entering the atomic age

возраст;
- middle * средний возраст;
- a man of middle * человек средних лет;
- the awkward * переходный возраст;
- what is your *? сколько вам лет?;
- at the * of twelve в возрасте двенадцати лет;
- five years of * пяти лет (от роду) ;
- I have a son your * у меня сын вашего возраста;
- of uncertain * неопределенного возраста;
- twice my * вдвое старше меня;
- to act one's * вести себя сообразно своему возрасту;
- to bear one's * well выглядеть моложе своих лет;
- to look one's * выглядеть не старше и не моложе своих лет, выглядеть на свой возраст;
- over * старше установленного возраста;
- he won't be called up for military service, he is over * его не призовут в армию, он вышел из призывного возраста;
- what's the * of that church? когда построена эта церковь? продолжительность, срок жизни;
- the * of human life средняя продолжительность жизни человека (юридическое) совершеннолетие;
- to be of * достичь совершеннолетия;
- to be under * не достичь совершеннолетия, быть несовершеннолетним;
- * of discretion возраст ответственности;
- * of consent брачный возраст;
возраст, с которогго женщина или мужчина правомочны давать согласие на половые отношения (геология) период, эра;
- the Ice A. ледниковый период;
- A. of Mammals кайнозой, кайнозойская эра;
- A. of Reptiles мезозой, мезозойская эра( историческое) век, эпоха;
- the Stone A. каменный век;
- the Middle Ages средневековье, средние века;
- the golden * золотой век;
- the Elizabethan A. елизаветинская эпоха;
эпоха королевы Елизаветы I;
- atomic *, the * of atom атомный век, век атома;
- A. of Reason век разума, рационализма;
- to be behind the * отстать от века обыкн. pl (разговорное) долгий срок, вечность;
- *s ago давным-давно;
- I have not seen you for *s я не видел вас целую вечность старость, дряхлость;
- to join the strength of youth and the wisdom of * сочетать силу юности с мудростью старости;
- from youth to * с юных лет до старости;
- the infirmities of * старческие болезни (возвышенно) поколение;
- *s yet unborn грядущие поколения( техническое) срок службы (машины) ;
- the * of concrete возраст бетона( карточное) игрок, сидящий слева от сдающего в грам. знач. прил.: возрастной( преим. в статистике) - * group возрастная группа;
- * composition возрастной состав стареть, стариться состарить;
старить;
- grief *d him overnight горе состарило его за одну ночь (специальное) выдерживать;
- to * wine выдерживать вино( специальное) подвергать искусственному старению (специальное) вызревать (специальное) (электротехника) тренировать

age век;
период, эпоха (тж. геол.) ;
the Middle Ages средние века;
Ice Age ледниковый период ~ возраст;
age of discretion возраст, с которого человек считается ответственным за свои поступки( 14 лет) ;
awkward age переходный возраст;
tender age ранний возраст ~ возраст ~ (часто pl) разг. долгий срок;
I have not seen you for ages я не видел вас целую вечность;
to bear one's age well хорошо выглядеть для своего возраста;
казаться моложе своих лет ~ период ~ тех. подвергать старению ~ поколение ~ совершеннолетие;
to be of age быть совершеннолетним;
to be under age быть несовершеннолетним;
to come of age достичь совершеннолетия ~ срок службы ~ стареть ~ старить ~ старость;
the infirmities of age старческие немощи

~ at entry возраст на момент страхования

~ at expiry возраст на момент истечения срока страхования

~ at expiry of policy возраст на момент истечения срока страхования

~ of admission возраст для поступления

~ of admission to school возраст для поступления в школу

~ of consent брачный возраст ~ of consent возраст для вступления в брак consent: ~ разрешение;
age of consent совершеннолетие;
silence gives consent посл. молчание - знак согласия

~ of criminal responsibility возраст для привлечения к уголовной ответственности

~ возраст;
age of discretion возраст, с которого человек считается ответственным за свои поступки (14 лет) ;
awkward age переходный возраст;
tender age ранний возраст

~ of majority достичь совершеннолетия ~ of majority совершеннолетие

~ of mending "период штопания" (непрерывные попытки исправить негативные последствия для трудящихся от внедрения новой техники и технологий)

~ of retirement пенсионный возраст

middle ~ средний возраст;
to be (или to act) one's age вести себя соответственно возрасту;
this wine lacks age это вино недостаточно выдержано;
age of stand лес. возраст насаждения

attained ~ достигнутый возраст

~ возраст;
age of discretion возраст, с которого человек считается ответственным за свои поступки (14 лет) ;
awkward age переходный возраст;
tender age ранний возраст awkward: ~ age переходный возраст

~ совершеннолетие;
to be of age быть совершеннолетним;
to be under age быть несовершеннолетним;
to come of age достичь совершеннолетия

middle ~ средний возраст;
to be (или to act) one's age вести себя соответственно возрасту;
this wine lacks age это вино недостаточно выдержано;
age of stand лес. возраст насаждения

~ совершеннолетие;
to be of age быть совершеннолетним;
to be under age быть несовершеннолетним;
to come of age достичь совершеннолетия

~ (часто pl) разг. долгий срок;
I have not seen you for ages я не видел вас целую вечность;
to bear one's age well хорошо выглядеть для своего возраста;
казаться моложе своих лет

call-up ~ возраст призыва на военную службу

~ совершеннолетие;
to be of age быть совершеннолетним;
to be under age быть несовершеннолетним;
to come of age достичь совершеннолетия come: ~ of age достигать совершеннолетия

full ~ совершеннолетие

full legal ~ совершеннолетие

~ (часто pl) разг. долгий срок;
I have not seen you for ages я не видел вас целую вечность;
to bear one's age well хорошо выглядеть для своего возраста;
казаться моложе своих лет

age век;
период, эпоха (тж. геол.) ;
the Middle Ages средние века;
Ice Age ледниковый период

~ старость;
the infirmities of age старческие немощи

marriageable ~ брачный возраст

marrying ~ брачный возраст

middle ~ средний возраст;
to be (или to act) one's age вести себя соответственно возрасту;
this wine lacks age это вино недостаточно выдержано;
age of stand лес. возраст насаждения middle: ~ средний;
middle age (или years) зрелые годы;
the Middle Ages средние века

age век;
период, эпоха (тж. геол.) ;
the Middle Ages средние века;
Ice Age ледниковый период middle: ~ средний;
middle age (или years) зрелые годы;
the Middle Ages средние века

minimum ~ минимальный возраст minimum ~ минимальный срок службы

of ~ совершеннолетний

pension ~ пенсионный возраст

pensionable ~ пенсионный возраст pensionable: pensionable дающий право на пенсию;
pensionable age пенсионный возраст

retirement ~ возраст выхода на пенсию retirement ~ пенсионный возраст retirement: ~ age пенсионный возраст

retiring ~ пенсионный возраст

~ возраст;
age of discretion возраст, с которого человек считается ответственным за свои поступки (14 лет) ;
awkward age переходный возраст;
tender age ранний возраст

middle ~ средний возраст;
to be (или to act) one's age вести себя соответственно возрасту;
this wine lacks age это вино недостаточно выдержано;
age of stand лес. возраст насаждения

under ~ несовершеннолетний under: ~ age не достигший определенного возраста;
несовершеннолетний;
to sell under cost продавать ниже стоимости

upper ~ limit верхнее ограничение по возрасту

voting ~ возрастной ценз

1) возраст, года́

- man of my age

2) век, эпоха

- entering the atomic age

- Ice Age

- Iron Age

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1) возраст

- advanced age

- awkward age

- early age

- old age

- retirement age

- venerable age

- young age

2) совершеннолетие

3) старость

4) поколение

5) век; период, эпоха

6) обычно мн.; разг. долгий срок

1) стареть, стариться

2) старить

3) вызревать ( о сыре); выдерживать ( о вине)

4) выдерживать; подвергать искусственному старению

5) определять возраст

prep in

moto a luogo to

in casa at home

è in Scozia he is in Scotland

va in Inghilterra he is going to England

in italiano in Italian

in campagna in the country

essere in viaggio be travelling

viaggiare in macchina travel by car

nel 1999 in 1999

una giacca in pelle a leather jacket

in vacanza on holiday

se fossi in te if I were you, if I were in your place

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in prep.

1 (stato in luogo, posizione) in, at; (dentro) inside; (su, sopra) on: in Italia, negli Stati Uniti, in Italy, in the United States; abitano in città, in campagna, in centro, in periferia, they live in town, in the country, in the centre, on the outskirts; in ufficio, at the office; in casa, in chiesa, at home, at church; nell'aria, in the air; la casa editrice ha sede in Milano, the publishing house has its headquarters in Milan; la statua sorge nel centro della piazza, the statue stands in the centre of the square; mio padre lavora in banca, my father works in a bank; stanotte dormiremo in albergo, we'll sleep in a hotel tonight; è stato due anni in prigione, he spent two years in prison; prendevano il sole in giardino, they were sunbathing in the garden; nel cielo erano apparse le prime stelle, the first stars had appeared in the sky; i fazzoletti sono nel primo cassetto, the handkerchieves are in the top drawer; nella stanza c'era molto fumo, there was a lot of smoke in the room; c'era gran festa nelle strade e nelle piazze, there were great celebrations in the streets and squares; siamo rimasti chiusi in casa tutto il giorno, we stayed in the house (o indoors) all day; ti aspetto in macchina, I'll wait for you in the car; non c'è niente in tavola?, isn't there anything on the table?; leggo sempre in treno, I always read on the train; hanno una casa proprio in riva al mare, they have a house right on the sea front; la notizia è apparsa in prima pagina, the news was on the front page; gli diede un bacio in fronte, she kissed him on the forehead; teneva in braccio un bambino, she was holding a baby in her arms; che cos'hai in mano?, what have you got in your hands?; ho sempre in mente le sue parole, his words are still in my mind; in lui ho trovato un vero amico, I found a real friend in him; questa espressione ricorre spesso in Dante, this expression often appears in Dante; nel lavoro non trova alcuna soddisfazione, he gets no satisfaction from his job // in fondo a, at the bottom of // in primo piano, in the foreground (o up close) // in bella mostra, in a prominent position // nel bel mezzo, right in the middle: s'interruppe nel bel mezzo del discorso, he stopped right in the middle of his speech // (non) avere fiducia in se stesso, (not) to be self-confident // credere in Dio, to believe in God

2 (moto a luogo, direzione) to; (verso l'interno) into: è andato in Francia per lavoro, he went to France on business; domani andremo in campagna, we'll go to the country tomorrow; vorrei tornare in America, I'd like to go back to America; devo scendere in cantina, I must go down to the cellar; quando rientrerete in città?, when are you returning to town?; la nave era appena entrata in porto, the ship had just come into dock; la gente si riversò nelle strade, people poured into the streets; abbiamo mandato i bambini in montagna, we've sent the children to the mountains; questa merce va spedita in Germania, these goods are to be sent to Germany; non sporgerti troppo dalla barca, puoi cadere in acqua, don't lean too far out of the boat, you might fall in the water; puoi venire nel mio ufficio un attimo?, can you come into my office for a moment?; mise la mano in tasca e tirò fuori il portafoglio, he put his hand in his pocket and took out his wallet; rimetti quelle pratiche nel cassetto, put those papers back in the drawer; vai subito nella tua stanza!, go to your room at once!; hanno arrestato il ladro e l'hanno messo in prigione, the thief was arrested and put in prison; in quale direzione andate?, which way are you going?; sulle scale m'imbattei in uno sconosciuto, I bumped into a stranger on the stairs; ho inciampato in un gradino e sono caduto, I tripped over a step and fell down; si è messo in mente di fare l'attore, he's got it into his head that he wants to become an actor

3 (moto per luogo) through, across: ha viaggiato molto in Europa, he has done a lot of travelling across Europe; il corteo sfilò nelle strade principali, the procession wound its way through the main streets; correre nei campi, to run across the fields; tanti pensieri le passavano nella mente, many thoughts went through her mind

4 (cambiamento, passaggio, trasformazione) into: tradurre dall'inglese in italiano, to translate from English into Italian; convertire gli euro in dollari, to change euros into dollars; la proprietà è stata divisa in due, the property has been divided in half (o into two); il vaso cadde e andò in frantumi, the vase fell and broke into pieces // si è fatto in quattro per aiutarci, he bent over backwards to help us // il maltempo ha mandato in fumo tutti i nostri progetti, the bad weather put paid to all our plans // di bene in meglio, better and better; di male in peggio, from bad to worse // di tre in tre, in threes // Anita Rossi in De Marchi, (di donna coniugata) Anita De Marchi, née Rossi // andare in rovina, to go to (rack and) ruin (anche fig.) // andare in estasi, to be overjoyed // montare in collera, to fly into a rage

5 (tempo) in; on; at: in marzo, in primavera, in March, in spring; in pieno inverno, in the middle of winter; in una mattina d'estate, one (o on a) summer morning; in quel giorno, on that day; in questo (preciso) momento, at this (very) moment; in tutta la mia vita, in all my life; nel pomeriggio, in the afternoon; si è laureato nel 1980, he graduated in 1980; tornerò a casa nel mese di settembre, I'll return home in September; nell'era atomica, in the atomic age; in gioventù, in (one's) youth; in tempo di guerra, di pace, in wartime, in peacetime; in epoca vittoriana, in the Victorian age; esamineranno otto candidati in un giorno, they will examine eight candidates in one day; ha fatto tutto il lavoro in due ore, he got through all the work in two hours; viene in Italia tre volte in un anno, he comes to Italy three times a year // arriverò in giornata, I'll arrive some time in the day // in serata, during the evening // nello stesso tempo, at the same time // nel frattempo, in the meantime // in un attimo, in un batter d'occhio, in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye // in men che non si dica, quick as a flash // in quattro e quattr'otto, in less than no time // di ora in ora, di giorno in giorno, from time to time, from day to day

6 (modo, maniera) in; on: il pubblico ascoltava in silenzio, the audience listened in silence; mi guardava in un modo strano, he looked at me in a strange way (o strangely); parla in perfetto italiano, he speaks perfect Italian; scrivere in penna, in matita, in corsivo, in versi, to write in pen, in pencil, in italics, in verse; le istruzioni erano scritte in tedesco, the instructions were written in German; camminava in fretta, he was walking in a hurry; rispose in tono sgarbato, he answered rudely; entrammo in punta di piedi, we entered on tiptoe; procedevano in fila indiana, they walked single file; preferì rimanere in disparte, he preferred to stay on his own; stare in piedi, to stand on one's feet; tutti erano in abito da sera, they were all in evening dress; uscì in pantofole sul pianerottolo, he went on to the landing in his slippers // (resto) in attesa di una vostra cortese risposta, (nelle lettere) awaiting your reply // (comm.) assegno in bianco, blank cheque; pagare in contanti, in assegni, to pay cash, by cheque; 10.000 euro in biglietti da 10, 10,000 euros in 10 euro notes // una riproduzione in miniatura, a reproduction in miniature (o a miniature reproduction); trasmettere in diretta, to broadcast live // una partita in casa, in trasferta, a home, an away match // pomodori in insalata, tomato salad; pollo in gelatina, chicken in aspic

7 (stato, condizione, circostanza) in, at: essere in pace, in guerra con qlcu., to be at peace, at war with s.o.; mi piace stare in compagnia, I like company; vivere nell'angoscia, to live in anxiety; in salute e in malattia, in sickness and in health; morì in miseria, he died in poverty; la sua vita era in pericolo, her life was in danger; ero in una situazione imbarazzante, I was in an embarrassing position; siamo nei pasticci!, we're in a mess!; ben presto si trovò nei guai fino al collo, he soon found himself up to his neck in trouble; non sono in condizioni di pagare una cifra simile, I'm not in a position to pay such a sum (of money) // essere in odio, in simpatia a qlcu., to be liked, to be hated by s.o.

8 (limitazione, misura) in, at: (la) laurea in lingue, a degree in languages; dottore in legge, doctor of law; è bravo in matematica, ma è debole in francese, he's good at maths, but poor at French; un terzo della classe è stato rimandato in chimica, a third of the class is having to repeat chemistry; ha conseguito il diploma in ragioneria, he got a diploma in bookkeeping; ha intenzione di specializzarsi in pediatria, he is going to specialize in pediatrics; la nostra ditta commercia in pellami, our firm deals in leather goods; mio fratello è campione di salto in alto, my brother is high jump champion; la stanza era 5 metri in lunghezza, the room was 5 metres long

9 (materia): una statua in bronzo, a bronze statue; una borsa in pelle, a leather handbag; rivestimento in legno, wood panelling; abito in puro cotone, an all cotton dress; poltrone in velluto, velvet armchairs; incisione in rame, copperplate engraving; un vassoio in argento, a silver tray ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, in questo significato si usa spesso in inglese la forma aggettivale in luogo del compl. introdotto dalla prep. in

10 (mezzo) by; in; on: viaggiare in treno, in aereo, in macchina, to travel by train, by air, by car; sei venuto a piedi o in autobus?, have you come on foot or by bus?; abbiamo fatto una gita in barca, we went out on the boat; pagare in euro, in dollari, in assegni, to pay in euros, in dollars, by cheque

11 (fine, scopo): ho avuto in dono una macchina fotografica, I've been presented with a camera; il vincitore riceverà in premio un milione di dollari, the winner will receive a prize of a million dollars; mi ha dato in prestito la sua macchina per qualche giorno, he has lent me his car for a few days; mi hanno mandato in visione il primo volume dell'opera, they sent me the first volume of the work to look at; la festa era in onore del sindaco, the party was in honour of the mayor; parlare in difesa di qlcu., to speak in s.o.'s defence

12 (seguito da inf.): nell'entrare mi accorsi subito che qualcosa non andava, on entering I realized at once there was something wrong; l'ho incontrato nel tornare, I met him on the way back; nel salire in macchina mi sono cadute le chiavi, I dropped my keys while getting into the car; il bicchiere si è rotto nel lavarlo, the glass broke while it was being washed; nel dire ciò fu preso da commozione, in saying this he was overcome by emotion

13 (predicativo; in ingl. non si traduce): siamo rimasti in due, only two of us were left; fra tutti eravamo in quaranta, there were forty of us in all; erano in molti, in pochi, there were many of them, few of them; se fossi in te, if I were you; dipingere qlco. in rosso, to paint sthg. red.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: in alto, up there; up (above); in basso, down there; down (below); in giù, downward (s); in su, upward (s) // in cerca di, in search of // in dettaglio, in detail; in forse, in doubt // in particolare, in particular // in quanto, in so far as: in quanto a ciò, as for that // in tutti i modi, in any case; in virtù di, as... // in rapporto a, as regards // in qualità di, in (one's) capacity as // nel caso che, (se, qualora) if; (nell'eventualità che) in case: portati l'ombrello, nel caso che piova, take your umbrella with you in case it rains; nel caso che torni prima di me, fatti dare le chiavi dal portinaio, if you should get back before I do, get the keys from the custodian // in fede, yours faithfully // in coscienza, truthfully // in lungo e in largo, far and wide.

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1. prep in + il = nel, in + lo = nello, in + l'= nell', in + la = nella, in + i = nei, in + gli = negli, in + le = nelle

1) (stato in luogo) in, (all'interno) inside

2) (moto a luogo) to, (dentro) into

3)

4) (tempo) in

5) (mezzo) by

6) (modo, maniera) in

7) (materia) made of

8)

9) (misura) in

10)

2. avv

3. agg inv

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preposizione (artcl. nel, nello, nella, nell'; pl. nei, negli, nelle)

1) (stato in luogo) in; (all'interno) in, inside; (sopra) on

2) (moto a luogo) to

3) (moto per luogo)

4) (tempo) (durante)

5) (mezzo) by

6) (modo, maniera)

7) (fine)

8) (trasformazione)

9) (per indicare relazione di matrimonio)

10) (materia)

11) (limitazione)

12) (misura)

13) (quantità)

14) (davanti a un infinito)

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in

/in/

preposizione

(artcl. nel, nello, nella, nell'; pl. nei, negli, nelle)

 1 (stato in luogo) in; (all'interno) in, inside; (sopra) on; abito in via Roma I live in BE o on AE via Roma; vivere in Italia, in città, in campagna to live in Italy, in town, in the country; stare in casa to stay at home; essere in un taxi to be in a taxi; in televisione on TV; in questa storia in this story; nel suo discorso in his speech; che cosa ti piace in un uomo? what do you like in a man? un tema ricorrente in Montale a recurrent theme in Montale's work

 2 (moto a luogo) to; andare in Francia, in città, in campagna to go to France, to town, to the country; andare in vacanza to go on holiday; vado in macelleria I'm going to the butcher's; entrare in una stanza to go into a room; il treno sta per entrare in stazione the train is arriving at the station; salire in macchina to get into the car

 3 (moto per luogo) passeggiare in centro to walk in the city centre BE o around downtown AE; viaggiare in Cina, negli Stati Uniti to travel around o through Cina, the United States; correre nei prati to run across the fields; infilare il dito nella fessura to stick one's finger through the slit

 4 (tempo) (durante) in inverno in winter; nel 1991 in 1991; nel Medio Evo in the Middle Ages; negli ultimi giorni over the last few days; in settimana mangio alla mensa during the week I eat at the canteen; (entro) l'ho fatto in due giorni I did it in two days; lo farò in settimana I'll do it within the week

 5 (mezzo) by; sono venuto in taxi I came here by taxi; abbiamo fatto un giro in barca we went out on the boat

 6 (modo, maniera) un'opera in versi, inglese, tre volumi a work in verse, in English, in three volumes; parlare in spagnolo to speak Spanish; in piena forma in great shape; in contanti (in) cash

 7 (fine) ho avuto questo libro in regalo this book was given to me as a present; in vendita for sale

 8 (trasformazione) tradurre in italiano to translate into Italian; cambiare delle sterline in dollari to change pounds in dollars

 9 (per indicare relazione di matrimonio) Enza Bianchi in Rossi Enza Rossi, née Bianchi

 10 (materia) è in oro it's made of gold; un anello in oro a gold ring

 11 (limitazione) laurea in filosofia degree in philosophy; laureato in lettere arts graduate; essere bravo in storia to be good at history; malattia frequente nei bovini common disease in cattle; in politica in politics

 12 (misura) il muro misura tre metri in altezza e sei in lunghezza the wall is three metres high and six metres long

 13 (quantità) erano in venti there were twenty of them; siamo in pochi there are few of us; abbiamo fatto il lavoro in due two of us did the job

 14 (davanti a un infinito) nel tornare a casa,... on my way home,...; nel dire così,... saying this,...

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