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early ['ɜ:lɪ]matinal ⇒ 1 (a) premier ⇒ 1 (b) en avance ⇒ 1 (c), 2 (c) de bonne heure ⇒ 1 (c), 2 (a), 2 (c) précoce ⇒ 1 (d)∎ I had an early breakfast j'ai déjeuné de bonne heure;∎ to get off to an early start partir de bonne heure;∎ the early shuttle to London le premier avion pour Londres;∎ it's too early to get up il est trop tôt pour se lever;∎ it's earlier than I thought il est plus tôt que je ne pensais;∎ to be an early riser être matinal ou un lève-tôt;∎ very early in the morning très tôt;∎ early morning call appel m matinal;∎ could you give me an early call at 6:30? pouvez-vous me réveiller à 6 heures 30?;∎ early morning tea thé m du matin;∎ early morning walk promenade f matinale(b) (belonging to the beginning of a period of time → machine, film, poem) premier; (→ Edwardian, Victorian etc) du début de l'époque;∎ in the early afternoon/spring/fifties au début de l'après-midi/du printemps/des années cinquante;∎ in the early nineteenth century au début du XIXème siècle;∎ the earlier applicants were better than the later ones les premiers candidats étaient meilleurs que les derniers;∎ when was that? - early September quand était-ce? - début septembre;∎ from the earliest days of the century depuis le tout début du siècle;∎ British it's early days yet (difficult to be definite) il est trop tôt pour se prononcer; (might yet be worse, better) il est encore tôt;∎ from the earliest times depuis le début des temps;∎ I need an early night je dois me coucher de bonne heure;∎ a couple of early nights wouldn't do you any harm cela ne te ferait pas de mal de te coucher de bonne heure pendant quelques jours;∎ it's too early to tell il est trop tôt pour se prononcer, on ne peut encore rien dire;∎ the earliest human artefacts les premiers objets fabriqués par l'homme;∎ the early Roman Empire l'Empire romain naissant;∎ an early 18th-century form of democracy une forme de démocratie propre au début du XVIIIème siècle;∎ the early American settlers les premiers pionniers américains;∎ an early Picasso une des premières œuvres de Picasso;∎ he's in his early twenties il a une vingtaine d'années;∎ in his early youth quand il était très jeune;∎ a man in early middle age un homme d'une quarantaine d'années;∎ from an early age dès l'enfance;∎ at an early age de bonne heure, très jeune;∎ he received his early education in Paris il reçut sa première éducation à Paris;∎ my earliest recollections mes souvenirs les plus lointains;∎ early reports from the front indicate that… les premières nouvelles du front semblent indiquer que…;∎ in the early stages of the project dans une phase initiale du projet∎ to be early (person, train, flight, winter) être en avance;∎ I am half an hour early je suis en avance d'une demi-heure;∎ let's have an early lunch déjeunons de bonne heure;∎ you're too early vous arrivez trop tôt, vous êtes en avance;∎ Easter is early this year Pâques est de bonne heure cette année∎ early beans haricots mpl de primeur;∎ early vegetables/fruit/produce primeurs fpl;∎ we're having an early winter l'hiver est précoce(e) (relating to the future → reply) prochain;∎ at an early date de bonne heure;∎ at an earlier date plus tôt;∎ we need an early meeting il faut que nous nous réunissions bientôt;∎ Commerce at your earliest convenience dans les meilleurs délais;∎ what is your earliest possible delivery date? quelle est votre première possibilité de livraison?;∎ give us the earliest possible notice avertissez-nous le plus tôt possible2 adverb(a) (in the morning → rise, leave) tôt, de bonne heure;∎ let's set off as early as we can mettons-nous en route le plus tôt possible;∎ how early should I get there? à quelle heure dois-je y être?∎ early in the evening/in the afternoon tôt le soir/(dans) l'après-midi;∎ early in the year/winter au début de l'année/de l'hiver;∎ as early as the tenth century dès le dixième siècle;∎ I can't make it earlier than 2.30 je ne peux pas avant 14 heures 30;∎ what's the earliest you can make it? (be here) quand pouvez-vous être ici?;∎ early on tôt;∎ early on it was apparent that… il est vite apparu que…;∎ early on in June au début du mois de juin;∎ earlier on plus tôt∎ I want to leave early tonight (from work) je veux partir de bonne heure ce soir;∎ shop/post early for Christmas faites vos achats/postez votre courrier à l'avance pour Noël∎ this flower blooms very early cette fleur s'épanouit très précocement∎ at the earliest au plus tôt;∎ we can't deliver earlier than Friday nous ne pouvons pas livrer avant vendredi►► Marketing early adopter réceptif m précoce, adopteur m précoce;early American = style de mobilier et d'architecture du début du XIXème siècle;∎ proverb the early bird catches the worm (it's good to get up early) le monde appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt; (it's good to arrive early) les premiers arrivés sont les mieux servis;American Commerce early bird special = dans un restaurant, prix avantageux accordés aux clients qui consomment avant une certaine heure;the early Church l'Église f primitive;∎ it's early closing today (for all shops) les magasins ferment de bonne heure aujourd'hui; (for this shop) on ferme de bonne heure aujourd'hui;British Politics Early Day Motion = proposition de loi dont la discussion n'est pas à l'ordre du jour, présentée par un député qui recherche l'appui de collègues de façon à attirer l'attention du parlement sur une question;early English gothique m anglais primitif;Marketing early follower suiveur m immédiat;Early Learning Centre = chaîne de magasins de jouets d'éveil, en Grande-Bretagne;Marketing early majority majorité f innovatrice;Art the early masters les primitifs mpl;early music (baroque) musique f ancienne;Finance early redemption amortissement m anticipé;early retirement retraite f anticipée;∎ to take early retirement prendre sa retraite anticipée, partir en retraite anticipéeⓘ Here's one I made earlier L'émission éducative britannique Blue Peter, diffusée sur le petit écran depuis de nombreuses années, comprend souvent des séquences de travaux manuels et de cuisine. Les animateurs présentent toujours le produit fini à la caméra en prononçant les mots here's one I made earlier ("en voici un que j'ai confectionné au préalable"). On utilise cette phrase de façon humoristique lorsqu'on montre à quelqu'un une chose que l'on a réalisée. -
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1. adjectivehave an early night — früh ins Bett gehen
early riser — Frühaufsteher, der/-aufsteherin, die
in the early afternoon/evening — am frühen Nachmittag/Abend
into the early hours — bis in die frühen Morgenstunden
at/from an early age — in jungen Jahren/von klein auf
2. adverbat an early stage, in its early stages — im Frühstadium
as early as tomorrow — schon od. bereits morgen
earlier on this week/year — früher in der Woche/im Jahr
* * *['ə:li] 1. adverb2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) zu früh2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) früh2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) frühzeitig3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) zu früh4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) baldig•- academic.ru/23091/earliness">earliness- early bird* * *ear·ly<-ier, -iest or more \early, most \early>[ˈɜ:li, AM ˈɜ:r-]I. adj1. (in the day) frühshe usually has an \early breakfast sie frühstückt meistens zeitig\early edition Morgenausgabe fthe \early hours die frühen Morgenstundenin the \early morning am frühen Morgen\early morning call Weckruf m\early riser Frühaufsteher(in) m(f)2. (of a period) früh, Früh-she is in her \early thirties sie ist Anfang dreißigin the \early afternoon am frühen Nachmittagat an \early age in jungen Jahrenfrom an \early age von klein aufin the \early 15th century Anfang [o zu Beginn] des 15. Jahrhunderts\early education Früherziehung f, Vorschulerziehung fto score an \early goal ein frühes Tor erzielen\early potatoes Frühkartoffeln pl\early returns erste Wahlergebnisse\early Romantic Frühromantiker(in) m(f)\early stage Anfangsstadium nt, Frühstadium f\early payment appreciated um baldige Zahlung wird gebetenI took an \early train home from work today ich habe heute nach der Arbeit einen früheren Zug genommenyou are \early du bist früh dran famto have an \early dinner/lunch früh zu Abend/Mittag essento have an \early night früh schlafen [o zu Bett] gehen\early parole vorzeitige [Haft]entlassung\early retirement vorzeitiger [o vorgezogener] Ruhestand, Frühpension f ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZto take \early retirement vorzeitig in den Ruhestand gehen, in Frühpension gehen ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZthe \early Christians die ersten Christenthe E\early Church die Urkirchethe \early masters ART die frühen MeisterII. adv1. (in the day) früh, zeitig2. (in good time) vorzeitigto arrive \early zeitig eintreffenthe plane landed 20 minutes \early das Flugzeug landete 20 Minuten früher [als geplant]to die \early früh sterben4. (of a period) frühI'll call you \early next Monday/tomorrow ich rufe dich Montag/morgen Vormittag an\early [on] in life früh im Leben\early in the week Anfang der Woche\early in October Anfang Oktober\early next week Anfang nächster Woche* * *['ɜːlɪ]1. adv1)early in 1915/in February — Anfang 1915/Februar
early (on) in the year/(the) winter —
early (on) in his/her/their etc life — in jungen Jahren
early (on) in the evening/morning —
he got up very early in the morning — er stand sehr früh (am Morgen) auf
she learned to read as early as four — sie lernte schon mit vier Jahren lesen
early this month/year —
early next month/year — Anfang nächsten Monats/Jahres
early today/this morning — heute früh
2) (= before the expected time) früher (als erwartet); (= before the appointed time) zu früh; (= earlier than usual) frühto be five minutes/an hour early —
he left school early (went home) — er ging früher von der Schule nach Hause; (finished education) er ging vorzeitig von der Schule ab
to get up/go to bed early —
good morning, you're early today — guten Morgen, Sie sind heute ja früh dran
early to bed, early to rise (makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise) (Prov) — früh ins Bett und früh heraus, frommt dem Leib, dem Geist, dem Haus (Prov)
See:→ bright2. adj (+er)1) frühwe went for an early morning drive or a drive in the early morning — wir machten eine Spritztour am frühen Morgen
in early summer/autumn — zu Sommer-/Herbstanfang, im Frühsommer/Frühherbst
in early spring/winter — zu Frühlings-/Winteranfang
the early years/months/days — die ersten Jahre/Monate/Tage
early January/August etc — Anfang Januar/August etc
in the early 60s/1980s etc — Anfang der sechziger/achtziger etc Jahre or Sechziger-/Achtzigerjahre etc
until or into the early hours — bis in die frühen Morgenstunden
his early work — seine frühen Werke, sein Frühwerk nt
since early childhood — seit seiner/ihrer etc frühen Kindheit
to be in one's early thirties/forties etc —
it's too early to say/to say whether... — es ist noch zu früh, um etwas zu sagen/um zu sagen, ob...
it is too early to know what his motives are —
it's too early for a final decision — es ist zu früh, um eine endgültige Entscheidung zu fällen
only her voice has changed from those early days — nur ihre Stimme ist anders als damals zu Anfang
it's early days (yet) (esp Brit) — wir/sie etc sind noch im Anfangsstadium
2) (= before expected time) flowers früh blühend; cabbage, peas etc, crop früh; death vorzeitig; marriage früh; menopause verfrüht3) (from historical perspective) settlers, man frühgeschichtlichthe early church —
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at an early date — baldat the earliest possible moment — so bald wie irgend möglich
See:* * *A adv1. früh, (früh)zeitig;early in the day (year) früh am Tag (im Jahr);early in the morning früh am Morgen, am frühen Morgen, frühmorgens;early in life früh im Leben;early in May Anfang Mai;early in 1996 Anfang 1996;early last week Anfang letzter Woche;as early as May schon im Mai;as early as the times of Chaucer schon zu Chaucers Zeiten;early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise (Sprichwort) Morgenstunde hat Gold im Munde; → afternoon A2. bald:as early as possible so bald wie möglich3. am Anfang:a) schon früh(zeitig),b) bald;early on in anfangs (gen)4. a) zu früh:b) früher:B adj1. früh, (früh)zeitig:be an early riser auch früh aufstehen;keep early hours früh aufstehen und früh zu Bett gehen;at this early stage schon jetzt;the early summer der Frühsommer;at an early hour zu früher Stunde;it is still early days es ist noch zu früh am Tage;in the early eighties (am) Anfang der Achtzigerjahre;he’s in his early forties er ist Anfang der Vierziger2. a) vorzeitig, früh:his early release seine vorzeitige Entlassung;early school leaver Schulabbrecher(in)b) vorgezogen (Wahl)3. zu früh:you are early today du bist heute (etwas) zu früh (daran);he was born two months early er kam zwei Monate zu früh auf die Welt4. früh, Jugend…:in his early days in seiner Jugend5. früh (reifend):early fruit Frühobst n6. anfänglich, Früh…, früh, erst(er, e, es):early Christian frühchristlich;the early Christians die ersten Christen, die Frühchristen;early history Frühgeschichte f, frühe Geschichte;7. baldig (Antwort etc)* * *1. adjectiveI am a bit early — ich bin etwas zu früh gekommen od. (ugs.) dran
early riser — Frühaufsteher, der/-aufsteherin, die
in the early afternoon/evening — am frühen Nachmittag/Abend
at/from an early age — in jungen Jahren/von klein auf
2. adverbat an early stage, in its early stages — im Frühstadium
as early as tomorrow — schon od. bereits morgen
earlier on this week/year — früher in der Woche/im Jahr
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1. adverb1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) en los inicios, al principio; pronto; temprano2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) temprano
2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) temprano2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) antiguo; los primeros; primitivo3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) temprano4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) pronto•- early bird
early adj adv temprano / prontodo you usually get up early? ¿sueles levantarte temprano?tr['ɜːlɪ]1 (before expected) temprano,-a, pronto2 (initial) primero,-a■ what are your earliest memories? ¿cuáles son tus primeros recuerdos?1 (before expected) temprano, pronto; (soon) pronto2 (near beginning) temprano■ early in the morning a primera hora de la mañana, por la mañana temprano3 (in good time) con tiempo, con anticipación\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat the earliest como muy prontoearlier on antesit's still early days aún es prontoat your earliest convenience con la mayor brevedadthe early bird catches the worm a quien madruga Dios le ayudato have an early night acostarse prontoto make an early start salir tempranoearly bird / early riser madrugador,-raearly man el hombre nombre masculino primitivoearly retirement jubilación nombre femenino anticipadaearly warning system sistema de alerta rojathe early hours / the early morning la madrugadahe arrived early: llegó tempranoas early as possible: lo más pronto posible, cuanto antesten minutes early: diez minutos de adelantothe early stages: las primeras etapasin early May: a principios de mayoearly man: el hombre primitivoearly painting: la pintura antiguahe was early: llegó tempranoearly fruit: frutas tempranerasan early death: una muerte prematuraadj.• adelantado, -a adj.• primero, -a adj.• primitivo, -a adj.• pronto, -a adj.• tempranero, -a adj.• temprano, -a adj.adv.• al principio adv.• temprano adv.
I 'ɜːrli, 'ɜːliadjective -lier, -liest1) ( before expected time) <arrival/elections> anticipadoto be early — \<\<person\>\> llegar* temprano; \<\<baby\>\> adelantarse
the bus was early — el autobús pasó (or salió etc) antes de la hora
2)a) ( before normal time)to have an early night/lunch — acostarse*/comer temprano
early retirement — jubilación f anticipada
b) <crop/variety> temprano, tempranero3) ( far back in time)in the early hours of the morning — en las primeras horas de la mañana, de madrugada
in early June — a principios or a comienzos de junio
from an early age — desde pequeño, desde temprana edad (liter)
5) ( in near future) prontoat the earliest possible moment — lo antes or lo más pronto posible
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adverb -lier, -liest1) ( before expected time) temprano2) ( before usual time) temprano, pronto (Esp)3) ( long ago)it was known as early as 200 BC — ya se sabía en el año 200 A.C
early in the morning/afternoon — por la mañana/tarde temprano
early in the week/year — a principios de semana/año
5) ( soon) pronto['ɜːlɪ] (compar earlier) (superl earliest)they won't be here till nine at the earliest — por temprano que lleguen no estarán aquí antes de las nueve
1. ADJ1) (=before appointed time)•
to be early — llegar temprano or prontoyou're early! — ¡llegas temprano or pronto!
I was half an hour early for the meeting — llegué a la reunión con media hora de adelanto, llegué a la reunión media hora antes de que empezase
2) (=before usual time) [death, menopause] prematuro, temprano•
to have an early lunch — almorzar temprano, comer temprano•
it was an early summer — el verano se había adelantado, el verano había llegado pronto3) (=soon) pronto•
at your earliest convenience — (Comm) con la mayor brevedad posible4) (=towards beginning)a) (of morning)•
we need two seats on an early flight — necesitamos dos plazas en un vuelo que salga por la mañana temprano or un vuelo a primera hora de la mañana•
to get up at an early hour — levantarse temprano, levantarse de madrugada•
it was early in the morning — era muy de mañana, era muy tempranob) [period, process]the early days/months/years of sth — los primeros días/meses/años de algo
in the early 60s/70s — a principios de los 60/70
she's in her early forties/seventies — tiene poco más de cuarenta/setenta años, tiene cuarenta/setenta y pocos (años)
in early January/March — a principios de enero/marzo
it's still early — (in process) es pronto todavía
from an early age — desde pequeño, desde una edad temprana frm
it flowers from early spring to early autumn — florece desde principios de la primavera a principios del otoño
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the disease is hard to detect in its early stages — es difícil detectar la enfermedad en sus fases inicialesit's early days yet —
we may have to modify the plans, but it's early days yet — (esp Brit) quizás tengamos que modificar los planes, pero aún es pronto para saberlo
5) (=first) [man, Church] primitivo; [settlers, pioneers, Christians] primer6) (Hort) [fruit, vegetable, crop] temprano2. ADV1) (=ahead of time) [arrive, leave, get up, go to bed] temprano, prontohe arrived ten minutes early — llegó diez minutos antes de la hora, llegó con diez minutos de anticipación
- early to bed, early to risebright 2.2) (=soon) prontoas early as possible — lo más pronto posible, cuanto antes
3) (=towards beginning of sth)a) (in morning) tempranoyou get up too early — te levantas demasiado temprano, madrugas demasiado
b) (in period, process)•
early in sth, early in the afternoon — a primera hora de la tarde•
early last century — a principios del siglo pasado•
early next year — a principios del año que viene•
early on in his career — en los primeros años de su carreraearlier on — anteriormente, antes
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early this month — a principios de (este) mes3.CPDearly bird * N — madrugador(a) m / f
early closing N — (also: early-closing day) (Brit) día en que muchas tiendas solo abren por la mañana
early riser N — madrugador(a) m / f
early warning radar system N — sistema m de radar de alerta temprana
early warning system N — sistema m de alarma temprana or precoz, sistema m de alerta temprana or precoz
pain acts as the body's early warning system — el dolor actúa como un sistema de alarma or alerta precoz
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I ['ɜːrli, 'ɜːli]adjective -lier, -liest1) ( before expected time) <arrival/elections> anticipadoto be early — \<\<person\>\> llegar* temprano; \<\<baby\>\> adelantarse
the bus was early — el autobús pasó (or salió etc) antes de la hora
2)a) ( before normal time)to have an early night/lunch — acostarse*/comer temprano
early retirement — jubilación f anticipada
b) <crop/variety> temprano, tempranero3) ( far back in time)in the early hours of the morning — en las primeras horas de la mañana, de madrugada
in early June — a principios or a comienzos de junio
from an early age — desde pequeño, desde temprana edad (liter)
5) ( in near future) prontoat the earliest possible moment — lo antes or lo más pronto posible
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adverb -lier, -liest1) ( before expected time) temprano2) ( before usual time) temprano, pronto (Esp)3) ( long ago)it was known as early as 200 BC — ya se sabía en el año 200 A.C
early in the morning/afternoon — por la mañana/tarde temprano
early in the week/year — a principios de semana/año
5) ( soon) pronto -
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1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) edad2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) época, edad3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) edad4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) años, siglos
2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) envejecer- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of age
age n edadat the age of 10 a la edad de 10 años / a los 10 añostr[eɪʤ]1 edad nombre femenino■ men in the 40 to 50 age group are most at risk los hombres de los 40 a 50 años corren el mayor riesgo1 envejecer1 envejecer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLof age mayor de edadto come of age llegar a la mayoría de edadto look one's age representar la edad que uno tieneunder age menor de edadage of consent edad nombre femenino núbilage n1) : edad ften years of age: diez años de edadto be of age: ser mayor de edad2) period: era f, siglo m, época f3)old age : vejez f4) ages npl: siglos mpl, eternidad fn.• edad s.f.• era s.f.• siglo s.m.• tiempo s.m.• vejez s.f.• época s.f.v.• añejar v.• envejecer v.eɪdʒ
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1) c u (of person, animal, thing) edad fwhat age was she when she died? — ¿qué edad or cuántos años tenía cuando murió?
at the age of 17 — a la edad de or a los 17 años
from an early age — desde pequeño, desde temprana edad (liter)
when you're my age — cuando tengas mi edad or mis años
to act one's age: it's time he acted his age ya es hora de que siente cabeza or de que empiece a actuar con madurez; (before n) age discrimination discriminación f por razones de edad; age group grupo m etario (frml); the 12 to 15 age group el grupo de edades comprendidas entre los 12 y los 15 años; age limit — límite m de edad
2) u ( maturity)to be of/under age — ser* mayor/menor de edad
to come of age — llegar* a la mayoría de edad
3) ca) (epoch, period) era fdown o through the ages — a través de los tiempos
b) ( long time) (colloq)I've been waiting ages o an age — llevo siglos or un siglo esperando (fam)
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(pres p aging or ageing; past p aged eɪdʒd) intransitive verb \<\<person\>\> envejecer*; \<\<cheese\>\> madurar
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vt \<\<person\>\> hacer* envejecer, avejentar; \<\<wine\>\> añejar, criar*[eɪdʒ]1. N1) [of person, animal, building] edad fwhat age is she? — ¿qué edad tiene?, ¿cuántos años tiene?
I have a daughter your age or the same age as you — tengo una hija de tu edad or de tu misma edad
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act your age! — ¡compórtate de acuerdo con tu edad!, ¡no seas niño!•
people of all ages — gente de todas las edades•
at my age — a mi edadat the age of 11 — a los 11 años, a la edad de 11 años
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from an early age — desde muy pequeño•
to feel one's age — sentirse viejo•
she looks/doesn't look her age — aparenta/no aparenta la edad que tiene•
60 is no age at all — 60 años no son nada•
he is five years of age — tiene cinco años (de edad)2) (=adulthood)•
to be of age — ser mayor de edad•
to come of age — (lit, fig) llegar a or alcanzar la mayoría de edad•
to be under age — ser menor de edad3) (=old age)•
age is beginning to tell on him — los años empiezan a pesar sobre él•
wine improves with age — el vino mejora con el paso del tiempo4) (=era) era fenlightenment, nuclear, reason 1., 3)the age we live in — los tiempos que vivimos, los tiempos que corren
5) * (=long time)we waited an age or for ages — esperamos una eternidad
it's ages or an age since I saw him — hace siglos or un siglo que no lo veo
you took ages — has tardado una eternidad or un siglo
2.VT [+ person] envejecer; [+ wine] envejecer, criar, añejar3.VI [person] envejecer; [wine] madurar, añejarseshe seems to have aged ten years in the last month — parece haber envejecido diez años en el último mes
she has aged well — se conserva bien para la edad que tiene, le sientan bien los años
4.CPDage bracket N — grupo m de edad, grupo m etario more frm
age difference N — diferencia f de edad
age discrimination N — discriminación f por razón de edad
age gap N — diferencia f de edad
the 40 to 50 age group — el grupo que comprende los de 40 a 50 años, el grupo de edad de 40 a 50
age of consent N — edad f de consentimiento sexual
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to be under the age of consent — no tener la edad de consentimiento sexual•
to be over the age of consent — tener la edad de consentimiento sexual* * *[eɪdʒ]
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1) c u (of person, animal, thing) edad fwhat age was she when she died? — ¿qué edad or cuántos años tenía cuando murió?
at the age of 17 — a la edad de or a los 17 años
from an early age — desde pequeño, desde temprana edad (liter)
when you're my age — cuando tengas mi edad or mis años
to act one's age: it's time he acted his age ya es hora de que siente cabeza or de que empiece a actuar con madurez; (before n) age discrimination discriminación f por razones de edad; age group grupo m etario (frml); the 12 to 15 age group el grupo de edades comprendidas entre los 12 y los 15 años; age limit — límite m de edad
2) u ( maturity)to be of/under age — ser* mayor/menor de edad
to come of age — llegar* a la mayoría de edad
3) ca) (epoch, period) era fdown o through the ages — a través de los tiempos
b) ( long time) (colloq)I've been waiting ages o an age — llevo siglos or un siglo esperando (fam)
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1.
(pres p aging or ageing; past p aged [eɪdʒd]) intransitive verb \<\<person\>\> envejecer*; \<\<cheese\>\> madurar
2.
vt \<\<person\>\> hacer* envejecer, avejentar; \<\<wine\>\> añejar, criar* -
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1) ( in the day) früh;she usually has an \early breakfast sie frühstückt meistens zeitig;\early edition Morgenausgabe f;the \early hours die frühen Morgenstunden;in the \early morning am frühen Morgen;\early morning call Weckruf m;\early riser Frühaufsteher(in) m(f)2) ( of a period) früh, Früh-;she is in her \early thirties sie ist Anfang dreißig;in the \early afternoon am frühen Nachmittag;at an \early age in jungen Jahren;from an \early age von klein auf;in the \early 15th century Anfang [o zu Beginn] des 15. Jahrhunderts;\early education Früherziehung f, Vorschulerziehung f;to score an \early goal ein frühes Tor erzielen;\early potatoes Frühkartoffeln fpl;\early returns erste Wahlergebnisse;\early Romantic Frühromantiker(in) m(f);\early stage Anfangsstadium nt, Frühstadium f\early payment appreciated um baldige Zahlung wird gebeten4) ( ahead of expected time) vorzeitig;( comparatively early) [früh]zeitig;I took an \early train home from work today ich habe heute nach der Arbeit einen früheren Zug genommen;you are \early du bist früh dran ( fam)to have an \early dinner/ lunch früh zu Abend/Mittag essen;to have an \early night früh schlafen [o zu Bett] gehen;\early parole vorzeitige [Haft]entlassung;\early retirement vorzeitiger [o vorgezogener] Ruhestand;to take \early retirement vorzeitig in den Ruhestand gehenthe \early Christians die ersten Christen;the E\early Church die Urkirche;1) ( in the day) früh, zeitig;2) ( in good time) vorzeitig;to arrive \early zeitig eintreffen3) ( ahead of expected time) vorzeitig;( prematurely) zu früh;( comparatively early) [früh]zeitig;the plane landed 20 minutes \early das Flugzeug landete 20 Minuten früher [als geplant];to die \early früh sterben4) ( of a period) früh;I'll call you \early next Monday/ tomorrow ich rufe dich Montag/morgen Vormittag an;\early [on] in life früh im Leben;\early in the week Anfang der Woche;\early in October Anfang Oktober;\early next week Anfang nächster Woche -
7 early ***** ear·ly
['ɜːlɪ] - ier comp - iest superl1. advpresto, (ahead of time) in anticipoearly in the morning/afternoon — nelle prime ore del mattino/del pomeriggio
early in the spring/19th century — all'inizio della primavera/dell'Ottocento
2. adj(man) primitivo (-a), (Christians, settlers) primo (-a), (fruit, plant) precoce, (death) prematuro (-a), (reply) pronto (-a)an early general election — elezioni fpl generali anticipate
to be an early riser or an early bird — essere mattiniero (-a)
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8 ♦ age
♦ age /eɪdʒ/n.1 [cu] età; anni (pl.) ( di vita): age of retirement, età pensionabile; age gap, differenza di età; She's 30 years of age, ha trent'anni (di età); John is my age, John ha la mia stessa età; a man of middle age, un uomo di mezza età; at the age of 42, all'età di 42 anni; a 42 anni d'età; at an early age, in giovane età; age range, fascia d'età; age limit, limite d'età; in our old age, da vecchi; quando saremo vecchi; ora che siamo vecchi; to feel one's age, sentire l'età (o il peso degli anni); under age (pred.), under-age (agg.), minorenne; What age are you?, quanti anni hai?; che età hai?2 età; epoca; periodo; evo; era: the Stone Age, l'età della pietra; the Victorian Age, il periodo vittoriano; our age, il nostro tempo; la nostra epoca; through the ages, attraverso i secoli4 (al pl.) (fam.) secoli; un secolo; un sacco di tempo; un'eternità: DIALOGO → - Hearing from an old friend- I haven't heard from you in ages, sono secoli che non ti sento; It went on for ages, è durato un'eternità; ages ago, un secolo fa; DIALOGO → - Coursework- I thought we had ages to do the essay, pensavo di avere un sacco di tempo per fare il tema● (stat.) age bracket, fascia d'età □ (demogr.) age distribution, distribuzione per età □ age group, gruppo di coetanei; classe; (stat.) gruppo d'età □ (metall.) age hardening, aumento di durezza causato dall'invecchiamento □ age-long, che esiste (o che dura) da molto tempo; lungo; antico □ (leg.) age of consent, età a cui si può consentire legalmente a rapporti sessuali □ age of discretion, l'età della ragione □ age-old, vecchissimo; secolare; ( di problema, ecc.) annoso □ age-related, legato all'età; dovuto all'età □ (leg.) to be of age, essere maggiorenne □ to be of an age, essere coetanei; avere la stessa età □ to be of an age to do st., avere l'età per fare qc. □ to be over-age, avere superato i limiti d'età □ (leg.) to come of age, diventare maggiorenne □ (leg.) full age, maggiore età □ the golden age, (mitol.) l'età dell'oro; (fig.) periodo aureo ( di un paese, ecc.) □ to look one's age, dimostrare la propria età □ (fam.) ripe old age, veneranda età □ (scherz.) Age before beauty!, prima i più vecchi! ( invito ironico a passare per primi) □ (fam.) Be (o Act) your age!, non fare il bambino!(to) age /eɪdʒ/A v. i.B v. t.1 invecchiare; far sembrare più vecchio2 far invecchiare; far stagionare -
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eɪdʒ
1. сущ.
1) возраст to live to (reach) an age ≈ дожить до определенного возраста people of all ages ≈ люди всех возрастов the voting age is 18 ≈ участие в голосовании принимают лица, достигшие 18 лет a boy 10 years of age ≈ десятилетний мальчик to be one's age ≈ вести себя соответственно возрасту to act one's age ≈ вести себя соответственно возрасту advanced age age group age of discretion age of stand age of teething awkward age early age legal age middle age old age retirement age retiring age ripe old age tender age venerable age young age at an early age at a very young age Syn: lifetime
2) совершеннолетие to be of age ≈ быть совершеннолетним to be under age ≈ быть несовершеннолетним to come of age ≈ достичь совершеннолетия Syn: majority
2)
3) старость extreme old age ≈ глубокая старость the infirmities of age ≈ старческие немощи Syn: oldness, senility
4) поколение Syn: generation
5) век;
период, эпоха( ист.;
геол.) to usher in an age ≈ возвещать о приходе какой-л. эпохи to usher in the computer age ≈ возвещать о наступлении компьютерной эры entering the atomic age ≈ вступление в атомный век golden age, heroic age ≈ золотой век the age of Pericles ≈ век Перикла Middle Ages Dark ages Bronze age Iron age nuclear age Stone age Ice Age Syn: period
6) обыкн. мн.;
разг. долгий срок through the ages ≈ сквозь века We've not seen you both for ages. ≈ Мы вас обоих не видели целую вечность. haven't seen him in ages ≈ не видел его годами ∙ to bear one's age well ≈ хорошо выглядеть для своего возраста;
казаться моложе своих лет
2. гл.
1) стареть, стариться Syn: mature
2) вызревать letting cheese age ≈ позволить сыру вызреть
3) перех. старить An Arctic night and an Arctic day age a man more rapidly and harshly than a year anywhere else. ≈ Арктическая ночь и арктический день старят человека быстрее и резче, чем год в каком-либо другом месте. Syn: make old, make look old
4) перех. выдерживать;
подвергать старению
5) определять возраст (особенно в науке) The forester is able to age trees by studying the growth rings or annuli. ≈ Лесничий способен определить возраст дерева, изучая рост годовых колец.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) тренироватьage 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 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)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~ 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 совершеннолетияmiddle ~ 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 летcall-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 совершеннолетияfull ~ совершеннолетиеfull 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 летage век;
период, эпоха (тж. геол.) ;
the Middle Ages средние века;
Ice Age ледниковый период~ старость;
the infirmities of age старческие немощиmarriageable ~ брачный возрастmarrying ~ брачный возрастmiddle ~ 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 векаage 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 векаminimum ~ минимальный возраст minimum ~ минимальный срок службыof ~ совершеннолетнийpension ~ пенсионный возрастpensionable ~ пенсионный возраст pensionable: pensionable дающий право на пенсию;
pensionable age пенсионный возрастretirement ~ возраст выхода на пенсию retirement ~ пенсионный возраст retirement: ~ age пенсионный возрастretiring ~ пенсионный возраст~ возраст;
age of discretion возраст, с которого человек считается ответственным за свои поступки (14 лет) ;
awkward age переходный возраст;
tender age ранний возрастmiddle ~ 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 насажденияunder ~ несовершеннолетний under: ~ age не достигший определенного возраста;
несовершеннолетний;
to sell under cost продавать ниже стоимости -
10 early
I ['əːlɪ] adjEarly for breakfast. — Завтракать еще рано.
It is early for bed. — Еще не время ложиться спать.
We were early for the game. — Мы пришли задолго до начала игры.
It is too early for him to leave. — Ему еще рано уезжать.
He was early to leave his ABC. — Он рано научился читать.
You are early. — Вы рано пришли
- early morning- early spring
- early train
- early vegetables
- at an early hour - keep early house
- it is early to do smth
- it was still early II ['əːlɪ] adv- do smth earlyShops close (open) early. — Магазины закрываются (открываются) рано.
- get up earlyUSAGE:Наречия и наречные обороты относительного времени, такие, как early, beforehand, instantly, in time, on time, in a moment, late стоят в конце предложения: she got up very late она очень поздно встала; he will go there without telling anybody beforehand он туда поедет, никого заранее не предупредив об этом; I didn't ring you up because I came home late я не позвонил тебе, так как пришел домой поздно -
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[eɪdʒ]n1) возраст, года́- man of my age- at an early age
- at an old age
- at an advanced age
- at a middle age
- at the age of five
- be of the same age
- be under age
- be of age
- come of age
- look young for one's age2) век, эпоха- golden ageI haven't seen you for ages. — Я не видел вас целую вечность.
- Stone Age
- Middle Ages
- Dark Ages
- Bronze Age- Ice Age- Iron Age- nuclear age
- late Stone Age culture
- age of chemistry
- survivor from the Stone Age
- for ages
- in the nuclear age
- usher in an age
- usher in the computer age•USAGE:Сочетание at the age of в предложении может быть только обстоятельством времени, а не частью сказуемого, поэтому русское словосочетание "он начал читать в пятилетнем возрасте/он начал читать, когда ему было пять лет" соответствует английскому he began to read at the age of five или he began to read when he was five, но нельзя сказать began to read when he was at the age of five -
12 early retirement
HRretirement from work before the statutory retirement age or before the normal retirement age set by an employer. Early retirement may be taken because of poor health or at the request of the employee or employer. An employer may offer opportunities for early retirement on advantageous financial terms as a way of reducing staff numbers without layoffs. -
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s 1.dob, godine života, starost 2.stoljeće, vijek, razdoblje, period 3.odrasla dob, punoljetnost, zrelost 4.ljudski vijek, naraštaj, pokoljenje / what is his #? = koliko mu je godina?; moon's # = vrijeme koje protekne od mlađaka do uštapa; full # = punoljetnost, zrelost; to come of # = postati punoljetan; what # do you give me? = što mislite koliko mi je godina?; hi is my # = on je mojih godina; the infirmities of # = staračke bolesti; I haven't seen you for #s = nisam te vidio već čitavu vječnost; # of discretion = doba umne zrelosti; to be over # = biti prestar to be under # = biti maloljetan; tender # = djetinjstvo, dječje godine; at en early # = rano; down the #s = kroz vjekove; from # to # = s koljena na koljeno; # group = osobe istih godina* * *
dob
doba
dugi rok
dugo vrijeme
era
godine
godine života
starost
godište
odležati
period
pokoljenje
postarati se
razdoblje
uzrast
vijek
vjeÄnost
stariti
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14 Ferranti, Sebastian Ziani de
[br]b. 9 April 1864 Liverpool, Englandd. 13 January 1930 Zurich, Switzerland[br]English manufacturing engineer and inventor, a pioneer and early advocate of high-voltage alternating-current electric-power systems.[br]Ferranti, who had taken an interest in electrical and mechanical devices from an early age, was educated at St Augustine's College in Ramsgate and for a short time attended evening classes at University College, London. Rather than pursue an academic career, Ferranti, who had intense practical interests, found employment in 1881 with the Siemens Company (see Werner von Siemens) in their experimental department. There he had the opportunity to superintend the installation of electric-lighting plants in various parts of the country. Becoming acquainted with Alfred Thomson, an engineer, Ferranti entered into a short-lived partnership with him to manufacture the Ferranti alternator. This generator, with a unique zig-zag armature, had an efficiency exceeding that of all its rivals. Finding that Sir William Thomson had invented a similar machine, Ferranti formed a company with him to combine the inventions and produce the Ferranti- Thomson machine. For this the Hammond Electric Light and Power Company obtained the sole selling rights.In 1885 the Grosvenor Gallery Electricity Supply Corporation was having serious problems with its Gaulard and Gibbs series distribution system. Ferranti, when consulted, reviewed the design and recommended transformers connected across constant-potential mains. In the following year, at the age of 22, he was appointed Engineer to the company and introduced the pattern of electricity supply that was eventually adopted universally. Ambitious plans by Ferranti for London envisaged the location of a generating station of unprecedented size at Deptford, about eight miles (13 km) from the city, a departure from the previous practice of placing stations within the area to be supplied. For this venture the London Electricity Supply Corporation was formed. Ferranti's bold decision to bring the supply from Deptford at the hitherto unheard-of pressure of 10,000 volts required him to design suitable cables, transformers and generators. Ferranti planned generators with 10,000 hp (7,460 kW)engines, but these were abandoned at an advanced stage of construction. Financial difficulties were caused in part when a Board of Trade enquiry in 1889 reduced the area that the company was able to supply. In spite of this adverse situation the enterprise continued on a reduced scale. Leaving the London Electricity Supply Corporation in 1892, Ferranti again started his own business, manufacturing electrical plant. He conceived the use of wax-impregnated paper-insulated cables for high voltages, which formed a landmark in the history of cable development. This method of flexible-cable manufacture was used almost exclusively until synthetic materials became available. In 1892 Ferranti obtained a patent which set out the advantages to be gained by adopting sector-shaped conductors in multi-core cables. This was to be fundamental to the future design and development of such cables.A total of 176 patents were taken out by S.Z. de Ferranti. His varied and numerous inventions included a successful mercury-motor energy meter and improvements to textile-yarn produc-tion. A transmission-line phenomenon where the open-circuit voltage at the receiving end of a long line is greater than the sending voltage was named the Ferranti Effect after him.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsFRS 1927. President, Institution of Electrical Engineers 1910 and 1911. Institution of Electrical Engineers Faraday Medal 1924.Bibliography18 July 1882, British patent no. 3,419 (Ferranti's first alternator).13 December 1892, British patent no. 22,923 (shaped conductors of multi-core cables). 1929, "Electricity in the service of man", Journal of the Institution of Electrical Engineers 67: 125–30.Further ReadingG.Z.de Ferranti and R. Ince, 1934, The Life and Letters of Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti, London.A.Ridding, 1964, S.Z.de Ferranti. Pioneer of Electric Power, London: Science Museum and HMSO (a concise biography).R.H.Parsons, 1939, Early Days of the Power Station Industry, Cambridge, pp. 21–41.GWBiographical history of technology > Ferranti, Sebastian Ziani de
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15 Mees, Charles Edward Kenneth
SUBJECT AREA: Photography, film and optics[br]b. 1882 Wellingborough, Englandd. 1960 USA[br]Anglo-American photographic scientist and Director of Research at the Kodak Research Laboratory.[br]The son of a Wesleyan minister, Mees was interested in chemistry from an early age and studied at St Dunstan's College in Catford, where he met Samuel E.Sheppard, with whom he went on to University College London in 1900. They worked together on a thesis for BSc degrees in 1903, developing the work begun by Hurter and Driffield on photographic sensitometry. This and other research papers were published in 1907 in the book Investigations on the Theory of the Photographic Process, which became a standard reference work. After obtaining a doctorate in 1906, Mees joined the firm of Wratten \& Wainwright (see F.C.L.Wratten), manufacturers of dry plates in Croydon; he started work on 1 April 1906, first tackling the problem of manufacturing colour-sensitive emulsions and enabling the company to market the first fully panchromatic plates from the end of that year.During the next few years Mees ran the commercial operation of the company as Managing Director and carried out research into new products, including filters for use with the new emulsions. In January 1912 he was visited by George Eastman, the American photographic manufacturer, who asked him to go to Rochester, New York, and set up a photographic research laboratory in the Kodak factory there. Wratten was prepared to release Mees on condition that Eastman bought the company; thus, Wratten and Wainwright became part of Kodak Ltd, and Mees left for America. He supervised the construction of a building in the heart of Kodak Park, and the building was fully equipped not only as a research laboratory, but also with facilities for coating and packing sensitized materials. It also had the most comprehensive library of photographic books in the world. Work at the laboratory started at the beginning of 1913, with a staff of twenty recruited from America and England, including Mees's collaborator of earlier years, Sheppard. Under Mees's direction there flowed from the Kodak research Laboratory a constant stream of discoveries, many of them leading to new products. Among these were the 16 mm amateur film-making system launched in 1923; the first amateur colour-movie system, Kodacolor, in 1928; and 8 mm home movies, in 1932. His support for the young experimenters Mannes and Godowsky, who were working on colour photography, led to their joining the Research Laboratory and to the introduction of the first multi-layer colour film, Kodachrome, in 1935. Eastman had agreed from the beginning that as much of the laboratory's work as possible should be published, and Mees himself wrote prolifically, publishing over 200 articles and ten books. While he made significant contributions to the understanding of the photographic process, particularly through his early research, it is his creation and organization of the Kodak Research Laboratory that is his lasting memorial. His interests were many and varied, including Egyptology, astronomy, marine biology and history. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsFRS.Bibliography1961, From Dry Plates to Ektachrome Film, New York (partly autobiographical).BCBiographical history of technology > Mees, Charles Edward Kenneth
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16 Cobbett, William
SUBJECT AREA: Agricultural and food technology[br]b. 9 March 1762 Farnham, Surrey, Englandd. 17 June 1835 Guildford, Surrey, England[br]English political writer and activist; writer on rural affairs, with a particular concern for the conditions of the agricultural worker; a keen experimental farmer who claimed responsibility for the import of Indian maize to Britain.[br]The son of a smallholder farmer and self-taught surveyor, William Cobbett was brought up to farm work from an early age. In 1783 he took employment as an attorney's clerk in London, but not finding this to his liking he travelled to Chatham with the intention of joining the Navy. A mistake in "taking the King's shilling" found him in an infantry regiment. After a year's training he was sent out to Nova Scotia and quickly gained the rank of sergeant major. On leaving the Army he brought corruption charges against three officers in his regiment, but did not press with the prosecution. England was not to his taste, and he returned to North America with his wife.In America Cobbett taught English to the growing French community displaced by the French Revolution. He found American criticism of Britain ill-balanced and in 1796 began to publish a daily newspaper under the title Porcupine's Gazetteer, in which he wrote editorials in defence of Britain. His writings won him little support from the Americans. However, on returning to London in 1800 he was offered, but turned down, the management of a Government newspaper. Instead he began to produce a daily paper called the Porcupine, which was superseded in 1802 by Cobbett's Political Register, this publication continued on a weekly basis until after his death. In 1803 he also began the Parliamentary Debates, which later merged into Hansard, the official report of parliamentary proceedings.In 1805 Cobbett took a house and 300-acre (120-hectare) farm in Hampshire, from which he continued to write, but at the same time followed the pursuits he most enjoyed. In 1809 his criticism of the punishment given to mutineers in the militia at Ely resulted in his own imprisonment. On his release in 1812 he decided that the only way to remain an independent publisher was to move back to the USA. He bought a farm at Hampstead, Long Island, New York, and published A Year's Residence in America, which contains, amongst other things, an interesting account of a farmer's year.Returning to Britain in the easier political climate of the 1820s, Cobbett bought a small seed farm in Kensington, then outside London. From there he made a number of journeys around the country, publishing accounts of them in his famous Rural Rides. His experiments and advice on the sowing and cultivation of crops, particularly turnips and swedes, and on forestry, were an important mechanism for the spread of ideas within the UK. He also claimed that he was the first to introduce the acacia and Indian maize to Britain. Much of his writing expresses a concern for the rural poor and he was firmly convinced that only parliamentary reform would achieve the changes needed. His political work and writing led to his election as Member of Parlaiment for Oldham in the 1835 election, which followed the Reform Act of 1832. However, by this time his energy was failing rapidly and he died peacefully at Normandy Farm, near Guildford, at the age of 73.[br]BibliographyCobbett's Observations on Priestley's Emigration, published in 1794, was the first of his pro-British tracts written in America. On the basis of his stay in that country he wrote A Year's Residence in America. His books on agricultural practice included Woodlands (1825) and Treatise on Cobbett's Corn (1828). Dealing with more social problems he wrote an English Grammar for the use of Apprentices, Plough Boys, Soldiers and Sailors in 1818, and Cottage Economy in 1821.Further ReadingAlbert Pell, 1902, article in Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England 63:1–26 (describes the life and writings of William Cobbett).James Sambrook, 1973, William Cobbett, London: Routledge (a more detailed study).AP -
17 Vieira, Álvaro Siza
(1933-)Architect of world renown, designer of many public buildings, including the Portuguese Pavilion at Lisbon's Expo '98, Portugal's end-of-the-century world's fair. Born in Matosinhos, near Oporto, from an early age Siza was fascinated with the art of drawing, a lifetime's vocation. Trained as an architect at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Oporto, Siza began to win commissions for various public places, including opportunities to design parks, churches, swimming pools, and residences of various kinds. Following early work in sculpture and watercolor, he devoted his professional efforts solely to creating a new architecture, under the influence of Oporto instructors as well as foreign architects, including the work of the revolutionary Le Corbusier of France. Among his more emblematic, minimalist works is the Church of Marco de Canavezes. The recipient of the most sought-after architectural prizes from various countries, and the architect of Expo '98's impressive Portuguese Pavilion, Siza's greatest professional honor to date is the equivalent of a Nobel Prize in architecture, the coveted Pritzker Prize, from the Hyatt Foundation, in Chicago. -
18 Ronaldo, Cristiano
(Dos Santos Aveiro)(1985-)Portuguese soccer player ranked as one of top professional players in the world. Born in Funchal, Madeira, in 1985, Ronaldo trained from the early age of eight with amateur Youth Clubs. In 2001, he joined one of the top professional futebol clubs of Portugal, Sporting CP, and in 2002, he was signed by the legendary British professional team, Manchester United. His salary was 12.24 million pounds sterling, a world record for a player of his youth. Although he preferred to wear the number "28," his Sporting CP number, his coach insisted that Ronaldo wear the legendary "7," the number of top British players who preceded him on the team, including George Best and David Beckham. Greatly in demand, Ronaldo was approached by Real Madrid, based in Spain, which tried several times in vain, using enormous salary pledges, to lure him from Manchester United. In 2007, Ronaldo was signed to a new contract for an immense sum and became the highest paid pro team player in history.Extremely popular but also controversial, this Portuguese player won many awards and scored many goals in many tournaments, all the while accumulating some criticism about rough play and "diving," faking falls in front of umpires to get the other team penalized so that his team could take penalty shots. Some authorities rank Ronaldo as the best soccer player in soccer history, although such a claim is debatable. Still, for Portuguese soccer and for Portugal's place in world soccer, having a player with Ronaldo's talent and accomplishments at such a young age, is a rare phenomenon. -
19 drill
drill [drɪl]1 noun(a) (manual) porte-foret m; (electric) perceuse f; (of dentist) fraise f (de dentiste), roulette f; Petroleum industry (for oil well) trépan m; (pneumatic) marteau m piqueur; Mining perforatrice f∎ drill (bit) foret m, mèche f∎ School verb drill exercices mpl oraux sur les verbes;∎ Military firing drill instruction f du tir;∎ British familiar figurative I know the drill je sais ce qu'il faut faire□, je connais la marche à suivre□ ;∎ British familiar what's the drill? (what do you want me to do?) qu'est-ce qu'il y a à faire?; (for working the photocopier etc) comment on fait?∎ Petroleum industry to drill an oil well forer un puits de pétrole∎ I drilled him in what to say je lui ai fait la leçon sur ce qu'il fallait dire;∎ the troops are well drilled les troupes sont bien entraînées;∎ to drill good manners into sb apprendre les bonnes manières à qn;∎ it was drilled into them from an early age not to accept lifts from strangers depuis leur plus jeune âge, on leur avait enfoncé dans la tête qu'il ne fallait pas accepter de monter en voiture avec des inconnus;∎ School to drill pupils in French verbs faire faire aux élèves des exercices oraux sur les verbes français∎ he drilled the ball into the back of the net il envoya la balle droit au fond du filet□∎ they are drilling for oil ils forent ou effectuent des forages pour trouver du pétrole►► Military drill sergeant sergent m instructeur -
20 Ferguson, Harry
SUBJECT AREA: Agricultural and food technology[br]b. 4 November 1884 County Down, Irelandd. 25 October 1960 England[br]Irish engineer who developed a tractor hydraulic system for cultivation equipment, and thereby revolutionized tractor design.[br]Ferguson's father was a small farmer who expected his son to help on the farm from an early age. As a result he received little formal education, and on leaving school joined his brother in a backstreet workshop in Belfast repairing motor bikes. By the age of 19 he had built his own bike and began hill-climbing competitions and racing. His successes in these ventures gained useful publicity for the workshop. In 1907 he built his own car and entered it into competitions, and in 1909 became the first person in Britain to build and fly a machine that was heavier than air.On the outbreak of the First World War he was appointed by the Irish Department of Agriculture to supervise the operation and maintenance of all farm tractors. His experiences convinced him that even the Ford tractor and the implements available for it were inadequate for the task, and he began to experiment with his own plough designs. The formation of the Ferguson-Sherman Corporation resulted in the production of thousands of the ploughs he had designed for the Ford tractor, but in 1928 Ford discontinued production of tractors, and Ferguson returned to Ireland. He immediately began to design his own tractor. Six years of development led to the building of a prototype that weighed only 16 cwt (813kg). In 1936 David Brown of Huddersfield, Yorkshire, began production of these tractors for Ferguson, but the partnership was not wholly successful and was dissolved after three years. In 1939 Ferguson and Ford reached their famous "Handshake agreement", in which no formal contract was signed, and the mass production of the Ford Ferguson system tractors began that year. During the next nine years 300,000 tractors and a million implements were produced under this agreement. However, on the death of Henry Ford the company began production, under his son, of their own tractor. Ferguson returned to the UK and negotiated a deal with the Standard Motor Company of Coventry for the production of his tractor. At the same time he took legal action against Ford, which resulted in that company being forced to stop production and to pay damages amounting to US$9.5 million.Aware that his equipment would only operate when set up properly, Ferguson established a training school at Stoneleigh in Warwickshire which was to be a model for other manufacturers. In 1953, by amicable agreement, Ferguson amalgamated with the Massey Harris Company to form Massey Ferguson, and in so doing added harvesting machinery to the range of equipment produced. A year later he disposed of his shares in the new company and turned his attention again to the motor car. Although a number of experimental cars were produced, there were no long-lasting developments from this venture other than a four-wheel-drive system based on hydraulics; this was used by a number of manufacturers on occasional models. Ferguson's death heralded the end of these developments.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsHonorary DSc Queen's University, Belfast, 1948.Further ReadingC.Murray, 1972, Harry Ferguson, Inventor and Pioneer. John Murray.AP
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