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121 exceso en el presupuesto
(n.) = budget overrun, overrun [over-run], cost overrunEx. Problems like delay, budget overruns, sub-standard performance or even complete failure still occur frequently in IT projects.Ex. Findings show that both the Cobol and Natural projects experienced similar overruns.Ex. Following cost overruns of 330 million pounds on the British Library, the government's record of building procurement is being examined.* * *(n.) = budget overrun, overrun [over-run], cost overrunEx: Problems like delay, budget overruns, sub-standard performance or even complete failure still occur frequently in IT projects.
Ex: Findings show that both the Cobol and Natural projects experienced similar overruns.Ex: Following cost overruns of 330 million pounds on the British Library, the government's record of building procurement is being examined. -
122 excitación
f.1 excitation, excitement, exaltation, restlessness.2 irritation.* * *1 (acción) excitation2 (sentimiento) excitement* * *SF1) (Med) excitation frm2) (Elec) excitation3) (=emoción) excitement* * *a) ( agitación)presa de una gran excitación — in an excited o agitated state
b) ( entusiasmo) excitementc) ( sexual) arousal, excitementd) (Biol) stimulatione) (Fis) excitation* * *= excitement, titillation, arousal, exhilaration, hoopla.Ex. If done effectively, displays can add interest and even excitement to the process of information discovery.Ex. At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.Ex. A similar pattern for heart rate was found, suggesting that arousal was implicated in the effect.Ex. The performance nevertheless falls flat due to the singers' failure to create true exhilaration.Ex. Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.----* calmar la excitación = dampen + Posesivo + excitement.* excitación sexual = sexual arousal.* * *a) ( agitación)presa de una gran excitación — in an excited o agitated state
b) ( entusiasmo) excitementc) ( sexual) arousal, excitementd) (Biol) stimulatione) (Fis) excitation* * *= excitement, titillation, arousal, exhilaration, hoopla.Ex: If done effectively, displays can add interest and even excitement to the process of information discovery.
Ex: At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.Ex: A similar pattern for heart rate was found, suggesting that arousal was implicated in the effect.Ex: The performance nevertheless falls flat due to the singers' failure to create true exhilaration.Ex: Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.* calmar la excitación = dampen + Posesivo + excitement.* excitación sexual = sexual arousal.* * *1(agitación): presa de una gran excitación in an excited o agitated state2 (entusiasmo) excitement3 (sexual) arousal, excitement4 ( Biol) excitation, stimulation5 ( Fís) excitation* * *
excitación sustantivo femenino
excitación sustantivo femenino
1 (nerviosismo, expectación) excitement
2 (sexual) arousal
3 Biol stimulation
' excitación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alteración
- alboroto
- emoción
English:
excitement
- excited
* * *excitación nf1. [nerviosismo] agitation;[por enfado, sexo] arousal2. Biol excitation3. Elec excitation* * *f excitement, agitation* * * -
123 कार्य _kārya
कार्य pot. p. [कृ-कर्मणि ण्यत्] What ought to be done, made, performed, effected &c. कार्या सैकतलीनहंसमिथुना स्रोतोवहा मालिनी Ś.6.17; साक्षिणः कार्याः Ms.8.61; so दण्डः, विचारः &c.-र्यम् 1 (a) Work, action, act, affair, business; कार्यं त्वया नः प्रतिपन्नकल्पम् Ku.3.14; Ms.5.15. (b) A matter, thing.-2 Duty; अभिचैद्यं प्रतिष्ठासुरासी- त्कार्यद्वयाकुलः Śi.2.1.-3 Occupation, enterprize, emer- gent business.-4 A religious rite or performance.-5 A motive, object, purpose; कार्यमत्र भविष्यति Pt.2.7 (v. l.); 116; Śi.2.36; H.4.61.-6 Want, need, occa- sion, business (with instr.); किं कार्यं भवतो हृतेन दयिता- स्नेहस्वहस्तेन मे V.2.2; तृणेन कार्यं भवतीश्वराणाम् Pt.1.71, 4.27; Amaru.73.-7 Conduct, deportment.-8 A law-suit, legal business, dispute &c.; बहिर्निष्क्रम्य ज्ञायतां कः कः कार्यार्थीति Mk.9; Ms.8.43.-9 An effect, the neces- sary result of a cause (opp. कारण).-1 (In Gram.) Operation; विभक्तिकार्यम् declension.-11 The denoue- ment of a drama; कार्योपक्षेपमादौ तनुमपि रचयन् Mu.4.3.-12 Healthiness (in medicine).-13 Origin.-14 A body; कार्याश्रयिणश्च कललाद्याः (कार्यं शरीरम्) Sāṅ. K.43. [cf. Germ. kāra; Pers. kār; Prāk. kajja; Mar. kāja]-Comp. -अक्षम a. unable to do one's duty, incom- petent.-अकार्यम् to be done and not to be done, right and wrong (action); कार्याकार्यमजानतः गुरोः (परित्यागो विधीयते) Pt.1.36.-अकार्यविचारः discussion as to the pro- priety or otherwise of anything, deliberation on the arguments for and against any proceeding.-अधिपः 1 the superintendent of a work or affair.-2 the planet that decides any question in astrology.-अपेक्षिन् pursuing a particular object; कुर्वन्त्यकाले$भिव्यक्तिं न कार्या- पेक्षिणो बुधाः Ks.56.133.-अर्थः 1 the object of any undertaking, a purpose; बलस्य स्वामिनश्चैव स्थितिः कार्यार्थ- सिद्धये Ms.7.167.-2 an application for employment.-3 any object or purpose.-अर्थिन् a.1 making a request.-2 seeking to gain one's object or purpose; मनस्वी कार्यार्थी गणयति न दुःखं न च सुखम् Bh.2.81.-3 seeking an employment.-4 pleading a cause in court, going to law; Mk.9.-आश्रयिन् a. Resorting to the body; कार्याश्रयिणश्च कललाद्याः Sāṅ. K.43.-आसनम् seat of transacting business.-ईक्षणम् superintendence of public affairs; स्थापयेदासने तस्मिन् खिन्नः कार्येक्षणे नृणाम् Ms.7.141.-उद्धारः discharge of a duty.-उद्योगः active engagement in any business.-कर a. efficacious.-कर्तृ m.1 an agent, a workman.-2 a friend, benefac- tor; नृपतिजनपदानां दुर्लभः कार्यकर्ता Pt.1.131.-कारणे (dual)1 cause and effect; object and motive; ˚वर्जितः Pt.1.413.-2 some special cause of an act; न भक्त्या कस्यचित्को$पि प्रियं प्रकुरुते नरः । मुक्त्वा भयं प्रलोभं वा कार्यकारणमेव वा ॥ Pt.1.412 ˚भावः the relation of cause and effect.˚संबन्धः The relation of cause and effect. In मीमांसा this is established by the rule of अन्वयव्यतिरेक (i. e. तद्भावे भावः तदभावे अभावः) The earliest exposition of this expression is found in the शाबरभाष्य on MS.4.3.2; cf. कार्यकारणसम्बन्धो नाम स भवति, यस्मिन् सति यद् भवति यस्मिंश्चासति यन्न भवति, तत्रैव कार्य- कारणसंबन्धः । This should be contrasted with the नैयायिक view of अन्वय-व्यतिरेक which they use for establishing व्याप्ति.-कालः time for action, season, fit time or oppor- tunity; Rām.1. (-n.) कार्यकालं संज्ञापरिभाषम् परिभाषेन्दुशेखर pari. 2 and 3.-गौरवम् importance of the act, deed, or occasion; respect for the performance; U.7. कार्य- गौरवादात्ययिकवशेन वा Kau. A.1.19.-चिन्तक a.1 prudent, cautious, considerate. (-कः) manager of a business, executive officer; धर्मज्ञाः शुचयो$लुब्धा भवेयुः कार्य- चिन्तकाः Y.2.191.-च्युत a. out of work, out of employ, dismissed from an office.-जातम्, -दर्शनम् 1 inspection of a work; Ms.8.9,23.-2 inquiry into public affairs.-निर्णयः settlement of an affair; उभयः प्रतिभूर्ग्राह्यः समर्थः कार्यनिर्णये Y.2.1.-पदवी line of conduct, course of action; पुरावृत्तोद्गारैरपि च कथिता कार्यपदवी Māl.2.13.-पुटः 1 a man who does any useless thing.-2 a mad, eccentric or crazy man.-3 an idler.-प्रद्वेषः dislike to work, idleness, laziness.-प्रेष्यः an agent, a messenger.-भाजनम्, -पात्रम् any one engaged in active life.-वस्तु n. an aim or object.-विपत्तिः f. a failure, reverse, misfortune.-व्यसनम् failure of an affair.-शेषः 1 the remainder of a business; Ms.7.153.-2 completion of an affair.-3 part of a business.-सिद्धिः f. success, fulfilment of an object.-स्थानम् a place of business, office.-हन्तृ 1 obstructing or marring another's work; H.1.77.-2 opposed to another's interests. -
124 невиконання
сnon-performance, nonfulfillment; non-execution, non-performance; non-observance ( правил), inexecution, default, failing to executeневиконання зобов'язання юр. — nonfeasance; (особл. грошового) default
невиконання зобов'язань — breach of duty, neglect of duty
невиконання контрактних зобов'язань — non-execution of a contract, default on contract, contract default
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125 system
1) система || системный3) вчт операционная система; программа-супервизор5) вчт большая программа6) метод; способ; алгоритм•system halted — "система остановлена" ( экранное сообщение об остановке компьютера при наличии серьёзной ошибки)
- CPsystem- H-system- h-system- hydrogen-air/lead battery hybrid system- Ksystem- Lsystem- L*a*b* system- master/slave computer system- p-system- y-system- Δ-system -
126 power
1. noun1) (ability) Kraft, diedo all in one's power to help somebody — alles in seiner Macht od. seinen Kräften Stehende tun, um jemandem zu helfen
3) (vigour, intensity) (of sun's rays) Kraft, die; (of sermon, performance) Eindringlichkeit, die; (solidity, physical strength) Kraft, die; (of a blow) Wucht, dieshe was in his power — sie war in seiner Gewalt
5) (personal ascendancy)[exercise/get] power — Einfluss [ausüben/gewinnen] ( over auf + Akk.)
6) (political or social ascendancy) Macht, diehold power — an der Macht sein
come into power — an die Macht kommen
balance of power — Kräftegleichgewicht, das
hold the balance of power — das Zünglein an der Waage sein
7) (authorization) Vollmacht, diebe the power behind the throne — (Polit.) die graue Eminenz sein
the powers that be — die maßgeblichen Stellen; die da oben (ugs.)
9) (State) Macht, die11) (Math.) Potenz, die12) (mechanical, electrical) Kraft, die; (electric current) Strom, der; (of loudspeaker, engine, etc.) Leistung, die13) (deity) Macht, die2. transitive verb[Treibstoff, Dampf, Strom, Gas:] antreiben; [Batterie:] mit Energie versehen od. versorgen* * *1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) die Kraft2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) die Kraft; mit Elektrizität betrieben3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) die Macht4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) die Befugnis5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) einflußreiche Persönlichkeit6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) die Macht7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) die Potenz•- academic.ru/117970/powered">powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power* * *pow·er[ˈpaʊəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. ngay/black \power movement Schwulenbewegung f/schwarze Bürgerrechtsbewegungto be in sb's \power völlig unter jds Einfluss stehento have sb in one's \power jdn in seiner Gewalt habento have \power over sb/sth (control) Macht über jdn/etw haben; (influence) Einfluss auf jdn/etw habenhe has a mysterious \power over her sie ist ihm auf eine rätselhafte Art verfallenabsolute \power absolute Machtto come to \power an die Macht kommenexecutive/legislative \power die exekutive/legislative Gewaltto fall from \power die Macht abgeben müssento be in/out of \power an der Macht/nicht an der Macht seinto restore sb to \power jdn wieder an die Macht bringento be returned to \power wieder [o erneut] an die Macht kommento seize \power die Macht ergreifen [o übernehmenindustrial/military \power Industriemacht/Militärmacht fnuclear \power Atommacht fthe West's leading \powers die westlichen Führungsmächteworld \power Weltmacht fshe is becoming an increasingly important \power in the company sie wird innerhalb des Unternehmens zunehmend wichtigerMother Teresa was a \power for good Mutter Teresa hat viel Gutes bewirktthe \powers of darkness die Mächte pl der Finsternisit is [with]in my \power to order your arrest ich bin dazu berechtigt, Sie unter Arrest zu stellento have the \power of veto das Vetorecht haben6. (authority)▪ \powers pl Kompetenz[en] f[pl]to act beyond one's \powers seine Kompetenzen überschreitento give sb full \powers to do sth jdn bevollmächtigen, etw zu tunit is beyond my \power to... es steht nicht in meiner Macht,...the doctors will soon have it within their \power to... die Ärzte werden bald in der Lage sein,...\power of absorption Absorptionsvermögen ntto do everything in one's \power alles in seiner Macht Stehende tunto have the [or have it in one's] \power to do sth die Fähigkeit haben, etw zu tun, etw tun könnenthey have the \power to destroy us sie haben die Macht, uns zu zerstören8. (skills)\powers of concentration Konzentrationsfähigkeit f\powers of endurance Durchhaltevermögen ntto be at the height [or peak] of one's \powers auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Leistungsfähigkeit seinintellectual/mental \powers intellektuelle/geistige Fähigkeiten\powers of observation Beobachtungsfähigkeit f\powers of persuasion Überzeugungskraft f9. no pl (strength) Kraft f, Stärke f; (of sea, wind, explosion) Gewalt f; (of nation, political party) Stärke f, Macht feconomic \power Wirtschaftsmacht fexplosive \power Sprengkraft f a. figmilitary \power militärische Stärkea poet of immense \power eine Dichterin von unglaublicher Ausdruckskraftto cut off the \power den Strom abstellento disconnect the \power den Strom abschaltenhydroelectric \power Wasserkraft fnuclear \power Atomenergie fsolar \power Solarenergie f, Sonnenenergie fsource of \power Energiequelle f, Energielieferant mfull \power ahead! volle Kraft voraus!what's the magnification \power of your binoculars? wie stark ist Ihr Fernglas?\power of ten Zehnerpotenz ftwo to the \power [of] four [or to the fourth \power] zwei hoch vierthree raised to the \power of six drei in die sechste Potenz erhoben15.▶ the \powers that be die Mächtigen▶ \power behind the throne graue Eminenz\power failure [or loss] Stromausfall m\power industry Energiewirtschaft f\power output elektrische Leistung, Stromleistung f\power switch [Strom]schalter m\power politics Machtpolitik f\power struggle Machtkampf m\power vacuum Machtvakuum ntIII. vi1. (speed)IV. vt▪ to \power sth etw antreibendiesel-\powered trucks Lkws mit Dieselantrieb* * *['paʊə(r)]1. n1) no pl (= physical strength) Kraft f; (= force of blow, explosion etc) Stärke f, Gewalt f, Wucht f; (fig of argument etc) Überzeugungskraft fthe power of love/logic/tradition — die Macht der Liebe/Logik/Tradition
mental/hypnotic powers — geistige/hypnotische Kräfte pl
3) (= capacity, ability to help etc) Macht fhe did all in his power to help them —
it's beyond my power or not within my power to... — es steht nicht in meiner Macht, zu...
4) (no pl = sphere or strength of influence, authority) Macht f; (JUR, parental) Gewalt f; (usu pl = thing one has authority to do) Befugnis fhe has the power to act — er ist handlungsberechtigt
the power of the police/of the law — die Macht der Polizei/des Gesetzes
to be in sb's power — in jds Gewalt (dat) sein
the party now in power — die Partei, die im Augenblick an der Macht ist
he has been given full power(s) to make all decisions —
"student/worker power" — "Macht den Studenten/Arbeitern"
to be the power behind the scenes/throne — die graue Eminenz sein
the powers that be (inf) — die da oben (inf)
the powers of darkness/evil — die Mächte der Finsternis/des Bösen
6) (= nation) Macht fpower on/off (technical device) —
the ship made port under her own power — das Schiff lief mit eigener Kraft in den Hafen ein
8) (of engine, machine, loudspeakers, transmitter) Leistung f; (of microscope, lens, sun's rays, drug, chemical) Stärke fthe power of suggestion —
to the power (of) 2 — hoch 2, in der 2. Potenz
10) (inf= a lot of)
a power of help — eine wertvolle or große Hilfe2. vt(engine) antreiben; (fuel) betreibenpowered by electricity/by jet engines — mit Elektro-/Düsenantrieb
3. vi(runner, racing car) rasenhe powered away from the rest of the field — er raste dem übrigen Feld davon
the swimmer powered through the water —
* * *power [ˈpaʊə(r)]A s1. Kraft f, Stärke f, Macht f, Vermögen n:more power to your elbow! bes Br umg viel Erfolg!;do all in one’s power alles tun, was in seiner Macht steht;it is beyond my power es übersteigt meine Kraft3. Wucht f, Gewalt f, Kraft f4. meist pla) (hypnotische etc) Kräfte plb) (geistige) Fähigkeiten pl:power to concentrate, power(s) of concentration Konzentrationsvermögen n, -fähigkeit f; → observation A 3, persuasion 2 Talent nover über akk):the power of money die Macht des Geldes;be in power an der Macht oder umg am Ruder sein;be in sb’s power in jemandes Gewalt sein;come into power an die Macht oder umg ans Ruder kommen, zur Macht gelangen;have sb in one’s power jemanden in seiner Gewalt haben;6. JUR (Handlungs-, Vertretungs)Vollmacht f, Befugnis f:8. POL (Macht)Befugnis f, (Amts)Gewalt fthe powers that be die maßgeblichen (Regierungs)Stellen;power behind the throne graue Eminenz11. höhere Macht:13. umg Menge f:it did him a power of good es hat ihm unwahrscheinlich gutgetan14. MATH Potenz f:power series Potenzreihe f;raise to the third power in die dritte Potenz erheben15. ELEK, PHYS Kraft f, Leistung f, Energie f:16. ELEK (Stark)Strom m17. RADIO, TV Sendestärke f18. TECHa) mechanische Kraft, Antriebskraft fa) mit laufendem Motor,b) (mit) Vollgas;power off mit abgestelltem Motor, im Leerlauf;under one’s own power mit eigener Kraft, fig a. unter eigener Regie19. OPT Vergrößerungskraft f, (Brenn)Stärke f (einer Linse)B v/t TECH mit (mechanischer etc) Kraft betreiben, antreiben, (mit Motor) ausrüsten: → rocket-poweredC v/i TECH mit Motorkraft fahrenp. abk1. page S.2. part T.4. past5. Br penny, pence6. per7. post, after8. powerP abk1. parkingpr abk1. pair2. paper3. power* * *1. noun1) (ability) Kraft, diedo all in one's power to help somebody — alles in seiner Macht od. seinen Kräften Stehende tun, um jemandem zu helfen
3) (vigour, intensity) (of sun's rays) Kraft, die; (of sermon, performance) Eindringlichkeit, die; (solidity, physical strength) Kraft, die; (of a blow) Wucht, die[exercise/get] power — Einfluss [ausüben/gewinnen] ( over auf + Akk.)
6) (political or social ascendancy) Macht, diebalance of power — Kräftegleichgewicht, das
7) (authorization) Vollmacht, diebe the power behind the throne — (Polit.) die graue Eminenz sein
the powers that be — die maßgeblichen Stellen; die da oben (ugs.)
9) (State) Macht, die11) (Math.) Potenz, die12) (mechanical, electrical) Kraft, die; (electric current) Strom, der; (of loudspeaker, engine, etc.) Leistung, die13) (deity) Macht, die2. transitive verb[Treibstoff, Dampf, Strom, Gas:] antreiben; [Batterie:] mit Energie versehen od. versorgen* * *(of) n.Potenz (n-te von x)(Mathematik) f. n.Einfluss -¨e m.Energie -n f.Herrschaft f.Kraft ¨-e f.Leistung -en f.Potenz -en f.Strom ¨-e m.Vermögen - n. -
127 criterion
1) критерий, признак2) вчт. ключ; ключевое слово•- criterion of defining the optimum
- criterion of noninteraction
- criterion of performance
- criterion of stability
- error criterion
- failure criterion
- Hurwitz's criterion
- Nyquist's criterion
- optimality criterion
- overriding criterion
- performance criterion
- relevancy criterion
- retrieval criterion
- single failure criterion
- stability criterion
- switching criterion
- unconditional stability criterionEnglish-Russian dictionary of mechanical engineering and automation > criterion
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128 life
1) срок службы; долговечность2) стойкость; ресурс стойкости ( инструмента)•life per grind — стойкость ( инструмента) до переточки
life to failure — выносливость; долговечность, циклическая долговечность
- anticipated lifelife to first maintenance — время до первого ремонта; ресурс до первого ремонта
- assessed mean life
- bending fatigue life
- between-grind life
- blade life
- cutter life
- cutting life
- cycle life
- durability life
- edge life
- efficient blade life
- equivalent life
- extrapolated mean life
- fatigue life
- flex life
- good tool life
- in-contact edge life
- insert life
- joint life
- mean life
- mechanical life
- no-failure service life
- operating life
- operational life
- optimum mean life
- performance life
- predicted mean life
- preplanned tool life
- preprogrammed tool life
- product life
- rating life
- redress life
- rolling bearing fatigue life
- safe tool performance life
- service life
- serviceable life
- sharpening life
- specified service life
- sump life
- tip life
- tool edge life
- tool life per minute
- tool life
- usable life
- use life
- useful life
- wear life
- working lifeEnglish-Russian dictionary of mechanical engineering and automation > life
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Performance engineering — Within systems engineering, performance engineering encompasses the set of roles, skills, activities, practices, tools, and deliverables applied at every phase of the Systems Development Lifecycle which ensures that a solution will be designed,… … Wikipedia
Failure transparency — In a distributed system, failure transparency refers to the extent to which errors and subsequent recoveries of hosts and services within the system are invisible to users and applications.huh For example, if a server fails, but users are… … Wikipedia
failure — noun 1 lack of success ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, total ▪ abject, humiliating ▪ The attempt ended in abject failure. ▪ inevitable … Collocations dictionary