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41 settle
settle [ˈsetl]• that settles it! ( = that's made my mind up) c'est décidé !• that's settled then? alors c'est entendu ?b. [+ debt] rembourser ; [+ bill, account] réglerc. [+ child, patient] installerd. [+ nerves] calmer ; [+ doubts] dissipere. [+ land] ( = colonize) coloniser ; ( = inhabit) peuplera. [bird, insect] se poserb. [sediment] se déposerc. [dust] retomber• to settle on sth [dust, snow] couvrir qchd. ( = get comfortable) to settle into an armchair s'installer (confortablement) dans un fauteuile. ( = go to live) s'installer( = take up one's residence) s'installer ; ( = become calmer) se calmer ; (after wild youth) se ranger ; [emotions] s'apaiser ; [situation] s'arranger• will you settle for a draw? un match nul vous satisferait-il ?* * *['setl] 1.noun banquette f coffre2.transitive verb1) ( position comfortably) installer [person, animal]2) ( calm) calmer [stomach, nerves]3) ( resolve) régler [matter, business, dispute]; mettre fin à [conflict]; régler, résoudre [problem]that settles it! I'm leaving tomorrow! — ( making decision) c'est décidé! je pars demain!; ( in exasperation) c'en est trop! je pars demain!
to settle an argument — ( as referee) trancher
4) ( agree on) fixer5) ( put in order)6) Commerce régler [bill, debt]7) ( colonize) coloniser3.1) ( come to rest) [bird, insect, wreck] se poser; [dust, dregs] se déposerto let the dust settle — lit laisser retomber la poussière; fig attendre que les choses se calment
to settle over — [clouds] descendre sur; [silence, grief] s'étendre sur
2) ( become resident) gen s'installer; ( more permanently) se fixer3) ( become compacted) se tasser4) ( calm down) gen se calmer; ( go to sleep) s'endormir; [weather] se mettre au beau fixe5) ( take hold)to be settling — [snow] tenir; [mist] persister
6) Law régler4.to settle oneself in — s'installer dans [chair, bed]
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42 cushy
['kuʃɪ]life, position wygodny* * *['kuʃi](easy and comfortable: a cushy job.) intratny, wygodny -
43 home
[həum] 1. ndom m2. cpdthe home of free enterprise/jazz — kolebka wolnej przedsiębiorczości/jazzu
employment chałupniczy; ( ECON, POL) wewnętrzny, krajowy; (SPORT) team miejscowy; game, win na własnym boisku post, u siebie post3. advbe w domu; go, travel do domu; press, push do środka, na swoje miejsceat home — ( in house) w domu; ( in country) w kraju; ( comfortable) swojsko, jak u siebie
to make one's home somewhere — zamieszkać ( perf) gdzieś
4. vito bring sth home to sb — uświadamiać (uświadomić perf) coś komuś
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) dom, miejsce zamieszkania2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) kolebka, ojczyzna3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) dom (starców, sierot itp.)4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) dom, hotel5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) dom2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) domowy2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) lokalny, krajowy3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) miejscowy3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) do domu, w domu2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) prosto do celu•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
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44 slip
[slɪp] n1) ( fall)to have a \slip ausrutschen und hinfallen;(in price, value) Fall ma \slip of paper ein Stück nt Papier;a \slip of the pen ein Schreibfehler m;a \slip of the tongue ein Versprecher m;to make a \slip einen Schnitzer machen6) ( person) zierliche Person;a \slip of a girl eine halbe Portion von einem Mädchen;a \slip of a thing ein schmales Ding7) ( in cricket)the \slips pl Bereich neben dem TorwächterPHRASES:there's many a \slip ['twixt cup and lip] (a \slip ['twixt cup and lip]) man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben ( prov)1) ( lose position) person ausrutschen; knife, hand abrutschen; tyres wegrutschen; clutch schleifen;to \slip on the ice/ in the mud auf dem Eis/im Schlamm ausrutschen;to \slip off sth von etw dat abrutschen;the books keep \slipping off the shelf die Bücher rutschen immer vom Regal herunter2) ( move quietly)to \slip out the door/ into a house zur Tür hinausschleichen/ins Haus schleichen;to \slip through a gap durch ein Loch schlüpfen;to \slip into a seat sich akk in einen Sitz drücken;to \slip downstairs/ upstairs die Treppe hinunter-/heraufschleichen;why don't you \slip along to the manager's office and ask him? warum huschst du nicht schnell mal im Büro des Managers vorbei und fragst ihn?the song has \slipped to number 17 this week das Lied ist diese Woche auf die Nummer 17 gefallenhe \slipped and accidentally mentioned the surprise party ihm rutschte aus Versehen etwas über die Überraschungsparty heraus;you're \slipping du bist nachlässig geworden;to let sth \slip secret etw ausplaudern;to let one's attention/ concentration/guard \slip seine Aufmerksamkeit/Konzentration/Aufsicht schleifen lassen;he let his guard \slip for just a moment er war nur für einen Moment unaufmerksam;you can't afford to let your concentration \slip for a second man darf keine Sekunde lang unkonzentriert sein5) ( start to have)to \slip into sth sich dat etw angewöhnen;the country is \slipping into recession das Land driftet in die Rezession ab;everything seemed to \slip into place alles schien [plötzlich] zusammenzupassen;to \slip into a coma ins Koma fallen;to \slip into a habit sich dat etw angewöhnen;to \slip into bad habits sich dat schlechte Gewohnheiten aneignen6) ( change clothing)to \slip out of a bathrobe/ suit den Bademantel/Anzug ausziehen;to \slip into one's pyjamas/ a skirt in seinen Schlafanzug/einen Rock hineinschlüpfen;to \slip into something more comfortable in etwas Bequemeres schlüpfenPHRASES:to \slip through the cracks unters Fußvolk geraten ( fam)to \slip through sb's fingers jdm entkommen;to let sth \slip through one's fingers sich dat etw entgehen lassen;1) ( put smoothly)to \slip sth;he \slipped his arm around her waist er legte seinen Arm um ihre Taille;someone had \slipped a piece of paper between the pages of the book jemand hatte ein Stück Papier zwischen die Buchseiten gelegt;\slip the key through the letter box werfen Sie den Schlüssel in den Briefkasten;she \slipped the key under the mat sie schob den Schlüssel unter die Matte;she \slipped her hand into his sie nahm ihn verstohlen bei der Hand;he \slipped the letter into his pocket er steckte den Brief in seine Tasche;she \slipped a ten pound note into his hand sie drückte ihm eine Zehnpfundnote in die Hand;to \slip sb money/ a note jdm Geld/eine Nachricht zustecken2) ( escape from)to \slip sb's attention jds Aufmerksamkeit entgehen;it must have \slipped my attention, madam es muss mir entgangen sein, Madam;3) autoto \slip the car into gear den Gang schnell einlegen;to \slip the clutch die Kupplung lösen4) nautto \slip the anchor den Anker lichten5) medto \slip a disk sich dat einen Bandscheibenschaden zuziehen6) ( in knitting)to \slip a stitch abkettenPHRASES:to \slip one over on sb jd reinlegen -
45 lay
I [leɪ] прил.1) мирской (относящийся к жизни в миру, в отличие от монастырской или церковной жизни), светскийThe recommendations of Vatican II certainly encourage more active lay participation in the life of the parish. — Постановления Второго Ватиканского Собора, несомненно, поощряют более активное участие мирян в жизни прихода.
Syn:The patient's lay diagnosis was close to the doctor's. — Диагноз, поставленный себе пациентом, оказался близким к врачебному.
Syn:3) с.-х. незасеянный, под паром ( об участке земли)Syn:II [leɪ] сущ.1) лэ ( вид баллады), короткая песенка, короткая баллада2) поэт. пение птицIII [leɪ] 1. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. laid1)а) класть, положитьThey laid the boards flat. — Они положили доски на пол.
Lay the packages on the table. — Положи пакеты на стол.
She laid her sewing aside when the telephone rang. — Когда зазвонил телефон, она отложила шитьё.
Lay the wounded soldier down carefully so as not to hurt him. — Уложи раненого осторожно, чтобы не сделать ему больно.
Syn:б) валить, опрокидывать, заставлять падатьThe tornado laid the house flat. — Торнадо полностью разрушил дом.
Syn:в) накрывать, стелить- lay the table- lay the clothг) накладывать, покрыватьLay the cartons one on top of the other. — Ставь коробки одна на одну.
The tiles were laid in a geometric pattern. — Плитка была выложена геометрическим рисунком.
Syn:д) хоронить, класть в могилу2) сниж. трахнуть, завалить- get laid3) откладывать ( яйца)A turtle lays many eggs at one time. — Черепаха откладывает сразу много яиц.
Syn:4) приводить в определённое состояние, положение5)а) ( lay before) представлять, передавать на рассмотрениеThe nominating committee laid its slate before the board. — Комитет по выдвижению кандидатур представил список кандидатов на рассмотрение правления.
Your suggestion will be laid before the committee. — Ваше предложение будет представлено на рассмотрение комиссии.
Syn:б) организовывать, готовитьThe prisoners laid an escape plan. — Заключённые составили план побега.
Syn:6)а) возлагать (вину, ответственность)to lay the blame for smth. at smb.'s door / feet — возлагать вину за что-л. на кого-л.
б) налагать (налог, штраф)The town laid an assessment on property owners. — Городские власти обложили владельцев недвижимости налогом.
Syn:It's a mistake to lay too much emphasis on grades. — Неверно придавать слишком большое значение оценкам.
8) приписывать (кому-л. что-л.); предъявлять; обвинять9) мор. свивать, вить (канаты, верёвки)10)а) воен. нацеливать орудиеб) ставить капкан, делать засаду прям. и перен.11) происходить, совершатьсяThe first act was laid at a country estate. — Действие первого акта происходило в загородном имении.
Syn:12)а) разг. держать пари, биться об закладHe laid me ten dollars that it would not rain. — Он поспорил со мной на десять долларов, что не будет дождя.
в) ( lay on) ставить деньги на (что-л. / кого-л.)•Syn:13) уст.; диал. разрешаться от бремени, рожать; принимать роды14) мор. прокладывать курс15) диал. затачивать затупившееся лезвие•- lay about
- lay aside
- lay away
- lay by
- lay down
- lay in
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay over
- lay up
- lay to••to lay one's shirt on — биться об заклад; давать голову на отсечение
to lay oneself out — стараться; напрягать все силы; выкладываться; из кожи вон лезть
to lay eyes on smth. — увидеть что-л.
to lay it on smb. — ударить кого-л.; дать кому-л. тумака
to lay down one's life — отдать свою жизнь; пожертвовать жизнью
- lay down the law- lay in stock
- lay hands on
- lay hands on oneself
- lay an egg
- lay a ghost 2. сущ.1) положение, расположение (чего-л.); направлениеSyn:2)а) разг. занятие, дело, поприще, работаFor a year or two he wrote poetry. But then he gave up that lay. — В течение года или двух он писал стихи, но потом бросил это занятие.
Syn:б) уст. парив) доля в каком-л. деле3) берлога, логово, нора, логовище ( у животных); колония моллюсков, коралловSyn:4) сниж.а) половой актSyn:You'll just keep her as a comfortable lay until you leave. (G. Greene, The Quite American) — Ты можешь спокойно спать с ней, пока не уедешь.
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46 posture
['pɔsʧə] 1. сущ.1)а) осанкаbad / poor posture — плохая, неправильная осанка
good / correct / perfect posture — хорошая, правильная, идеальная осанка
She has a very good posture. — У неё очень хорошая осанка.
б) поза, положение (модели, фигуры и т. п.)relaxed / comfortable posture — расслабленная, удобная поза
upright posture — вертикальное, стоячее положение
to adopt / maintain a posture — принять, сохранять позу
He sat in a posture of absolute respect. — Он сидел в позе, выражающей абсолютное почтение.
Syn:2) отношение, позиция, подходSyn:3)а) положение, состояниеSyn:б) состояние дел, текущая ситуация4) тех. станина2. гл.2) позироватьSyn:3) вызывающе вести себя, вставать в позуSyn: -
47 stand
[stænd] 1. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. stood1)а) стоятьHe is too weak to stand. — Он еле держится на ногах от слабости.
б) = stand up вставатьWe stood up to see better. — Мы встали, чтобы лучше видеть.
Stand up when the judge enters the court. — Встаньте, когда судья войдёт в зал.
2) водружать, помещать, ставить3)а) быть расположенным, находиться; занимать место4)- stand highHe stands first in his class. — Он занимает первое место в классе.
б) быть определённого роста; достигать определённой высотыHe stands six feet three. — Его рост 6 футов 3 дюйма.
5) держаться; быть устойчивым, прочным, крепким; устоятьThe house still stands. — Дом всё ещё держится.
These boots have stood a good deal of wear. — Эти сапоги хорошо послужили.
This colour will stand. — Эта краска не слиняет.
Not a stone was left standing. — Камня на камне не осталось.
6)а) = stand up to выдерживать, выносить, терпетьI can't stand him. — Я его не выношу.
I don't know how you stand up to the severe winters in your part of the world. — Удивляюсь, как вы у себя переносите такие суровые зимы!
б) подвергаться (чему-л.)7)а) иметь определённую точку зрения; занимать определённую позициюHere I stand. — Вот моя позиция.
б) ( stand for) поддерживать, стоять за (что-л.)This decision goes against everything I stand for. — Это решение противоречит всем моим убеждениям.
8) обычно юр.; = to stand good оставаться в силе, быть действительнымThat translation may stand. — Этот перевод может остаться без изменений.
9) охот. делать стойку, вставать в стойку ( о собаке)10) разг. угощать, платить за угощениеto stand smb. a good dinner — угостить кого-л. вкусным обедом
11) ( stand against) = stand up toа) противиться, сопротивлятьсяI stand against all forms of cruelty, especially to children. — Я против любых форм насилия, особенно по отношению к детям.
He was a ruthless tyrant who always got his own way because no one was brave enough to stand up to him. — Он был безжалостным деспотом и делал всё, что хотел, потому что никто не осмеливался противостоять ему.
б) вырисовываться, виднеться12) ( stand at) достигать (какой-л. отметки); оставаться (на каком-л. уровне)The flood level stood at three feet above usual for several weeks. — В течение нескольких недель уровень воды держался на три фута выше обычного.
13) ( stand between) становиться между (кем-л. / чем-л.), вмешиваться, пытаться помешатьHe will let no opposition stand between himself and his future. — Он не позволит, чтобы кто-нибудь мешал ему в осуществлении планов на будущее.
14) (stand behind / by)а) поддерживать (кого-л.)to stand by one's friend — поддерживать друга (в трудную минуту), быть верным товарищем
The whole family stood behind him in his struggle. — Вся семья поддерживала его в борьбе.
б) быть руководящим принципом (чьей-л. деятельности)A sense of the importance of national unity stands behind the party's thinking. — Руководящим принципом в деятельности партии является осознание важности народного единства.
15) ( stand by) держаться, придерживаться (чего-л.), выполнять (обязательства и т. п.)16) ( stand for)а) означать, обозначать, значитьWhat does EU stand for? — Что означает (сокращение) "ЕС"? / Как расшифровывается (сокращение) "ЕС"?
Syn:б) быть кандидатом; баллотироваться (куда-л.)в) мор. идти, держать курс на (что-л.)17) ( stand with) = stand in with быть в каких-л. отношениях с (кем-л.)to stand well with smb. — быть в хороших отношениях с кем-л.; быть на хорошем счету у кого-л.
Of course you should stand in with the chairman. — Безусловно, вы должны поддерживать хорошие отношения с председателем.
18) ( stand over) стоять и наблюдать за (чьей-л.) работойMother, please don't stand over me while I'm cooking, you make me nervous. — Мама, прошу тебя, не стой над душой, когда я готовлю. Я от этого начинаю нервничать.
19) ( stand (up)on)а) = stand out / up for отстаивать ( права)I stand on my rights in this matter, and will take the matter to court if necessary. — Я настаиваю на соблюдении своих прав в данном вопросе и в случае необходимости готов обратиться в суд.
He stood out for better terms. — Он настаивал на улучшении условий.
б) настаивать на (чём-л.)Do you still stand on your original story? — Вы продолжаете настаивать на истинности того, что вы рассказали?
•- stand away
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand in
- stand off
- stand on
- stand out
- stand over
- stand to
- stand together
- stand up••stand and deliver! — руки вверх!; "кошелёк или жизнь"!
it stands to reason that — само собой разумеется, что
to stand on one's own (two) feet — быть независимым, твёрдо стоять на ногах
I don't know where I stand. — Не знаю, что со мной дальше будет. / Не знаю, что меня ждёт.
- stand Sam- stand on end 2. сущ.1) подставка; этажерка; консоль, подпора, стойкаmusic stand — пюпитр ( для нот)
He adjusted the microphone stand. — Он отрегулировал штатив микрофона.
Now you should try jumps from stand. — Теперь тебе нужно попробовать прыгать с тумбы.
Syn:shore II 2.2) ларёк, киоск, палатка; стендfruit stand — фруктовый ларёк, фруктовая палатка
hot-dog stand — палатка, где продаются хот-доги
vegetable stand — овощной киоск, зеленная лавка
Syn:3)а) трибунаThirteen people died and 400 were injured on May 5 when a temporary spectators' stand collapsed shortly before the start of a football match between Bastia and Olympique Marseille at the Furiani stadium in Bastia, Corsica. — Тринадцать человек погибли и четыреста получили ранения, когда пятого мая прямо перед началом футбольного матча между "Бастией" и "Олимпиком" из Марселя на стадионе "Фуриани" в г. Бастия на Корсике обрушилась временная трибуна для зрителей.
б) ( stands) места на трибунеOut of action for a month with knee trouble, he watched from the stands. — Он на месяц выбыл из строя из-за проблем с коленом и смотрел за игрой с трибуны.
4)а) трибуна; кафедра, возвышение, с которого произносят речиSyn:б) амер.; юр. место свидетеля в суде5) место, местоположениеto take one's stand — занять место, расположиться (где-л.)
He saw everything from his comfortable stand. — Он всё видел со своего удобного места.
Syn:position 1.6) взгляд, позиция, точка зренияHe took a stand of the leading party. — Он встал на позицию лидирующей партии.
7)а) остановка (автобусная, троллейбусная и т. п.)б) стоянка (такси и т. п.)8) воен. пост9)а) остановка, перерыв, интервалHe made a sudden stand. — Он внезапно остановился
•Syn:10) сопротивлениеfirm / resolute / strong stand — решительное сопротивление
They took a resolute stand on the issue of tax reform. — Они оказали решительное сопротивление проведению налоговой реформы.
Syn:11) с.-х.б) лесопосадка, лесонасаждение12) театр. остановка в каком-л. месте для гастрольных представленийHe'd been making stands at moving-picture houses all over the country. — Он останавливался, чтобы дать гастрольные представления в помещениях кинотеатров по всей стране.
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48 home
A n1 ( dwelling) gen logement m ; ( house) maison f ; new homes for sale journ logements neufs à vendre ; he doesn't have a home il n'a pas de logement ; you have a beautiful home vous avez une belle maison/un bel appartement ; to be far from/near home être loin de/près de chez soi ; a home of one's own un chez-soi ; to work from home travailler à domicile ; to set up home in France/in Madrid s'installer en France/à Madrid ; I've made my home in France now je suis installé or je vis en France maintenant ; birds make their home in… les oiseaux font leur nid dans… ; his home has been a tent for the last two weeks il habite dans une tente depuis deux semaines ; the island is home to 3,000 people l'île abrite 3 000 personnes ;2 ( for residential care) maison f ; retirement/nursing home maison de retraite/de santé ; to put sb in a home mettre qn dans un établissement spécialisé ;3 ( family base) foyer m ; broken home foyer désuni ; to make a home for créer un foyer pour ; ‘good home wanted’ ‘cherche foyer accueillant’ ; to leave home quitter la maison ;5 ( source) home of [country] pays m de [speciality] ; [place] lieu m privilégié pour [tennis, golf] ; [jungle, region] habitat m de [species] ;B modifC adv1 [come, go, arrive] ( to house) à la maison, chez soi ; ( to country) dans son pays ; on the journey home ( to house) en rentrant à la maison ; (to apartment, room) en rentrant chez moi/nous etc ; (by boat, plane) pendant le voyage de retour ; to see sb home raccompagner qn à la maison ; to take sb home ( accompany) raccompagner qn à la maison ; ( to meet family) emmener qn à la maison ; is she home? est-ce qu'elle est à la maison? ; is she home yet? elle est déjà rentrée? ;2 (to required position, effect) to hammer ou drive sth home lit enfoncer complètement [nail] ; fig bien faire passer [message] ; to press ou push one's point home enfoncer le clou fig ; to bring sth home to fig faire voir qch à ; to strike home fig toucher juste.1 ( in house) [be, work, stay] à la maison ; to live at home habiter chez ses parents ; at home and abroad dans notre pays et à l'étranger ; Madam is not at home† Madame ne reçoit personne ;2 Sport ( on own ground) [play] à domicile ; they're at home on Saturday ils jouent à domicile samedi ; X are playing Y at home X reçoit Y ;3 fig ( comfortable) [be, feel] à l'aise (with avec) ; make yourself at home mets-toi à l'aise, fais comme chez toi.E vi [pigeon, animal] savoir retourner chez soi.it's/he's nothing to write home about ça/il n'a rien d'extraordinaire ; it's home from home GB, it's home away from home US c'est un second chez-soi ; home sweet home, there's no place like home Prov on n'est nulle part si bien que chez soi ; to be a bit too close to home être blessant ; he found it a bit close to home ça l'a touché au vif ; let's talk about something nearer home parlons de ce qui nous concerne plus particulièrement ; to be home and dry être sauvé. -
49 settle
A n banquette f coffre.B vtr1 ( position comfortably) installer [person, animal] ; to settle a child on one's lap asseoir un enfant sur ses genoux ; to get one's guests settled installer ses invités ; to get the children settled for the night mettre les enfants au lit ;3 ( resolve) régler [matter, business, dispute] ; aplanir [conflict, strike] ; régler, résoudre [problem] ; Sport décider [match] ; settle it among yourselves réglez ça entre vous ; that's settled voilà qui est réglé ; that's one thing settled c'est une chose de réglée ; that settles it! I'm leaving tomorrow! ( making decision) c'est décidé! je pars demain! ; ( in exasperation) c'en est trop! je pars demain! ; to settle an argument ( acting as referee) trancher ;4 ( agree on) fixer [arrangements, terms of payment] ; nothing is settled yet rien n'est encore fixé ;7 ( colonize) coloniser [country, island] ;9 ( bequeath) to settle money on sb léguer une somme à qn ;10 ( keep down) spray the path to settle the dust arrose le chemin pour que la poussière se tasse ;C vi1 ( come to rest) [bird, insect, wreck] se poser ; [dust, dregs, tea leaves] se déposer ; the boat settled on the bottom le bateau s'est posé sur le fond ; let the wine settle laisse le vin décanter ; to let the dust settle lit laisser retomber la poussière ; fig attendre que les choses se calment ; to settle over [mist, clouds] descendre sur [town, valley] ; fig [silence, grief] s'étendre sur [community] ;3 ( become compacted) [contents, ground, wall] se tasser ;5 ( become stable) [weather] se mettre au beau fixe ;6 ( take hold) to be settling [snow] tenir ; [mist] persister ; his cold has settled on his chest son rhume s'est transformé en bronchite ;7 ( be digested) let your lunch settle! attends d'avoir digéré ton déjeuner! ;to settle a score with sb régler ses comptes avec qn ; to settle old scores régler des comptes.■ settle back:■ settle down:1 ( get comfortable) s'installer (on sur ; in dans) ;2 ( calm down) [person] se calmer ; [situation] s'arranger ; settle down, children! du calme, les enfants! ;3 ( marry) se ranger ; to settle down to work se concentrer sur son travail ; to settle down to doing se résoudre à faire.■ settle for:▶ settle for [sth] se contenter de [alternative, poorer option] ; why settle for less? pourquoi se contenter de moins? ; to settle for second best se contenter d'un pis-aller.1 ( move in) s'installer ;2 ( become acclimatized) s'adapter.■ settle on:▶ settle on [sth] choisir [name, colour].■ settle to:▶ settle to [sth] se concentrer sur [work] ; I can't settle to anything je n'arrive pas à me concentrer.■ settle up:1 ( pay) payer, régler ;2 ( sort out who owes what) faire les comptes ; shall we settle up? tu veux qu'on fasse les comptes? ;3 to settle up with régler [waiter, tradesman]. -
50 Albert, Prince Consort
[br]b. 26 August 1819 The Rosenau, near Coburg, Germanyd. 14 December 1861 Windsor Castle, England[br]German/British polymath and Prince Consort to Queen Victoria.[br]Albert received a sound education in the arts and sciences, carefully designed to fit him for a role as consort to the future Queen Victoria. After their marriage in 1840, Albert threw himself into the task of establishing his position as, eventually, Prince Consort and uncrowned king of England. By his undoubted intellectual gifts, unrelenting hard work and moral rectitude, Albert moulded the British constitutional monarchy into the form it retains to this day. The purchase in 1845 of the Osborne estate in the Isle of Wight provided not only the growing royal family with a comfortable retreat from London and public life, but Albert with full scope for his abilities as architect and planner. With Thomas Cubitt, the eminent engineer and contractor, Albert erected at Osborne one of the most remarkable buildings of the nineteenth century. He went on to design the house and estate at Balmoral in Scotland, another notable creation.Albert applied his abilities as architect and planner in the promotion of such public works as the London sewer system and, in practical form, the design of cottages for workers, such as those in south London, as well as those on the royal estates. Albert's other main contribution to technology was as educationist in a broad sense. In 1847, he was elected Chancellor of Cambridge University. He was appalled at the low standards and narrow curriculum prevailing there and at Oxford. He was no mere figurehead, but took a close and active interest in the University's affairs. With his powerful influence behind them, the reforming fellows were able to force measures to raise standards and widen the curriculum to take account, in particular, of the rapid progress in the natural sciences. Albert was instrumental in ending the lethargy of centuries and laying the foundations of the modern British university system.In 1847 the Prince became Secretary of the Royal Society of Arts. With Henry Cole, the noted administrator who shared Albert's concern for the arts, he promoted a series of exhibitions under the auspices of the Society. From these grew the idea of a great exhibition of the products of the decorative and industrial arts. It was Albert who decided that its scope should be international. As Chairman of the organizing committee, by sheer hard work he drove the project through to a triumphant conclusion. The success of the Exhibition earned it a handsome profit for which Albert had found a use even before it closed. The proceeds went towards the purchase of a site in South Kensington, for which he drew up a grand scheme for a complex of museums and colleges for the education of the people in the sciences and the arts. This largely came to fruition and South Kensington today is a fitting memorial to the Prince Consort's wisdom and concern for the public good.[br]Further ReadingSir Theodore Martin, 1875–80, The Life of His Royal Highness, the Prince Consort, 5 vols, London; German edn 1876; French edn 1883 (the classic life of the Prince).R.R.James, 1983, Albert, Prince Consort: A Biography, London: Hamish Hamilton (the standard modern biography).L.R.Day, 1989, "Resources for the study of the history of technology in the Science Museum Library", IATUL Quarterly 3:122–39 (provides a short account of the rise of South Kensington and its institutions).LRD -
51 Senefelder, Alois
SUBJECT AREA: Paper and printing[br]b. 6 November 1771 Prague, Bohemia (now Czech Republic)d. 26 February 1834 Munich, Germany[br]German inventor of lithography.[br]Soon after his birth, Senefelder's family moved to Mannheim, where his father, an actor, had obtained a position in the state theatre. He was educated there, until he gained a scholarship to the university of Ingolstadt. The young Senefelder wanted to follow his father on to the stage, but the latter insisted that he study law. He nevertheless found time to write short pieces for the theatre. One of these, when he was 18 years old, was an encouraging success. When his father died in 1791, he gave up his studies and took to a new life as poet and actor. However, the wandering life of a repertory actor palled after two years and he settled for the more comfortable pursuit of playwriting. He had some of his work printed, which acquainted him with the art of printing, but he fell out with his bookseller. He therefore resolved to carry out his own printing, but he could not afford the equipment of a conventional letterpress printer. He began to explore other ways of printing and so set out on the path that was to lead to an entirely new method.He tried writing in reverse on a copper plate with some acid-resisting material and etching the plate, to leave a relief image that could then be inked and printed. He knew that oily substances would resist acid, but it required many experiments to arrive at a composition of wax, soap and charcoal dust dissolved in rainwater. The plates wore down with repeated polishing, so he substituted stone plates. He continued to etch them and managed to make good prints with them, but he went on to make the surprising discovery that etching was unnecessary. If the image to be printed was made with the oily composition and the stone moistened, he found that only the oily image received the ink while the moistened part rejected it. The printing surface was neither raised (as in letterpress printing) nor incised (as in intaglio printing): Senefelder had discovered the third method of printing.He arrived at a workable process over the years 1796 to 1799, and in 1800 he was granted an English patent. In the same year, lithography (or "writing on stone") was introduced into France and Senefelder himself took it to England, but it was some time before it became widespread; it was taken up by artists especially for high-quality printing of art works. Meanwhile, Senefelder improved his techniques, finding that other materials, even paper, could be used in place of stone. In fact, zinc plates were widely used from the 1820s, but the name "lithography" stuck. Although he won world renown and was honoured by most of the crowned heads of Europe, he never became rich because he dissipated his profits through restless experimenting.With the later application of the offset principle, initiated by Barclay, lithography has become the most widely used method of printing.[br]Bibliography1911, Alois Senefelder, Inventor of Lithography, trans. J.W.Muller, New York: Fuchs \& Line (Senefelder's autobiography).Further ReadingW.Weber, 1981, Alois Senefelder, Erfinder der Lithographie, Frankfurt-am-Main: Polygraph Verlag.M.Tyman, 1970, Lithography 1800–1950, London: Oxford University Press (describes the invention and its development; with biographical details).LRD
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