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  • 1 known

    see know
    known vb
    tr[nəʊn]
    1→ link=know know{
    1 conocido,-a
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    the known facts los hechos establecidos
    known ['no:n] adj
    : conocido, familiar
    adj.
    conocido, -a adj.
    p.p.
    (Participio pasivo de "to know")

    I nəʊn
    II
    adjective < fact> conocido, sabido

    to be known AS something — ( have reputation) tener* fama de algo; ( be called)

    better known as... — más conocido como...

    to be known TO somebody: she is known to the police la policía la tiene fichada; for reasons best known to herself por motivos que ella conocerá; to be known FOR something: he's better known for his work in films — se le conoce mejor por su trabajo cinematográfico

    [nǝʊn]
    1.
    PP of know
    2. ADJ
    1) [+ person, fact] conocido

    he is known as Hercules — es conocido por el nombre de Hércules

    it soon became known that... — tardó poco en saberse que...

    to be known for sth — ser conocido por algo

    he let it be known that... — dio a entender que...

    to make o.s. known to sb — presentarse a algn

    he is known to be unreliable — tiene fama de no ser una persona en la que se pueda confiar

    it's well known that... — es bien sabido que..., es de todos conocido que...

    know 1., 3)
    2) (=acknowledged) reconocido
    * * *

    I [nəʊn]
    II
    adjective < fact> conocido, sabido

    to be known AS something — ( have reputation) tener* fama de algo; ( be called)

    better known as... — más conocido como...

    to be known TO somebody: she is known to the police la policía la tiene fichada; for reasons best known to herself por motivos que ella conocerá; to be known FOR something: he's better known for his work in films — se le conoce mejor por su trabajo cinematográfico

    English-spanish dictionary > known

  • 2 obscure

    əb'skjuə
    1. adjective
    1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) obscuro, oscuro, poco claro
    2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) obscuro
    3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) obscuro

    2. verb
    (to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) ofuscar, obscurecer
    - obscurity
    obscure adj oscuro / poco conocido
    tr[əbs'kjʊəSMALLr/SMALL]
    1 (unclear) obscuro,-a, oscuro,-a, poco claro,-a
    2 (vague, indistinct) vago,-a, confuso,-a; (hidden) recóndito,-a
    3 (little known - person) poco conocido,-a, oscuro,-a; (- village) recóndito,-a, perdido,-a
    1 (make unclear, difficult to understand) ofuscar, obscurecer; (confuse) confundir
    2 (hide) ocultar; (conceal, cover) oscurecer, obscurecer
    obscure [ɑb'skjʊr, əb-] vt, - scured ; - scuring
    1) cloud, dim: oscurecer, nublar
    2) hide: ocultar
    obscure adj
    1) dim: oscuro
    2) remote, secluded: recóndito
    3) vague: oscuro, confuso, vago
    4) unknown: desconocido
    an obscure poet: un poeta desconocido
    obscurely adv
    adj.
    denso, -a adj.
    obscuro, -a adj.
    oscuro, -a adj.
    tenebroso, -a adj.
    turbio, -a adj.
    v.
    asombrar v.
    borrar v.
    disimular v.
    eclipsar v.
    ensombrecer v.
    entenebrecer v.
    esconder v.
    oscurecer v.

    I əb'skjʊr, əb'skjʊə(r)
    adjective obscurer, obscurest
    a) ( not easily understood) < meaning> oscuro, poco claro; <message/reference> críptico
    b) ( vague) <impression/feeling> confuso, vago
    c) ( little known) <writer/journal> oscuro, poco conocido; <island/town> recóndito, perdido

    II
    a) ( conceal) \<\<object/beauty/sun\>\> ocultar; \<\<sky\>\> oscurecer*
    b) (make unclear, cover up)
    [ǝb'skjʊǝ(r)]
    1. ADJ
    1) (=not well-known) [book, artist, poet] poco conocido, oscuro; [village] recóndito, perdido
    2) (=not obvious) [word, jargon, terminology] de difícil comprensión; [origins] oscuro, poco claro
    3) (=indistinct) [shape, figure] borroso
    2. VT
    1) (=hide) [+ object, face, truth] ocultar

    this news should not be allowed to obscure the fact that... — no se debería permitir que esta noticia impida ver claramente que..., no se debería permitir que esta noticia vele el hecho de que...

    2) (=complicate) complicar
    * * *

    I [əb'skjʊr, əb'skjʊə(r)]
    adjective obscurer, obscurest
    a) ( not easily understood) < meaning> oscuro, poco claro; <message/reference> críptico
    b) ( vague) <impression/feeling> confuso, vago
    c) ( little known) <writer/journal> oscuro, poco conocido; <island/town> recóndito, perdido

    II
    a) ( conceal) \<\<object/beauty/sun\>\> ocultar; \<\<sky\>\> oscurecer*
    b) (make unclear, cover up)

    English-spanish dictionary > obscure

  • 3 Theophilus Presbyter

    [br]
    fl. late eleventh/early twelfth century
    [br]
    German author of the most detailed medieval treatise relating to technology.
    [br]
    The little that is known of Theophilus is what can be inferred from his great work, De diversis artibus. He was a Benedictine monk and priest living in north-west Germany, probably near an important art centre. He was an educated man, conversant with scholastic philosophy and at the same time a skilled, practising craftsman. Even his identity is obscure: Theophilus is a pseudonym, possibly for Roger of Helmarshausen, for the little that is known of both is in agreement.
    Evidence in De diversis suggests that it was probably composed during 1110 to 1140. White (see Further Reading) goes on to suggest late 1122 or early 1123, on the grounds that Theophilus only learned of St Bernard of Clairvaulx's diatribe against lavish church ornamentation during the writing of the work, for it is only in the preface to Book 3 that Theophilus seeks to justify his craft. St Bernard's Apologia can be dated late 1122. No other medieval work on art combines the comprehensive range, orderly presentation and attention to detail as does De diversis. It has been described as an encyclopedia of medieval skills and crafts. It also offers the best and often the only description of medieval technology, including the first direct reference to papermaking in the West, the earliest medieval account of bell-founding and the most complete account of organ building. Many metallurgical techniques are described in detail, such as the making of a crucible furnace and bloomery hearth.
    The treatise is divided into three books, the first on the materials and art of painting, the second on glassmaking, including stained glass, glass vessels and the blown-cylinder method for flat glass, and the final and longest book on metalwork, including working in iron, copper, gold and silver for church use, such as chalices and censers. The main texts are no mere compilations, but reveal the firsthand knowledge that can only be gained by a skilled craftsman. The prefaces to each book present perhaps the only medieval expression of an artist's ideals and how he sees his art in relation to the general scheme of things. For Theophilus, his art is a gift from God and every skill an act of praise and piety. Theophilus is thus an indispensable source for medieval crafts and technology, but there are indications that the work was also well known at the time of its composition and afterwards.
    [br]
    Bibliography
    The Wolfenbuttel and Vienna manuscripts of De diversis are the earliest, both dating from the first half of the twelfth century, while the British Library copy, in an early thirteenth-century hand, is the most complete. Two incomplete copies from the thirteenth century held at Cambridge and Leipzig offer help in arriving at a definitive edition.
    There are several references to De diversis in sixteenth-century printed works, such as Cornelius Agrippa (1530) and Josias Simmler (1585). The earliest printed edition of
    De diversis was prepared by G.H.Lessing in 1781 with the title, much used since, Diversarium artium schedula.
    There are two good recent editions: Theophilus: De diversis artibus. The Various Arts, 1964, trans. with introd. by C.R.Dodwell, London: Thomas Nelson, and On Diverse Arts. The Treatise of Theophilus, 1963, trans. with introd. and notes by J.G.Harthorne and C.S.Smith, Chicago University Press.
    Further Reading
    Lynn White, 1962, "Theophilus redivivus", Technology and Culture 5:224–33 (a comparative review of Theophilus (op. cit.) and On Diverse Arts (op. cit.)).
    LRD

    Biographical history of technology > Theophilus Presbyter

  • 4 make

    [meɪk] 1. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. made
    1) делать, конструировать, создавать, изготавливать

    Made in Japan. — Сделано в Японии. ( надпись на продукте)

    The beaver makes its hole, the bee makes its cell. — Бобёр строит себе нору, пчела - соты.

    This craftsman can make almost anything out of bamboo. — Этот мастер может сделать из бамбука практически всё.

    Nissan now makes cars at two plants in Europe. — В настоящее время "Ниссан" производит автомобили на двух заводах в Европе.

    Syn:
    2) создавать, творить, порождать

    They are made for each other / one another. — Они созданы друг для друга.

    He was made to be an artist. — Ему суждено было стать художником.

    3) готовить (какое-л. блюдо или напиток)

    to make tea / coffee — готовить чай / кофе

    4) создавать, сочинять, слагать
    Syn:
    Syn:
    6) производить, издавать ( звук)
    7) быть причиной, вызвать (что-л.)

    He made trouble for us. — Он причинил нам неприятности.

    8) устанавливать (правила, порядок); вводить в действие ( закон); устанавливать (нормы, расценки)
    Syn:
    9) составлять, образовывать

    A House was made today promptly at a quarter-past 12 o'clock. — Кворум в Палате общин был сегодня достигнут быстро, к 12.15.

    10) (make smb. / smth. (out) of smb. / smth.) сделать кого-л. / что-л. из кого-л. / чего-л.

    to make a business of smth. — делать бизнес на чём-л.

    They must be made an example of. — Они должны послужить примером.

    I always supposed that Mrs. Lupin and you would make a match of it. — Я всегда предполагал, что миссис Люпин и Вы поженитесь.

    11) составлять, вырабатывать (мнение, план)

    I make no doubt everyone practises similar stratagems. — Я не сомневаюсь, что все используют те же самые уловки.

    We make the judgement of Chaucer from his works. — Мы составляем мнение о Чосере на основе его произведений.

    12) ( make of) считать (что-л. чем-л. / кого-л. кем-л.)

    He has gone to Edinburgh now. I don't know what to make of him. — Теперь он отправился в Эдинбург. Я просто не знаю, что о нём думать.

    13) мор. рассмотреть, разглядеть, увидеть издалека

    If we could make land, we should know where we were. — Если бы мы могли увидеть землю, мы бы знали, где мы находимся.

    Syn:
    14) составлять, равняться

    Two and two make four. — Два плюс два равняется четырём.

    15) составлять, быть достаточным ( обычно с отрицанием)

    One actress does not make a play. — Одна актриса не делает пьесы.

    A long beard does not make a philosopher. — Длинная борода ещё не делает человека философом.

    16) быть, являться (частью, членом чего-л.)

    to make one (of) — быть членом, участником; стать одним из

    I wanted to see that sort of people together and to make one of them. — Я хотел посмотреть на этот тип людей и стать одним из них.

    I was number thirteen, and you came in and made the fourteenth. — Я был тринадцатым, а ты пришёл и стал четырнадцатым.

    17) стать, сделаться; становиться

    He will make a good manager. — Он станет хорошим управляющим.

    She will make him a good wife. — Она будет ему хорошей женой.

    18) зарабатывать, наживать, приобретать (деньги, репутацию)

    to make capital out of smth. — составить капитал из чего-л., нажить капитал на чём-л.

    to make on smth. — заработать на чём-л., получить выгоду

    to make a name — составить, сделать имя

    He made a name as a successful actor. — Он сделал себе имя, прославившись как актёр.

    Syn:
    19)
    а) карт. бить, брать ( взятку)
    б) карт. тасовать
    Syn:
    в) спорт. удержать ( счёт); выиграть ( очко в игре); забить ( мяч)
    20) набирать, прибавлять, увеличивать ( вес)

    Two of them made twenty stones each in sixteen weeks. — Двое из них набрали за шестнадцать недель каждый по 280 фунтов.

    21) пытаться (что-л. сделать)

    He got very excited, and made to catch hold of her dress. — Он пришёл в сильное возбуждение и попытался схватить её за платье.

    22)
    а) идти, продвигаться (в определённом направлении; в конструкции с наречиями или наречными фразами)

    to make back — вернуться, возвратиться

    I made steadily but slowly towards them. — Я медленно, но верно двигался в их направлении.

    He made straight towards a distant light. — Он направился прямо к видневшемуся вдали свету.

    We see an immense flock of geese making up the stream. — Мы видим большую стаю гусей, плывущих вверх по течению.

    I could get no boat, so I must make the distance on foot. — Я не смог раздобыть лодку, поэтому я должен пройти весь путь пешком.

    б) ( make after) уст. преследовать, гнаться за (кем-л.); пускаться в погоню за (кем-л.)

    The policeman made after the thieves, but failed to catch them. — Полицейский бросился вдогонку за ворами, но не сумел их схватить.

    23) приводить в порядок, убирать

    Make to the hood means to accustom a hawk to the hood. — "Тренировать на колпачок" значит приучать сокола к колпачку.

    25) привести к ( успеху), обеспечить ( успех); обеспечить (кому-л.) процветание, богатство

    Bismarck has made Germany. — Бисмарк сделал из Германии процветающее государство.

    26) считать, полагать, прикидывать; представлять, описывать (каким-л. образом)

    What time do you make it, Mr. Baker? — Как Вы полагаете, мистер Бейкер, который сейчас час?

    Macbeth is not half so bad as the play makes him. — Макбет и на половину не так плох, как он изображён в пьесе.

    27) крим. определить, вычислить, расколоть

    You had better disguise so he won't make you. — Ты лучше измени внешность, чтобы он не опознал тебя.

    28)
    а) совершать, осуществлять, выполнять (какие-л. действия)

    To make the campaign was the dearest wish of Harry's life. — Воевать было заветной мечтой Гарри.

    Syn:
    б) демонстрировать жестами, движением тела (уважение, презрение)

    The King made a low obeisance to the window where they were standing. — Король сделал почтительный поклон в сторону окна, у которого они стояли.

    в) заключать (соглашение, сделку)
    г) совершать (поездку, путешествие, экскурсию)
    д) произносить (что-л.)

    to make a speech / an oration — произносить речь

    29) уст. есть, кушать

    I never made a better dinner in my life. — В жизни своей не ел более вкусного обеда.

    Syn:
    30)
    а) добиваться, достигать
    Syn:
    б) амер.; разг. уговорить переспать; совратить, соблазнить

    Young Fraser tried to make her once. — Юный Фрейзер как-то попытался её соблазнить.

    в) ( make for) способствовать, содействовать (чему-л.)

    The large print makes for easier reading. — Большие буквы легче читать.

    31)
    а) мор. подниматься, приливать ( о воде)

    We shall build this into a platform in order to give us a little extra height when the tide makes. — Мы должны встроить это в (морскую) платформу, чтобы у нас был запас высоты, когда начнёт подниматься прилив.

    After ice makes, the fish freeze almost as soon as you take them out of the water. — Когда устанавливается лёд, рыба замораживается практически сразу же, как её вытащишь из воды.

    32) говорить, свидетельствовать (о чем-л.)

    All these things make in favour of Mr. Gladstone. — Все эти вещи свидетельствуют в пользу мистера Гладстона.

    33)
    а) ( make for) быстро продвигаться, направляться

    After the concert, the crowd made for the nearest door. — После концерта толпа направилась к ближайшему выходу.

    б) ( make at) атаковать, наброситься

    The prisoner made at the guard with a knife. — Заключённый набросился на охранника с ножом.

    34) ( make into) переделывать, превращать (во что-л.)
    35) в сочетании с существительным означает действие, соответствующее значению существительного

    to make a discovery — открыть, совершить открытие

    36) при употреблении в качестве глагола-связки: приводить к какому-л. состоянию
    а) (make + прил.)

    to make ready — приготовить, подготовить

    You'll only make bad worse. — Вы же сделаете ещё хуже.

    The elephants, made furious by their wounds, increased the disorder. — Израненные и разъярённые, слоны ещё больше усиливали всеобщую панику.

    - make angry
    - make better
    - make worse
    - make clear
    - make dirty
    - make even
    - make famous
    б) (make + прич. прош. вр.) обычно употребляется с глаголами понимания, восприятия: known, acquainted, felt, heard, understood

    I hope I made myself understood. — Надеюсь, я ясно выразился.

    She made it known that she was the mayor's wife. — Она дала понять, что она жена мэра.

    Many diseases first make themselves felt in the dead of night. — Многие болезни впервые дают о себе знать глубокой ночью.

    to make oneself scarce — ретироваться, исчезнуть, сгинуть

    Take the precious darling, Tilly, while I make myself of some use. — Возьми малютку, Тилли, пока я немного помогу.

    37)
    а) (делать кем-л. / чем-л.)

    This sentence made the noisy doctor a popular hero. — Этот приговор сделал из беспокойного доктора популярного героя.

    б) назначать ( на должность), повышать ( в чине), присваивать ( титул)

    They made her chairwoman. — Они выбрали её председателем.

    The Queen made Marlborough a duke. — Королева сделала Мальборо герцогом.

    38)
    а) (make smb. do smth.) заставлять, побуждать (кого-л. сделать что-л.)

    I'll make him cry. — Я заставлю его плакать.

    We were made to learn fifty new words every week. — Нас заставляли учить по пятьдесят новых слов в неделю.

    б) (be made to do smth.) быть приведёнными к какому-л. состоянию

    The two statements can hardly be made to agree. — Едва ли можно примирить два этих утверждения.

    The enemy will not play the game according to the rules, and there are none to make him. — Противник не будет играть по правилам, и нет никого, кто заставил бы его это сделать.

    - make down
    - make off
    - make out
    - make over
    - make up
    ••

    to make much / little / something of smth. — придавать большое / небольшое / некоторое значение чему-л.

    to make head or tail of smth. — понять что к чему, осмыслить

    to make smb.'s day — осчастливить кого-л.

    - make a fire
    - make a row
    - make one's mind easy
    - make peace
    - make place
    - make room
    - make way
    - make no matter
    - make long hours
    - make good time
    - make believe
    - make do
    - make it
    - make sure
    - make a dead set at smb.
    - make a dead set at smth.
    - make time out
    - make a point
    - make a poor mouth
    - make one's appearance
    - make or break
    2. сущ.
    1)
    а) стиль, фасон, модель
    б) тип, марка

    I tested the records on four different makes of gramophone. — Я проверил грампластинки на граммофонах четырёх разных типов.

    2) строение; склад, конституция, сложение

    He was a huge man, with the make and muscles of a prize-fighter. — Он был здоровым мужиком с телом и мускулами боксёра-профессионала.

    3) склад характера, менталитет

    Giotto was, in the make of him, a very much stronger man than Titian. — Джотто по складу своего характера был гораздо более сильным человеком, чем Тициан.

    4)
    а) производство, изготовление ( изделия)
    5) крим. удачно совершённая кража или мошенничество
    6) эл. замыкание цепи
    7) карт. объявление козырной масти ( в бридже)
    8) амер.; разг.
    9) амер.; разг. установление, идентификация; ориентировка

    We've got a make on Beth Pine. She's on our files. — Мы установили личность Бет Пайн. Она есть у нас в картотеке.

    ••
    - make and mend
    - make and mend hour

    Англо-русский современный словарь > make

  • 5 Leonardo da Vinci

    [br]
    b. 15 April 1452 Vinci, near Florence, Italy,
    d. 2 May 1519 St Cloux, near Amboise, France.
    [br]
    Italian scientist, engineer, inventor and artist.
    [br]
    Leonardo was the illegitimate son of a Florentine lawyer. His first sixteen years were spent with the lawyer's family in the rural surroundings of Vinci, which aroused in him a lifelong love of nature and an insatiable curiosity in it. He received little formal education but extended his knowledge through private reading. That gave him only a smattering of Latin, a deficiency that was to be a hindrance throughout his active life. At sixteen he was apprenticed in the studio of Andrea del Verrochio in Florence, where he received a training not only in art but in a wide variety of crafts and technical arts.
    In 1482 Leonardo went to Milan, where he sought and obtained employment with Ludovico Sforza, later Duke of Milan, partly to sculpt a massive equestrian statue of Ludovico but the work never progressed beyond the full-scale model stage. He did, however, complete the painting which became known as the Virgin of the Rocks and in 1497 his greatest artistic achievement, The Last Supper, commissioned jointly by Ludovico and the friars of Santa Maria della Grazie and painted on the wall of the monastery's refectory. Leonardo was responsible for the court pageants and also devised a system of irrigation to supply water to the plains of Lombardy. In 1499 the French army entered Milan and deposed Leonardo's employer. Leonardo departed and, after a brief visit to Mantua, returned to Florence, where for a time he was employed as architect and engineer to Cesare Borgia, Duke of Romagna. Around 1504 he completed another celebrated work, the Mona Lisa.
    In 1506 Leonardo began his second sojourn in Milan, this time in the service of King Louis XII of France, who appointed him "painter and engineer". In 1513 Leonardo left for Rome in the company of his pupil Francesco Melzi, but his time there was unproductive and he found himself out of touch with the younger artists active there, Michelangelo above all. In 1516 he accepted with relief an invitation from King François I of France to reside at the small château of St Cloux in the royal domain of Amboise. With the pension granted by François, Leonardo lived out his remaining years in tranquility at St Cloux.
    Leonardo's career can hardly be regarded as a success or worthy of such a towering genius. For centuries he was known only for the handful of artistic works that he managed to complete and have survived more or less intact. His main activity remained hidden until the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, during which the contents of his notebooks were gradually revealed. It became evident that Leonardo was one of the greatest scientific investigators and inventors in the history of civilization. Throughout his working life he extended a searching curiosity over an extraordinarily wide range of subjects. The notes show careful investigation of questions of mechanical and civil engineering, such as power transmission by means of pulleys and also a form of chain belting. The notebooks record many devices, such as machines for grinding and polishing lenses, a lathe operated by treadle-crank, a rolling mill with conical rollers and a spinning machine with pinion and yard divider. Leonardo made an exhaustive study of the flight of birds, with a view to designing a flying machine, which obsessed him for many years.
    Leonardo recorded his observations and conclusions, together with many ingenious inventions, on thousands of pages of manuscript notes, sketches and drawings. There are occasional indications that he had in mind the publication of portions of the notes in a coherent form, but he never diverted his energy into putting them in order; instead, he went on making notes. As a result, Leonardo's impact on the development of science and technology was virtually nil. Even if his notebooks had been copied and circulated, there were daunting impediments to their understanding. Leonardo was left-handed and wrote in mirror-writing: that is, in reverse from right to left. He also used his own abbreviations and no punctuation.
    At his death Leonardo bequeathed his entire output of notes to his friend and companion Francesco Melzi, who kept them safe until his own death in 1570. Melzi left the collection in turn to his son Orazio, whose lack of interest in the arts and sciences resulted in a sad period of dispersal which endangered their survival, but in 1636 the bulk of them, in thirteen volumes, were assembled and donated to the Ambrosian Library in Milan. These include a large volume of notes and drawings compiled from the various portions of the notebooks and is now known as the Codex Atlanticus. There they stayed, forgotten and ignored, until 1796, when Napoleon's marauding army overran Italy and art and literary works, including the thirteen volumes of Leonardo's notebooks, were pillaged and taken to Paris. After the war in 1815, the French government agreed to return them but only the Codex Atlanticus found its way back to Milan; the rest remained in Paris. The appendix to one notebook, dealing with the flight of birds, was later regarded as of sufficient importance to stand on its own. Four small collections reached Britain at various times during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; of these, the volume in the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle is notable for its magnificent series of anatomical drawings. Other collections include the Codex Leicester and Codex Arundel in the British Museum in London, and the Madrid Codices in Spain.
    Towards the end of the nineteenth century, Leonardo's true stature as scientist, engineer and inventor began to emerge, particularly with the publication of transcriptions and translations of his notebooks. The volumes in Paris appeared in 1881–97 and the Codex Atlanticus was published in Milan between 1894 and 1904.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    "Premier peintre, architecte et mécanicien du Roi" to King François I of France, 1516.
    Further Reading
    E.MacCurdy, 1939, The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, 2 vols, London; 2nd edn, 1956, London (the most extensive selection of the notes, with an English translation).
    G.Vasari (trans. G.Bull), 1965, Lives of the Artists, London: Penguin, pp. 255–271.
    C.Gibbs-Smith, 1978, The Inventions of Leonardo da Vinci, Oxford: Phaidon. L.H.Heydenreich, Dibner and L. Reti, 1981, Leonardo the Inventor, London: Hutchinson.
    I.B.Hart, 1961, The World of Leonardo da Vinci, London: Macdonald.
    LRD / IMcN

    Biographical history of technology > Leonardo da Vinci

  • 6 lesser

    ['lesə(r)] 1.
    aggettivo minore; [ life form] poco evoluto

    to a lesser degree o extent in minor grado, in misura minore; lesser being o mortal essere inferiore; the lesser works of an artist — le opere minori di un artista

    2.
    avverbio meno
    * * *
    adjective (smaller or not as important: the lesser of the two towns.) minore, di minore importanza
    * * *
    lesser /ˈlɛsə(r)/
    a. attr. (compar. di little)
    minore; più piccolo; inferiore; di minore importanza: (astron.) the Lesser Bear, l'Orsa Minore; to choose the lesser evil, tra due mali, scegliere il minore
    one of the lesser-known writers, uno degli scrittori meno noti.
    * * *
    ['lesə(r)] 1.
    aggettivo minore; [ life form] poco evoluto

    to a lesser degree o extent in minor grado, in misura minore; lesser being o mortal essere inferiore; the lesser works of an artist — le opere minori di un artista

    2.
    avverbio meno

    English-Italian dictionary > lesser

  • 7 something

    1) (a thing not known or not stated: Would you like something to eat?; I've got something to tell you.) noe (sånt), et eller annet
    2) (a thing of importance: There's something in what you say.) et godt poeng
    noe
    I
    subst. \/ˈsʌmθɪŋ\/
    1) ( hverdagslig) ekstraordinær ting eller person
    2) ( i kombinasjon) noen-og-...-åring
    II
    adv. \/ˈsʌmθɪŋ\/
    1) noe, litt
    hun er litt\/noe over førti
    2) ( hverdagslig) noe (så), rent, rett og slett
    3) ( gammeldags) temmelig, til en viss grad, noe
    something like noe sånt som
    III
    pron. \/ˈsʌmθɪŋ\/
    noe, et eller annet
    it is something at any rate that...
    det er jo alltids noe\/en trøst at...
    would you like a drop of something?
    a certain something noe visst
    a little something litt, noe
    på tide å spise noe\/litt
    or something ( hverdagslig) eller noe sånt, i den stilen, i den dur, i den retning
    see something of someone se noe til noen (få) treffe noen, komme i berøring med noen
    something like ( hverdagslig) omtrent, cirka
    noe lignende, noe i stil med, noenlunde
    something of noe av, med en viss
    something of everything litt av hvert\/alt
    something of the kind\/sort eller something to that effect noe(nting) i den retningen, noe(nting) i den stilen, noe sånt\/slikt, noe i den duren
    something or other et eller annet (hva det nå enn er\/var)
    tell me something fortell meg (noe), fortell noe for meg si meg noe\/en sak
    that's something! det er sikkert, det!
    think something of oneself eller think oneself something ha høye tanker om seg selv

    English-Norwegian dictionary > something

  • 8 Morse, Samuel Finley Breeze

    SUBJECT AREA: Telecommunications
    [br]
    b. 27 April 1791 Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
    d. 2 April 1872 New York City, New York, USA
    [br]
    American portrait painter and inventor, b est known for his invention of the telegraph and so-called Morse code.
    [br]
    Following early education at Phillips Academy, Andover, at the age of 14 years Morse went to Yale College, where he developed interests in painting and electricity. Upon graduating in 1810 he became a clerk to a Washington publisher and a pupil of Washington Allston, a well-known American painter. The following year he travelled to Europe and entered the London studio of another American artist, Benjamin West, successfully exhibiting at the Royal Academy as well as winning a prize and medal for his sculpture. Returning to Boston and finding little success as a "historical-style" painter, he built up a thriving portrait business, moving in 1818 to Charleston, South Carolina, where three years later he established the (now defunct) South Carolina Academy of Fine Arts. In 1825 he was back in New York, but following the death of his wife and both of his parents that year, he embarked on an extended tour of European art galleries. In 1832, on the boat back to America, he met Charles T.Jackson, who told him of the discovery of the electromagnet and fired his interest in telegraphy to the extent that Morse immediately began to make suggestions for electrical communications and, apparently, devised a form of printing telegraph. Although he returned to his painting and in 1835 was appointed the first Professor of the Literature of Art and Design at the University of New York City, he began to spend more and more time experimenting in telegraphy. In 1836 he invented a relay as a means of extending the cable distance over which telegraph signals could be sent. At this time he became acquainted with Alfred Vail, and the following year, when the US government published the requirements for a national telegraph service, they set out to produce a workable system, with finance provided by Vail's father (who, usefully, owned an ironworks). A patent was filed on 6 October 1837 and a successful demonstration using the so-called Morse code was given on 6 January 1838; the work was, in fact, almost certainly largely that of Vail. As a result of the demonstration a Bill was put forward to Congress for $30,000 for an experimental line between Washington and Baltimore. This was eventually passed and the line was completed, and on 24 May 1844 the first message, "What hath God wrought", was sent between the two cities. In the meantime Morse also worked on the insulation of submarine cables by means of pitch tar and indiarubber.
    With success achieved, Morse offered his invention to the Government for $100,000, but this was declined, so the invention remained in private hands. To exploit it, Morse founded the Magnetic Telephone Company in 1845, amalgamating the following year with the telegraph company of a Henry O'Reilly to form Western Union. Having failed to obtain patents in Europe, he now found himself in litigation with others in the USA, but eventually, in 1854, the US Supreme Court decided in his favour and he soon became very wealthy. In 1857 a proposal was made for a telegraph service across the whole of the USA; this was completed in just over four months in 1861. Four years later work began on a link to Europe via Canada, Alaska, the Aleutian Islands and Russia, but it was abandoned with the completion of the transatlantic cable, a venture in which he also had some involvement. Showered with honours, Morse became a generous philanthropist in his later years. By 1883 the company he had created was worth $80 million and had a virtual monopoly in the USA.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    LLD, Yale 1846. Fellow of the Academy of Arts and Sciences 1849. Celebratory Banquet, New York, 1869. Statue in New York Central Park 1871. Austrian Gold Medal of Scientific Merit. Danish Knight of the Danneborg. French Légion d'honneur. Italian Knight of St Lazaro and Mauritio. Portuguese Knight of the Tower and Sword. Turkish Order of Glory.
    Bibliography
    E.L.Morse (ed.), 1975, Letters and Journals, New York: Da Capo Press (facsimile of a 1914 edition).
    Further Reading
    J.Munro, 1891, Heroes of the Telegraph (discusses his telegraphic work and its context).
    C.Mabee, 1943, The American Leonardo: A Life of Samuel Morse; reprinted 1969 (a detailed biography).
    KF

    Biographical history of technology > Morse, Samuel Finley Breeze

  • 9 obscure

    əb'skjuə 1. adjective
    1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) uklar, utydelig
    2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) ukjent, upåaktet
    3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) dunkel
    2. verb
    (to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) formørke, skjule
    - obscurity
    dunkel
    --------
    mørk
    --------
    uforståelig
    --------
    uklar
    --------
    vag
    I
    verb \/əbˈskjʊə\/
    1) fordunkle, formørke, skygge
    2) ( overført) fordunkle, tilsløre, forvirre, tåkelegge
    3) ( overført) stille i skyggen
    4) (språkvitenskap, om vokal) redusere
    II
    adj. \/əbˈskjʊə\/
    1) dunkel, mørk, matt, obskur
    2) utydelig, uklar
    3) vanskelig, uklar
    4) ubemerket, ukjent, lite kjent, obskur
    5) ubetydelig, lav, ringe
    6) avsides, avsidesliggende, bortgjemt, skjult
    7) ( språkvitenskap) redusert

    English-Norwegian dictionary > obscure

  • 10 as

    I [æzˌ əz] adv
    1) (употребляется с прилагательными и наречиями для выражения подобия) такой же; так же, как

    He hasn't known me as long as you do. — Он знает меня не так давно, как вы/меньше, чем вы.

    2) в такой же степени, как; так, как и

    He looks as ill as he sounded on the phone. — На вид он столь же болен, как и казался, когда говорил по телефону.

    - as much as you like
    USAGE:
    (1.) Русские сочетания такой же, столь же передаются наречием в обороте подобия (первое as в обороте as... as). В предложении оно может быть опущено (хотя и подразумевается), и в этих случаях остается неударный предлог (второе as): he is deaf as his grandfather он (такой же) глухой, как и его дед. (2.) Наречный оборот as.. as употребляется только с прилагательными или наречиями. Во всех других случаях подобие передается предлогом like: to swim like a fish плавать как рыба; to behave like a child вести себя как ребенок; to draw like a real artist рисовать как настоящий художник
    II [æzˌ əz] prp
    (в русском языке часто передается формой творительного падежа) как, в качестве

    I say it as your (a) friend. — Я говорю это вам как друг.

    I respect him as a writer and as a man. — Я уважаю его как писателя и как человека.

    - such as
    - dressed as a policeman
    - accept smb as an equal
    - work as a teacher
    CHOICE OF WORDS:
    Следует обратить внимание на различие предложных оборотов с as и like с существительными, обозначающими род занятий: he worked as a teacher он работал учителем (и был учителем), ср. he speaks like a teacher он разговаривает как учитель (он не учитель, но у него манеры учителя).
    III [æzˌ əz]
    1) когда; в то время, как

    He came in as I was speaking. — Он вошел в то время, когда я выступал.

    He greeted us as he came in. — Он поздоровался с нами, когда вошел.

    He came in as I was speaking. — Он вошел в то время, когда я выступал.

    He is going to see Mary - said Tom as he observed Ned getting into his car. — Он едет к Мэри - сказал Том, наблюдая за тем как Нед усаживался в машину.

    He greeted us as he came in. — Он поздоровался с нами, когда вошел.

    As time passed things seemed to get worse. — По мере того как шло время, положение дел кажется, ухудшалось.

    By listening to the women as they talked and by chance remarks from which he could deduce much that was left unsaid, Philip learned how little there was in common between the poor and the classes above them. They did not envy their betters. — Слушая женщин, когда они разговаривали, и из случайных замечаний, по которым он делал заключение о том, что сказано не было, Филипп узнал, как мало общего было между бедными и теми, кто принадлежал к классу людей повыше.

    2) (обыкновенно стоит в начале сложного предложения) так как, потому что, поскольку

    As he was not at home I left a message. — Так как его не было дома, я оставил ему записку.

    I didn't come as I busy. — Я не пришел, так как был занят.

    As I am here, I'd better tell you every thing. — Раз я уже здесь, я лучше расскажу тебе все.

    Covered with dust as he was, he didn't want to come in. — Он не хотел входить, так как был весь в пыли.

    As he was not at home I left a message. — Так как его не было дома, я оставил ему записку.

    I didn't come as I was was busy — Я не пришел, так как был занят.

    As to/for me I shan't do that. — Что касается меня, лично я этого делать не буду.

    I am late as it is. — Я и так опаздываю.

    - as you know
    - everything was done as arranged
    - as it is
    - as for me
    3) так, как
    CHOICE OF WORDS:
    (1.) Придаточные предложения времени, указывающие на два одновременных действия или события, могут вводиться союзами as в значении 1., when и while. Выбор союза и различные формы времени глагола в этих случаях связаны с характером действия или события: (а.) если описываются два действия разной длительности, возможно употребление любого из трех союзов, при этом более длительное действие выражается формой Continuous, более короткое - формой Indefinite: as/when/while I was walking down the street I noticed a car at the entrance to the theatre когда я шел по улице, я заметил машину у подъезда театра; (б) если оба действия длительны, придаточное времени вводится союзами when/while, а глаголы главного и придаточного предложений обычно употребляются в форме Continuous: when/while she was cooking lunch I was looking through the papers пока/в то время как/когда она готовила ленч, я просматривал газеты. Если в этих случаях используется союз as, то глаголы употребляются в форме Indefinite: as I grow older I get less optimistic по мере того как я старею/расту, я теряю оптимизм; (в) если описаны два одновременных коротких действия, то придаточное времени вводится союзом as. Глаголы в главном и придаточном предложениях употребляются в форме Indefinite: he greeted everybody as he came in он вошел и поздоровался со всеми (когда он вошел, то...); I thought so as you started talking я так и подумал, когда вы начали выступать; I remembered her name as I left уже выходя (когда я почти вышел), я вспомнил, как ее зовут. В этих случаях союз when будет обозначать уже полностью законченное действие: я вспомнил, когда уже вышел. While в этом случае будет подчеркивать длительность, незавершенность действия: я вспомнил, когда выходил. (2.) Значение подобия такой как, так как передается в английском языке при помощи as и like. Like - предлог, образующий предложную группу с последующим существительным или местоимением: like me, she enjoys music как и я, она любит музыку; he cried like a child он плакал как ребенок. As - союз, вводящий придаточное предложение: she enjoys music just as I do. В разговорном языке like часто используется как союз вместо as: nobody understands him like (as) his mother does никто не понимает его так, как его мать. (3.) See after, cj; USAGE (1.). (4.) See until, cj

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > as

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