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  • 1 field

    fi:ld 1. noun
    1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) jorde, åker, eng
    2) (a wide area: playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).) mark, slette, bane, område
    3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) felt, leie
    4) (an area of knowledge, interest, study etc: in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.) fagfelt/-område
    5) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) (magnet-/kraft)felt
    6) (an area of battle: the field of Waterloo; ( also adjective) a field-gun.) slagmark
    2. verb
    ((in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it.) gripe/stoppe (ballen) og returnere
    - fieldwork
    disiplin
    --------
    felt
    --------
    flate
    --------
    flyplass
    --------
    jorde
    --------
    kule
    --------
    mark
    --------
    plan
    --------
    sfære
    --------
    slagmark
    --------
    slette
    --------
    åker
    I
    subst. \/fiːld\/
    1) jorde, åker, eng, mark, land
    2) felt, -felt, -plass
    3) område, fag(område)
    4) ( fysikk) felt
    5) ( militærvesen) felt, slagmark, slag
    6) ( sport) plass, bane
    idrettsplass \/ idrettsbane
    7) (sport, kollektiv) felt, deltakere
    8) (sport, cricket, baseball) utespiller, utelag
    9) (heraldikk, kunst e.l.) felt, bunn, bakgrunn
    back a horse against the field holde på en hest mot hele det øvrige feltet
    bring into the field føre i felten
    fair field and no favour rettferdig behandling
    field of force kraftfelt
    field of vision synsfelt, horisont
    a good field ( hesteveddeløp) et bra felt
    hold the field holde skansen, ikke la seg beseire
    in the field ute på jordet i felten
    in the field of politics på det politiske plan
    keep the field fortsette felttoget, holde stand
    left field (softball, baseball) venstre banedel
    lose the field lide nederlag
    be outside one's field ligge utenfor ens område, ikke være ens fagområde
    play the field gå ut med stadig nye mennesker av motsatt kjønn
    right field (softball, baseball) høyre banedel
    studies in the field studier i felten, feltstudier
    take the field dra i felten
    win the field gå av med seieren
    work in the field arbeide på åkeren\/jordet
    II
    verb \/fiːld\/
    1) (cricket, baseball) stoppe og returnere (ballen)
    2) ( sport) stille opp (et lag\/spillere)
    3) ( militærvesen) sette inn

    English-Norwegian dictionary > field

  • 2 field

    1. [fi:ld] n
    1. 1) поле, луг

    field of wheat [rye] - поле пшеницы [ржи]

    flowers [beast] of the field - полевые цветы [животные]

    2) большое пространство
    2. 1) площадка, участок (для какой-л. цели)

    flying field - лётное поле; аэродром

    2) спорт. площадка

    athletic field - стадион, спортивная площадка

    the teams are coming onto the field - команды выходят на площадку /на поле/

    3) собир. спорт. игроки, участники состязания

    to bet /to back, to lay/ against the field - держать пари, делать ставку (на лошадь и т. п.)

    were you among the field? - вы были среди участников?

    3. геол. месторождение
    4. 1) поле сражения, поле битвы

    in the field - в походе, на войне; в действующей армии, в полевых условиях

    to take [to keep] the field - начинать [вести] военные действия

    to hold the field against smb. - образн. оставить за собой поле боя, не сдаться

    to pitch /to set/ a field - выбрать поле сражения; расположить войска для боя

    to withdraw from the field - отступить с поля сражения; оставить поле сражения

    2) битва, сражение

    to win the field - одержать победу; взять верх

    to enter the field - вступать в борьбу /в соревнование/; вступать в спор

    to leave smb. the. field - потерпеть поражение в споре или состязании с кем-л.

    3) воен. район развёртывания
    5. область, сфера деятельности

    this is not my field - это не моя область /специальность/

    what's your field? - какова ваша специальность?

    6. спец. поле, область

    field of definition - мат. поле определения

    field of events - мат. поле событий

    field of a relation - мат. поле отношения

    7. геральд. поле щита
    8. иск. фон, грунт ( картины)
    9. гладкая сторона монеты
    10. тлв. кадр

    fair field and no favour - равные шансы для всех; игра или борьба на равных условиях

    to leave smb. a clear field - предоставить кому-л. свободу действий

    out in left field - амер. рехнувшийся; не в своём уме

    to lead the field - идти или ехать верхом во главе охотников

    to be late in the field - опоздать, прийти слишком поздно; ≅ прийти к шапочному разбору

    2. [fi:ld] a
    1. 1) полевой

    field crop - с.-х. полевая культура

    field stack - с.-х. хлебный скирд

    2) производимый в полевых условиях

    field test - а) внелабораторное, полевое испытание; б) эксплуатационные исследования

    3) периферийный, работающий на периферии
    2. выездной; разъездной

    field agent - местный агент (разведки и т. п.)

    3. воен. (военно-)полевой

    field hygiene - военно-полевая гигиена, военно-санитарное дело

    field force(s) - воен. полевые войска; действующая армия

    field service - а) служба в действующей армии; б) обслуживание войск

    field base /depot/ - полевой склад

    4. спорт. относящийся к лёгкой атлетике
    3. [fi:ld] v
    1. принимать мяч ( крикет)
    2. сушить (зерно и т. п.) на открытом воздухе
    3. 1) выставлять, выдвигать
    2) делать ставку (на лошадь и т. п.); держать пари
    4. отвечать без подготовки, экспромтом

    to field questions - отвечать на вопросы, особ. неожиданные (о докладчике, лекторе)

    to field numerous phone calls tactfully - тактично отделываться от многочисленных звонков по телефону

    5. спорт. выпустить на поле, выставить ( игроков)

    the school fields two football teams - от школы выступают две футбольные команды

    НБАРС > field

  • 3 field

    fi:ld
    1. сущ.
    1) а) поле;
    луг The horses were turned loose in the field. ≈ Лошадей пустили пастись на луг. in a field ≈ в поле to plow a field ≈ пахать поле to till, work a field ≈ возделывать землю corn field ≈ поле wheat field ≈ пшеничное поле Syn: meadow, grassland, pasture, grazing land, lea, mead;
    lawn, green, common, yard, acreage;
    heath, clearing б) большое, широкое пространство, протяжение dune field ≈ дюны;
    пустыня ice field ≈ ледяное поле field of clouds ≈ большое скопление облаков в) пространство, область (по отношению к нематериальным объектам) the whole field of English history ≈ вся английская история He discloses to us the whole field of his ignorance. ≈ Он раскрывает нам всю глубину своего невежества.
    2) спорт а) поле, спортивная площадка Soccer is played on a rectangular field. ≈ В футбол играют на прямоугольном поле. to take the field ≈ занять площадку baseball field ≈ бейсбольное поле football field, soccer field ≈ футбольное поле playing field ≈ игровое поле Syn: arena, turf, court, course, diamond;
    lists б) участники состязания: все или за исключением сильнейших
    3) поле сражения, поле боя;
    театр военных действий;
    редк. битва, сражение The general serves better in the field than at a desk. ≈ Генерал приносит больше пользы на поле битвы, чем за столом. in the field ≈ на войне, в походе;
    в полевых условиях to hold the field ≈ удерживать позиции to keep the field ≈ продолжать сражение to leave the field ≈ отступить hard-fought field ≈ серьезное сражение conquer the field enter the field field of honour Syn: battlefield, battle-ground, front, theater of war
    4) аэродром on the field ≈ на взлетной полосе flying fieldлетное поле
    5) геол. месторождение( преим. в сложных словах, напр., diamond-fields, gold-fields) coal fieldугольное месторождение gold field ≈ золотой прииск oil fieldнефтяное месторождение
    6) область, сфера, поле деятельности She is a leader in the field of cosmetics. ≈ Она является лидером в области косметики. in the field of science ≈ в области науки Syn: realm, domain, province, territory, region, area, sphere, department;
    occupation, profession, calling, line
    7) поле действия The optometrist will examine your field of vision. ≈ Оптик измерит ваше поле зрения. magnetic fieldмагнитное поле visual field, field of view ≈ поле зрения Syn: scope, range, area, extent, reach, expanse, sweep, stretch, orbit, circle, spectrum
    8) а) геральдика поле или часть поля( щита) б) фон, грунт( картины и т. п.) в) гладкая сторона монеты
    2. прил.
    1) полевой;
    производимый в полевых условиях Our teachers took us on field trips to observe plants and animals, firsthand. ≈ Наши учителя водили нас на экскурсии в поля, чтобы мы вели наблюдения, прежде всего, за растениями и животными.
    2) полевой (растущий в поле или имеющий поле в качестве места обитания) field flowersполевые цветы
    3. гл.
    1) поймать мяч и отбросить своему игроку (в крикете)
    2) выпускать на поле field a team ≈ выпустить команду на поле field an army ≈ выдвигать армию (в район сражения)
    3) а) выставлять( на соревнования, в кандидаты) б) играть полевым игроком (в крикете)
    4) отвечать экспромтом The senator fielded the reporters' questions. ≈ Сенатор не задумываясь отвечал на вопросы репортеров. поле, луг - * of wheat поле пшеницы - flowers of the * полевые цветы - in the *s в поле большое пространство - * of ice ледяное поле - *s of snow снежные поля площадка, участок (для какой-л. цели) - flying * летное поле;
    аэродром - auxiliary * вспомогательный аэродром - stage * промежуточный аэродром - bleaching * площадка для отбелки холста (спортивное) площадка - athletic стадион, спортивная площадка - jumping * дорожка для прыжков - the teams are coming onto the * команды выходят на площадку /на поле/ (собирательнле) (спортивное) игроки, участники состязания - to bet /to back, to lay/ against the * держать пари, делать ставку( на лошадь и т. п.) - were you among the *? вы были среди участников? (геология) месторождение - diamond *s алмазные копи - gold *s золотые прииски поле сражения, поле битвы - in the * в походе, на войне;
    в действующей армии, в полевых условиях - to take the * начинать военные действия - to hold the * удерживать позиции - to hold the * against smb. (образное) оставить за собой поле боя, не сдаться - to lose the * проигрывать сражение - to pitch /to set/ a * выбрать поле сражения;
    расположить войска для себя - to withdraw from the * отступить с поля сражения;
    оставить поле сражения - * of honour (возвышенно) поле чести (о месте дуэли или поле сражения) битва, сражение - a hard-fought * жестокая битва - to win the * одержать победу;
    взять верх - to enter the * вступать в борьбу /в соревнование/;
    вступать в спор - to leave smb. the * потерпеть поражение в споре или состязании с кем-л. (военное) район развертывания область, сфера деятельности - * of action поле деятельности - a wide * for trade широкие возможности для торговли - to be eminent in one's * быть выдающимся человеком в своей области - he's the best man in his * он лучший специалист в своей области - this is not my * это не моя область /специальность/ - what's your *? какова ваша специальность? (специальное) поле, область - * of attraction поле притяжения - * of definition (математика) поле определения - * of events( математика) поле событий - * of a relation( математика) поле отношения - * of view поле зрения - magnetic * магнитное поле - the * of a telescope поле зрения телескопа - * of vision поле зрения (оптического прибора) ;
    зона видимости (геральдика) поле щита (искусство) фон, грунт (картины) гладкая сторона монеты (телевидение) кадр > fair * and no favour равные шансы для всех;
    игра или борьба на равных условиях > to leave smb. a clear * предоставить кому-л. свободу действий > to leave the * open воздерживаться от вмешательства > out in left * (американизм) рехнувшийся;
    не в своем уме > to lead the * идти или ехать верхом во главе охотников > to be late in the * опоздать, прийти слишком поздно;
    прийти к шапочному разбору полевой - * flowers полевые цветы - * crop (сельскохозяйственное) полевая культура - * stack( сельскохозяйственное) хлебный скирд производимый в полевых условиях - * test внелабораторное, полевое испытание эксплуатационные исследования периферийный, работающий на периферии выездной;
    разъездной - * arrangement организация работы на местах - * agent местный агент( разведки и т. п.) (военное) (военно-) полевой - * army полевая армия - * hygiene военно-полевая гигиена, военно-санитарное дело - * force(s) (военное) полевые войска;
    действующая армия - * fortification полевое укрепление - * firing боевые стрельбы - * jacket полевая куртка - * order боевой приказ - * security контрразведка в действующих войсках - * service служба в действующей армии;
    обслуживание войск - * message боевое распоряжение - * base /depot/ полевой склад - * dressing первая перевязка на поле боя (спортивное) относящийся к легкой атлетике принимать мяч (крикет) сушить (зерно и т. п.) на открытом воздухе выставлять, выдвигать - to * candidates for elections выдвигать кандидатов на выборах делать ставку (на лошадь и т. п.) ;
    держать пари отвечать без подготовки, экспромтом - to * questions отвечать на вопросы, особ. неожиданные (о докладчике, лекторе) - to * numerous phone calls tactfully тактично отделываться от многочисленных звонков по телефону( спортивное) выпустить на поле, выставить( игроков) - the school *s two football teams от школы выступают две футбольные команды address ~ вчт. поле адреса alphanumeric ~ вчт. алфавитно-цифровое поле analog ~ вчт. аналоговая техника argument ~ вчт. поле операнда bias ~ вчт. поле подмагничивания byte index ~ вчт. поле индекса байта command ~ вчт. поле команды comments ~ вчт. поле комментариев common ~ вчт. общее поле ~ of honour поле битвы;
    to conquer the field одержать победу;
    перен. тж. взять верх в споре control ~ вчт. контрольное поле control-data ~ вчт. поле управляющих данных count ~ вчт. поле счета data ~ вчт. поле данных decrement ~ вчт. поле декремента derived ~ вчт. производное поле destination ~ вчт. поле адреса digital ~ вчт. цифровая техника discrete ~ вчт. дискретное устройство display ~ вчт. поле экрана edit ~ вчт. поле редактирования to enter the ~ вступать в борьбу;
    перен. тж. вступать в соревнование, вступать в спор;
    to hold the field удерживать позиции extension ~ вчт. поле расширения field эл. возбуждение( тока) ~ все участники состязания или все, за ислючением сильнейших ~ геол. месторождение (преим. в сложных словах, напр., diamond-fields, goldfields) ~ месторождение ~ область, сфера деятельности, наблюдения;
    in the whole field of our history на всем протяжении нашей истории ~ область, сфера деятельности ~ область деятельности ~ периферия бизнеса ~ поле;
    луг;
    большое пространство ~ вчт. поле ~ поле ~ поле действия;
    field of view (или vision) поле зрения;
    magnetic field магнитное поле ~ геральд. поле или часть поля (щита) ~ поле сражения;
    сражение;
    a hard-fought field серьезное сражение;
    in the field на войне, в походе;
    в полевых условиях ~ полевой;
    field force(s) действующая армия;
    field fortification(s) полевые укрепления ~ район сбыта ~ спортивная площадка ~ участок ~ фон, грунт (картины и т. п.) ~ ambulance воен. медицинский отряд ~ ambulance воен. санитарная машина ~ equipment кинопередвижка ~ equipment полевое оборудование ~ equipment походное снаряжение;
    field service(s) воен. хозяйственные подразделения ~ events pl соревнования по легкоатлетическим видам спорта (исключая бег) ~ полевой;
    field force(s) действующая армия;
    field fortification(s) полевые укрепления ~ полевой;
    field force(s) действующая армия;
    field fortification(s) полевые укрепления ~ magnet возбуждающий магнит;
    field theory мат. теория поля ~ of activity поле деятельности ~ of activity сфера деятельности ~ of application область применения ~ of honour место дуэли ~ of honour поле битвы;
    to conquer the field одержать победу;
    перен. тж. взять верх в споре ~ of law область права ~ of study область изучения ~ поле действия;
    field of view (или vision) поле зрения;
    magnetic field магнитное поле ~ security контрразведка в действующей армии ~ equipment походное снаряжение;
    field service(s) воен. хозяйственные подразделения service: field ~ обслуживание на месте продажи ~ magnet возбуждающий магнит;
    field theory мат. теория поля ~ trial испытания служебных собак в полевых условиях fixed-length ~ вчт. поле фиксированной длины flag ~ вчт. поле признака free ~ вчт. поле произвольных размеров ~ поле сражения;
    сражение;
    a hard-fought field серьезное сражение;
    in the field на войне, в походе;
    в полевых условиях to enter the ~ вступать в борьбу;
    перен. тж. вступать в соревнование, вступать в спор;
    to hold the field удерживать позиции hollerith ~ вчт. поле текстовых данных housing ~ полит.эк. район жилой застройки image ~ вчт. поле изображения ~ поле сражения;
    сражение;
    a hard-fought field серьезное сражение;
    in the field на войне, в походе;
    в полевых условиях ~ область, сфера деятельности, наблюдения;
    in the whole field of our history на всем протяжении нашей истории input ~ вчт. область ввода instruction ~ вчт. поле команды insurance ~ область страхования integer ~ вчт. поле целых чисел intrinsic ~ вчт. внутреннее поле jack ~ вчт. наборное поле to keep the ~ продолжать сражение;
    to leave the field отступить;
    потерпеть поражение key ~ вчт. ключевое поле key ~ вчт. поле ключа label ~ вчт. поле метки landing ~ посадочная площадка;
    аэродром to keep the ~ продолжать сражение;
    to leave the field отступить;
    потерпеть поражение ~ поле действия;
    field of view (или vision) поле зрения;
    magnetic field магнитное поле mining ~ минное поле numeric ~ вчт. числовое поле oil ~ месторождение нефти oil ~ нефтяной промысел operand ~ вчт. поле операнда operation ~ вчт. поле команды outlying ~ далекое поле picture ~ вчт. поле изображения protected ~ вчт. защищенное поле scalar ~ вчт. скалярное поле source ~ вчт. исходное поле tag ~ вчт. поле признака unprotected ~ вчт. незащищенное поле variable ~ вчт. поле переменной variable ~ вчт. поле переменной длины variable-length ~ вчт. поле переменной длины variant ~ вчт. поле признака

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > field

  • 4 Stuart, Herbert Akroyd

    [br]
    b. 1864 Halifax, England
    d. 1927 Perth, Australia
    [br]
    English inventor of an oil internal-combustion engine.
    [br]
    Stuart's involvement with engines covered a period of less than ten years and was concerned with a means of vaporizing the heavier oils for use in the so-called oil engines. Leaving his native Yorkshire for Bletchley in Buckinghamshire, Stuart worked in his father's business, the Bletchley Iron and Tin Plate works. After finishing grammar school, he worked as an assistant in the Mechanical Engineering Department of the City and Guilds of London Technical College. He also formed a connection with the Finsbury Technical College, where he became acquainted with Professor William Robinson, a distinguished engineer eminent in the field of internal-combustion engines.
    Resuming work at Bletchley, Stuart carried out experiments with engines. His first patent was concerned with new methods of vaporizing the fuel, scavenging systems and improvement of speed control. Two further patents, in 1890, specified substantial improvements and formed the basis of later engine designs. In 1891 Stuart joined forces with R.Hornsby and Sons of Grantham, a firm founded in 1815 for the manufacture of machinery and steam engines. Hornsby acquired all rights to Stuart's engine patents, and their superior technical resources ensured substantial improvements to Stuart's early design. The Hornsby-Ackroyd engines, introduced in 1892, were highly successful and found wide acceptance, particularly in agriculture. With failing health, Stuart's interest in his engine work declined, and in 1899 he emigrated to Australia, where in 1903 he became a partner in importing gas engines and gas-producing plants. Following his death in 1927, under the terms of his will he was interred in England; sadly, he also requested that all papers and materials pertaining to his engines be destroyed.
    [br]
    Bibliography
    July 1886, British patent no. 9,866 (fuel vapourization methods, scavenging systems and improvement of speed control; the patent describes Stuart as Mechanical Engineer of Bletchley Iron Works).
    1890, British patent no. 7,146 and British patent no. 15,994 (describe a vaporizing chamber connected to the working cylinder by a small throat).
    Further Reading
    D.Clerk, 1895, The Gas and Oil Engine, 6th edn, London, pp. 420–6 (provides a detailed description of the Hornsby-Ackroyd engine and includes details of an engine test).
    T.Hornbuckle and A.K.Bruce, 1940, Herbert Akroyd Stuart and the Development of the Heavy Oil Engine, London: Diesel Engine Users'Association, p. 1.
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  • 5 Dienst

    Dienst m GEN duty, service den Dienst antreten GEN, PERS report for work Dienst habend GEN on duty Dienst nach Vorschrift machen PERS work to rule, (AE) work to contract Dienst quittieren PERS resign, quit one’s job Dienst tuend GEN on duty im Dienste Ihrer Majestät POL, ADMIN (BE) On Her Majesty’s Service, OHMS im Dienste Seiner Majestät POL, ADMIN (BE) On His Majesty’s Service, OHMS seine Dienste anbieten GEN offer one’s services wieder in Dienst gestellt GEN recommissioned, recmd
    * * *
    m < Geschäft> duty, service ■ Dienst habend < Geschäft> on duty ■ Dienst tuend < Geschäft> on duty ■ im Dienste Ihrer Majestät <Pol, Verwalt> On Her Majesty's Service (OHMS) (BE) ■ im Dienste Seiner Majestät <Pol, Verwalt> On His Majesty's Service (OHMS) (BE) ■ seine Dienste anbieten < Geschäft> offer one's services ■ wieder in Dienst gestellt < Geschäft> recommissioned (recmd)
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    Dienst
    office, service, attendance, (Amtsleistung) duty, function, (mil.) service, (Stellung) employ[ment], position, post, situation;
    außer Dienst out [of office], (dienstfrei) off-duty, (im Ruhestand) on half-pay, resigned, retired [from service];
    außer Dienst gestellt decommissioned;
    im Dienst ergraut veteran;
    im öffentlichen Dienst [stehend] in public employment;
    im Dienste der Wissenschaft in the interest of science;
    in Dienst gestellt in service, commissioned;
    in Berücksichtigung Ihrer Dienste für uns in consideration of your services;
    stets zu Ihren Diensten always at your service;
    anwaltliche Dienste professional services of a lawyer;
    auswärtiger Dienst diplomatic service, foreign service (US);
    durchgehender Dienst twenty-four-hour service (US);
    freiwilliger Dienst voluntary service;
    gehobener (höherer) Dienst higher grade, classified service (US);
    geleistete Dienste services rendered;
    gute Dienste (dipl.) good offices;
    hervorragende Dienste conspicuous services;
    höherer Dienst administrative class (Br.);
    konsularischer Dienst consular service;
    langjährige Dienste veteran service;
    netznaher Dienst network-related service;
    öffentlicher Dienst Civil (Br.) (public, US) Service, public employment (US);
    sozialer Dienst community service;
    turnusmäßiger Dienst regular service;
    unbelohnte Dienste unrequitted services;
    unentgeltliche Dienste gratuitous service;
    ungewöhnliche Dienste eminent services;
    untergeordnete Dienste inferior (base) services;
    unterstützender Dienst (tel.) support service;
    wertvolle Dienste service of value, valuable service;
    Dienste höherer Art qualified services;
    Dienst am Kunden after-sale service, prompt service to the customer;
    Dienst vor Ort field service;
    Dienst nach Vorschrift work-to-rule (Br.) (according to the book, US), go-slow strike (Br.);
    Dienst habend in charge;
    jem. seine Dienste anbieten to offer (tender) one’s service to s. o.;
    [seinen] Dienst antreten to take up a position, to enter service (upon one’s duty), (Arbeit anfangen) to start one’s work (job), to punch the clock (US);
    seinen Dienst baldmöglichst antreten to take up duty as early as possible;
    jem. den Dienst aufkündigen to refuse to serve s. o. any longer;
    Dienste belohnen to pay for services;
    wieder in jds. Dienste eintreten to reenter s. one’s services;
    j. seines Dienstes entheben to relieve s. o. of his post;
    Kassierer während der Untersuchungen vorläufig vom Dienst entheben to suspend a cashier pending investigations;
    j. für seine Dienste entlohnen to remunerate s. o. for his services;
    Dienst haben to be on duty;
    hervorragende Dienste leisten to render eminent services;
    in Dienst nehmen to engage, to take in one’s employ, to hire (US);
    Dienste eines Anwalts in Anspruch nehmen to engage the services of (retain) a lawyer;
    den Dienst quittieren to quit one’s job, to resign one’s position;
    aus dem Dienst scheiden to quit [work], to retire;
    außer Dienst sein to be off duty;
    in jds. Dienst stehen to be in s. one’s employ, to serve with s. o.;
    in Dienst stellen to put in commission, (Bahn) to put into service;
    Schiff außer Dienst stellen to take a ship off the active list, to disably (lay up, decommission, mothball) a ship;
    Schiff in Dienst stellen to put a ship into commission;
    jem. seine Dienste zur Verfügung stellen to place o. s. at s. one’s service;
    der Regierung seine Dienste zur Verfügung stellen to tender one’s services to the government;
    30.000 Stellen im öffentlichen Dienst streichen to eliminate 30,000 public-service jobs;
    im Ausland Dienst tun to serve overseas;
    Dienst nach Vorschrift tun to work to rule (Br.) (according to the book, US);
    lediglich niedrige Dienste verrichten to fetch and carry;
    untergeordnete Dienste verrichten to serve in a minor degree;
    sich der Dienste jds. versichern to enlist the services of s. o., to retain (secure) s. one’s services;
    außer Dienst gestellt werden (Schiff) to be laid up in ordinary;
    in Dienst gestellt werden to go into service;
    aus dem Dienst entlassen werden to be dismissed from one’s post;
    Dienstablauf office routine;
    Dienstabteil (Bahn) service compartment, caboose (US);
    Dienstabwesenheit absence from duty;
    Dienstabzeichen service mark (US).

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  • 6 AF

    of
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    prep. w. dat.
    I. Of place:
    1) off, from;
    G. hljóp af hesti sínum, G. jumped off his horse;
    ganga af mótinu, to go away from the meeting;
    Flosi kastaði af sér skikkjunni, threw off his cloak;
    Gizzur gekk af útsuðri at gerðinu, from the south-west;
    hann hafði leyst af sér skúa sína, he had taken off his shoes;
    Steinarr vildi slíta hann af sér, throw him off;
    tók Gísli þá af sér vápnin, took off his arms;
    bréf af Magnúsi konungi, a letter from king Magnus;
    hverr af öðrum, one after another, in succession;
    vil ek þú vinnir af þér skuldina, work off the debt;
    muntu enga sætt af mér fá, no peace at my hand;
    rísa af dauða, to rise from the dead;
    vakna af draumi, to awaken from a dream;
    lúka upp af hrossi, to open a gate from off a horse;
    vindr stóð af landi, the wind blew from the land;
    2) out of;
    verða tekinn af heimi, to be taken out of the world;
    gruflar hón af læknum, she scrambles out of the brook;
    Otradalr var mjök af vegi, far out of the way.
    Connected with út; föstudaginn fór út herrinn af borginni, marched out of the town.
    II. Of time; past, beyond:
    af ómagaaldri, able to support oneself, of age;
    ek em nú af léttasta skeiði, no longer in the prime of life;
    þá er sjau vikur eru af sumri, when seven weeks of summer are past;
    var mikit af nótt, much of the night was past.
    III. In various other relations:
    1) þiggja lið af e-m, to receive help from one;
    hafa umboð af e-m, to be another’s deputy;
    vera góðs (ills) maklegr af e-m, to deserve good (bad) of one;
    féll þar lið mart af Eyvindi, many of Eyvind’s men fell there;
    þá eru þeir útlagir ok af goðorði sínu, have forfeited their goðorð;
    þá skalt þú af allri fjárheimtunni, forfeit all the claim;
    ek skal stefna þér af konunni, summon thee to give up;
    2) off, of;
    höggva fót, hönd, af e-m, to cut off one’s foot, hand;
    vil ek, at þú takir slíkt sem þér líkar af varningi, whatever you like of the stores;
    þar lá forkr einn ok brotit af endanum, with the point broken off;
    absol., beit hann höndina af, bit the hand off;
    fauk af höfuðit, the head flew off;
    3) of, among;
    hinn efniligasti maðr af ungum mönnum, the most promising of the young men;
    4) with;
    hláða, (ferma) skip af e-u, to load (freight) a ship with;
    fylla heiminn af sínu kyni, to fill the world with his offspring;
    5) of (= ór which is more frequent);
    húsit var gert af timbr stokkum, was built of trunks of trees;
    6) fig., eigi vita menn hvat af honum er orðit, what has become of him;
    hvat hefir þú gert af Gunnari, what hast thou done with Gunnar?;
    7) denoting parentage, descent, origin;
    ok eru af þeim komnir Gilsbekkingar, are descended from them;
    kominn af Trójumönnum, descended from the Trojans;
    8) by, of (after passive);
    ek em sendr hingat af Starkaði, sent hither by;
    ástsæll af landsmónnum, beloved of;
    9) on account of, by reason of, by;
    úbygðr at frosti ok kulda, because of frost and cold;
    ómáli af áverkum, speechless from wounds;
    af ástæld hans, by his popularity;
    af því, therefore;
    af hví, wherefor why;
    af því at, because;
    10) by means of, by;
    framfœra e-n af verkum sínum, by means of his own labour;
    af sínu fé, by one’s own means;
    absol., hann fekk af hina mestu sœmd, derived great honour from it;
    11) with adjectives, in regard to;
    mildr af fé, liberal of money;
    góðr af griðum, merciful;
    12) used absol. with a verb, off away;
    hann bað hann þá róa af fjörðinn, to row the firth off;
    ok er þeir höfðu af fjörðung, when they had covered one forth of the way;
    sofa af nóttina, to sleep the night away.
    * * *
    prep. often used elliptically by dropping the case, or even merely adverbially, [Ulf. af; A. S. and Engl. of, off; Hel. ab; Germ. ab; Gr. άπό; Lat. a, ab.] With dat. denoting a motion a loco; one of the three prepp. af, ór, frá, corresponding to those in locoá, í, við, and ad locumá, í, at. It in general corresponds to the prepp. in locoá, or in locum til, whilst ór answers more to í; but it also frequently corresponds to yfir, um or í. It ranges between ór and frá, generally denoting the idea from the surface of, while ór means from the inner part, and frá from the outer part or border. The motion from a hill, plain, open place is thus denoted by af; by ór that from an enclosed space, depth, cavity, thus af fjalli, but ór of a valley, dale; af Englandi, but ór Danmörk, as mörk implies the notion of a deep wood, forest. The wind blows af landi, but a ship sets sail frá landi; frá landi also means a distance from: af hendi, of a glove, ring; ór hendi, of whatever has been kept in the hand (correl. to á hendi and í hendi). On the other hand af is more general, whilst frá and ór are of a more special character; frá denoting a departure, ór an impulse or force; a member goes home af þingi, whereas ór may denote an inmate of a district, or convey the notion of secession or exclusion from, Eb. 105 new Ed.; the traveller goes af landi, the exile ór landi: taka e-t af e-m is to take a thing out of one’s hand, that of taka frá e-m to remove out of one’s sight, etc. In general af answers to Engl. of, off, ór to out of, and frá to from: the Lat. prepp. ab, de, and ex do not exactly correspond to the Icelandic, yet as a rule ór may answer to ex, af sometimes to ab, sometimes to de. Of, off, from among; with, by; on account of by means of, because of concerning, in respect of.
    A. Loc.
    I. With motion, off, from:
    1. prop. corresp. to á,
    α. konungr dró gullhring af hendi sér (but á hendi), Ld. 32; Höskuldr lætr bera farm af skipi, unload the ship (but bera farm á skip), id.; var tekit af hestum þeirra, they were unsaddled, Nj. 4; Gunnarr hafði farit heiman af bæ sínum, he was away from home, 82; Gunnarr hljóp af hesti sínum, jumped off his horse (but hl. á hest), 83; hlaupa, stökkva af baki, id., 112, 264 ; Gunnarr skýtr til hans af boganum, from the bow, where af has a slight notion of instrumentality, 96; flýja af fundinum, to fly from off the battle-field, 102; ríða af Þríhyrningshálsum, 206; út af Langaholti, Eg. 744 ; sunnan ór Danmörk ok af Saxlandi, 560; ganga af mótinu, to go from the meeting, Fms. vii. 130; af þeirra fundi reis María upp ok fór, 625. 85 ; Flosi kastaði af ser skikkjunni, threw his cloak off him (but kasta á sik),Nj. 176; taka Hrungnis fót af honum, of a load, burden, Edda 58; land þat er hann fiskði af, from which he set off to fish, Grág. i. 151, is irregular, frá would suit better; slíta af baki e-s, from off one’s back, ii. 9 ; bera af borði, to clear the table, Nj. 75.
    β. where it more nearly answers to í; þeir koma af hafi, of sailors coming in (but leggja í haf), Nj. 128 ; fara til Noregs af Orkneyjum (but í or til O.), 131; þeim Agli fórst vel ok komu af hafi i Borgarfjörð, Eg. 392 ; hann var útlagi ( outlawed) af Noregi, where ór would be more regular, 344; af Islandi, of a traveller, Fms. x. 3; búa her af báðum ríkjunum, to take a levy from, 51; hinir beztu bændr ór Norðlendingafjórðungi ok af Sunnlendingafjórðungi, the most eminent Southerners and Northerners, 113; Gizzurr gékk af útsuðri at gerðinu, from south-west, Sturl. ii. 219; prestar af hvárutveggja biskupsdæmi, from either diocess, Dipl. ii. 11; verða tekinn af heimi, to be taken out of the world, 623. 21; gruflar hon af læknum, scrambles out of the brook, Ísl. ii. 340; Egill kneyfði af horninu í einum drykk, drained off the horn at one draught, literally squeezed every drop out of it, Eg. 557; brottuaf herbúðunurn, Fms. x. 343.
    γ. of things more or less surrounding the subject, corresp. to yfir or um; láta þeir þegar af sér tjöldin, break off, take down the tents in preparing for battle, Eg. 261; kyrtillinn rifnaði af honum, his coat burst, caused by the swollen body, 602; hann hafði leyst af sér skúa sína, he untied his shoes (but binda á sik), 716; Steinarr vildi slíta hann af sér, throw him off, of one clinging to one’s body, 747; tók Gísli þá af sér vápnin, took off his arms, Fms. vii. 39. Of putting off clothes; fara af kápu, Nj. 143; far þú eigi af brynjunni, Bs. i. 541; þá ætlaði Sigurðr at fara af brynjunni, id.; þá var Skarphéðinn flettr af klæðunum, Nj. 209: now more usually fara or klæðum, fötum, exuere, to undress.
    δ. connected with út; föstudaginn for út herrinn af borginni, marched out of the town, Nj. 274; ganga út af kirkjunni, to go out of the church, now út úr, Fms. vii. 107: drekki hann af þeirri jörðunni, of something impregnated with the earth, Laekn. 402.
    ε. more closely corresponding to frá, being in such cases a Latinism (now frá); bréf af páfa, a pope’s bull, Fms. x. 6; rit af hánum, letter from him, 623. 52; bréf af Magnúsi konungi, a letter from king Magnus, Bs. i. 712; farið þér á brautu af mér í eilífan eld, Hom. 143; brott af drottins augliti, Stj. 43.
    ζ. denoting an uninterrupted continuity, in such phrases as land aflandi, from land to land, Eg. 343, Fas. ii. 539; skip af skipl. from ship to ship, Fms. v. 10; brann hvat af öðru, one after another, of an increasing fire, destroying everything, i. 128; brandr af brandi brenn, funi kveykist af funa, one from another, Hm. 56; hverr af öðrum, one after another, in succession, also hverr at öðrum, Eb. 272, 280 (where at in both passages).
    2. metaph., at ganga af e-m dauðum, to go from, leave one dead on the spot, of two combatants; en hann segiz bani hins ef hann gekk af dauðum manni, Grág. ii. 88, Hkr. 1. 327; undr þykir mér er bróðir þinn vildi eigi taka af þér starf þetta, would not take this toil from thee, Nj. 77; þegnar hans glöddust af honum, were fain of him, Fms. x. 380; at koma þeim manni af sér er settr var á fé hans, to get rid of, Ld. 52; vil ek þú vinriir af þér skuldina, work off the debt, Njarð. 366; reka af sér, to repel, Sturl. ii. 219; hann á þá sonu er aldri munu af oss ganga, who will never leave us, whom we shall never get rid of, Fas. i. 280; leysa e-n af e-u, to relieve, 64; taka e-n af lífi, to kill, Eg. 48, 416, Nj. 126; af lífdögum, Fms. vii. 204; ek mun ná lögum af því máli, get the benefit of the law in this case, Eg. 468; muntu enga sætt af mér fá, no peace at my hand, 414; rísa af dauða, to rise from death, Fms. ii. 142; guð bætti honum þó af þessi sótt, healed him of this sickness, ix. 390; vakna af sýn, draumi, svefni, to awaken from a vision, dream, sleep, 655 xxxii. I, Gísl. 24, Eb. 192, Fas. i. 41. Rather with the notion out of, in the phrase af sér etc., e. g. sýna e-t af scr, to shew, exhibit a disposition for or against, Ld. 18; gera mikit af sér, to shew great prowess, Ísl. ii. 368; éf þú gerir eigi meira af þér um aðra leika, unless you make more of thyself, Edda 32; Svipdagr hafði mikit af sér gert, fought bravely, Fas. i. 41; góðr (illr) af sér, good ( bad) of oneself, by nature; mikill af sjálfum sér, proud, bold, stout, Nj. 15; ágætastr maðr af sjálfum sér, the greatest hero, Bret.: góðr af ser, excellent, Hrafn. 7; but, on the contrary, af sér kominn, ruinous, in decay; this phrase is used of old houses or buildings, as in Bs. i. 488 = Sturl. l. c.; af sér kominn af mæði can also be said of a man fallen off from what he used to be; kominn af fotum fram, off his legs from age, Sturl. i. 223, Korm. 154 (in a verse).
    II. WITHOUT MOTION:
    1. denoting direction from, but at the same time continuous connection with an object from which an act or thing proceeds, from; tengja skip hvárt fram af stafni annars, to tie the ships in a line, stem to stern, Fms. i. 157, xi. 111; svá at þeir tóku út af borðum, jutted out of the boards, of rafters or poles, iv. 49; stjarna ok af sem skaft, of a comet, ix. 482; lúka upp af hrossi, to open a gate from off a horse, Grág. ii. 264; hon svarar af sínu sæti sem álpt af baru, Fás. i. 186; þar er sjá mátti utau af firði, af þjóðleið, that might be seen from the fareway on the sea when sailing in the firth, Hkr. ii. 64; þá mun hringt af (better at) Burakirkju, of bells rung at the church, Fms. xi. 160; gengr þar af Meðalfellsströnd, projects from, juts out, of a promontory, Ld. 10.
    2. denoting direction alone; upp af víkinni stóð borg mikil, a burg inland from the inlet, Eg. 161; lokrekkja innar af seti, a shut bed inward from the benches in the hall, Ísl. ii. 262; kapella upp af konungs herbergjum, upwards from, Fms. x. 153; vindr stóð af landi, the wind stood off the land, Bárð. 166.
    β. metaph., stauda af e-u, vide VI. 4.
    γ. ellipt., hallaði af norðr, of the channel, north of a spot, Boll. 348; also, austr af, suðr af, vestr af, etc.
    3. denoting absence; þingheyendr skulu eigi vera um nótt af þingi ( away from the meeting), eðr lengr, þá eru þeir af þingi ( away from (be meeting) ef þeir eru or ( out of) þingmarki, Grág. i. 25; vera um nótt af várþingi, 115; meðan hann er af landi héðan, abroad, 150.
    β. metaph., gud hvíldi af öllum verkum sínum á sjaunda degi, rested from his labours, Ver. 3.
    4. denoting distance; þat er komit af þjóðleið, out of the high road, remote, Eg. 369; af þjóðbraut, Grág. ii. 264, i. 15; Otradalr (a farm) var mjök af vegi, far out of the way, Háv. 53.
    B. TEMP, past, from, out of, beyond:
    1. of a person’s age, in the sense of having past a period of life; af ómaga aldri, of age, able to support oneself, Grág. i. 243; af aeskualdri, stricken in years, having past the prime of life, Eg. 202; lítið af barnsaldri, still a child, Ld. 74; ek em nú af léttasia skeiði, no longer in the prime of life, Háv. 40.
    2. of a part or period of time, past; eigi síðar en nótt er af þingi, a night of the session past, Grág. i. 101; þá er sjau vikur eru af sumri, seven weeks past of the summer, 182; tíu vikur af sumri, Íb. 10; var mikit af nótt, much of the night was past, Háv. 41; mikið af vetri, much of the winter was past, Fas. ii. 186; þriðjungr af nótt, a third of the night past, Fms. x. 160; stund af degi, etc.; tveir mánoðr af sumri, Gþl. 103.
    3. in adverbial phrases such as, af stundu, soon; af bragði, at once; af tómi, at leisure, at ease; af nýju, again; af skyndingu, speedily; af bráðungu, in a hurry, etc.
    C. In various other relations:
    I. denoting the passage or transition of an object, concrete or abstract, of, from.
    1. where a thing is received, derived from, conferred by a person or object; þiggja lið af e-m, to derive help from, Edda 26; taka traust af e-m, to receive support, comfort from, Fms. xi. 243; taka mála af e-m, to be in one’s pay, of a soldier, Eg. 266; halda land af e-m, to hold land of any one, 282; verða viss af e-m, to get information from, 57, Nj. 130; taka við sök af manni (a law term), to undertake a case, suit, Grág. i. 142; hafa umboð af e-m, to be another’s deputy, ii. 374; vera góðs (ills) maklegr af e-m, to deserve good (bad) of, Vd. 88 (old Ed., the new reads frá), Fs. 45; afla matar af eyjum, to derive supplies from, Eb. 12.
    2. where an object is taken by force:
    α. prop. out of a person’s hand; þú skalt hnykkja smíðit af honum, wrest it out of his hand, Nj. 32; cp. taka, þrífa, svipta e-u (e-t) af e-m, to wrest from.
    β. metaph. of a person’s deprival of anything in general; hann tók af þér konuna, carried thy wife off, Nj. 33; tók Gunnarr af þér sáðland þitt, robbed thee of seedland, 103; taka af honum tignina, to depose, degrade him, Eg. 271; vinna e-t af e-m, to carry off by force of arms, conquer, Fms. iii. 29; drepa menn af e-m, for one, slay one’s man, Eg. 417; fell þar lið mart af Eyvindi, many of Eyvind’s people fell there, 261.
    γ. in such phrases as, hyggja af e-u (v. afhuga), hugsa af e-u, to forget; hyggja af harmi; sjá af e-u, to lose, miss; var svá ástúðigt með þeim, at livargi þóttist mega af öðrum sjá, neither of them could take his eyes off the other, Sturl. i. 194; svá er mörg við ver sinn vær, at varla um sér hon af hoiuun nær, Skálda 163.
    3. denoting forfeiture; þá eru þeir útlagir, ok af goðorði sínu, have forfeited their priesthood, Grág. i. 24; telja hann af ráðunum fjár síns alls, to oust one, on account of idiocy or madness, 176; verða af kaupi, to be off the bargain, Edda 26; þá skalt þú af allri fjárheimtunni, forfeit all the claim, Nj. 15; ek skal stefna þér af konunni, summon thee to forfeit, a case of divorce, id.; ella er hann af rettarfari um hana, has forfeited the suit, Grág. i. 381.
    β. ellipt., af ferr eindagi ef, is forfeited, Grág. i. 140.
    II. denoting relation of a part to a whole, off, of, Lat. de; höggva hönd, höfuð, fót af e-um, to cut one’s hand, head, foot off, Nj. 97, 92, Bs. i. 674; höggva spjót af skapti, to sever the blade from the shaft, 264; hann lét þá ekki hafa af föðurarfi sínum, nothing of their patrimony, Eg. 25; vil ek at þú takir slíkt sem þér líkar af varningi, take what you like of the stores, Nj. 4; at þú eignist slíkt af fé okkru sem þú vili, 94.
    β. ellipt., en nú höfum vér kjörit, en þat er af krossinum, a slice of, Fms. vii. 89; Þórðr gaf Skólm frænda sínum af landnámi sínu, a part of, Landn. 211; hafði hann þat af hans eigu er hann vildi, Sturl. ii. 169; þar lá forkr einn ok brotið af endanum, the point broken off, Háv. 24, Sturl. i. 169.
    γ. absol. off; beit hann höndina af, þar sem nú heitir úlfliðr, bit the hand off, Edda 17; fauk af höfuðit, the head flew off, Nj. 97; jafnt er sem þér synist, af er fótrinn, the foot is off, id.; af bæði eyru, both ears off, Vm. 29.
    2. with the notion ofamong; mestr skörungr af konum á Norðrlöndum, the greatest heroine in the North, Fms. i. 116; hinn efniligasti maðr af ungum mönnum í Austfjörðum, the most hopeful of youths in the Eastfirths, Njarð. 364; af ( among) öllurn hirðmönnuni virði konungr mest skáld sín, Eg. 27; ef hann vildi nokkura kaupa af þessum konum, Ld. 30; ör liggr þar útiá vegginum, ok er sú af þeirra örum, one of their own arrows, Nj. 115.
    β. from, among, belonging to; guð kaus hana af ollum konum sér til móður, of the Virgin Mary, Mar. A. i. 27.
    γ. metaph., kunna mikit (lítið) af e-u, to know much, little of, Bragi kann mest af skáldskap, is more cunning of poetry than any one else, Edda 17.
    δ. absol. out of, before, in preference to all others; Gunnarr bauð þér góð boð, en þú vildir eingi af taka, you would choose none of them, Nj. 77; ráða e-t af, to decide; þó mun faðir minn mestu af ráða, all depends upon him, Ld. 22; konungr kveðst því mundu heldr af trúa, preferred believing that of the two, Eg. 55; var honum ekki vildara af ván, he could expect nothing better, 364.
    3. with the additional sense of instrumentality, with; ferma skip af e-u, to freight a ship with, Eg. 364; hlaða mörg skip af korni, load many ships with corn, Fms. xi. 8; klyfja tvá hesta af mat, Nj. 74; var vágrinn skipaðr af herskipum, the bay was covered with war ships, 124; fylla ker af glóðum, fill it with embers, Stj. 319; fylla heiminn af sínu kyni, to fill the world with his offspring, Ver. 3.
    III. denoting the substance of which a thing is made, of; used indifferently with ór, though ór be more frequent; þeir gerðu af honum jörðina, af blóði hans sæinn ok vötnin, of the creation of the world from the corpse of the giant Ymir; the poem Gm. 40, 41, constantly uses ór in this sense, just as in modern Icelandic, Edda 5; svá skildu þeir, at allir hlutir væri smíðaðir af nokkru efni, 147 (pref.); húsit var gert af timbrstokkum, built of trunks of timber, Eg. 233; hjöhin vóru af gulli, of gold, golden, Fms. i. 17; af osti, of cheese, but in the verse 1. c. ór osti, Fms. vi. 253; línklæði af lérepti, linen, Sks. 287.
    2. metaph. in the phrases, göra e-t af e-n ( to dispose of), verða af ( become of), hvat hefir þú gört af Gunnari, what hast thou done with Gunnar? Njarð. 376; hvat af motrinuni er orðit, what has become of it? of a lost thing, Ld. 208; hverfr Óspakr á burt, svá eigi vita menn hvat af honum er orðit, what has become of him? Band. 5.
    IV. denoting parentage, descent, origin, domicile, abode:
    1. parentage, of, from, used indifferently with frá; ok eru af þeim komnir Gilsbekkingar, descend from them, but a little below—frá honum eru konmir Sturlungar, Eb. 338, cp. afkvæmi; af ætt Hörðakára, Fms. i. 287; kominn af Trojumönnum, xi. 416; af Ása-ætt (Kb. wrongly at), Edda I.
    β. metaph., vera af Guði (theol.), of God, = righteous, 686 B. 9; illr ávöxtr af íllri rót, Fms. ii. 48; Asia er kölluð af nafni nokkurar konu, derives her name from, Stj. 67; af honum er bragr kallaðr skáldskapr, called after his name, Edda 17.
    2. of domicile; af danskri tungu, of Danish or Scandinavian origin, speaking the Danish tongue, Grág. ii. 73; hvaðan af löndum, whence, native of what country? Ísl.
    β. especially denoting a man’s abode, and answering to á and í, the name of the farm (or country) being added to proper names, (as in Scotland,) to distinguish persons of the same name; Hallr af Síðu, Nj. 189; Erlingr af Straumey, 273; Ástríðr af Djúpárbakka, 39; Gunnarr af Hlíðarenda (more usual frá); þorir haklangr konungr af Ögðum, king of Agdir, Eg. 35, etc.; cp. ór and frá.
    V. denoting a person with whom an act, feeling, etc. originates, for the most part with a periphrastic passive:
    1. by, the Old Engl. of; as, ek em sendr hingað af Starkaði ok sonum hans, sent hither by, Nj. 94; inna e-t af hendi, to perform, 257; þó at alþýða væri skírð af kennimönnum, baptized of, Fms. ii. 158; meira virðr af mönnum, higher esteemed, Ld. 158; ástsæll af landsmönnum, beloved, íb. 16; vinsæll af mönnum, Nj. 102; í allgóðu yfirlæti af þeim feðgum, hospitably treated by them, Eg. 170; var þá nokkut drukkið af alþjóð, there was somewhat hard drinking of the people, Sturl. iii. 229; mun þat ekki upp tekið af þeim sükudólgum mínum, they will not clutch at that, Nj. 257; ef svá væri í hendr þér búit af mér, if í had so made everything ready to thy hands, Ld. 130; þá varð fárætt um af föður hans, his father said little about it, Fms. ii. 154.
    2. it is now also sometimes used as a periphrase of a nom., e. g. ritað, þýtt af e-m, written, translated, edited by, but such phrases scarcely occur in old writers.
    VI. denoting cause, ground, reason:
    1. originating from, on account of, by reason of; af frændsemis sökum, for kinship’s sake, Grág. ii. 72; ómáli af áverkum, speechless from wounds, 27; af manna völdum, by violence, not by natural accident, of a crime, Nj. 76; af fortölum Halls, through his pleading, 255; af ástsæld hans ok af tölum þeirra Sæmundar, by his popularity and the eloquence of S., Íb. 16; af ráðum Haralds konungs, by his contriving, Landn. 157; úbygðr af frosti ok kulda, because of frost and cold, Hkr. i. 5.
    β. adverbially, af því, therefore, Nj. 78; af hví, why? 686 B. 9; þá verðr bóndi heiðinn af barni sínu, viz. if he does not cause his child to be christened, K. Þ. K. 20.
    2. denoting instrumentality, by means of; af sinu fé, by one’s own means, Grág. i. 293; framfæra e-n af verkum sinum, by means of one’s own labour, K. Þ. K. 142; draga saman auð af sökum, ok vælum ok kaupum, make money by, 623. I; af sínum kostnaði, at hi s own expense, Hkr. i. 217.
    β. absol., hún fellir á mik dropa svá heita at ek brenn af öll, Ld. 328; hann fékk af hina mestu sæmd, derived great honotur from it, Nj. 88; elli sótti á hendr honum svá at hann lagðist í rekkju af, he grew bedridden from age, Ld. 54; komast undan af hlaupi, escape by running, Fms. viii. 58; spinna garn af rokki, spin off a wheel (now, spinna á rokk), from a notion of instrumentality, or because of the thread being spun out (?), Eb. 92.
    3. denoting proceeding, originating from; lýsti af höndum hennar, her hands spread beams of light, Edda 22; allir heimar lýstust ( were illuminated) af henni, id.; en er lýsti af degi, when the day broke forth, Fms. ii. 16; lítt var lýst af degi, the day was just beginning to break, Ld. 46; þá tók at myrkja af nótt, the ‘mirk-time’ of night began to set in, Eg. 230; tók þá brátt at myrkva af nótt, the night grew dark, Hkr. ii. 230.
    4. metaph., standa, leiða, hljótast af, to be caused by, result from; opt hlýtst íllt af kvenna hjali, great mischief is wrought by women’s gossip (a proverb), Gísl. 15, 98; at af þeim mundi mikit mein ok úhapp standa, be caused by, Edda 18; kenna kulda af ráðum e-s, to feel sore from, Eb. 42; þó mun her hljótast af margs manns bani, Nj, 90.
    5. in adverbial phrases, denoting state of mind; af mikilli æði, in fury, Nj. 116; af móð, in great emotion, Fms. xi. 221; af áhyggju, with concern, i. 186; af létta, frankly, iii. 91; af viti, collectedly, Grág. ii. 27; af heilu, sincerely, Eg. 46; áf fári, in rage; af æðru, timidly, Nj. (in a verse); af setning, composedly, in tune, Fms. iii. 187; af mikilli frægð, gallantly, Fas. i. 261; af öllu afli, with all might, Grág. ii. 41; af riki, violently, Fbr. (in a verse); af trúnaði, confidently, Grág. i. 400.
    VII. denoting regard to, of, concerning, in respect of, as regards:
    1. with verbs, denoting to tell of, be informed, inquire about, Lat. de; Dioscorides segir af grasi því, speaks of, 655 xxx. 5; er menn spurðu af landinu, inquired about it, Landn. 30; halda njósn af e-u, Nj. 104; er þat skjótast þar af at segja, Eg. 546, Band. 8.
    β. absol., hann mun spyrja, hvárt þér sé nokkut af kunnigt hversu for með okkr, whether you know anything about, how, Nj. 33; halda skóla af, to hold a school in a science, 656 A. i. 19 (sounds like a Latinism); en ek gerða þik sera mestan mann af öllu, in respect of all, that you should get all the honour of it, Nj. 78.
    2. with adjectives such as mildr, illr, góðrafe-u, denoting disposition or character in respect to; alira manna mildastr af fo, very liberal, often-banded, Fms. vii. 197; mildr af gulli, i. 33; góðr af griðum, merciful, Al. 33; íllr af mat en mildr af gulli, Fms. i. 53; fastr af drykk, close, stingy in regard to, Sturl. ii. 125; gat þess Hildigunnr at þú mundir góðr af hestinum, that you would be good about the horse, Nj. 90, cp. auðigr at, v. at, which corresponds to the above phrases; cp. also the phrase af sér above, p. 4, col. I, ll. 50 sqq.
    VIII. periphrasis of a genitive (rare); provincialis af öllum Predikaraklaustrum, Fms. x. 76; vera af hinum mesta fjandskap, to breathe deep hatred to, be on bad terms with, ix. 220; af hendi, af hálfu e-s, on one’s behalf, v. those words.
    IX. in adverbial phrases; as, af launungu, secretly; af hljóði, silently; v. those words.
    β. also used absolutely with a verb, almost adverbially, nearly in the signification off, away; hann bað þá róa af fjörðinn, pass the firth swiftly by rowing, row the firth off, Fms. ix. 502; var pá af farit þat seni skerjóttast var, was past, sailed past, Ld. 142; ok er þeir höfðu af fjórðung, past one fourth of the way, Dropl. 10: skína af, to clear up, of the skv, Eb. 152; hence in common language, skína af sér, when the sun breaks forth: sofa af nóttina, to sleep it away, Fms. ii. 98; leið af nóttin, the night past away, Nj. 53; dvelja af stundir, to kill the time, Band. 8; drepa af, to kill; láta af, to slaughter, kill off;
    γ. in exclamations; af tjöldin, off with the awnings, Bs. i. 420, Fins, ix. 49.
    δ. in the phrases, þar af, thence; hér af, hence, Fms. ii. 102; af fram, straight on, Nj. 144; now, á fram, on, advance.
    X. it often refers to a whole sentence or to an adverb, not only like other prepp. to hér, hvar, þar, but also redundantly to hvaðan, héðan, þaðan, whence, hence, thence.
    2. the preposition may sometimes be repeated, once elliptically or adverbially, and once properly, e. g. en er af var borit at borðinu, the cloth was taken off from the table, Nj. 176; Guð þerrir af (off, away) hvert tár af ( from) augum heilagra manna, God wipes off every tear from the eyes of his saints, 655 xx. vii. 17; skal þó fyrst bætr af lúka af fé vegaiula, pay off, from, Gþl. 160, the last af may be omitted—var þá af borið borðinu—and the prep. thus be separated from its case, or it may refer to some of the indecl. relatives er or sem, the prep. hvar, hér, þar being placed behind them without a case, and referring to the preceding relative, e. g. oss er þar mikit af sagt auð þeim, we have been told much about these riches, Band. 24; er þat skjótast þar af at segja, in short, shortly. Eg. 546; þaðan af veit ek, thence í infer, know, Fms. i. 97.
    XI. it is moreover connected with a great many verbs besides those mentioned above, e. g. bera af, to excel, whence afbragð, afbrigði; draga af, to detract, deduct, hence afdráttr; veita ekki af, to be hard with; ganga at, to be left, hence afgangr; standast af um e-t, to stand, how matters stand; sem af tekr, at a furious rate; vita af, to be conscious, know about (vide VII).
    D. As a prefix to compounds distinction is to be made between:
    I. af privativum, denoting diminution, want, deduction, loss, separation, negation of, etc., answering indifferently to Lat. ab-, de-, ex-, dis-, and rarely to re- and se-, v. the following COMPDS, such as segja, dicere, but afsegja, negare; rækja, colere, but afrækja, negligere; aflaga, contra legem; skapligr, normalis, afskapligr, deformis; afvik, recessus; afhús, afhellir, afdalr, etc.
    II. af intensivum, etymologically different, and akin to of, afr-, e. g. afdrykkja = ofdrykkja, inebrietas; afbrýði, jealously; afbendi, tenesmus; afglapi, vir fatuus, etc. etc. Both the privative and the intensive af may be contracted into á, esp. before a labial f, m, v, e. g. á fram = af fram; ábrýði = afbrýði; ávöxtr = afvöxtr; áburðr = afburðr; ávíta = afvíta (?). In some cases dubious. With extenuated and changed vowel; auvirðiligr or övirðiligr, depreciated, = afv- etc., v. those words.

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  • 7 Ader, Clément

    SUBJECT AREA: Aerospace
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    b. 2 April 1841 Muret, France
    d. 3 May 1925 Toulouse, France
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    French engineer who made a short "hop" in a powered aeroplane in 1890.
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    Ader was a distinguished engineer and versatile inventor who was involved with electrical developments, including the telephone and air-cushion vehicles. In the field of aeronautics he became the centre of a long-lasting controversy: did he, or did he not, fly before the Wright brothers' flight of 1903? In 1882 Ader started work on his first aeroplane, the Eole (god of the winds), which was bat-like in appearance and powered by a very well-designed lightweight steam engine developing about 15 kW (20 hp). On 9 October 1890 the Eole was ready, and with Ader as pilot it increased speed over a level surface and lifted off the ground. It was airborne for about 5 seconds and covered some 50 m (164 ft), reaching a height of 20 cm (8 in.). Whether such a short hop constituted a flight has caused much discussion and argument over the years. An even greater controversy followed Ader's claim in 1906 that his third aeroplane (Avion III) had made a flight of 300 m (328 yd) in 1897. He repeated this claim in his book written in 1907, and many historians accepted his account of the "flight". C.H.Gibbs-Smith, an eminent aviation historian, investigated the Ader controversy and in his book published in 1966 came to the conclusion that the Avion III did not fly at all. Avion III was donated to the Museum of the Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers in Paris, and still survives. From 1906 onwards Ader concentrated his inventive efforts elsewhere, but he did mount a successful campaign to persuade the French War Ministry to create an air force.
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    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    In 1990 the French Government accepted him as the "Father of Aviation who gave wings to the world".
    Bibliography
    1890, patent no. 205, 155 (included a description of the Eole).
    1907, La Première étape de l'aviation militaire en France, Paris (the most significant of his published books and articles).
    Further Reading
    C.H.Gibbs-Smith, 1968, Clément Ader: His Flight Claims and His Place in History, London.
    The centenary of Ader's 1890 flight resulted in several French publications, including: C.Carlier, 1990, L'Affaire Clément Ader: la vérité rétablie, Paris; Pierre Lissarrague, 1990, Clément Ader: inventeur d'avions, Toulouse.
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  • 8 वीर _vīra

    वीर [अजेः रक् वीभावश्च Uṇ.2.13] a.
    1 Heroic, brave.
    -2 Mighty, powerful.
    -3 Excellent, eminent.
    -रः 1 A hero, warrior, champion; को$प्येष संप्रति नवः पुरुषावतारो वीरो न यस्य भगवान् भृगुनन्दनो$पि U.5.33.
    -2 The sentiment of heroism (in rhetoric); अस्तोक- वीरगुरुसाहसमद्भुतं च Mv.1.6; it is distinguished under four heads; दानवीर, धर्मवीर, दयावीर and युद्धवीर; for explanation see these words s. v.).
    -3 An actor.
    -4 Fire.
    -5 The sacrificial fire.
    -6 A son; अस्य कुले वीरो जायते Ch. Up.3.13.6; वीरं मे दत्त पितरः Śrādha- mantras.
    -7 A husband.
    -8 The Arjuna tree.
    -9 A Jaina.
    -1 The Karavīra tree.
    -11 N. of Viṣṇu.
    -रम् 1 A reed.
    -2 Pepper.
    -3 Rice-gruel.
    -4 The root of Uśīra q. v.
    -5 Iron; Gīrvāṇa.
    -Comp. -अध्वन्, -मार्गः a heroic death.
    -अम्लः a kind of sorrel.
    -आशंसनम् 1 keeping watch.
    -2 the post of danger in battle.
    -3 a forlorn hope.
    -4 a field of battle; पयोदजालमिव तद्वीरा- शंसनमाबभौ Śi.19.79.
    -आसनम् 1 a kind of posture pract- ised in meditation; एकं पादमथैकस्मिन् विन्यस्योरौ तु संस्थितम् । इतरस्मिंस्तथैवोरुं वीरासनमिति स्मृतम् ॥ cf. पर्यङ्क.
    -2 kneeling on one knee.
    -3 a field of battle.
    -4 the station of a sentinel.
    -ईशः, -ईश्वरः 1 epithets of Śiva.
    -2 a great hero.
    -उञ्झः a Brahmaṇa who omits to offer oblations to the sacrificial fire.
    -काम a. desirous of male off- spring.
    -कीटः an insignificant or contemptible warrior.
    -गतिः Indra's heaven.
    -जयन्तिका 1 a war-dance.
    -2 war, battle.
    -तरुः 1 the Bilva tree.
    -2 the Arjuna tree.
    -धन्वन् m. an epithet of the god of love.
    -पट्टः a sort of military dress.
    -पट्टिका a gold band worn by men across the forehead; नलस्य भाले मणिवीरपट्टिकानिभेव लग्नः परिधिर्विधोर्बभौ N.15.61.
    -पत्नी the wife of a hero.
    -पानम् (णम्) an exciting or refreshing drink taken by soldiers either before or after a battle; मदो$यं संप्रहारे$स्मिन् वीरपानं समर्थ्यताम् Rām.4.11.38.
    -बाहुः N. of Viṣṇu.
    -भद्रः 1 N. of a powerful hero created by Śiva from his matted hair; see दक्ष; महावीरो$पि रे भद्र मम सर्वगणेष्विह । वीरभद्राख्यया हि त्वं प्रथितिं परमं व्रज । कुरु मे सत्वरं कर्म दक्षयज्ञं क्षयं नय ॥ Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
    -2 a distinguished hero.
    -3 a horse fit for the Aśvamedha sacrifice.
    -4 a kind of fragrant grass.
    -भवन्ती the elder sister; Gīrvāṇa.
    -भावः heroic nature.
    -मर्दलः a war-drum.
    -मुद्रिका a ring worn on the middle toe.
    -रजस् n. red lead.
    -रसः 1 the sentiment of heroism.
    -2 a warlike feeling.
    -रेणुः N. of Bhīmasena.
    -लोकः Indra's heaven.
    -वादः glory.
    -विप्लावकः a Brāhmaṇa who performs sacrifices by means of money got from the lowest castes.
    -वृक्षः 1 the Arjuna tree.
    -2 the marking-nut plant.
    -व्रत a. adhering to one's purpose; पूर्णः श्रुतधरो राजन्नाह वीरव्रतो मुनिः Bhāg.1.87.45.
    -तम् heroism.
    -शङ्कुः an arrow.
    -शयः, -शयनम्, -शय्या the couch of a dead or wounded hero in a battle; battlefield; कलेवरं योगरतो विजह्याद्यदग्रेणीर्वीरशये$निवृत्तः Bhāg.6.1.33.
    -2 a particular posture.
    -सूः f. the mother of a hero; (so
    -वीरप्रसवा, -प्रसूः, -प्रसविनी); तस्यात्मनो$र्धं पत्न्यास्ते नान्वगाद्वीरसूः कृपी Bhāg.1.7.45.
    -2 the mother of a male child.
    -सेनः N. of the father of Nala.
    -सैन्यम् garlic.
    -स्कन्धः a buffalo.
    -स्थानम् = वीरासन (1); स्थाणु- भूतो महातेजा वीरस्थानेन पाण्डव Mb.3.122.2;13.142.8; (= स्वर्ग) heaven; वीरासनं वीरशय्यां वीरस्थानमुपागतम् । अक्षया- स्तस्य वै लोकाः सर्वकामगमास्तथा ॥ Mb.13.7.13.
    -हत्या the killing of a man; murder of a son; चान्द्रायणं चरेन्मासं वीरत्यासमं हि तत् Ms.11.41; वीरहत्यामवाप्तो$सि वह्नीनुद्वास्य यत्नतः Śāṅkaradigvijaya 8.26.
    -हन् m. a Brāhmaṇa who has neglected his domestic fire; तेनादृश्यन्त वीरघ्ना न तु वीरहणो जनाः N.17.197; (cf. Note on N.17.197 given by the English translator Handiqui, P.63.).
    -2 A child- murderer; वीरहा वा एष देवानां भवति यो$ग्निमुद्वासयते Ts.1.5.2.
    -3 N. of Viṣṇu.

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  • 9 bear

    bear [beə(r)]
    porter1 (a), 1 (f), 1 (h), 1 (i) supporter2 (b), 2 (c)-(e) donner naissance à1 (g) diriger2 (a) peser2 (c) ours3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (d)
    (pt bore [bɔ:(r)], pp borne [bɔ:n])
    (a) (carry → goods, burden) porter; (→ gift, message) apporter; (→ sound) porter, transporter;
    a convoy of lorries bore the refugees away or off un convoi de camions emmena les réfugiés;
    they bore him aloft on their shoulders ils le portèrent en triomphe;
    they arrived bearing fruit ils sont arrivés, chargés de fruits;
    she bore her head high elle avait un port de tête altier;
    Nautical the wind bore the ship west le vent poussait le navire vers l'ouest;
    to be borne along by the crowd/current être emporté par la foule/le courant
    (b) (sustain → weight) supporter;
    the ice couldn't bear his weight la glace ne pouvait pas supporter son poids;
    figurative the system can only bear a certain amount of pressure le système ne peut supporter qu'une certaine pression
    (c) (endure) tolérer, supporter;
    the news was more than she could bear elle n'a pas pu supporter la nouvelle;
    she can't bear the sight of blood elle ne supporte pas la vue du sang;
    I can't bear to see you go je ne supporte pas que tu t'en ailles;
    I can't bear that man je ne supporte pas cet homme;
    I can't bear the suspense ce suspense est insupportable;
    she bore the pain with great fortitude elle a supporté la douleur avec beaucoup de courage
    (d) (accept → responsibility, blame) assumer; (→ costs) supporter
    (e) (allow → examination) soutenir, supporter;
    his theory doesn't really bear close analysis sa théorie ne supporte pas une analyse approfondie;
    his language does not bear repeating il a été si grossier que je n'ose même pas répéter ce qu'il a dit;
    his work bears comparison with Hemingway and Steinbeck son œuvre soutient la comparaison avec Hemingway et Steinbeck;
    it doesn't bear thinking about je n'ose pas ou je préfère ne pas y penser
    (f) (show → mark, name, sign etc) porter;
    the glass bore the letters "TR" le verre portait les lettres "TR";
    the letter bore the signatures of several eminent writers la lettre portait la signature de plusieurs écrivains célèbres;
    I still bear the scars j'en porte encore les cicatrices;
    the murder bore all the marks of a mafia killing le meurtre avait tout d'un crime mafieux;
    he bears no resemblance to his father il ne ressemble pas du tout à son père;
    his account bears no relation to the truth sa version n'a rien à voir avec ce qui s'est vraiment passé;
    to bear witness to sth (person) attester qch; (thing, quality) témoigner de qch
    (g) (give birth to) donner naissance à;
    she bore a child elle a donné naissance à un enfant;
    she bore him two sons elle lui donna deux fils
    (h) (produce) porter, produire;
    the cherry tree bears beautiful blossom in spring le cerisier donne de belles fleurs au printemps;
    figurative all my efforts have borne fruit mes efforts ont porté leurs fruits;
    Finance his investment bore 8 percent interest ses investissements lui ont rapporté 8 pour cent d'intérêt
    (i) (feel) porter, avoir en soi;
    to bear love/hatred for sb éprouver de l'amour/de la haine pour qn;
    I bear you no ill will je ne t'en veux pas;
    to bear a grudge against sb en vouloir ou garder rancune à qn
    he bore himself like a man il s'est comporté en homme;
    she bore herself with dignity elle est restée très digne
    (k) Stock Exchange (market, prices, shares) chercher à faire baisser
    (a) (move) diriger;
    bear to your left prenez sur la gauche ou à gauche;
    we bore due west nous fîmes route vers l'ouest;
    they bore straight across the field ils traversèrent le champ en ligne droite;
    American bear left ahead (sign) tournez à gauche, filez à gauche
    (b) (tree → fruit) produire, donner; (→ flower) fleurir
    grief bore heavily on her le chagrin l'accablait
    (d) Stock Exchange spéculer à la baisse
    to bring a gun to bear on a target pointer un canon sur un objectif;
    to bring pressure to bear on sb faire pression sur qn;
    to bring one's mind to bear on sth s'appliquer à qch
    3 noun
    (a) Zoology (animal) ours(e) m,f;
    British familiar he's like a bear with a sore head il est d'une humeur massacrante;
    very familiar humorous does a bear shit in the woods? qu'est-ce que tu crois?, à ton avis?
    he's a big bear of a man (physically) c'est un grand costaud
    (c) Stock Exchange (person) baissier(ère) m,f, spéculateur(trice) m,f à la baisse;
    to go a bear spéculer ou jouer à la baisse
    (d) (toy) ours m (en peluche)
    ►► American Cookery bear claw = chausson aux fruits portant sur le dessus des incisions semblables à des griffes d'ours;
    Stock Exchange bear closing arbitrage m à la baisse;
    bear cub ourson m;
    bear garden History fosse f aux ours; figurative pétaudière f;
    British the place was like a bear garden l'endroit était une véritable pétaudière, on se serait cru à la cour du roi Pétaud;
    familiar Stock Exchange bear hug = communiqué d'information annonçant une OPA immédiate;
    to give sb a bear hug (embrace) serrer qn très fort dans ses bras;
    Stock Exchange bear market marché m à la baisse ou baissier;
    Zoology bear pit fosse f aux ours;
    Stock Exchange bear position position f vendeur ou baissière;
    Stock Exchange bear sale vente f à découvert;
    Stock Exchange bear speculation spéculation f à la baisse;
    bear tracks empreintes fpl d'ours;
    Stock Exchange bear trading spéculation f à la baisse;
    Stock Exchange bear transaction transaction f à la baisse
    to bear down on or upon (ship) venir sur; (person) foncer sur;
    a lorry was bearing down on me un camion fonçait sur moi
    to bear in on sb s'approcher d'un air menaçant de qn
    (be relevant to) se rapporter à, être relatif à; (concern) intéresser, concerner
    British confirmer, corroborer;
    to bear sb out, to bear out what sb says corroborer ce que qn dit;
    the results don't bear out the hypothesis les résultats ne confirment pas l'hypothèse;
    he will bear me out on this matter il sera d'accord avec moi sur ce sujet
    British tenir le coup, garder le moral;
    she's bearing up under the pressure elle ne se laisse pas décourager par le stress;
    he's bearing up remarkably well il tient drôlement bien le coup;
    bear up! courage!
    (be patient with) supporter patiemment;
    if you'll just bear with me a minute je vous demande un peu de patience;
    if you'll bear with me I'll explain si vous patientez un instant, je vais vous expliquer

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  • 10 Ayre, Sir Amos Lowrey

    SUBJECT AREA: Ports and shipping
    [br]
    b. 23 July 1885 South Shields, England
    d. 13 January 1952 London, England
    [br]
    English shipbuilder and pioneer of the inter-war "economy" freighters; Chairman of the Shipbuilding Conference.
    [br]
    Amos Ayre grew up on the Tyne with the stimulus of shipbuilding and seafaring around him. After an apprenticeship as a ship draughtsman and distinction in his studies, he held responsible posts in the shipyards of Belfast and later Dublin. His first dramatic move came in 1909 when he accepted the post of Manager of the new Employment Exchange at Govan, then just outside Glasgow. During the First World War he was in charge of fleet coaling operations on the River Forth, and later was promoted Admiralty District Director for shipyard labour in Scotland.
    Before the conclusion of hostilities, with his brother Wilfrid (later Sir Wilfrid Ayre) he founded the Burntisland Shipbuilding Company in Fife. Setting up on a green field site allowed the brothers to show innovation in design, production and marketing. Such was their success that the new yard was busy throughout the Depression, building standard ships which incorporated low operating costs with simplicity of construction.
    Through public service culminating in the 1929 Safety of Life at Sea Conference, Amos Ayre became recognized not only as an eminent naval architect, but also as a skilled negotiator. In 1936 he was invited to become Chairman of the Shipbuilding Conference and thereby virtual leader of the industry. As war approached he planned with meticulous care the rearrangement of national shipbuilding capacity, enabling Britain to produce standard hulls ranging from the legendary TID tugs to the standard freighters built in Sunderland or Port Glasgow. In 1939 he became Director of Merchant Shipbuilding, a position he held until 1944, when with typical foresight he asked to be released to plan for shipbuilding's return to normality.
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    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Knighted 1937. KBE 1943. Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau.
    Bibliography
    1919, "The theory and design of British shipbuilding", The Syren and Shipping, London.
    Further Reading
    Wilfrid Ayre, 1968, A Shipbuilders Yesterdays, Fife (published privately). James Reid, 1964, James Lithgow, Master of Work, London.
    Maurice E.Denny, 1955, "The man and his work" (First Amos Ayre Lecture), Transactions of the Institution of Naval Architects vol. 97.
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  • 11 पर _para

    पर a. [पॄ-भावे-अप्, कर्तरि अच्-वा] (Declined optional- ly like a pronoun in nom. voc. pl., and abl. and loc. sing. when it denotes relative position)
    1 Other, differ- ent, another; see पर m also.
    -2 Distant, removed, remote; अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः Bg.4.4.
    -3 Beyond, further, on the other side of; म्लेच्छदेशस्ततः परः Ms.2.23;7.158.
    -4 Subsequent, following, next to, future, after (usually with abl.); बाल्यात् परामिव दशां मदनो$ध्युवास R.5.63; Ku.1.31.
    -5 Higher, superior; सिकतात्वादपि परां प्रपेदे परमाणुताम् R.15.22; इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहु- रिन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनः । मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर्यो बुद्धेः परतस्तु सः ॥ Bg.3.42.
    -9 Highest, greatest, most distinguished, pre-eminent, chief, best, principal; क्षत्रात् परं नास्ति Bṛi. Up.1.4.11. न त्वया द्रष्टव्यानां परं दृष्टम् Ś.2; Ki.5.18; परतो$पि परः Ku.2.14 'higher than the highest'; 6.19; Ś7.27.
    -7 Having as a following letter or sound, followed by (in comp.).
    -8 Alien, estranged, stranger.
    -9 Hostile, inimical, adverse,
    -1 Exceeding, having a surplus or remainder, left over; as in परं शतम् 'exceeding or more than a hundred.
    -11 Final, last.
    -12 (At the end of comp.) Having anything as the highest ob- ject, absorbed or engrossed in, intent on, solely devoted to, wholly engaged or occupied in; परिचर्यापरः R.1.91; so ध्यानपर, शोकपर, दैवपर, चिन्तापर &c.
    -रः 1 Another person, a stranger, foreigner; oft. in pl. in this sense; यतः परेषां गुणग्रहीतासि Bv.1.9; Śi.2.74; see एक, अन्य also.
    -2 A foe, an enemy, adversary; उत्तिष्ठमानस्तु परो नोपेक्ष्यः पथ्यभिच्छता Śi.2.1; Pt.2.158; R.3.21.
    -3 The Almighty; तावदध्यासते लोकं परस्य परचिन्तकाः Bhāg.3.32.8.
    -रम् 1 The highest point or pitch, culminating point.
    -2 The Supreme Sprit; तेषामादित्यवज्ज्ञानं प्रकाशयति तत् परम् Bg.5.16.
    -3 Final beatitude; असक्तो ह्याचरन् कर्म परमाप्नोति पूरुषः Bg.3.19.
    -4 The secondary meaning of a word.
    -5 (In logic) One of the two kinds of सामान्य or generality of notion; more extensive kind, (comprehending more objects); e. g. पृथ्वी is पर with respect to a घट).
    -6 The other or future world; परासक्ते च वस्तस्मिन् कथमासीन्मनस्तदा Mb.6.14.55. Note-- The acc., instr. and loc. singulars of पर are used adverbi- ally; e. g. (a) परम्
    1 beyond, over, out of (with abl.); वर्त्मनः परम् R.1.17.
    -2 after (with abl.); अस्मात् परम् Ś.6.24; R.1.66;3.39; Me.12; भाग्यायत्त- मतः परम् Ś.4.17; ततः परम् &c.
    -3 thereupon, there- after.
    -4 but, however.
    -5 otherwise.
    -6 in a high degree, excessively, very much, completely, quite; परं दुःखितो$स्मि &c.
    -7 most willingly.
    -8 only.
    -9 at the utmost. (b) परेण
    1 farther, beyond, more than; किं वा मृत्योः परेण विधास्यति Māl.2.2.
    -2 afterwards; मयि तु कृतनिधाने किं विदध्याः परेण Mv.2.49.
    -3 after (with abl.) स्तन्यत्यागात् परेण U.2.7. (c) परे
    1 afterwards, thereupon; अथ तेन दशाहतः परे R.8.73.
    -2 in future.
    -Comp. -अङ्गम् the hinder part of the body.
    -अङ्गदः an epithet of Śiva.
    -अणुः See परमाणु; Bhāg.1.14.11.
    -अदनः a horse found in the country of Persia or Arabia.
    -अधिकारचर्चा officiousness, meddlesomeness.
    -अधीन a. dependent on another, subject, subservient; अन्नमेषां पराधीनं देयं स्याद्भिन्नभाजने Ms.1.54,83; H.1.119.
    -अन्तः final death. (
    -ताः) m. (pl.) N. of a people.
    -अन्तकः an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 a frontier.
    -अन्तकालः the time of death; ते ब्रह्मलोकेषु परान्तकाले परामृताः परिमुच्यन्ति सर्वे Muṇḍ.3.2.6.
    -अन्न a. living or subsisting on another's food. (
    -न्नम्) the food of another; परगृहललिताः परान्नपुष्टाः Mk.4.28. ˚परिपुष्टता being fed with the food of others; Y.3.241. ˚भोजिन् a. subsisting on the food of others; रोगी चिरप्रवासी परान्नभोजी परावसथशायी । यज्जीवति तन्मरणं यन्मरणं सो$स्य विश्रामः ॥ H.1.12.
    1 far and near, remote and proximate.
    -2 prior and posterior.
    -3 before and beyond, earlier and later.
    -4 higher and lower, best and worst. (
    -रः) a Guru of an intermediate class. (
    -रम्) (in logic) a property intermediate between the greatest and smallest numbers, a species (as existing between the genus and individual); e. g. पृथ्वी which is पर with 1respect to a घट is अपर with respect to द्रव्य; द्रव्यत्वादिक- जातिस्तु परापरतयोच्यते Bhāṣā. P.8.
    -अभिध्यानम् self-conceit; high opinion for self or body (देहाभिमान); स्वयं पराभिध्यानेन विभ्रंशितस्मृतिः Bhāg.5.14.1.
    -अमृतम् rain.
    1 attached or devoted to, adhering to.
    -2 depending on, subject to.
    -3 intent on, solely devoted to or absorbed in (at the end of comp.); प्रभुर्धनपरायणः Bh.2.56; so मोह˚; अथ मोहपरायणा सती विवशा कामवधूर्विबोधिता Ku.4.1; अग्निहोत्र˚ &c.
    -4 connected with.
    -5 being a protector (त्राता); अबर्हाश्चरणैर्हीनाः पूर्वेषां वः परायणाः Mb.1.23.4.
    -6 leading or conducive to.
    -(णम्) 1 the principal or highest objest, chief aim, best or last resort; एतत् परायणम् Praśna Up.1.1; तपसश्च परायणम् Rām.1.21.1; Mb.12.179.12.
    -2 essence, sum.
    -3 Ved. going away, departure, exit.
    -4 firm devotion.
    -5 a universal medicine, panacea.
    -6 a religious order.
    -अर्थ a.
    1 having another aim or meaning.
    -2 intended or designed for another, done for another.
    (-र्थः) 1 the highest interest or advan- tage.
    -2 the interest of another (opp. स्वार्थ); स्वार्थो यस्य परार्थ एव स पुमानेकः सतामग्रणीः Subhāṣ.; R.1.29.
    -3 the chief or highest meaning.
    -4 the highest object (i.e. sexual intercourse).
    -5 the supreme good (मोक्ष); ज्ञात्वा प्रजहि कालेन परार्थमनुदृश्य च Mb.12.288.9.
    -6 Something else. Hence परार्थता or परार्थत्व means 'being subsidiary to something else; परार्थता हि गुणभावः ŚB. on MS.4.3.
    -7 an object which is meant for another's use (Sāṅ. Phil.); सङ्घातपरार्थत्वात् त्रिगुणादिविपर्ययादधिष्ठानात् Sāṅ. K.17. ˚वादिन् a. speaking for another; mediator, substitute.
    -अर्थिन् a. striving for the supreme good. (
    -र्थम् -र्थे) ind. for the sake of another.
    -अर्धम् 1 the other part (opp. पूर्वार्ध); the latter half; दिनस्य पूर्वार्धपरार्धभिन्ना छायेव मैत्री खलसज्जनानाम् Bh.2.6.
    -2 a particular high number; i. e. 1,,,,,; एकत्वादिपरार्धपर्यन्ता संख्या T. S.
    -अर्धक a. One half of anything.
    -अर्ध्य a.
    1 being on the farther side or half.
    -2 most distant in number; हेमन्तो वसन्तात् परार्ध्यः Śat. Br.
    -3 most excellent, best, most exalted, highly esteemed, highest, supreme; R.3.27;8.27;1.64;16;39; आबद्धप्रचुरपरार्ध्यकिंकिणीकः Śi.8.45.
    -4 most costly; Śi.4.11; श्रियं परार्ध्यां विदधद् विधातृभिः Bu. Ch.1.1.
    -5 most beautiful or lovely, finest; R.6.4; परस्परस्पर्धिपरार्ध्यरूपाः पौरस्त्रियो यत्र विधाय वेधाः Śi.3.58.
    -6 Divine: असावाटीत् सङ्ख्ये परार्ध्यवत् Bk.9.64.
    (-र्ध्यम्) 1 a maximum.
    -2 an infinite number.
    1 far and near; परावराणां स्रष्टारं पुराणं परमव्ययम् Mb.1.1.23.
    -2 earlier and later.
    -3 prior and posterior or subsequent.
    -4 higher and lower.
    -5 traditional; पुनाति पङ्क्तिं वंश्यांश्च सप्त सप्त परावरान् Ms.1. 15.
    -6 all-including; परावरज्ञो$सि परावरस्त्वम् Mb.3.232. 18. (
    -रा) descendants.
    (-रम्) 1 cause and effect.
    -2 the whole extent of an idea.
    -3 the universe.
    -4 totality. ˚ज्ञ, ˚दृश् a. knowing both the past and the future; परावरज्ञो ब्रह्मर्षिः Mb.1.6.5.
    -अवसथ- शायिन् a. sleeping in another's house; H.1.12.
    -अहः the next day.
    -अह्णः the afternoon, the latter part of the day.
    -आगमः attack of an enemy.
    -आचित a. fostered or brought up by another. (
    -तः) a slave.
    -आत्मन् m. the Supreme Spirit.
    -आयत्त a.
    1 depend- ent on another, subject, subservient; परायत्तः प्रीतेः कथमिव रसं वेत्तु पुरुषः Mu.3.4.
    -2 Wholly subdued or over- whelmed by.
    -आयुस् m. an epithet of Brahman; नाहं परायुर्ऋषयो न मरीचिमुख्या जानन्ति यद्विरचितं खलु सत्त्वसर्गाः Bhāg.8.1.12.
    -आविद्धः 1 an epithet of Kubera.
    -2 of Viṣṇu.
    -आश्रय a. dependent upon another.
    (-यः) 1 dependence upon another.
    -2 the retreat of enemies. (
    -या) a plant growing on another tree.
    -आसङ्गः dependence upon another.
    -आस्कन्दिन् m. a thief, robber.
    1 other than inimical; i. e. friendly, kind.
    -2 one's own; विधाय रक्षान् परितः परेतरान् Ki.1.14.
    -ईशः 1 an epithet of Brahman.
    -2 of Viṣṇu.
    -इष्टिः N. of Brahman.
    -इष्टुका a cow which has often calved.
    -उत्कर्षः another's prosperity.
    -उद्वहः the Indian cuckoo.
    -उपकारः doing good to others, benevolence, beneficence, charity; परोपकारः पुण्याय पापाय परपीडनम्.
    -उपकारिन् a. benevolent, kind to others.
    -उपजापः causing dissension among enemies; परोपजापात् संरक्षेत् प्रधानान् क्षुद्रकान् अपि Kau. A.1.13.
    -उपदेशः advising others; परोपदेशे पाण्डित्यम्.
    -उपरुद्ध a. besieged by an enemy.
    -उपसर्पणम् approaching another; begging.
    -ऊढा another's wife.
    -एधित a. fostered or brought up by another.
    (-तः) 1 a servant.
    -2 the (Indian) cuckoo.
    -कर्मन् n. service for another. ˚निरतः a servant.
    -कलत्रम् another's wife. ˚अभिगमनम् adultery; वरं क्लैब्यं पुसां न च परकलत्राभिगमनम् H.1.116.
    -कायप्रवेशनम् entering another's body (a supernatural art).
    -कारः The deeds of the enemy; राज्ञः समीपे परकारमाह प्रज्ञापनैषा विबि- धोपदिष्टा Kau. A.2.1.
    -कार्यम् another's business or work. ˚निरतः
    1 a benevolent man.
    -2 a slave, servant.
    -काल a. relating to a later time, mentioned later.
    -कृतिः an example or precedent, a passage descriptive of the doings of men; MS.6.7.26.
    -क्रमः doubling the second letter of a conjunction of consonants.
    -क्रान्तिः f. inclination of the ecliptic.
    -क्षेत्रम् 1 another's body.
    -2 another's field; ये$क्षेत्रिणो बीजवन्तः परक्षेत्रप्रवापिणः । ते वै सस्यस्य जातस्य न लभन्ते फलं क्वचित् ॥ Ms.9.49.
    -3 another's wife; तौ तु जातौ परक्षेत्रे Ms.3.175.
    -गामिन् a.
    1 being with another.
    -2 relating to another.
    -3 beneficial to another.
    -गुण a. beneficial to another. (
    -णः) the virtue of another; परगुणपरमाणून् पर्वतीकृत्य नित्यम् Bh.2.78.
    -ग्रन्थिः joint (as of a finger); an articu- lation.
    -ग्लानिः f. subjugation of an enemy; आत्मोदयः परग्लानिर्द्वयं नीतिरितीयती Śi.2.3.
    -चक्रम् 1 the army of an enemy.
    -2 invasion by an enemy, one of the six itis q. v.
    -3 a hostile prince.
    -छन्द a. dependent.
    (-दः) 1 the will of another.
    -2 dependence. ˚अनुवर्तनम् following the will of another.
    -छिद्रम् a weak or vulnerable point of another, a defect in another.
    - a.
    1 stranger.
    -2 coming from a foe.
    -3 inferior.
    -जनः a stranger (opp. स्वजन); शक्तः परजने दाता Ms.11.9.
    -जन्मन् n. a future birth.
    -जात a.
    1 born of another.
    -2 dependent on another for livelihood. (
    -तः) a servant.
    -जित a.
    1 conquered by another.
    -2 main- tained by another. (
    -तः) the (Indian) cuckoo.
    -तन्त्र a. dependent on another, dependent, subservient.
    -तन्त्रम् (a common group of) subsidiaries belonging to another; जैमिनेः परतन्त्रापत्तेः स्वतन्त्रप्रतिषेधः स्यात् MS.12.1.8. (see तन्त्रम्).
    -तर्ककः a suppliant, beggar; Dānasāgara, Bib- liotheca Indica, 274, Fascicule 1, p.15; also परतर्कुक.
    -तल्पगामिन् m. One who approaches another man's wife.
    -तार्थिकः The adherent of another sect.
    -दाराः m. (pl.) another's wife; ˚अभिगमनम्, ˚अभिमर्षः Adultery.
    -दारिन् m. an adulterer.
    -दुःखम् the sorrow or grief of another; विरलः परदुःखदुःखितो जनः; महदपि परदुःखं शीतलं सम्यगाहुः V.4.13.
    -देवता the Supreme Being.
    -देशः a hostile or foreign country.
    -देशिन् m. a foreigner.
    -द्रोहिन्, -द्वेषिन् a. hating others, hostile, inimical.
    -धनम् another's property.
    -धर्मः 1 the religion of another; स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः Bg.3.35.
    -2 another's duty or business.
    -3 the duties of another caste; परधर्मेण जीवन् हि सद्यः पतति जातितः Ms.1.97.
    -ध्यानम् absolute meditation or contemplation; ध्येये मनो निश्चलतां याति ध्येयं विचिन्तयत् । यत् तद् ध्यानं परं प्रोक्तं मुनिभिर्ध्यानचिन्तकैः ॥ Garuḍa P.
    -निपातः the irregular posteriority of a word in a compound; i. e. भूतपूर्वः where the sense is पूर्वं भूतः; so राजदन्तः, अग्न्याहितः &c.
    -निर्वाणम् the highest निर्वाण; (Buddh.).
    -पक्षः the side or party of an enemy.
    -पदम् 1 the highest position, eminence.
    -2 final beati- tude.
    -परिग्रह a. see पराधीन; स्ववीर्यविजये युक्ता नैते पर- परिग्रहाः Mb.7.144.22.
    -हः another's property (as wife &c); यथा बीजं न वप्तव्यं पुंसा परपरिग्रहे Ms.9.42-3.
    -परिभवः humiliation or injury suffered from others.
    -पाकनिवृत्त a. One who does not depend on others for his sustenance and performs the पञ्चयज्ञs faultlessly and takes food in his own house.
    -पाकरत a. one who depends upon others for his sustenance but performs the usual ceremonies before cooking; पञ्चयज्ञान् स्वयं कृत्वा परान्नमुपजीवति । सततं प्रातरुत्थाय परपाकरतस्तु सः ॥
    -पाकरुचिः having a liking for others' food; परपाकरुचिर्न स्यादनिन्द्या- मन्त्रणादृते Y.1.112.
    -पिण्डः another's food, food given by another. ˚अद् a., ˚भक्षक a. one who eats another's food or one who feeds at the cost of another; यादृशो$हं परपिण्डभक्षको भूतः Mk.8.25/26; (-m.) a servant. ˚रत a. feeding upon another's food; परपिण्डरता मनुष्याः Bh.
    -पुरञ्जयः a conqueror, hero.
    -पुरुषः 1 another man, a stranger.
    -2 the Supreme Spirit, Viṣṇu.
    -3 the hus- band of another woman.
    -पुष्ट a.
    1 fed or nourished by another.
    -2 Stranger. (
    -ष्टः) the (Indian) cuckoo. ˚महोत्सवः the mango tree.
    -पुष्टा 1 the (Indian) cuckoo.
    -2 a parasitical plant.
    -3 a harlot, prostitute.
    -पूर्वा a woman who has or had a former husband; Ms.3.166; पतिं हित्वा$पकृष्टं स्वमुत्कृष्टं या निषेवते । निन्द्यैव सा भवेल्लोके परपूर्वेति चोच्यते Ms.5.163.
    -प्रतिनप्तृ m. son of the great grand son.
    -प्रपौत्रः (see प्रतिनप्तृ).
    -प्रेष्यः a servant, menial, slave.
    -ब्रह्मन् n. the Supreme Spirit; cf. लीने परे ब्रह्मणि Bh. परे ब्रह्मणि को$पि न लग्नः Śaṅkara (चर्पटपञ्जरिका 7).
    -भागः 1 another's share.
    -2 superior merit.
    -3 good fortune, prosperity.
    -4 (a) excellence, superority, supremacy; दुरधिगमः परभागो यावत् पुरुषेण पौरुषं न कृतम् Pt.1.33;5.34. (b) excess, abundance, height; स्थलकमलगञ्जनं मम हृदय- रञ्जनम् जनितरतिरङ्गपरभागम् Gīt.1; आभाति लब्धपरभागतया- धरोष्ठे R.5.7; Ku.7.17; Ki.5.3;8.42; Śi.7.33; 8.51;1.86;12.15.
    -5 the last part, remainder.
    -भाव a. loving another.
    -भावः the being second member in a compound.
    -भाषा a foreign tongue.
    -भुक्त a. enjoyed or used by another; परभुक्तां च कान्तां च यो भुङ्क्ते स नराधमः । स पच्यते कालसूत्रे यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ ॥ Brav. P.
    -भूत a. following, subsequent (as words).
    -भृत् m. a crow (said to nourish the cuckoo).
    -भृत a. nourished by another.
    -भृतः, -ता the (Indian) cuckoo; (so called because she is nouri- shed by another i. e. by a crow); प्रागन्तरिक्षगमनात्- स्वमपत्यजातमन्यैर्द्विजैः परभृताः खलु पोषयन्ति Ś.5.22; Ku.6.2; R.9.43; Ś.4.1.
    -भतम् 1 another's opinion.
    -2 dif- ferent opinion or doctrine; heterodoxy.
    -मर्मज्ञ a. knowing the secrets of another.
    -मृत्युः a crow.
    -रमणः a married woman's gallant or paramour; स्वाधीने पररमणे धन्यास्तारुण्यफलभाजः Pt.1.18.
    -लोकः the next (or fur- ture) world; परलोकनवप्रवासिनः प्रतिपत्स्ये पदवीमहं तव Ku. 4.1. ˚गमः, ˚यानम् death. ˚विधि funeral rites; परलोक- विधौ च माधव स्मरमुद्दिश्य (निबपेः सहकारमञ्जरीः) Ku.4.38.
    -वश, -वश्य a. subject to another, dependent, depen- dent on others; सर्वं परवशं दुःखं सर्वमात्मवशं सुखम्.
    -वाच्यम् a fault or a defect of another; प्रकटान्यपि नैपुणं महत् परवाच्यानि चिराय गोपितुम् Śi.16.3.
    -वाणिः 1 a judge.
    -2 a year.
    -3 N. of the peacock of Kārtikeya.
    -वादः 1 rumour, report.
    -2 Objection, controversy.
    -वादिन् m. a disputant, controversialist.
    -वेश्मन् n. the abode of the Supreme Being.
    -व्रतः an epithet of Dhṛitarāṣṭra.
    -शब्दः a word expressive of something else; परशब्दस्य परत्र वृत्तौ तद्वद् भावो गम्यते ŚB. on MS.7.2.1.
    -श्वस् ind. the day after tomorrow.
    -संगत a.
    1 asso- ciated with another.
    -2 fighting with another.
    -संज्ञकः the soul.
    -सवर्ण a. homogeneous with a following letter (in gram.).
    -सात् ind. into the hands of an- other. ˚कृता a woman given in marriage.
    -सेवा service of another.
    -स्त्री another's wife.
    -स्वम् another's pro- perty; व्यावृता यत् परस्वेभ्यः श्रुतौ तस्करता स्थिता R.1.27; Ms.7.123. ˚हरणम् seizing another's property.
    -हन् a. killing enemies.
    -हित a.
    1 benevolent.
    -2 profitable to another.
    -तम् the welfare of another; सन्तः स्वयं परहिताभिहिताभियोगाः Bh.

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > पर _para

  • 12 importante

    important
    * * *
    1 (di cosa) important, major, momentous; key (attr.): il film rappresenta un avvenimento importante nella carriera del regista, the film is an important (o significant) event in the director's career; l'accaduto avrà conseguenze importanti per la sua carriera, the incident will have important (o major) consequences on his career; è una decisione importante, it's an important (o major o momentous) decision; un problema importante, a weighty (o momentous) problem; un'importante industria, a key industry; un affare importante, a big deal; l'apartheid è stato uno dei temi più importanti della sua campagna elettorale, apartheid was one of the major issues in his election campaign; il nostro secolo ha visto molte scoperte importanti in campo scientifico, our century has seen many major discoveries in the field of science; è il pezzo più importante della sua collezione, it's the centrepiece of the collection; ti devo dire una cosa importantissima, I have to tell you something very important
    2 (di persona) important, eminent: è diventato importante, he has become important; c'erano molte persone importanti, there were a lot of important people; un importante uomo d'affari, an important businessman
    s.m. important thing, (main) point: l'importante è che non rifiuti, the most important thing is that he should not refuse; questo è l'importante!, this is the (main) point!; cosa c'è di così importante da svegliarmi alle 3 del mattino?, what is so urgent that you have to wake me up at 3 o' clock in the morning?
    * * *
    [impor'tante]
    1. agg
    (gen) important, (fatti) important, significant, (somma) sizeable
    2. sm

    l'importante è... — the important thing is..., what is important is...

    * * *
    [impor'tante] 1.
    2) [ naso] big, prominent
    2.
    sostantivo maschile
    * * *
    importante
    /impor'tante/
     1 important
     2 [ naso] big, prominent
      l'importante è partecipare the main thing is to participate; l'importante è fare the (most) important thing is to do.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > importante

  • 13 Yost, Paul Edward

    SUBJECT AREA: Aerospace
    [br]
    b. 30 June 1919 Bristow, Iowa, USA
    [br]
    American designer of balloons who reintroduced the hot-air balloon.
    [br]
    After the early hot-air balloons of the Montgolfier brothers in the 1780s, this branch of ballooning was superseded by hydrogen, coal gas and helium balloons. Following the research by Auguste Piccard into cosmic radiation during the 1930s, a renewed interest in this branch of research arose in the United States from 1947 onwards, using helium-filled balloons. Modern plastics were available by this time, and polythene was used for the envelopes.
    Paul E.Yost developed an improved form of envelope using nylon fabric laminated with mylar plastic film. This provided a strong impermeable material that was ideal for balloons. Using this material for the envelope, Yost produced the Vulcoon in 1960. He also reintroduced the use of hot air to inflate his balloon and developed an easily controlled gas burner fuelled by propane gas, which was readily available in cylinders for portable cooking stoves. Yost's company, Raven Industries, developed these very basic balloons as a military project. The pilot was suspended in a sling, but they improved the design by fitting wicker or aluminium baskets and turned to a market in the field of sport. After a slow start, hot-air ballooning became popular as a sport. In 1963 Yost made the first crossing of the English Channel in a hot-air balloon, accompanied by Donald Piccard, nephew of the balloonist Auguste Piccard, and Charles Dollfus, the eminent French aviation historian. Yost's attempt to cross the Atlantic in his balloon Silver Fox during 1976 failed and he was rescued from the sea near the Azores. The popularity of hot-air ballooning increased during the 1970s, and evolved into a very original form of advertising with unusual shapes for the envelopes, including a house, a bottle and an elephant.
    JDS

    Biographical history of technology > Yost, Paul Edward

  • 14 major

    1. n майор
    2. n лог. большая посылка
    3. n муз. мажор
    4. n амер. главный, основной предмет специализации

    history is his major — его основной предмет — история, он специализируется по истории

    5. n амер. спорт. команда высшей лиги
    6. n обыкн. большая нефтяная компания
    7. a больший, более важный, значительный
    8. a главный; крупный

    major advances in science — крупные, значительные успехи в науке

    major calibre — главный калибр; тяжёлые орудия

    9. a относящийся к большинству
    10. a старший
    11. a юр. совершеннолетний
    12. a муз. мажорный
    13. a муз. большой
    14. v амер. специализироваться

    he majors in English — он специализируется по английскому языку, его основной предмет — английский язык

    Синонимический ряд:
    1. big (adj.) big; considerable; extensive; hefty; large; large-scale; sizable
    2. critical (adj.) critical; emergency; urgent
    3. essential (adj.) essential; indispensable; necessary; vital
    4. first (adj.) cardinal; chief; first; foremost; important; influential; key; leading; main; number one; outstanding; paramount; predominant; preeminent; pre-eminent; premier; primary; prime; principal; significant; star; stellar; top
    5. grave (adj.) dangerous; fell; grave; grievous; serious; ugly
    6. greater (adj.) capital; dominant; greater; larger; senior; superior
    7. major-league (adj.) blue-chip; major-league
    Антонимический ряд:
    dispensable; lesser; minor; secondary; small; unimportant

    English-Russian base dictionary > major

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