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1 bowl
bowl [bəʊl]1 noun(a) (receptacle, contents) bol m; (larger) bassin m, cuvette f; (shallow) jatte f; (made of glass) coupe f; (for washing-up) cuvette f; (of beggar) sébile f;∎ a bowl of rice un bol de riz;∎ the cat drank a bowl of milk le chat a bu tout un bol de lait(b) (rounded part → of spoon) creux m; (→ of pipe) fourneau m; (→ of wine glass) coupe f; (→ of sink, toilet) cuvette f∎ I bowled 160 j'ai marqué 160 points;∎ to bowl the ball (in cricket) servir;∎ he bowled (out) the batsman il a mis le batteur hors jeu(a) Sport (play bowls) jouer aux boules; (play tenpin bowling) jouer au bowling; (in cricket) lancer (la balle);(b) (move quickly) filer, aller bon train;∎ the kids came bowling down the street les enfants descendaient la rue à toute allure;∎ the bus bowled along the country lanes l'autocar roulait à toute vitesse sur les petites routes de campagne∎ let's play (a game of) bowls! et si on jouait aux boules!►► bowl game = match de football américain, qui n'a pas lieu dans le cadre d'un championnat, qui oppose les meilleures équipes d'une régionfamiliar renverser□Sport (in cricket) mettre hors jeu(a) (knock down) renverser, faire tomber∎ I was bowled over by the news la nouvelle m'a abasourdi;∎ our success really bowled them over notre réussite les a renversés -
2 Les jeux et les sports
En anglais, tous les noms de jeux et de sports sont singuliers.Ils ne prennent pas d’article défini.le football= footballj’aime le football= I like footballles échecs= chessj’aime les échecs= I like chessles règles des échecs= the rules of chessjouer aux échecs= to play chesssavez-vous jouer aux échecs?= can you play chess?faire une partie d’échecs= to play a game of chessfaire un bridge= to have a game of bridgeCertains noms de jeux et de sports ont une forme de pluriel, mais ils se comportent tout de même comme des singuliers: billiards, bowls, checkers, darts, dominoes, draughts etc.les dominos sont un jeu facile= dominoes is easyle jeu de boules est pratiqué par les dames et les messieurs= bowls is played both by men and womenLes noms des joueursCertains noms de sportifs en anglais se forment en ajoutant -er au nom du sport.un footballeur= a footballerun golfeur= a golferun coureur de 100 mètres= a 100-metre runnerun coureur de haies= a hurdlerMais ceci n’est pas toujours possible. Par contre, pour les sports d’équipe, on peut toujours utiliser le mot player précédé du nom du sport.un joueur de football= a football playerun joueur de rugby= a rugby playerEn cas de doute, consulter l’article dans le dictionnaire.Pour les noms de personnes qui jouent à des jeux, on utilise la même construction avec player.un joueur d’échecs= a chess playerNoter que dans les exemples suivants chess peut être remplacé par presque tous les noms de sports et de jeux. En cas de doute, consulter l'article dans le dictionnaire.il joue très bien aux échecs= he’s very good at chess ou he’s a very good chess playerun champion d’échecs= a chess championle champion du monde d’échecs= the world chess championje ne joue pas aux échecs= I am not a chess player ou I don't play chessLes événementsune partie d’échecs= a game of chessjouer aux échecs avec qn= to play chess with sbjouer aux échecs contre qn= to play chess against sbgagner une partie d’échecs= to win a game of chessbattre qn aux échecs= to beat sb at chessperdre une partie d’échecs= to lose a game of chessjouer dans l’équipe d’Angleterre= to play for Englandgagner le championnat de Grande-Bretagne= to win the British championshipj’espère que l’Angleterre va gagner= I hope England winsDouai a perdu 2 à zéro= Douai lost 2 nilNantes 2-Lyon 0= Nantes two, Lyons nilil est arrivé quatrième= he came fourthDe avec les noms de jeux et de sports:un championnat d’échecs= a chess championshipun club d’échecs= a chess clubl’équipe d’Angleterre d’échecs= the English chess teamun fan d’échecs= a chess enthusiastL’anglais utilise la même construction dans des cas où le français a un mot différent, par ex.:un échiquier= a chess boardMais:les règles des échecs= the rules of chessune partie d’échecs= a game of chess (a chess game est possible, mais moins fréquent)En cas de doute, consulter l'article dans le dictionnaire.Activités sportivesLes jeux:faire du tennis/rugby= to play tennis/rugbyLes arts martiaux et disciplines:faire du judo/de la boxe/de la gymnastique= to do judo/boxing/gymnasticsLes activités de plein air:faire de l’équitation/de l’aviron/du jogging= to go riding/rowing/joggingLes jeux de cartesNoter que dans les exemples suivants clubs pourrait être remplacé par hearts, spades ou diamonds.le huit de trèfle= the eight of clubsl’as de trèfle= the ace of clubsjouer le huit de trèfle= to play the eight of clubsl’atout est trèfle= clubs are trumpsdemander du trèfle= to call clubsas-tu du trèfle?= do you have clubs? -
3 Polhem, Christopher
SUBJECT AREA: Mining and extraction technology[br]b. 18 December 1661 Tingstade, Gotland, Sweden d. 1751[br]Swedish engineer and inventor.[br]He was the eldest son of Wolf Christopher Polhamma, a merchant. The father died in 1669 and the son was sent by his stepfather to an uncle in Stockholm who found him a place in the Deutsche Rechenschule. After the death of his uncle, he was forced to find employment, which he did with the Biorenklou family near Uppsala where he eventually became a kind of estate bailiff. It was during this period that he started to work with a lathe, a forge and at carpentry, displaying great technical ability. He realized that without further education he had little chance of making anything of his life, and accordingly, in 1687, he registered at the University of Uppsala where he studied astronomy and mathematics, remaining there for three years. He also repaired two astronomical pendulum clocks as well as the decrepit medieval clock in the cathedral. After a year's work he had this clock running properly: this was his breakthrough. He was summoned to Stockholm where the King awarded him a salary of 500 dalers a year as an encouragement to further efforts. Around this time, one of increasing mechanization and when mining was Sweden's principal industry, Pohlem made a model of a hoist frame for mines and the Mines Authority encouraged him to develop his ideas. In 1693 Polhem completed the Blankstot hoist at the Stora Kopparberg mine, which attracted great interest on the European continent.From 1694 to 1696 Polhem toured factories, mills and mines abroad in Germany, Holland, England and France, studying machinery of all kinds and meeting many foreign engineers. In 1698 he was appointed Director of Mining Engineering in Sweden, and in 1700 he became Master of Construction in the Falu Mine. He installed the Karl XII hoist there, powered by moving beams from a distant water-wheel. His plan of 1697 for all the machinery at the Falu mine to be driven by three large and remote water-wheels was never completed.In 1707 he was invited by the Elector of Hanover to visit the mines in the Harz district, where he successfully explained many of his ideas which were adopted by the local engineers. In 1700, in conjunction with Gabriel Stierncrona, he founded the Stiersunds Bruk at Husby in Southern Dalarna, a factory for the mass production of metal goods in iron, steel and bronze. Simple articles such as pans, trays, bowls, knives, scissors and mirrors were made there, together with the more sophisticated Polhem lock and the Stiersunds clock. Production was based on water power. Gear cutting for the clocks, shaping hammers for plates, file cutting and many other operations were all water powered, as was a roller mill for the sheet metal used in the factory. He also designed textile machinery such as stocking looms and spinning frames and machines for the manufacture of ribbons and other things.In many of his ideas Polhem was in advance of his time and Swedish country society was unable to absorb them. This was largely the reason for the Stiersund project being only a partial success. Polhem, too, was of a disputatious nature, self-opinionated almost to the point of conceit. He was a prolific writer, leaving over 20,000 pages of manuscript notes, drafts, essays on a wide range of subjects, which included building, brick-making, barrels, wheel-making, bell-casting, organ-building, methods of stopping a horse from bolting and a curious tap "to prevent serving maids from sneaking wine from the cask", the construction of ploughs and threshing machines. His major work, Kort Berattelse om de Fornamsta Mechaniska Inventioner (A Brief Account of the Most Famous Inventions), was printed in 1729 and is the main source of knowledge about his technological work. He is also known for his "mechanical alphabet", a collection of some eighty wooden models of mechanisms for educational purposes. It is in the National Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm.[br]Bibliography1729, Kort Berattelse om de Fornamsta Mechaniska Inventioner (A Brief Account of the Most Famous Inventions).Further Reading1985, Christopher Polhem, 1661–1751, TheSwedish Daedalus' (catalogue of a travelling exhibition from the Swedish Institute in association with the National Museum of Science and Technology), Stockholm.IMcN -
4 Metcalf, John
[br]b. 1717 Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England d. 1810[br]English pioneer road builder.[br]The son of poor working parents, at the age of 6 an attack of smallpox left him blind; however, this did not restrict his future activities, which included swimming and riding. He learned the violin and was much employed as the fiddle-player at country parties. He saved enough money to buy a horse on which he hunted. He took part in bowls, wrestling and boxing, being a robust six foot two inches tall. He rode to Whitby and went thence by boat to London and made other trips to York, Reading and Windsor. In 1740 Colonel Liddell offered him a seat in his coach from London to Harrogate, but he declined and got there more quickly on foot. He set up a one-horse chaise and a four-wheeler for hire in Harrogate, but the local innkeepers set up in competition in the public hire business. He went into the fish business, buying at the coast and selling in Leeds and other towns, but made little profit so he took up his violin again. During the rebellion of 1745 he recruited for Colonel Thornton and served to fight at Hexham, Newcastle and Falkirk, returning home after the Battle of Culloden. He then started travelling between Yorkshire, where be bought cotton and worsted stockings, and Aberdeen, where he sold horses. He set up a twice-weekly service of stage wagons between Knaresborough and York.In 1765 an Act was passed for a turnpike road between Harrogate and Boroughbridge and he offered to build the Master Surveyor, a Mr Ostler, three miles (5 km) of road between Minskip and Fearnly, selling his wagons and his interest in the carrying business. The road was built satisfactorily and on time. He then quoted for a bridge at Boroughbridge and for a turnpike road between Knaresborough and Harrogate. He built many other roads, always doing the survey of the route on his own. The roads crossed bogs on a base of ling and furze. Many of his roads outside Yorkshire were in Lancashire, Cheshire and Derbyshire. In all he built some 180 miles (290 km) of road, for which he was paid some £65,000.He worked for thirty years on road building, retiring in old age to a cotton business in Stockport where he had six spinning jennies and a carding engine; however, he found there was little profit in this so he gave the machinery to his son-in-law. The last road he built was from Haslington to Accrington, but due to the rise in labour costs brought about by the demand from the canal boom, he only made £40 profit on a £3,000 contract; the road was completed in 1792, when he retired to his farm at Spofforth at the age of 75. There he died, leaving a wife, four children, twenty grandchildren and ninety greatgrandchildren. His wife was the daughter of the landlord of the Granby Inn, Knaresborough.[br]Further ReadingS.Smiles, Lives of the Engineers, Metcalfe, Telford: John Murray.IMcN
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