exhibited in London and then at the Paris Great Exhibition, where it won the Gold Medal. It was subsequently sold to the Dudley Observatory in Albany, New York, for US$5,000 and is now in a Chicago museum.
    In England, the British Registrar-General, wishing to produce new tables for insurance companies, and supported by the Astronomer Royal, arranged for government finance for construction of a second machine (Swedish Difference Engine No. 2). Comprising over 1,000 working parts and weighing 1,000 lb (450 kg), this machine was used to calculate over 600 tables. It is now in the Science Museum.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Member of the Swedish Academy of Sciences, Paris Exhibition Medal of Honour (jointly with Edvard) 1856. Annual pension of 1,200 marks per annum awarded by King Carl XV 1860.
    Bibliography
    1825, "Kranpunpar. George Scheutz's patent of 14 Nov 1825", Journal for Manufacturer och Hushallning 8.
    ellemême, Stockholm.
    Further Reading
    R.C.Archibald, 1947, "P.G.Scheutz, publicist, author, scientific mechanic and Edvard Scheutz, engineer. Biography and Bibliography", MTAC 238.
    U.C.Merzbach, 1977, "George Scheutz and the first printing calculator", Smithsonian
    Studies in History and Technology 36:73.
    M.Lindgren, 1990, Glory and Failure (the Difference Engines of Johan Muller, Charles Babbage and George \& Edvard Scheutz), Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.
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  • 8 Nobel, Immanuel

    [br]
    b. 1801 Gävle, Sweden
    d. 3 September 1872 Stockholm, Sweden
    [br]
    Swedish inventor and industrialist, particularly noted for his work on mines and explosives.
    [br]
    The son of a barber-surgeon who deserted his family to serve in the Swedish army, Nobel showed little interest in academic pursuits as a child and was sent to sea at the age of 16, but jumped ship in Egypt and was eventually employed as an architect by the pasha. Returning to Sweden, he won a scholarship to the Stockholm School of Architecture, where he studied from 1821 to 1825 and was awarded a number of prizes. His interest then leaned towards mechanical matters and he transferred to the Stockholm School of Engineering. Designs for linen-finishing machines won him a prize there, and he also patented a means of transforming rotary into reciprocating movement. He then entered the real-estate business and was successful until a fire in 1833 destroyed his house and everything he owned. By this time he had married and had two sons, with a third, Alfred (of Nobel Prize fame; see Alfred Nobel), on the way. Moving to more modest quarters on the outskirts of Stockholm, Immanuel resumed his inventions, concentrating largely on India rubber, which he applied to surgical instruments and military equipment, including a rubber knapsack.
    It was talk of plans to construct a canal at Suez that first excited his interest in explosives. He saw them as a means of making mining more efficient and began to experiment in his backyard. However, this made him unpopular with his neighbours, and the city authorities ordered him to cease his investigations. By this time he was deeply in debt and in 1837 moved to Finland, leaving his family in Stockholm. He hoped to interest the Russians in land and sea mines and, after some four years, succeeded in obtaining financial backing from the Ministry of War, enabling him to set up a foundry and arms factory in St Petersburg and to bring his family over. By 1850 he was clear of debt in Sweden and had begun to acquire a high reputation as an inventor and industrialist. His invention of the horned contact mine was to be the basic pattern of the sea mine for almost the next 100 years, but he also created and manufactured a central-heating system based on hot-water pipes. His three sons, Ludwig, Robert and Alfred, had now joined him in his business, but even so the outbreak of war with Britain and France in the Crimea placed severe pressures on him. The Russians looked to him to convert their navy from sail to steam, even though he had no experience in naval propulsion, but the aftermath of the Crimean War brought financial ruin once more to Immanuel. Amongst the reforms brought in by Tsar Alexander II was a reliance on imports to equip the armed forces, so all domestic arms contracts were abruptly cancelled, including those being undertaken by Nobel. Unable to raise money from the banks, Immanuel was forced to declare himself bankrupt and leave Russia for his native Sweden. Nobel then reverted to his study of explosives, particularly of how to adapt the then highly unstable nitroglycerine, which had first been developed by Ascanio Sobrero in 1847, for blasting and mining. Nobel believed that this could be done by mixing it with gunpowder, but could not establish the right proportions. His son Alfred pursued the matter semi-independently and eventually evolved the principle of the primary charge (and through it created the blasting cap), having taken out a patent for a nitroglycerine product in his own name; the eventual result of this was called dynamite. Father and son eventually fell out over Alfred's independent line, but worse was to follow. In September 1864 Immanuel's youngest son, Oscar, then studying chemistry at Uppsala University, was killed in an explosion in Alfred's laboratory: Immanuel suffered a stroke, but this only temporarily incapacitated him, and he continued to put forward new ideas. These included making timber a more flexible material through gluing crossed veneers under pressure and bending waste timber under steam, a concept which eventually came to fruition in the form of plywood.
    In 1868 Immanuel and Alfred were jointly awarded the prestigious Letterstedt Prize for their work on explosives, but Alfred never for-gave his father for retaining the medal without offering it to him.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Imperial Gold Medal (Russia) 1853. Swedish Academy of Science Letterstedt Prize (jointly with son Alfred) 1868.
    Bibliography
    Immanuel Nobel produced a short handwritten account of his early life 1813–37, which is now in the possession of one of his descendants. He also had published three short books during the last decade of his life— Cheap Defence of the Country's Roads (on land mines), Cheap Defence of the Archipelagos (on sea mines), and Proposal for the Country's Defence (1871)—as well as his pamphlet (1870) on making wood a more physically flexible product.
    Further Reading
    No biographies of Immanuel Nobel exist, but his life is detailed in a number of books on his son Alfred.
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  • 9 Brinell, Johann August

    SUBJECT AREA: Metallurgy
    [br]
    b. 1849 Småland, Sweden
    d. 17 November 1925 Stockholm, Sweden
    [br]
    Swedish metallurgist, inventor of the well-known method of hardness measurement which uses a steel-ball indenter.
    [br]
    Brinell graduated as an engineer from Boräs Technical School, and his interest in metallurgy began to develop in 1875 when he became an engineer at the ironworks of Lesjöfors and came under the influence of Gustaf Ekman. In 1882 he was appointed Chief Engineer at the Fagersta Ironworks, where he became one of Sweden's leading experts in the manufacture and heat treatment of tool steels.
    His reputation in this field was established in 1885 when he published a paper on the structural changes which occurred in steels when they were heated and cooled, and he was among the first to recognize and define the critical points of steel and their importance in heat treatment. Some of these preliminary findings were first exhibited at Stockholm in 1897. His exhibit at the World Exhibition at Paris in 1900 was far more detailed and there he displayed for the first time his method of hardness determination using a steel-ball indenter. For these contributions he was awarded the French Grand Prix and also the Polhem Prize of the Swedish Technical Society.
    He was later concerned with evaluating and developing the iron-ore deposits of north Sweden and was one of the pioneers of the electric blast-furnace. In 1903 he became Chief Engineer of the Jernkontoret and remained there until 1914. In this capacity and as Editor of the Jernkontorets Annaler he made significant contributions to Swedish metallurgy. His pioneer work on abrasion resistance, undertaken long before the term tribology had been invented, gained him the Rinman Medal, awarded by the Jernkontoret in 1920.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Member of the Swedish Academy of Science 1902. Dr Honoris Causa, University of Upsala 1907. French Grand Prix, Paris World Exhibition 1900; Swedish Technical Society Polhem Prize 1900; Iron and Steel Institute Bessemer Medal 1907; Jernkontorets Rinman Medal 1920.
    Further Reading
    Axel Wahlberg, 1901, Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute 59:243 (the first English-language description of the Brinell Hardness Test).
    Machinery's Encyclopedia, 1917, Vol. III, New York: Industrial Press, pp. 527–40 (a very readable account of the Brinell test in relation to the other hardness tests available at the beginning of the twentieth century).
    Hardness Test Research Committee, 1916, Bibliography on hardness testing, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
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  • 10 Chapman, Frederik Henrik af

    SUBJECT AREA: Ports and shipping
    [br]
    b. 9 September 1721 Gothenburg, Sweden
    d. 19 August 1808 Karlskrona, Sweden
    [br]
    Swedish naval architect and shipbuilder; one of the foremost ship designers of all time.
    [br]
    Chapman was born on the west coast of Sweden and was the son of a British naval officer serving in the Swedish Navy. In 1738 he followed in his father's footsteps by joining the naval dockyards as a shipbuilding apprentice. Subsequent experience was gained in other shipyards and by two years (1741–3) in London. His assiduous note taking and study of British shipbuilding were noticed and he was offered appointments in England, but these were refused and he returned to Sweden in 1744 and for a while operated as a ship repairer in partnership with a man called Bagge. In 1749 he started out on his own. He began with a period of study in Stockholm and in London, where he worked for a while under Thomas Simpson, and then went on to France and the Netherlands. During his time in England he learned the art of copper etching, a skill that later stood him in good stead. After some years he was appointed Deputy Master Shipwright to the Swedish Navy, and in 1760 he became Master Shipwright at Sveaborg (now Suomenlinna), the fortress island of Helsinki. There Chapman excelled by designing the coastal defence or skerry fleet that to this day is accepted as beautiful and fit for purpose. He understood the limitations of ship design and throughout his life strove to improve shipbuilding by using the advances in mathematics and science that were then being made. His contribution to the rationalization of thought in ship theory cannot be overemphasized.
    In 1764 he became Chief Shipbuilder to the Swedish Navy, with particular responsibility for Karlskrona and for Stockholm. He assisted in the new rules for the classification of warships and later introduced standardization to the naval dockyards. He continued to rise in rank and reputation until his retirement in 1793, but to the end his judgement was sought on many matters concerning not only ship design but also the administration of the then powerful Swedish Navy.
    His most important bequest to his profession is the great book Architectura Navalis Mercatoria, first published in 1768. Later editions were larger and contained additional material. This volume remains one of the most significant works on shipbuilding.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Knighted 1772. Rear Admiral 1783, Vice-Admiral 1791.
    Bibliography
    1768, Architecture Navalis Mercatoria; 1975, pub. in English, trans. Adlard Coles. 1775, Tractat om Skepps-Buggeriet.
    Further Reading
    D.G.Harris, 1989, F.H.Chapman, the First Naval Architect and His Work, London: Conway (an excellent biography).
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  • 11 Johansson, Carl Edvard

    [br]
    b. 15 March 1864 Orebro, Sweden
    d. 30 September 1943 Eskilstuna, Sweden
    [br]
    Swedish metrologist and inventor of measuring-gauge blocks.
    [br]
    Carl Edvard Johansson was first apprenticed to a shoemaker, but he soon abandoned that career. In 1882 he went to America to join his brother Arvid working at a sawmill in the summer; in winter the brothers obtained further general education at the Gustavus Adolphus College at St Peter, Minnesota. They returned to Sweden in November 1884 and in the following year Carl obtained employment with a small engineering firm which rented a workshop in the government small-arms factory at Eskilstuna. In his spare time he attended the Eskilstuna Technical College and in 1888 he was accepted as an apprentice armourer inspector. After completion of his apprenticeship he was appointed an armourer inspector, and it was in his work of inspection that he realized that the large number of gauges then required could be reduced if several accurate gauges could be used in combination. This was in 1896, and the first set of gauges was made for use in the rifle factory. With these, any dimension between 1 mm and 201 mm could be made up to the nearest 0.01 mm, the gauges having flat polished surfaces that would adhere together by "wringing". Johansson obtained patents for the system from 1901, but it was not until c.1907 that the sets of gauges were marketed generally. Gauges were made in inch units for Britain and America—slightly different as the standards were not then identical. Johansson formed his own company to manufacture the gauges in 1910, but he did not give up his post in the rifle factory until 1914. By the 1920s Johansson gauges were established as the engineering dimensional standards for the whole world; the company also made other precision measuring instruments such as micrometers and extensometers. A new company, C.E.Johansson Inc., was set up in America for manufacture and sales, and the gauges were extensively used in the American automobile industry. Henry Ford took a special interest and Johansson spent several years in a post with the Ford Motor Company in Detroit, Michigan, until he returned to Sweden in 1936.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Honorary Doctorates, Gustavus Adolphus College, St Peter and Wayne University, Detroit. Swedish Engineering Society John Ericsson Gold Medal. American Society of Mechanical Engineers Gold Medal.
    Further Reading
    K.J.Hume, 1980, A History of Engineering Metrology, London, pp. 54–66 (a short biography).
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  • 12 Alexanderson, Ernst Frederik Werner

    [br]
    b. 25 January 1878 Uppsala, Sweden
    d. ? May 1975 Schenectady, New York, USA
    [br]
    Swedish-American electrical engineer and prolific radio and television inventor responsible for developing a high-frequency alternator for generating radio waves.
    [br]
    After education in Sweden at the High School and University of Lund and the Royal Institution of Technology in Stockholm, Alexanderson took a postgraduate course at the Berlin-Charlottenburg Engineering College. In 1901 he began work for the Swedish C \& C Electric Company, joining the General Electric Company, Schenectady, New York, the following year. There, in 1906, together with Fessenden, he developed a series of high-power, high-frequency alternators, which had a dramatic effect on radio communications and resulted in the first real radio broadcast. His early interest in television led to working demonstrations in his own home in 1925 and at the General Electric laboratories in 1927, and to the first public demonstration of large-screen (7 ft (2.13 m) diagonal) projection TV in 1930. Another invention of significance was the "amplidyne", a sensitive manufacturing-control system subsequently used during the Second World War for controlling anti-aircraft guns. He also contributed to developments in electric propulsion and radio aerials.
    He retired from General Electric in 1948, but continued television research as a consultant for the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), filing his 321st patent in 1955.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Institution of Radio Engineers Medal of Honour 1919. President, IERE 1921. Edison Medal 1944.
    Bibliography
    Publications relating to his work in the early days of radio include: "Magnetic properties of iron at frequencies up to 200,000 cycles", Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1911) 30: 2,443.
    "Transatlantic radio communication", Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical
    Engineers (1919) 38:1,269.
    The amplidyne is described in E.Alexanderson, M.Edwards and K.Boura, 1940, "Dynamo-electric amplifier for power control", Transactions of the American
    Institution of Electrical Engineers 59:937.
    Further Reading
    E.Hawkes, 1927, Pioneers of Wireless, Methuen (provides an account of Alexanderson's work on radio).
    J.H.Udelson, 1982, The Great Television Race: A History of the American Television Industry 1925–1941, University of Alabama Press (provides further details of his contribution to the development of television).
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  • 13 micron-precision thickness measurement system

    1. работающая с микронной точностью система измерения толщины

     

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    Venetian blinds from Sweden!
    Alingsås, a small town in the southern part of Sweden, can trace its origins back to 1382. It is famous among light artists for its annual Lights in Alingsås festival. Alingsås is also well known as a manufacturer of high-quality Venetian blinds. In the Turnils factory, the production range varies over seven widths and six thickness ranges using three different alloys and 1,000 colors. The micron-precision thickness measurement system, better known as the Millmate Thickness Gauging (MTG) system, used in the rolling process is a unique force measurement product based on a proprietary new patented technology platform known as Pulsed Eddy Current (PEC) technology. This measurement system was developed out of a user need for more reliable and accurate thickness gauging.

    Венецианские жалюзи из Швеции!
    Алингсос, небольшой городок на юге Швеции, ведет свою историю с 1382 года. Мастерам декоративного освещения он хорошо известен проводимыми здесь ежегодными фестивалями «Свет в Алингсосе». Также Алингсос славится производством высококачественных жалюзи. Ассортимент продукции, выпускаемой фабри кой Turnils, охватывает семь вариантов ширины и шесть вариантов толщины, три разных сплава и 1000 расцветок. В процессе прокатки используется работающая с микронной точностью система измерения толщины, более известная под названием Millmate Thickness Gauging ( MTG), которая представляет собой уникальный измеритель силы, построенный с применением новой патентованной технологии, известной как импульсные токи Фуко ( PEC). Эта измерительная система построена с учетом потребности заказчика в повышенной надежности и точности измерения толщины.

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    Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > micron-precision thickness measurement system

  • 14 high-income countries

    межд. эк. страны с высоким уровнем дохода (по классификации Всемирного банка: страны с валовым национальным доходом в год на душу населения выше $10,726; эта группа стран, включает как экономически развитые страны, так и развивающиеся страны с высоким уровнем подушевого дохода, основанного на доходах от экспорта нефти; на основе данных о валовом национальном доходе на душу населения в 2005 г. к этой группе относились 56 страны и территории: Андорра, Антигуа и Барбуда, Аруба, Австралия, Австрия, Багамские Острова, Бахрейн, Бельгия, Бермудские Острова, Бруней, Канада, Каймановы Острова, Нормандские Острова, Кипр, Дания, Фарерские Острова, Финляндия, Франция, Полинезия, Германия, Греция, Гренландия, Гуам, Гонконг, Исландия, Ирландия, Остров Мэн, Израиль, Италия, Япония, Южная Корея, Кувейт, Лихтенштейн, Люксембург, Макао, Мальта, Монако, Нидерланды, Нидерландские Антильские Острова, Новая Каледония, Новая Зеландия, Норвегия, Португалия, Пуэрто-Рико, Катар, Сан-Марино, Саудовская Аравия, Сингапур, Словения, Испания, Швеция, Швейцария, Объединенные Арабские Эмираты, Великобритания, США, Американские Виргинские Острова)
    See:
    GNI per capita, low-income countries, lower middle-income countries, upper middle-income countries, World Bank, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Bermuda, Brunei, Canada, Cayman Islands, Channel Islands, Cyprus, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guam, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Virgin Islands of the United States

    Англо-русский экономический словарь > high-income countries

  • 15 leave

    I noun, no pl.
    1) (permission) Erlaubnis, die; (official approval) Genehmigung, die

    grant or give somebody leave to do something — jemandem gestatten, etwas zu tun

    get leave from somebody to do something — von jemandem die Erlaubnis bekommen, etwas zu tun

    by leave of somebody — mit jemandes Genehmigung

    by your leave — (formal) mit Ihrer Erlaubnis

    2) (from duty or work) Urlaub, der

    leave [of absence] — Beurlaubung, die; Urlaub, der (auch Mil.)

    go on leave — in Urlaub gehen

    be on leave — Urlaub haben; in Urlaub sein

    3)

    take one's leave — (say farewell) sich verabschieden; Abschied nehmen (geh.)

    he must have taken leave of his senses — er muss von Sinnen sein

    II transitive verb,
    1) (make or let remain, lit. or fig.) hinterlassen

    he left a message with me for Mary — er hat bei mir eine Nachricht für Mary hinterlassen

    leave somebody to do something — es jemandem überlassen, etwas zu tun

    6 from 10 leaves 4 — 10 weniger 6 ist 4; (in will)

    leave somebody something, leave something to somebody — jemandem etwas hinterlassen

    2) (by mistake) vergessen
    3)

    be left with — nicht loswerden [Gefühl, Verdacht]; übrig behalten [Geld]; zurückbleiben mit [Schulden, Kind]

    I was left with the job of clearing up — es blieb mir überlassen, aufzuräumen

    4) (refrain from doing, using, etc., let remain undisturbed) stehen lassen [Abwasch, Essen]; sich (Dat.) entgehen lassen [Gelegenheit]
    5) (let remain in given state) lassen

    leave the door open/the light on — die Tür offen lassen/das Licht anlassen

    leave somebody in the dark — (fig.) jemanden im dunkeln lassen

    leave one's clothes all over the room — seine Kleider im ganzen Zimmer herumliegen lassen

    leave somebody alone — (allow to be alone) jemanden allein lassen; (stop bothering) jemanden in Ruhe lassen

    leave it at that — (coll.) es dabei bewenden lassen

    leave something to somebody/something — etwas jemandem/einer Sache überlassen

    I leave the matter entirely in your hands — ich lege diese Angelegenheit ganz in Ihre Hand/Hände

    leave it to me — lass mich nur machen

    7) (go away from) verlassen

    leave home at 6 a.m. — um 6 Uhr früh von zu Hause weggehen/-fahren

    the plane leaves Bonn at 6 p.m. — das Flugzeug fliegt um 18 Uhr von Bonn ab

    leave Bonn at 6 p.m. — (by car, in train) um 18 Uhr von Bonn abfahren; (by plane) um 18 Uhr in Bonn abfliegen

    leave the road — (crash) von der Fahrbahn abkommen

    leave the rails or tracks — entgleisen

    I left her at the bus stop — (parted from) an der Bushaltestelle haben wir uns getrennt; (set down) ich habe sie an der Bushaltestelle abgesetzt

    leave the table — vom Tisch aufstehen; abs.

    the train leaves at 8.30 a.m. — der Zug fährt od. geht um 8.30 Uhr

    leave for Paris — nach Paris fahren/fliegen

    leave on the 8 a.m. train/flight — mit dem Acht-Uhr-Zug fahren/der Acht-Uhr-Maschine fliegen

    8) (quit permanently) verlassen

    leave school — die Schule verlassen; (prematurely) von der Schule abgehen

    9) (desert) verlassen

    leave somebody for another man/woman — jemanden wegen eines anderen Mannes/einer anderen Frau verlassen

    he was left for dead — man ließ ihn zurück, weil man ihn für tot hielt

    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/42249/leave_aside">leave aside
    * * *
    I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb
    1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) verlassen, aufgeben
    2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) zurücklassen
    3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) lassen
    4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) lassen
    5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) überlassen
    6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) hinterlassen
    •
    - leave alone
    - leave out
    - left over     II [li:v] noun
    1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) die Erlaubnis
    2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) der Urlaub
    •
    - take one's leave of
    - take one's leave
    * * *
    [li:v]
    I. n no pl
    1. (departure) Abreise f
    2. (farewell) Abschied m
    to take [one's] \leave [of sb] sich akk [von jdm] verabschieden
    3. (permission, consent) Erlaubnis f
    to ask sb's \leave jdn um Erlaubnis bitten
    to get/have sb's \leave [to do sth] jds Erlaubnis bekommen/haben[, etw zu tun]
    ▪ with/without sb's \leave mit/ohne jds Erlaubnis
    absence without \leave unerlaubtes Fernbleiben
    without so much as a by your \leave ( iron) ohne auch nur im Mindesten um Erlaubnis zu fragen
    4. (vacation time) Urlaub m
    maternity \leave Mutterschaftsurlaub m, Karenz f ÖSTERR
    sick \leave Genesungsurlaub m, Krankenstand m ÖSTERR
    annual \leave Jahresurlaub m
    to be/go on \leave in Urlaub sein/gehen
    to be on \leave for sth für etw akk beurlaubt sein
    to get \leave to do sth freibekommen, um etw zu tun
    5.
    ▶ to do sth by one's own \leave ( dated) etw tun, ohne überhaupt zu fragen
    ▶ to have taken [complete] \leave of one's senses [völlig] übergeschnappt sein fam
    have you taken \leave of your senses? that's a very dangerous animal! bist du noch bei Trost? das ist ein sehr gefährliches Tier! fam
    II. vt
    <left, left>
    ▪ to \leave sth place etw verlassen
    the train \leaves the station in five minutes der Zug fährt in fünf Minuten vom Bahnhof ab
    he left them and came over to speak with us er ließ sie stehen und kam herüber, um mit uns zu sprechen
    to \leave home von zu Hause weggehen [o fortgehen]
    to \leave one's husband/wife seinen Ehemann/seine Ehefrau verlassen
    to \leave a job eine Stelle aufgeben
    to \leave school/university die Schule/Universität beenden
    to \leave work aufhören zu arbeiten
    3. (not take away with)
    ▪ to \leave sth etw zurücklassen
    I'll \leave my winter coat — I won't need it ich lasse meinen Wintermantel da — ich werde ihn nicht brauchen
    to \leave a message/note [for sb] [jdm] eine Nachricht/ein paar Zeilen hinterlassen
    ▪ to \leave sb/sth with sb jdn/etw bei jdm lassen
    4. (forget to take)
    ▪ to \leave sth etw vergessen
    to \leave footprints/stains Fußabdrücke/Flecken hinterlassen
    the incident left a feeling of resentment der Vorfall hinterließ einen unangenehmen Nachgeschmack
    6. (cause to remain)
    ▪ to \leave sth etw übrig lassen
    five from twelve \leaves seven zwölf weniger fünf macht sieben
    ▪ to \leave sb sth [or to \leave sth for sb] jdm etw übrig lassen
    if you take two, then that \leaves me three wenn du zwei nimmst, bleiben drei für mich übrig
    we were left with five pieces that we couldn't fit into the jigsaw uns blieben am Ende fünf Teile übrig, die wir nicht in das Puzzle einfügen konnten
    7. (cause to remain in a certain state)
    to \leave sb/an animal alone jdn/ein Tier alleine lassen
    to \leave sb better/worse off jdn in einer besseren/schlechteren Situation zurücklassen
    to be left homeless obdachlos sein
    to \leave sth on/open etw eingeschaltet/offen lassen
    ▪ to \leave sb/sth doing sth:
    I left the children watching television ich ließ die Kinder vor dem Fernseher zurück
    he left the engine running er ließ den Motor laufen
    8. (not change)
    ▪ to \leave sth etw lassen
    \leave that, I'll take care of it later lass das, ich kümmere mich später darum
    9. (not eat)
    ▪ to \leave sth etw übrig lassen
    10. (bequeath)
    ▪ to \leave sth etw hinterlassen
    to \leave sb sth in one's will jdm etw testamentarisch vermachen
    ▪ to \leave sb jdn hinterlassen
    he \leaves a wife and two young children er hinterlässt eine Frau und zwei kleine Kinder
    12. (put off doing)
    ▪ to \leave sth etw lassen
    I'll \leave the rest of the work for tomorrow ich hebe mir den Rest der Arbeit für morgen auf
    don't \leave it too late! schieb es nicht zu lange auf!
    you've left it too late to apply again du hast damit zu lange gewartet, um dich nochmal bewerben zu können
    do you always \leave doing things till the very last possible minute? schiebst du immer alles bis zur allerletzten Minute auf?
    13. (not discuss further)
    to \leave a question/subject eine Frage/ein Thema lassen
    let's \leave it at that lassen wir es dabei bewenden
    14. (assign)
    ▪ to \leave sth to sb decision jdm etw überlassen
    I left making the important decisions to Martha ich überließ es Martha, die wichtigen Entscheidungen zu treffen
    ▪ to \leave sb to do sth:
    I left her to make the decision ich ließ sie die Entscheidung treffen
    ▪ to \leave it to sb [to do sth] es jdm überlassen[, etw zu tun]
    15.
    ▶ to \leave sth up in the air etw offenlassen
    ▶ to \leave sb alone jdn in Ruhe lassen
    ▶ \leave well [enough] alone! lass die Finger davon!
    ▶ to \leave sb be jdn in Ruhe lassen
    ▶ just \leave it be lass es gut sein
    ▶ to \leave a bad [or sour] [or unpleasant] taste [in one's mouth] einen unangenehmen Nachgeschmack hinterlassen fig
    ▶ to \leave nothing/sth to chance nichts/etw dem Zufall überlassen
    ▶ to \leave sb cold jdn kaltlassen
    ▶ to \leave sb out in the cold jdn ignorieren
    everyone else had been invited, only he had been left out in the cold alle anderen waren eingeladen worden, nur ihn hatte man übergangen
    the new taxation system \leaves single mothers out in the cold das neue Steuersystem lässt allein erziehende Mütter im Regen stehen
    ▶ to \leave sb to their own devices jdn sich dat selbst überlassen
    ▶ \leave it to sb to do sth du kannst darauf zählen, dass jd etw tut
    \leave it to John to forget the keys! natürlich hat John wieder die Schlüssel vergessen!
    ▶ to \leave the door open to sth etw begünstigen
    this will \leave the door open to domestic companies to compete for international business dies wird es inländischen Firmen erleichtern, sich um internationale Aufträge zu bewerben
    ▶ to \leave go [or hold] of sb/sth jdn/etw loslassen
    ▶ to \leave sb holding the baby [or AM bag] ( fam) jdn die Suppe auslöffeln lassen fam
    ▶ to \leave a lot to be desired viel zu wünschen übrig lassen
    ▶ to \leave sb in the lurch jdn im Stich [o fam hängen] lassen
    ▶ to \leave sb on the sidelines, to \leave sb standing jdn ausstechen
    ▶ to \leave no stone unturned nichts unversucht lassen
    ▶ to \leave oneself wide open sich dat eine Blöße geben
    III. vi
    <left, left>
    [weg]gehen; vehicle abfahren; plane abfliegen
    our train is leaving in five minutes unser Zug fährt in fünf Minuten ab
    we are leaving for Paris wir fahren nach Paris
    * * *
    [liːv] vb: pret, ptp left
    1. n
    1) (= permission) Erlaubnis f
    2) (= permission to be absent MIL) Urlaub m

    to be on leave — auf Urlaub sein, Urlaub haben

    I've got leave to attend the conference — ich habe freibekommen, um an der Konferenz teilzunehmen

    3)
    2. vt
    1) (= depart from, quit) place, person verlassen

    when the plane left Rome — als das Flugzeug von Rom abflog

    when he left Rome — als er von Rom wegging/wegfuhr/abflog etc

    would you leave us, please? — würden Sie uns bitte allein lassen?

    please sir, may I leave the room? — Herr X, darf ich mal raus?

    to leave the country — das Land verlassen; (permanently) auswandern

    to leave home — von zu Hause weggehen/wegfahren; (permanently) von zu Hause weggehen

    to leave school — die Schule verlassen; (prematurely also) (von der Schule) abgehen

    I'll leave you at the station — am Bahnhof trennen wir uns dann; (in car) ich setze dich am Bahnhof ab

    2) (= allow or cause to remain) lassen; bad taste, dirty mark, message, scar, impression hinterlassen

    left three letters for you —

    they were left to die — man ließ sie sterben

    3) (= leave in a certain condition) lassen

    this leaves me free for the afternoon/free to go shopping — dadurch habe ich den Nachmittag frei/Zeit zum Einkaufen

    to leave sb to do sth — es jdm überlassen, etw zu tun

    to leave go of sb/sth — jdn/etw loslassen

    let's leave it at that —

    if we leave it so that he'll contact us — wenn wir dabei verbleiben, dass er sich mit uns in Verbindung setzt

    to leave sth to the last minute — mit etw bis zur letzten Minute warten

    4) (= forget) liegen lassen, stehen lassen
    5) (after death) person, money hinterlassen
    6)

    all I have left — alles, was ich noch habe

    I've (got) £6 left — ich habe noch 6 Pfund (übrig)

    3 from 10 leaves 7 —

    there was nothing left for me to do but to sell it — mir blieb nichts anderes übrig, als es zu verkaufen

    7) (= entrust) überlassen (up to sb jdm)

    leave it to me —

    I leave it to you to judge — es bleibt dir überlassen, zu urteilen

    8)

    (= stop) let's leave this now — lassen wir das jetzt mal

    3. vi
    (person) (weg)gehen; (in vehicle) abfahren; (in plane) abfliegen; (train, bus, ship) abfahren

    which flight did he leave on? —

    * * *
    leave1 [liːv] prät und pperf left [left]
    A v/t
    1. verlassen:
    a) von jemandem oder einem Ort etc fort-, weggehen:
    the car left the road der Wagen kam von der Straße ab; → home A 1
    b) abreisen, abfahren etc von ( for nach)
    c) von der Schule abgehen
    d) jemanden oder etwas im Stich lassen, etwas aufgeben:
    she left him for another man sie verließ ihn wegen eines anderen Mannes;
    get left umg im Stich gelassen werden
    e) aus einem Verein etc austreten
    2. lassen:
    leave sth about ( oder around) the room etwas im Zimmer herumliegen lassen umg;
    leave sth to cool etwas auskühlen lassen;
    leave it at that es dabei belassen oder (bewenden) lassen;
    leave things as they are die Dinge so lassen, wie sie sind;
    a) allein lassen,
    b) auch leave be jemanden, etwas in Ruhe lassen
    c) auch leave be etwas auf sich beruhen lassen;
    leave him alone! auch du sollst ihn in Ruhe lassen!;
    leave sb to themselves jemanden sich selbst überlassen;
    leave sth until the last minute sich etwas bis zur letzten Minute aufheben; → cold A 4 d, device 7, lurch2, severely 1
    3. (übrig) lassen:
    6 from 8 leaves 2 8 minus 6 ist 2;
    be left übrig bleiben oder übrig sein;
    there is plenty of wine left es ist noch viel Wein übrig;
    there’s nothing left for us but to go uns bleibt nichts (anderes) übrig als zu gehen;
    “to be left till called for” „postlagernd“;
    with ten minutes left zehn Minuten vor Schluss;
    he’s got a lot left umg er hat noch eine Menge drauf; → desire A 1, stone C 1, undone 1
    4. eine Narbe etc zurücklassen (on sb’s face in jemandes Gesicht), einen Eindruck, eine Nachricht, eine Spur etc hinterlassen:
    leave sb wondering whether … jemanden im Zweifel darüber lassen, ob …;
    be left with sitzen bleiben auf (dat) umg;
    the accident left his face disfigured nach dem Unfall war sein Gesicht entstellt; → impression 6, mark1 A 15
    5. hängen oder liegen oder stehen lassen, vergessen:
    6. überlassen, anheimstellen ( beide:
    to sb jemandem):
    leave it to sb to do sth es jemandem überlassen oder anheimstellen, etwas zu tun;
    I leave it to you to decide ich überlasse die Entscheidung Ihnen; → chance A 1
    7. (nach dem Tode) hinterlassen:
    he leaves a widow and five children er hinterlässt eine Frau und fünf Kinder;
    he left his family well off er ließ seine Familie in gesicherten Verhältnissen zurück
    8. vermachen, -erben:
    9. (auf der Fahrt) links oder rechts liegen lassen:
    10. aufhören mit, einstellen, (unter)lassen
    B v/i
    1. (fort-, weg)gehen, abreisen, abfahren ( alle:
    for nach):
    the train leaves at six der Zug fährt um 6 (Uhr) ab oder geht um 6
    leave2 [liːv] s
    1. Erlaubnis f, Genehmigung f:
    ask leave of sb, ask sb’s leave jemanden um Erlaubnis bitten;
    give sb leave to do sth jemandem die Erlaubnis geben, etwas zu tun; jemandem gestatten, etwas zu tun;
    take leave to say sich zu sagen erlauben;
    by leave of mit Genehmigung (gen);
    by your leave mit Ihrer Erlaubnis, iron mit Ihrer gütigen Erlaubnis;
    without so much as a ‘by your leave’ umg ohne auch nur zu fragen; → absence 2, absent A 1, beg A 1
    2. Urlaub m:
    leave from the front MIL Fronturlaub;
    (go) on leave auf Urlaub (gehen);
    a man on leave ein Urlauber;
    leave pay Urlaubsgeld n; → absence 2
    3. Abschied m:
    take (one’s) leave sich verabschieden, Abschied nehmen ( beide:
    of sb von jemandem); → sense A 2
    leave3 [liːv] → leaf B 1
    * * *
    I noun, no pl.
    1) (permission) Erlaubnis, die; (official approval) Genehmigung, die

    grant or give somebody leave to do something — jemandem gestatten, etwas zu tun

    get leave from somebody to do something — von jemandem die Erlaubnis bekommen, etwas zu tun

    by your leave — (formal) mit Ihrer Erlaubnis

    2) (from duty or work) Urlaub, der

    leave [of absence] — Beurlaubung, die; Urlaub, der (auch Mil.)

    be on leave — Urlaub haben; in Urlaub sein

    3)

    take one's leave — (say farewell) sich verabschieden; Abschied nehmen (geh.)

    II transitive verb,
    1) (make or let remain, lit. or fig.) hinterlassen

    leave somebody to do something — es jemandem überlassen, etwas zu tun

    6 from 10 leaves 4 — 10 weniger 6 ist 4; (in will)

    leave somebody something, leave something to somebody — jemandem etwas hinterlassen

    2) (by mistake) vergessen
    3)

    be left with — nicht loswerden [Gefühl, Verdacht]; übrig behalten [Geld]; zurückbleiben mit [Schulden, Kind]

    I was left with the job of clearing up — es blieb mir überlassen, aufzuräumen

    4) (refrain from doing, using, etc., let remain undisturbed) stehen lassen [Abwasch, Essen]; sich (Dat.) entgehen lassen [Gelegenheit]

    leave the door open/the light on — die Tür offen lassen/das Licht anlassen

    leave somebody in the dark — (fig.) jemanden im dunkeln lassen

    leave somebody alone — (allow to be alone) jemanden allein lassen; (stop bothering) jemanden in Ruhe lassen

    leave it at that — (coll.) es dabei bewenden lassen

    6) (refer, entrust)

    leave something to somebody/something — etwas jemandem/einer Sache überlassen

    I leave the matter entirely in your hands — ich lege diese Angelegenheit ganz in Ihre Hand/Hände

    7) (go away from) verlassen

    leave home at 6 a.m. — um 6 Uhr früh von zu Hause weggehen/-fahren

    the plane leaves Bonn at 6 p.m. — das Flugzeug fliegt um 18 Uhr von Bonn ab

    leave Bonn at 6 p.m. — (by car, in train) um 18 Uhr von Bonn abfahren; (by plane) um 18 Uhr in Bonn abfliegen

    leave the road — (crash) von der Fahrbahn abkommen

    leave the rails or tracks — entgleisen

    I left her at the bus stop — (parted from) an der Bushaltestelle haben wir uns getrennt; (set down) ich habe sie an der Bushaltestelle abgesetzt

    leave the table — vom Tisch aufstehen; abs.

    the train leaves at 8.30 a.m. — der Zug fährt od. geht um 8.30 Uhr

    leave for Paris — nach Paris fahren/fliegen

    leave on the 8 a.m. train/flight — mit dem Acht-Uhr-Zug fahren/der Acht-Uhr-Maschine fliegen

    8) (quit permanently) verlassen

    leave school — die Schule verlassen; (prematurely) von der Schule abgehen

    9) (desert) verlassen

    leave somebody for another man/woman — jemanden wegen eines anderen Mannes/einer anderen Frau verlassen

    he was left for dead — man ließ ihn zurück, weil man ihn für tot hielt

    Phrasal Verbs:
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    n.
    Abschied -e m.
    Urlaub -e m. (the country) v.
    ausreisen v. v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: left)
    = abfahren v.
    aufhören v.
    hinterlassen v.
    verlassen v.
    zurücklassen v.
    überlassen v.
    übriglassen v.

    English-german dictionary > leave

  • 16 place

    1. noun
    1) Ort, der; (spot) Stelle, die; Platz, der

    I left it in a safe place — ich habe es an einem sicheren Ort gelassen

    it was still in the same place — es war noch an derselben Stelle od. am selben Platz

    all over the place — überall; (coll.): (in a mess) ganz durcheinander (ugs.)

    in places — hier und da; (in parts) stellenweise

    find a place in something — (be included) in etwas (Akk.) eingehen; see also academic.ru/73191/take">take 1. 4)

    2) (fig.): (rank, position) Stellung, die

    know one's place — wissen, was sich für einen gehört

    3) (building or area for specific purpose)

    a [good] place to park/to stop — ein [guter] Platz zum Parken/eine [gute] Stelle zum Halten

    do you know a good/cheap place to eat? — weißt du, wo man gut/billig essen kann?

    place of residence — Wohnort, der

    place of work — Arbeitsplatz, der; Arbeitsstätte, die

    place of worship — Andachtsort, der

    4) (country, town) Ort, der

    Paris/Italy is a great place — Paris ist eine tolle Stadt/Italien ist ein tolles Land (ugs.)

    place of birth — Geburtsort, der

    go places — (coll.) herumkommen (ugs.); (fig.) es [im Leben] zu was bringen (ugs.)

    5) (coll.): (premises) Bude, die (ugs.); (hotel, restaurant, etc.) Laden, der (ugs.)

    she is at his/John's place — sie ist bei ihm/John

    [shall we go to] your place or mine? — [gehen wir] zu dir oder zu mir?

    6) (seat etc.) [Sitz]platz, der

    change places [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] die Plätze tauschen; (fig.) [mit jemandem] tauschen

    lay a/another place — ein/noch ein Gedeck auflegen

    7) (in book etc.) Stelle, die

    lose one's place — die Seite verschlagen od. verblättern; (on page) nicht mehr wissen, an welcher Stelle man ist

    8) (step, stage)

    why didn't you say so in the first place? — warum hast du das nicht gleich gesagt?

    in the first/second/third etc. place — erstens/zweitens/drittens usw.

    9) (proper place) Platz, der

    everything fell into place — (fig.) alles wurde klar

    into place — fest[nageln, -schrauben, -kleben]

    out of place — nicht am richtigen Platz; (several things) in Unordnung; (fig.) fehl am Platz

    10) (position in competition) Platz, der

    take first/second etc. place — den ersten/zweiten usw. Platz belegen

    11) (job, position, etc.) Stelle, die; (as pupil; in team, crew) Platz, der
    12) (personal situation)
    2. transitive verb
    1) (put) (vertically) stellen; (horizontally) legen

    place in position — richtig hinstellen/hinlegen

    place an announcement/advertisement in a paper — eine Anzeige/ein Inserat in eine Zeitung setzen

    2) (fig.)

    place one's trust in somebody/something — sein Vertrauen auf od. in jemanden/etwas setzen

    3) in p.p. (situated) gelegen

    we are well placed for buses/shops — etc. wir haben es nicht weit zur Bushaltestelle/zum Einkaufen usw.

    how are you placed for time/money? — (coll.) wie steht's mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld?

    4) (find situation or home for) unterbringen ( with bei)
    5) (class, identify) einordnen; einstufen

    I've seen him before but I can't place him — ich habe ihn schon einmal gesehen, aber ich weiß nicht, wo ich ihn unterbringen soll

    be placed second in the race — im Rennen den zweiten Platz belegen

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    [pleis] 1. noun
    1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) der Ort
    2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) der Platz
    3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) der Platz
    4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) der Platz
    5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) der Platz
    6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) der Platz
    7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) die Stelle
    8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) die Aufgabe
    9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) der Platz
    10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) die Wohnung
    11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) der Platz
    12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) die Stelle
    2. verb
    1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) stellen, setzen
    2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) einordnen
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    - place-name
    - go places
    - in the first
    - second place
    - in place
    - in place of
    - out of place
    - put oneself in someone else's place
    - put someone in his place
    - put in his place
    - take place
    - take the place of
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    [pleɪs]
    I. NOUN
    1. (location) Ort m
    I hate busy \places ich hasse Orte, an denen viel los ist
    the hotel was one of those big, old-fashioned \places das Hotel war eines dieser großen altmodischen Häuser
    we're staying at a bed-and-breakfast \place wir übernachten in einer Frühstückspension
    let's go to a pizza \place lass uns eine Pizza essen gehen
    this is the exact \place! das ist genau die Stelle!
    this plant needs a warm, sunny \place diese Pflanze sollte an einem warmen, sonnigen Ort stehen
    Scotland is a very nice \place Schottland ist ein tolles Land fam
    that café is a nice \place dieses Café ist echt nett fam
    a nice little \place at the seaside ein netter kleiner Ort am Meer
    please put this book back in its \place bitte stell dieses Buch wieder an seinen Platz zurück
    this is the \place my mother was born hier wurde meine Mutter geboren
    sorry, I can't be in two \places at once tut mir leid, ich kann nicht überall gleichzeitig sein
    \place of birth Geburtsort m
    \place of custody Verwahrungsort m
    \place of death Sterbeort m
    \place of delivery Erfüllungsort m
    \place of employment Arbeitsplatz m
    \place of jurisdiction Gerichtsstand m
    \place of performance Erfüllungsort m
    \place of refuge Zufluchtsort m
    \place of residence Wohnort m
    a \place in the sun ( fig) ein Plätzchen an der Sonne
    \place of work Arbeitsplatz m, Arbeitsstätte f
    to go \places AM weit herumkommen, viel sehen
    in \places stellenweise
    this plant still exists in \places diese Pflanze kommt noch vereinzelt vor
    2. no pl (appropriate setting) [geeigneter] Ort
    this meeting isn't the \place to discuss individual cases diese Konferenz ist nicht der Ort, um Einzelfälle zu diskutieren
    university was not the \place for me die Universität war irgendwie nicht mein Ding fam
    that bar is not a \place for a woman like you Frauen wie du haben in solch einer Bar nichts verloren
    I'm looking for a \place to live ich bin auf Wohnungssuche
    we'll have a meeting at my \place/Susan's \place wir treffen uns bei mir/bei Susan
    where's your \place? wo wohnst du?; ( fam)
    your \place or mine? zu dir oder zu mir?
    they're trying to buy a larger \place wir sind auf der Suche nach einer größeren Wohnung
    4. ( fig: position, rank) Stellung f
    she's got friends in high \places sie hat Freunde in hohen Positionen
    they have a \place among the country's leading exporters sie zählen zu den führenden Exporteuren des Landes
    it's not your \place to tell me what to do es steht dir nicht zu, mir zu sagen, was ich zu tun habe
    I'm not criticizing you — I know my \place das ist keine Kritik — das würde ich doch nie wagen!
    to keep sb in their \place jdn in seine Schranken weisen
    to put sb in his/her \place [or show sb his/her \place] jdm zeigen, wo es langgeht fam
    ▪ in \place of stattdessen
    you can use margarine in \place of butter statt Butter kannst du auch Margarine nehmen
    I invited Jo in \place of Les, who was ill Les war krank, daher habe ich Jo eingeladen
    ▪ to be in \place an seinem Platz sein; ( fig: completed) fertig [o abgeschlossen] sein
    the chairs were all in \place die Stühle waren alle dort, wo sie sein sollten; ( fig)
    the arrangements are all in \place now die Vorbereitungen sind jetzt abgeschlossen; ( fig)
    the new laws are now in \place die neuen Gesetze gelten jetzt; ( fig)
    suddenly all fell into \place plötzlich machte alles Sinn
    to be out of \place nicht an der richtigen Stelle sein; person fehl am Platz[e] sein; ( fig)
    the large desk was totally out of \place in such a small room der große Schreibtisch war in solch einem kleinen Zimmer völlig deplatziert
    what you've just said was completely out of \place was du da gerade gesagt hast, war völlig unangebracht
    to push sth in \place etw in die richtige Position schieben
    7. MATH (in decimals) Stelle f
    to five \places of decimals bis auf fünf Stellen hinter dem Komma
    8. (job, position) Stelle f; (in team) Platz m; (at university) Studienplatz m
    your \place is here by my side du gehörst an meine Seite
    to take the \place of sb jds Platz einnehmen
    9. (in book) Stelle f
    to find one's \place die [richtige] Stelle wiederfinden
    to keep one's \place markieren, wo man gerade ist/war
    to lose one's \place die Seite verblättern[, wo man gerade war]; (on page) nicht mehr wissen, wo man gerade ist
    10. (seat) Platz m
    is this \place taken? ist dieser Platz noch frei?
    to change \places with sb mit jdm die Plätze tauschen
    to keep sb's \place [or save sb a \place] jdm den Platz freihalten
    to lay a/another \place ein/noch ein Gedeck auflegen
    to take one's \place at table Platz nehmen
    11. (position) Stelle f
    just put yourself in my \place versetzen Sie sich doch mal in meine Lage!
    if I were in your \place... ich an deiner Stelle...
    what would you do in my \place? was würden Sie an meiner Stelle tun?
    12. (ranking) Platz m, Position f
    the song went from tenth to second \place in the charts das Lied stieg vom zehnten auf den zweiten Platz in den Charts
    our team finished in second \place unsere Mannschaft wurde Zweiter
    to take [or esp BRIT get] first/second \place Erste(r)/Zweite(r) werden
    to take first/second \place ( fig) an erster/zweiter Stelle kommen
    their children always take first \place ihre Kinder stehen für sie immer an erster Stelle
    in second \place auf dem zweiten Platz
    13. SPORT
    to get a \place sich akk platzieren; AM Zweite(r) werden
    14. AM ( fam: somewhere)
    I know I left that book some \place ich weiß, dass ich das Buch irgendwo gelassen habe
    15.
    ▶ all over the \place (everywhere) überall; (badly organized) [völlig] chaotisch; (spread around) in alle Himmelsrichtungen zerstreut
    ▶ a \place for everything and everything in its \place ( prov) jedes Ding hat seinen Platz
    ▶ in the first \place (at first) zuerst; (at all) überhaupt
    we shouldn't have got married in the first \place! wir hätten erst gar nicht heiraten dürfen!
    but why didn't you say that in the first \place? aber warum hast du denn das nicht gleich gesagt?
    ▶ in the first/second \place (firstly, secondly) erstens/zweitens
    ▶ to give \place to sb/sth jdm/etw Platz machen
    ▶ to go \places ( fam) auf dem Weg nach oben sein
    ▶ to take \place stattfinden
    ▶ there is a \place and time for everything alles zu seiner Zeit
    ▪ to \place sth somewhere etw irgendwohin stellen; (lay) etw irgendwohin legen
    bowls of flowers had been \placed on tables auf den Tischen waren Blumenvasen aufgestellt
    the Chancellor \placed a wreath on the tomb der Kanzler legte einen Kranz auf dem Grab nieder
    she \placed her name on the list sie setzte ihren Namen auf die Liste
    he \placed his hand on my shoulder er legte mir die Hand auf die Schulter
    to \place an advertisement in the newspaper eine Anzeige in die Zeitung setzen
    to \place sth on the agenda etw auf die Tagesordnung setzen
    to \place a bet on sth auf etw akk wetten
    to \place sb under sb's care jdn in jds Obhut geben
    to \place a comma ein Komma setzen
    to \place one foot in front of the other einen Fuß vor den anderen setzen
    to \place a gun at sb's head jdn eine Pistole an den Kopf setzen
    to \place money on sth Geld auf etw akk setzen
    ▪ to be \placed shop, town liegen
    2. (impose)
    to \place an embargo on sb/sth über jdn/etw ein Embargo verhängen
    to \place a limit [or ceiling] on sth etw begrenzen
    to \place ten pounds/half a million on sth etw mit zehn Pfund/einer halben Million veranschlagen
    3. (ascribe)
    to \place the blame on sb jdm die Schuld geben
    to \place one's faith [or trust] in sb/sth sein Vertrauen in jdn/etw setzen
    to \place one's hopes on sb/sth seine Hoffnungen auf jdn/etw setzen
    to \place importance on sth auf etw akk Wert legen
    ... and she \placed the emphasis on the word ‘soon’... und die Betonung lag auf ‚schnell‘
    he \placed stress on every second syllable er betonte jede zweite Silbe
    4. (arrange for)
    to \place a call ein Telefongespräch anmelden
    to \place sth at sb's disposal jdm etw überlassen
    5. (appoint to a position)
    ▪ to \place sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwo unterbringen [o SCHWEIZ platzieren]
    to \place sb on [the] alert jdn in Alarmbereitschaft versetzen
    to \place sb under arrest jdn festnehmen
    to \place sb in charge [of sth] jdm die Leitung [von etw dat] übertragen
    to \place sb in jeopardy jdn in Gefahr bringen
    to \place sb under pressure jdn unter Druck setzen
    to \place a strain on sb/sth jdn/etw belasten
    to \place staff Personal unterbringen [o vermitteln]
    to \place sb under surveillance jdn unter Beobachtung stellen
    the town was \placed under the control of UN peacekeeping troops die Stadt wurde unter die Aufsicht der UN-Friedenstruppen gestellt
    ▪ to \place sb/sth face, person, voice, accent jdn/etw einordnen
    ▪ to \place sb/sth jdn/etw einordnen
    to be \placed SPORT sich akk platzieren; AM unter die ersten zwei kommen
    to be \placed first/second SPORT Erste(r)/Zweite(r) werden
    ▪ to \place sth above [or before] [or over] sth etw über etw akk stellen
    sb \places sth above all other things etw steht bei jdm an erster Stelle
    I'd \place him among the world's ten most brilliant scientists für mich ist er einer der zehn hervorragendsten Wissenschaftler der Welt
    they \placed the painting in the Renaissance sie ordneten das Bild der Renaissance zu
    8. ECON
    ▪ to \place sth goods etw absetzen
    to \place an order for sth etw bestellen
    to \place an order with a firm einer Firma einen Auftrag erteilen
    9. passive (good position)
    ▪ to be well \placed for sth für etw akk eine gute Ausgangsposition haben
    we're well \placed for the shops wir haben es nicht weit zum Einkaufen fam
    to be well \placed financially finanziell gut dastehen
    to be well \placed to watch sth von seinem Platz aus etw gut sehen können
    10. passive (have at disposal)
    ▪ to be well \placed for sth:
    how \placed are you for time/money? wie sieht es mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld aus?
    SPORT sich akk platzieren; AM also (finish second) Zweite(r) werden
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    [pleɪs]
    1. NOUN
    1) general Platz m, Stelle f

    this is the place where he was born —

    bed is the best place for him — im Bett ist er am besten aufgehoben

    we found a good place to watch the procession from — wir fanden einen Platz, von dem wir den Umzug gut sehen konnten

    in the right/wrong place — an der richtigen/falschen Stelle

    some/any place — irgendwo

    a poor man with no place to go — ein armer Mann, der nicht weiß, wohin

    this is no place for you/children —

    there is no place for the unsuccessful in our society your place is by his side — für Erfolglose ist in unserer Gesellschaft kein Platz dein Platz ist an seiner Seite

    this isn't the place to discuss politics — dies ist nicht der Ort, um über Politik zu sprechen

    I can't be in two places at once! —

    she likes to have a place for everything and everything in its place — sie hält sehr auf Ordnung und achtet darauf, dass alles an seinem Platz liegt

    2) = geographical location = district Gegend f; (= country) Land nt; (= building) Gebäude nt; (= town) Ort m

    there's nothing to do in the evenings in this place —

    3) = home Haus nt, Wohnung f

    come round to my place some time — besuch mich mal, komm doch mal vorbei

    4) in book etc Stelle f

    to keep one's place — sich (dat) die richtige Stelle markieren

    to lose one's place — die Seite verblättern; (on page) die Zeile verlieren

    5) = seat, position at table, in team, school, hospital Platz m; (at university) Studienplatz m; (= job) Stelle f

    to take one's place (at table) —

    take your places for a square dance! — Aufstellung zur Quadrille, bitte!

    if I were in your place — an Ihrer Stelle, wenn ich an Ihrer Stelle wäre

    to take the place of sb/sth — jdn/etw ersetzen, jds Platz or den Platz von jdm/etw einnehmen

    6) in hierarchy Rang m, Stellung f

    to know one's place — wissen, was sich (für einen) gehört

    of course I'm not criticizing you, I know my place! (hum) — ich kritisiere dich selbstverständlich nicht, das steht mir gar nicht zu

    it's not my place to comment/tell him what to do — es steht mir nicht zu, einen Kommentar abzugeben/ihm zu sagen, was er tun soll

    that put him in his place! — das hat ihn erst mal zum Schweigen gebracht, da hab ichs/hat ers etc ihm gezeigt (inf)

    7) in exam, competition Platz m, Stelle f

    Lunt won, with Moore in second place — Lunt hat gewonnen, an zweiter Stelle or auf dem zweiten Platz lag Moore

    to win first place — Erste(r, s) sein

    to take second place to sth — einer Sache (dat) gegenüber zweitrangig sein

    to get a place —

    to back a horse for a place — auf Platz wetten, eine Platzwette abschließen

    9) in street names Platz m
    10) MATH Stelle f
    11)

    set structures __diams; place of + noun place of amusement — Vergnügungsstätte f

    place of business or work — Arbeitsstelle f __diams; in places stellenweise

    make sure the wire/screw is properly in place — achten Sie darauf, dass der Draht/die Schraube richtig sitzt

    to look out of place —

    McCormack played in goal in place of Miller — McCormack stand anstelle von Miller im Tor __diams; to fall into place Gestalt annehmen

    in the first place..., in the second place... — erstens..., zweitens...

    he's going places (fig inf) — er bringts zu was (inf) __diams; to give place to sth einer Sache (dat) Platz machen

    2. TRANSITIVE VERB
    1) = put setzen, stellen; (= lay down) legen; person at table etc setzen; guards aufstellen; shot (with gun) anbringen; (FTBL, TENNIS) platzieren; troops in Stellung bringen; announcement (in paper) inserieren (in in +dat); advertisement setzen (in in +acc)

    she slowly placed one foot in front of the other —

    he placed the cue ball right behind the black he placed a gun to my head — er setzte die Spielkugel direkt hinter die schwarze Kugel er setzte mir eine Pistole an den Kopf

    she placed a finger on her lips —

    to place confidence/trust in sb/sth — Vertrauen in jdn/etw setzen

    how are you placed for time/money? — wie sieht es mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld aus?

    we are well placed for the shops — was Einkaufsmöglichkeiten angeht, wohnen wir günstig

    they were well placed to observe the whole battle — sie hatten einen günstigen Platz, von dem sie die ganze Schlacht verfolgen konnten

    we are well placed now to finish the job by next year —

    2) = rank stellen

    to place local interests above or before or over those of central government — kommunale Interessen über die der Zentralregierung stellen

    3) = identify context of einordnen

    in which school would you place this painting? —

    I don't know, it's very difficult to place I can't quite place him/his accent — ich weiß es nicht, es ist sehr schwer einzuordnen ich kann ihn/seinen Akzent nicht einordnen

    historians place the book in the 5th century AD — Historiker datieren das Buch auf das 5. Jahrhundert

    4) COMM goods absetzen; order erteilen (with sb jdm); contract abschließen (with sb mit jdm)

    who did you place the computer typesetting job with? —

    this is the last time we place any work with you — das ist das letzte Mal, dass wir Ihnen einen Auftrag erteilt haben

    5) money (= deposit) deponieren; (= invest) investieren
    6) phone call anmelden
    7) = find job for unterbringen (with bei)

    the agency is trying to place him with a building firm — die Agentur versucht, ihn bei einer Baufirma unterzubringen

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    place [pleıs]
    A s
    1. Ort m, Stelle f, Platz m:
    from place to place von Ort zu Ort;
    in places stellenweise;
    the goalkeeper was exactly in the right place SPORT der Torhüter stand goldrichtig;
    all over the place umg überall;
    his hair was all over the place umg er war ganz zerzaust;
    come to the wrong place an die falsche Adresse geraten;
    keep sb’s place jemandem seinen Platz frei halten ( in a queue in einer Schlange);
    lay a place for sb für jemanden decken;
    take place stattfinden;
    win a place in the semifinals SPORT ins Halbfinale einziehen, sich fürs Halbfinale qualifizieren; → safe A 1
    2. (mit adj) Stelle f:
    3. (eingenommene) Stelle:
    take sb’s place
    a) jemandes Stelle einnehmen,
    b) jemanden vertreten;
    take the place of ersetzen, an die Stelle treten von (od gen);
    in place of anstelle von (od gen);
    if I were in your place I would … ich an Ihrer Stelle würde …; wenn ich Sie wäre, würde ich …;
    put yourself in my place versetzen Sie sich (doch einmal) in meine Lage!
    4. Platz m (Raum):
    give place (to) Platz machen (für oder dat) (a. fig), nachgeben (dat)
    5. (richtiger oder ordnungsgemäßer) Platz (auch fig): in his library every book has its place hat jedes Buch seinen Platz;
    find one’s place sich zurechtfinden;
    know one’s place wissen, wohin man gehört;
    in (out of) place (nicht) am (richtigen) Platz;
    this remark was out of place diese Bemerkung war deplatziert oder unangebracht;
    feel out of place sich fehl am Platz fühlen;
    a) das oder hier ist nicht der (geeignete) Ort für,
    b) das ist nicht der richtige Zeitpunkt für;
    such people have no place in our club für solche Leute ist kein Platz in unserem Verein;
    put sth back in its place etwas (an seinen Platz) zurücklegen oder -stellen;
    put sb back in their place jemanden in die oder seine Schranken verweisen; → click1 B 4, fall into 1, slot1 C
    6. Ort m, Stätte f:
    one of the best places to eat eines der besten Restaurants oder Speiselokale;
    place of amusement Vergnügungsstätte;
    place of birth Geburtsort;
    place of interest Sehenswürdigkeit f;
    place of work Arbeitsplatz m, -stelle f;
    a) Kultstätte,
    b) Gotteshaus n;
    a) ausgehen,
    b) (umher)reisen,
    c) fig es zu etwas bringen; → assembly 1
    7. WIRTSCH Ort m, Platz m, Sitz m:
    place of business Geschäftssitz;
    place of delivery Erfüllungsort;
    place of jurisdiction Gerichtsstand m;
    place of payment Zahlungsort;
    8. Haus n, Wohnung f:
    at his place bei ihm (zu Hause);
    he came over to my place yesterday er kam gestern zu mir;
    your place or mine? umg bei dir od bei mir?
    9. Ort(schaft) m(f):
    Munich is a nice place to live in München lebt man angenehm oder lässt es sich angenehm leben; → exile A 1
    10. Gegend f:
    11. THEAT Ort m (der Handlung)
    12. umg Lokal n:
    go to a Greek place zum Griechen gehen
    13. SCHIFF Platz m, Hafen m:
    place of tran(s)shipment Umschlagplatz;
    place of call Anlaufhafen
    14. Raum m (Ggs Zeit)
    15. Stelle f (in einem Buch etc):
    lose one’s place die Seite verblättern oder verschlagen;
    I’ve lost my place auch ich weiß nicht mehr, wo (an welcher Stelle) ich war;
    the audience laughed in the right places an den richtigen Stellen
    16. MATH (Dezimal) Stelle f:
    of many places vielstellig;
    place value Stellenwert m
    17. Platz m, Stelle f (in einer Reihenfolge):
    a) an erster Stelle, erstens, zuerst, als Erst(er, e, es),
    b) in erster Linie,
    c) überhaupt (erst),
    d) ursprünglich;
    why did you do it in the first place? warum haben Sie es überhaupt getan?;
    you should not have done it in the first place Sie hätten es von vornherein bleiben lassen sollen;
    why didn’t you admit it in the first place? warum hast du es nicht gleich zugegeben?;
    in the last place an letzter Stelle, zuletzt, als letzt(er, e, es); schließlich; → second1 A 1
    18. SPORT etc Platz m:
    in third place auf dem dritten Platz;
    take third place den dritten Platz belegen; → second1 A 1
    19. (Sitz)Platz m, Sitz m:
    take your places nehmen Sie Ihre Plätze ein!
    20. a) (An)Stellung f, (Arbeits)Stelle f, Posten m:
    out of place stellenlos
    b) UNIV Studienplatz m
    21. Amt n:
    a) Dienst m:
    in place im Amt (Minister etc), im Staatsdienst
    b) fig Aufgabe f, Pflicht f:
    it is not my place to do this es ist nicht meine Aufgabe, dies zu tun
    22. (soziale) Stellung, Stand m, Rang m:
    in high places an hoher Stelle;
    persons in high places hochstehende Persönlichkeiten
    23. fig Grund m:
    there’s no place for doubt es besteht kein Grund zu zweifeln
    B v/t
    1. stellen, setzen, legen (alle auch fig):
    place together Tische etc zusammenstellen;
    place a call ein (Telefon)Gespräch anmelden;
    place a coffin einen Sarg aufbahren;
    place in order zurechtstellen, ordnen;
    place sb in a difficult place jemanden in eine schwierige Lage bringen;
    he places hono(u)r above wealth ihm ist Ehre wichtiger als Reichtum;
    place on record aufzeichnen, (schriftlich) festhalten;
    the referee was well placed SPORT der Schiedsrichter stand günstig
    2. Posten etc aufstellen:
    place o.s. sich aufstellen oder postieren
    3. I can’t place him ich weiß nicht, wo ich ihn unterbringen oder wohin ich ihn tun soll (woher ich ihn kenne)
    4. einen Wohnungssuchenden etc unterbringen ( with bei), einen Arbeitssuchenden auch vermitteln
    5. jemanden ein-, anstellen
    6. jemanden ernennen oder in ein Amt einsetzen
    7. (der Lage nach) näher bestimmen
    8. WIRTSCH
    a) eine Anleihe, Kapital unterbringen
    b) (with) Aufträge erteilen (dat), vergeben (an akk), eine Bestellung aufgeben (bei)
    c) einen Vertrag, eine Versicherung abschließen:
    place an issue eine Emission unterbringen oder platzieren
    9. Ware absetzen
    10. a) be placed SPORT sich platzieren, platziert sein, unter den ersten drei sein:
    be placed 6th sich an 6. Stelle platzieren
    b) how are you placed for money? bes Br wie sieht es bei dir finanziell aus?
    11. SPORT
    a) den Ball platzieren
    b) Rugby: ein Tor mit einem Platztritt schießen
    12. ELEK schalten:
    place in parallel parallel schalten
    C v/i SPORT US
    a) → B 10 a
    b) den zweiten Platz belegen
    pl. abk
    1. place Pl.
    3. plural Pl.
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) Ort, der; (spot) Stelle, die; Platz, der

    all over the place — überall; (coll.): (in a mess) ganz durcheinander (ugs.)

    in places — hier und da; (in parts) stellenweise

    find a place in something — (be included) in etwas (Akk.) eingehen; see also take 1. 4)

    2) (fig.): (rank, position) Stellung, die

    know one's place — wissen, was sich für einen gehört

    it's not my place to do that — es kommt mir nicht zu, das zu tun

    a [good] place to park/to stop — ein [guter] Platz zum Parken/eine [gute] Stelle zum Halten

    do you know a good/cheap place to eat? — weißt du, wo man gut/billig essen kann?

    place of residence — Wohnort, der

    place of work — Arbeitsplatz, der; Arbeitsstätte, die

    place of worship — Andachtsort, der

    4) (country, town) Ort, der

    Paris/Italy is a great place — Paris ist eine tolle Stadt/Italien ist ein tolles Land (ugs.)

    place of birth — Geburtsort, der

    go places — (coll.) herumkommen (ugs.); (fig.) es [im Leben] zu was bringen (ugs.)

    5) (coll.): (premises) Bude, die (ugs.); (hotel, restaurant, etc.) Laden, der (ugs.)

    she is at his/John's place — sie ist bei ihm/John

    [shall we go to] your place or mine? — [gehen wir] zu dir oder zu mir?

    6) (seat etc.) [Sitz]platz, der

    change places [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] die Plätze tauschen; (fig.) [mit jemandem] tauschen

    lay a/another place — ein/noch ein Gedeck auflegen

    7) (in book etc.) Stelle, die

    lose one's place — die Seite verschlagen od. verblättern; (on page) nicht mehr wissen, an welcher Stelle man ist

    8) (step, stage)

    in the first/second/third etc. place — erstens/zweitens/drittens usw.

    9) (proper place) Platz, der

    everything fell into place — (fig.) alles wurde klar

    into place — fest[nageln, -schrauben, -kleben]

    out of place — nicht am richtigen Platz; (several things) in Unordnung; (fig.) fehl am Platz

    take first/second etc. place — den ersten/zweiten usw. Platz belegen

    11) (job, position, etc.) Stelle, die; (as pupil; in team, crew) Platz, der
    2. transitive verb

    place in position — richtig hinstellen/hinlegen

    place an announcement/advertisement in a paper — eine Anzeige/ein Inserat in eine Zeitung setzen

    2) (fig.)

    place one's trust in somebody/something — sein Vertrauen auf od. in jemanden/etwas setzen

    3) in p.p. (situated) gelegen

    we are well placed for buses/shops — etc. wir haben es nicht weit zur Bushaltestelle/zum Einkaufen usw.

    how are you placed for time/money? — (coll.) wie steht's mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld?

    4) (find situation or home for) unterbringen ( with bei)
    5) (class, identify) einordnen; einstufen

    I've seen him before but I can't place him — ich habe ihn schon einmal gesehen, aber ich weiß nicht, wo ich ihn unterbringen soll

    * * *
    n.
    Ort -e m.
    Ortschaft f.
    Platzierung f.
    Plazierung (alt.Rechtschreibung) f.
    Plazierung f.
    Stelle -n f.
    Stätte -n f. v.
    platzieren v.
    plazieren (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

    English-german dictionary > place

  • 17 Ericsson, John

    [br]
    b. 31 July 1803 Farnebo, Sweden
    d. 8 March 1899 New York, USA
    [br]
    Swedish (naturalized American 1848) engineer and inventor.
    [br]
    The son of a mine owner and inspector, Ericsson's first education was private and haphazard. War with Russia disrupted the mines and the father secured a position on the Gotha Canal, then under construction. He enrolled John, then aged 13, and another son as cadets in a corps of military engineers engaged on the canal. There John was given a sound education and training in the physical sciences and engineering. At the age of 17 he decided to enlist in the Army, and on receiving a commission he was drafted to cartographic survey duties. After some years he decided that a career outside the Army offered him the best opportunities, and in 1826 he moved to London to pursue a career of mechanical invention.
    Ericsson first developed a heat (external combustion) engine, which proved unsuccessful. Three years later he designed and constructed the steam locomotive Novelty, which he entered in the Rainhill locomotive trials on the new Liverpool \& Manchester Railway. The engine began by performing promisingly, but it later broke down and failed to complete the test runs. Later he devised a self-regulating lead (1835) and then, more important and successful, he invented the screw propeller, patented in 1835 and installed in his first screw-propelled ship of 1839. This work was carried out independently of Sir Francis Pettit Smith, who contemporaneously developed a four-bladed propeller that was adopted by the British Admiralty. Ericsson saw that with screw propulsion the engine could be below the waterline, a distinct advantage in warships. He crossed the Atlantic to interest the American government in his ideas and became a naturalized citizen in 1848. He pioneered the gun turret for mounting heavy guns on board ship. Ericsson came into his own during the American Civil War, with the construction of the epoch-making warship Monitor, a screw-propelled ironclad with gun turret. This vessel demonstrated its powers in a signal victory at Hampton Roads on 9 March 1862.
    Ericsson continued to design warships and torpedoes, pointing out to President Lincoln that success in war would now depend on technological rather than numerical superiority. Meanwhile he continued to pursue his interest in heat engines, and from 1870 to 1888 he spent much of his time and resources in pursuing research into alternative energy sources, such as solar power, gravitation and tidal forces.
    [br]
    Further Reading
    W.C.Church, 1891, Life of John Ericsson, 2 vols, London.
    LRD

    Biographical history of technology > Ericsson, John

  • 18 advanced economies

    межд. эк. передовые [развитые\] страны (по классификации Международного валютного фонда к данной группе относятся страны, характеризующиеся наиболее высокими показателями экономического развития; группа в целом идентична группе "развитые страны", выделяемой другими международными организациями; к группе относятся: Андорра, Австралия, Австрия, Бельгия, Бермудские Острова, Канада, Дания, Фарерские Острова, Финляндия, Франция, Германия, Греция, Гонконг, Исландия, Ирландия, Израиль, Италия, Япония, Лихтенштейн, Люксембург, Монако, Нидерланды, Новая Зеландия, Норвегия, Португалия, Сан-Марино, Сингапур, Южная Корея, Испания, Швеция, Швейцария, Тайвань, Великобритания, США, Ватикан)
    Syn:
    See:

    Англо-русский экономический словарь > advanced economies

  • 19 developed countries

    сокр. DCs межд. эк. развитые [промышленно развитые, экономически развитые\] страны (условно выделяемая группа стран, характеризующихся развитой экономикой и высоким уровнем жизни; хотя все развитые страны характеризуются высоким уровнем национального дохода на душу населения, не все страны с высоким доходом являются развитыми, в частности, нефтедобывающие страны (Саудовская Аравия, Катар, Кувейт и др.) не относятся к развитым)
    Syn:
    See:

    Англо-русский экономический словарь > developed countries

  • 20 futures

    сущ.
    бирж. фьючерс
    Syn:
    See:
    catastrophe futures, commodity futures, currency futures, deferred futures, electricity futures, exchange rate futures, financial futures, foreign exchange futures, Forty Index Futures, gold futures, interest rate futures, most distant futures, synthetic futures, futures broker, futures commission merchant, futures exchange, futures commodity, futures contract, futures deal, futures delivery, futures market, futures option, futures position, futures price, futures spread, futures transaction, option on futures, exchange of futures for physicals, spot-futures parity theorem, Austrian Futures and Options Exchange, Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange, Belgian Futures and Options Exchange, Belgian Futures and Options Market, Bolsa Brasileira de Futures, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, German Futures and options market, Hong Kong Futures Exchange, International Futures Exchange, Irish Futures and Options Exchange, Kuala Lumpur Options & Financial Futures Exchange Barhad, London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange, London International Financial Futures Exchange, National Futures Association, New York Futures Exchange, Securities and Futures Authority, South African Futures Exchange, Sweden Options and Futures Exchange, Swiss Options and Financial Futures Exchange, Sydney Futures Exchange, Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange, Toronto Futures Exchange, Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Co Petro Marketing Group, Inc., Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Co Petro Marketing Group, Inc., Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Co Petro Marketing Group, Inc.
    * * *
    * * *
    срочный контракт; срочная сделка (на рынке)
    -----
    средство, удобное для тех, кто должен регулярно закупать товары, поскольку позволяют обезопасить себя от колебаний цен

    Англо-русский экономический словарь > futures

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