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1 in the middle of the day
Общая лексика: днём (Reaching for coffee or other caffeinated drinks in the middle of the day may not give you quite the boost you hope it will.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > in the middle of the day
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middle [ˈmɪdl]1. adjective2. nouna. milieu m• right in the middle (of...) au beau milieu (de...)3. compounds► middle age noun ≈ la cinquantaine• he's reached middle age il a la cinquantaine ► middle-aged adjective [person] d'âge moyen ; [outlook] vieux jeu inv• discretion is my middle name (British) la discrétion est ma plus grande vertu ► middle-of-the-road adjective modéré ; [music] grand public inv► middle school noun ≈ premier cycle m du secondaire* * *['mɪdl] 1.1) milieu mI was in the middle of a book when... — j'étais plongé dans un livre quand...
to split [something] down the middle — partager [quelque chose] en deux [bill, work]; diviser [quelque chose] en deux [group, opinion]
2) (colloq) ( waist) taille f2.adjective [door, shelf] du milieu; [price] modéré; [size, difficulty] moyen/-ennein middle life — au milieu de ma/ta etc vie
to be in one's middle thirties — GB avoir environ 35 ans
there must be a middle course ou way — il doit y avoir un juste milieu
to steer ou take ou follow a middle course — adopter une position intermédiaire
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A n1 milieu m ; in the middle of one's back/forehead au milieu du dos/du front ; in the middle of au milieu de [place, night, meal] ; to be caught in the middle être pris entre deux feux ; I was in the middle of a good book when… j'étais plongé dans un bon livre quand… ; in the middle of May à la mi-mai ; right in the middle of en plein milieu de [meeting, crisis, debate] ; right in the middle of dinner en plein dîner ; to be in the middle of doing être en train de faire ; to split [sth] down the middle partager [qch] en deux [bill, work] ; [argument, issue] diviser [qch] en deux [group, opinion] ;B adj gen [door, shelf, house] du milieu ; [price] modéré ; [size, height, difficulty] moyen/-enne ; [ranks] Mil intermédiaire ; in middle life au milieu de ma/ta etc vie, aux alentours de la cinquantaine ; to be in one's middle thirties GB avoir environ 35 ans ; the middle child ( of three children) le deuxième enfant ; ( of five children) le troisième enfant ; to steer ou take ou follow a middle course adopter une position intermédiaire ; there must be a middle way il doit y avoir un juste milieu.in the middle of nowhere dans un trou perdu. -
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['mɪdl] 1.1) mezzo m., centro m.in the middle of — al centro di, in mezzo a
in the middle of the night — nel cuore della notte, a notte fonda
to be caught in the middle — essere messo in mezzo, trovarsi tra due fuochi
I was in the middle of a book when... — ero immerso nella lettura di un libro quando...
to split [sth.] down the middle — dividere [qcs.] in due parti [bill, work]; [ issue] spaccare in due [ group]
2) colloq. (waist) vita f., cintola f.2.aggettivo [door, shelf] di mezzo, centrale; [price, size] medio; [ difficulty] intermedio, medioto be in one's middle thirties — BE essere sui trentacinque
to steer o take o follow a middle course seguire o scegliere una via di mezzo; there must be a middle way — deve esserci una via di mezzo
••in the middle of nowhere — in capo al mondo, a casa del diavolo
* * *['midl] 1. noun1) (the central point or part: the middle of a circle.) centro, metà2) (the central area of the body; the waist: You're getting rather fat round your middle.) vita2. adjective(equally distant from both ends: the middle seat in a row.) intermedio, di mezzo- middling- middle age
- middle-aged
- Middle Ages
- Middle East
- middleman
- be in the middle of doing something
- be in the middle of something* * *['mɪdl] 1.1) mezzo m., centro m.in the middle of — al centro di, in mezzo a
in the middle of the night — nel cuore della notte, a notte fonda
to be caught in the middle — essere messo in mezzo, trovarsi tra due fuochi
I was in the middle of a book when... — ero immerso nella lettura di un libro quando...
to split [sth.] down the middle — dividere [qcs.] in due parti [bill, work]; [ issue] spaccare in due [ group]
2) colloq. (waist) vita f., cintola f.2.aggettivo [door, shelf] di mezzo, centrale; [price, size] medio; [ difficulty] intermedio, medioto be in one's middle thirties — BE essere sui trentacinque
to steer o take o follow a middle course seguire o scegliere una via di mezzo; there must be a middle way — deve esserci una via di mezzo
••in the middle of nowhere — in capo al mondo, a casa del diavolo
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'midl
1. noun1) (the central point or part: the middle of a circle.) medio, centro2) (the central area of the body; the waist: You're getting rather fat round your middle.) cintura
2. adjective(equally distant from both ends: the middle seat in a row.) central, medio- middling- middle age
- middle-aged
- Middle Ages
- Middle East
- middleman
- be in the middle of doing something
- be in the middle of something
middle1 adj del mediomiddle2 n medio / centrotr['mɪdəl]1 (centre) medio, centro2 (halfway point of period, activity) mitad nombre femenino■ I can't help you now, I'm in the middle of something else no puedo ayudarte ahora, estoy haciendo otra cosa\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin the middle of nowhere en el quinto pinoto be in one's middle twenties «(thirties etc)» tener unos veinticinco (treinta y cinco etc) añosto be somebody's middle name (characteristic) ser algo mismo,-a, ser algo personificado,-a■ kindness is her middle name es la bondad misma, es la bondad personificadato split something down the middle partir algo por la mitadto take a middle course tomar una opción intermediamiddle age mediana edad nombre femeninomiddle America (class) clase nombre femenino media tradicional estadounidense 2 (geographical area) América Central con Méjico y la Antillasmiddle C do mediomiddle class clase nombre femenino mediamiddle distance (in photo etc) segundo planomiddle ear oído medioMiddle East Oriente nombre masculino Mediomiddle finger dedo corazónmiddle ground término medio, acuerdomiddle management mandos nombre masculino plural intermediosmiddle name segundo nombre nombre masculinothe Middle Ages la Edad Mediamiddle ['mɪdəl] adj1) central: medio, del medio, de en medio2) intermediate: intermedio, medianomiddle age: la mediana edadmiddle n1) center: medio m, centro mfold it down the middle: dóblalo por la mitad2)in the middle of : en medio de (un espacio), a mitad de (una actividad)in the middle of the month: a mediados del mesadj.• central adj.• intermedio, -a adj.• medianero, -a adj.• mediano, -a adj.• medio, -a adj.n.• centro s.m.• cintura s.f.• medio s.m.• mitad s.f.• promedio s.m.
I 'mɪdḷ1) (of object, place - center) centro m, medio m; (- half-way line) mitad fin the middle of nowhere — quién sabe dónde, en el quinto pino (Esp fam), donde el diablo perdió el poncho (AmS fam)
2) (of period, activity)in the middle of the week/month — a mediados de semana/mes
to be in the middle of something/-ing: I'm in the middle of a really exciting novel at the moment en este momento estoy leyendo una novela muy interesante; I'm in the middle of cooking dinner — estoy preparando la cena
3) ( waist) cintura f
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adjective (before n)the middle house of the three — de las tres, la casa de en medio or del medio
['mɪdl]middle finger — dedo m medio or del corazón
1. N1) [of object, area] centro m, medio min the middle of the table/the room — en medio or en el centro de la mesa/la habitación
he was in the middle of the road — estaba en medio or en (la) mitad de la carretera
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to cut sth down the middle — cortar algo por el medio or por la mitadthe party is split down the middle on this issue — el partido está dividido en dos facciones con respecto a este tema
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in the middle of nowhere — quién sabe dónde, en el quinto pino (Sp) *2) [of period]in or about or towards the middle of May — a mediados de mayo
he was in his middle thirties — tenía unos treinta y cinco años, tenía treinta y tantos años
3) [of activity]weekto be in the middle of doing sth: I'm in the middle of reading it — lo estoy leyendo
4) * (=waist) cintura fhe was in the water up to his middle — el agua le llegaba por or a la cintura
2. ADJ1) (=central)my middle daughter — mi segunda hija, mi hija de en medio
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in the middle years of the nineteenth century — a mediados del siglo diecinueve- steer or take a middle course2) (=average) mediano3.CPDmiddle age N — madurez f
the Middle Ages NPL — la Edad Media
Middle America N — (=Central America) Mesoamérica f, Centroamérica f; (US) (Geog) el centro de los Estados Unidos; (fig) (US) (=middle class) la clase media norteamericana
middle C N — (Mus) do m (en medio del piano)
the middle class(es) N (PL) — la clase media
middle-classthe upper/lower middle class(es) — la clase media alta/baja
middle distance N —
middle-distancein the middle distance — (gen) a una distancia intermedia; (Art) en segundo plano
middle ear N — oído m medio
Middle English N — la lengua inglesa de la edad media
middle finger N — dedo m corazón
middle management N — mandos mpl medios
middle manager N — mando mf medio
middle name N — segundo nombre m de pila
middle school N — (Brit) colegio para niños de ocho o nueve a doce o trece años ; (US) colegio para niños de doce a catorce años
the Middle West N — (US) la región central de los Estados Unidos
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I ['mɪdḷ]1) (of object, place - center) centro m, medio m; (- half-way line) mitad fin the middle of nowhere — quién sabe dónde, en el quinto pino (Esp fam), donde el diablo perdió el poncho (AmS fam)
2) (of period, activity)in the middle of the week/month — a mediados de semana/mes
to be in the middle of something/-ing: I'm in the middle of a really exciting novel at the moment en este momento estoy leyendo una novela muy interesante; I'm in the middle of cooking dinner — estoy preparando la cena
3) ( waist) cintura f
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adjective (before n)the middle house of the three — de las tres, la casa de en medio or del medio
middle finger — dedo m medio or del corazón
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1. attributive adjectivemittler...the middle one — der/die/das mittlere
2. nounmiddle point — Mittelpunkt, der
1) Mitte, die; (central part) Mittelteil, derin the middle of the room/the table — in der Mitte des Zimmers/des Tisches; (emphatic) mitten im Zimmer/auf dem Tisch
right in the middle of Manchester — genau im Zentrum von Manchester
fold something down the middle — etwas in der Mitte falten
in the middle of the morning/afternoon — mitten am Vor-/Nachmittag
in the middle of the night/week — mitten in der Nacht/Woche
be in the middle of doing something — (fig.) gerade mitten dabei sein, etwas zu tun
2) (waist) Taille, die* * *['midl] 1. noun1) (the central point or part: the middle of a circle.) die Mitte2) (the central area of the body; the waist: You're getting rather fat round your middle.) die Mitte2. adjective(equally distant from both ends: the middle seat in a row.) mittler- academic.ru/46725/middling">middling- middle age
- middle-aged
- Middle Ages
- Middle East
- middleman
- be in the middle of doing something
- be in the middle of something* * *mid·dle[ˈmɪdl̩]I. nthe \middle of the earth das Erdinnerein the \middle of the road/room/table mitten auf der Straße/im Zimmer/auf dem Tischin the \middle of the afternoon/morning mitten am Nachmittag/Morgenin the \middle of the night mitten in der Nachtin the \middle of summer/March mitten im Sommer/Märzin the \middle of 1985/the century Mitte 1985/des Jahrhundertsto be in one's \middle forties/sixties in den Mittvierzigern/-sechzigern sein; (busy with)to be in the \middle of eating/cooking/writing a letter mitten dabei sein zu essen/kochen/einen Brief zu schreibento be in the \middle of an argument/a project mitten in einer Diskussion/einem Projekt seinshe parts her hair in [or down] the \middle sie trägt einen Mittelscheitelcut the piece of cake in the \middle! schneide das Stück Kuchen in der Mitte durch!let's split the cost right down the \middle! lass uns die Kosten teilen!the issue of a single European currency divided the country down the \middle das Problem einer einheitlichen europäischen Währung spaltete das LandII. adj attr, inv mittlere(r, s)* * *['mɪdl]1. nMitte f; (= central section: of book, film etc) Mittelteil m, mittlerer Teil; (= inside of fruit, nut etc) Innere(s) nt; (= stomach) Bauch m, Leib m; (= waist) Taille fhe passed the ball to the middle of the field — er spielte den Ball zur (Feld)mitte
in the middle of the century — um die Jahrhundertmitte, Mitte des Jahrhunderts
we were in the middle of lunch —
to be in the middle of doing sth — mitten dabei sein, etw zu tun
I'm in the middle of reading it — ich bin mittendrin
he parts his hair down the middle — er hat einen Mittelscheitel
2. adjmittlere(r, s)the middle house — das mittlere Haus, das Haus in der Mitte
to be in one's middle twenties/thirties — Mitte zwanzig/dreißig sein
* * *middle [ˈmıdl]A adjmiddle C MUS eingestrichenes C;middle finger Mittelfinger m;middle life mittleres Lebensalter;in the middle fifties Mitte der Fünfziger(jahre);2. LINGa) Mittel…:Middle Latin Mittellatein nB s1. Mitte f:in the middle in der oder die Mitte;in the middle of the street mitten auf der Straße;in the middle of speaking mitten im Sprechen;2. mittlerer Teil, Mittelstück n (auch eines Schlachttieres)3. Mitte f (des Leibes), Taille f4. LING Medium n (griechische Verbform)7. pl WIRTSCH Mittelsorte fC v/t1. in die Mitte platzieren2. besonders Fußball: den Ball zur Mitte geben* * *1. attributive adjectivemittler...the middle one — der/die/das mittlere
2. nounmiddle point — Mittelpunkt, der
1) Mitte, die; (central part) Mittelteil, derin the middle of the room/the table — in der Mitte des Zimmers/des Tisches; (emphatic) mitten im Zimmer/auf dem Tisch
in the middle of the morning/afternoon — mitten am Vor-/Nachmittag
in the middle of the night/week — mitten in der Nacht/Woche
be in the middle of doing something — (fig.) gerade mitten dabei sein, etwas zu tun
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mei(the fifth month of the year, the month following April.) mayo- May Day- maypole
May n mayotr[meɪ]1 mayo■ at the beginning/end of May a principios/finales de mayo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLMay Day el primero de mayo, el uno de mayo, el día nombre masculino de los trabajadoresMay ['meɪ] n: mayo mn.• mayo s.m.meɪ
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[meɪ](pt, cond might) MODAL VBit may rain — puede or es posible que llueva
they may have gone out — puede que hayan salido, a lo mejor han salido
he may not have spoken to her yet — a lo mejor no ha hablado con ella todavía, puede que no haya hablado con ella todavía
I may have said so — es posible que lo haya dicho, puede que lo haya dicho
yes, I may — sí, es posible, sí, a lo mejor
as you might expect — como era de esperar, según cabía esperar
who might you be? — ¿quién es usted?
how old might you be? — ¿cuántos años tendrás?
2) (of permission) poderyes, you may — sí, puedes, ¡cómo no!
may I? — ¿me permite?, con permiso
may I go now? — ¿puedo irme ya?
may I see it? — ¿se puede ver?, ¿puedo verlo?
may I come in? — ¿se puede?, con permiso
might I suggest that...? — me permito sugerir que...
3) (in wishes)may you have a happy life together — ¡que seáis felices!
may God bless you — ¡Dios te bendiga!
may you be forgiven! — ¡que Dios te perdone!
long may he reign! — ¡que reine muchos años!
4) frm or liter5)might —
a) (suggesting)mightn't it be better to...? — + infin ¿no sería mejor...? + infin
you might shut the door! — ¡podrías or podías cerrar la puerta!
you might have told me! — ¡habérmelo dicho!
6) (in phrases)we may or might as well go — vámonos ya or de una vez
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mei(the fifth month of the year, the month following April.) mayo- May Day- maypole
May n mayotr[meɪ]1 mayo■ at the beginning/end of May a principios/finales de mayo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLMay Day el primero de mayo, el uno de mayo, el día nombre masculino de los trabajadoresMay ['meɪ] n: mayo mn.• mayo s.m.meɪ [meɪ]1.2.CPD* * *[meɪ] -
9 Pliny the Elder (Gaius Plinius Secundus)
SUBJECT AREA: Metallurgy[br]b. c. 23 AD Como, Italyd. 25 August 79 AD near Pompeii, Italy[br]Roman encyclopedic writer on the natural world.[br]Pliny was well educated in Rome, and for ten years or so followed a military career with which he was able to combine literary work, writing especially on historical subjects. He completed his duties c. 57 AD and concentrated on writing until he resumed his official career in 69 AD with administrative duties. During this last phase he began work on his only extant work, the thirty-seven "books" of his Historia Naturalis (Natural History), each dealing with a broad subject such as astronomy, geography, mineralogy, etc. His last post was the command of the fleet based at Misenum, which came to an end when he sailed too near Vesuvius during the eruption that engulfed Pompeii and he was overcome by the fumes.Pliny developed an insatiable curiosity about the natural world. Unlike the Greeks, the Romans made few original contributions to scientific thought and observation, but some made careful compilations of the learning and observations of Greek scholars. The most notable and influential of these was the Historia Naturalis. To the ideas about the natural world gleaned from earlier Greek authors, he added information about natural history, mineral resources, crafts and some technological processes, such as the extraction of metals from their ores, reported to him from the corners of the Empire. He added a few observations of his own, noted during travels on his official duties. Not all the reports were reliable, and the work often presents a tangled web of fact and fable. Gibbon described it as an immense register in which the author has "deposited the discoveries, the arts, and the errors of mankind". Pliny was indefatigable in his relentless note-taking, even dictating to his secretary while dining.During the Dark Ages and early Middle Ages in Western Europe, Pliny's Historia Naturalis was the largest known collection of facts about the natural world and was drawn upon freely by a succession of later writers. Its influence survived the influx into Western Europe, from the twelfth century, of translations of the works of Greek and Arab scholars. After the invention of printing in the middle of the fifteenth century, Pliny was the first work on a scientific subject to be printed, in 1469. Many editions followed and it may still be consulted with profit for its insights into technical knowledge and practice in the ancient world.[br]BibliographyThe standard Latin text with English translation is that edited by H.Rackham et al.(1942– 63, Loeb Classical Library, London: Heinemann, 10 vols). The French version is by A.Further ReadingThe editions mentioned above include useful biographical and other details. For special aspects of Pliny, see K.C.Bailey, 1929–32, The Elder Pliny's Chapters on Chemical Subjects, London, 2 vols.LRDBiographical history of technology > Pliny the Elder (Gaius Plinius Secundus)
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10 ringing in the ear
■ Sensation of a ringing, roaring, or buzzing sound in the ears or head, which is often associated with various forms of hearing impairment and may be caused in football by a middle/inner ear trauma as a result from direct impact.Syn. ringing in the earTinnitus m■ Hörempfindungen unterschiedlicher Art, die nicht von einer Schallquelle außerhalb des Menschen verursacht werden. -
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a mediados de mes — halfway through the month, in the middle of the month
* * *a mediados de mes — halfway through the month, in the middle of the month
* * *nos pagan a mediados de mes we get paid mid-month o halfway through the month o in the middle of the monthhacia mediados de mayo around the middle of May* * *
mediados:
a mediados de los años 30 in the mid thirties
' mediados' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mediada
- mediado
- a
- enero
English:
mid
- middle
- mid-
- midweek
* * *mediados nmpla mediados de abril/de año in the middle of o halfway through April/the year* * *mediados nmpla mediados de : halfway through, in the middle ofa mediados del mes: towards the middle of the month, mid-month* * *mediados npl -
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1. adj full (di of)( non cavo) solidin pieno giorno in broad daylightin piena notte in the middle of the night2. m: nel pieno dell'inverno in the depths of wintermotoring fare il pieno fill up* * *pieno agg.1 full (of sthg.) (anche fig.); filled (with sthg.) (anche fig.): pieno fino all'orlo, full to the brim; un bicchiere pieno d'acqua, a glass full of water; una bottiglia mezza piena, a half-full bottle; un bicchiere pieno, a full glass; una casa piena di gente, a house full of people; compito pieno di errori, exercise full of mistakes; pieno di bontà, buon senso, full of kindness, good sense; pieno di gioia, ammirazione, entusiasmo, full of (o filled with) joy, admiration, enthusiasm; pieno di idee, full of ideas; pieno di sole, luce, full of sun (light), light; impresa piena di pericoli, enterprise fraught with danger; sguardo pieno di tristezza, glance full of sadness; aveva gli occhi pieni di lacrime, his eyes were full of tears; non parlare con la bocca piena, don't speak with your mouth full; la stanza era piena di fumo, the room was full of (o filled with) smoke; la valigia è già piena, the suitcase is already full; essere pieno di debiti, to be deep in debt; essere pieno di guai, to have more than one's share of troubles (o to have a load of trouble); essere pieno di lavoro, to be up to one's eyes in work; essere pieno di speranze, to be full of hope // pieno come un uovo, chock-full // pieno zeppo, full up: il treno era pieno zeppo, the train was overcrowded; non ne voglio più, sono pieno, I won't have any more, I'm full // pieno di ogni ben di Dio, blessed with everything // pieno di sé, full of himself // a piene mani, abundantly // a piene vele, with all sails set (o under full sail) // a piena velocità, at full speed // a piena voce, aloud // in pieno, ( completamente) completely (o entirely o fully o quite); ( esattamente) exactly; ( nel mezzo) in the middle: ha ragione in pieno, he is quite right; la sua osservazione lo colse, colpì in pieno, his remark went home // in pieno giorno, in full (o broad) daylight; in pieno inverno, in the dephts of winter; in piena notte, at dead of night // in piena stagione, at the height of the season // in pieno viso, right (o full) in the face // nel pieno vigore delle forze, at the height of one's powers // pagine piene, ( fitte) closely-written pages // suono, colore pieno, full (o rich) sound, colour; una voce piena, a full voice // ho le tasche piene di questo lavoro, I am fed up with this work; ne ho piene le tasche!, I am fed up with it! // arrivare a piena maturità, to come to full maturity // respirare a pieni polmoni, to breathe deeply2 ( paffuto, in carne) full, plump, chubby: gote piene, full (o plump) cheeks; un viso pieno, a chubby face◆ s.m.1 ( colmo) height; ( mezzo) middle: nel pieno della notte, at dead of night; nel pieno della stagione, at the height of the season; nel pieno dell'estate, at the height of summer; nel pieno dell'inverno, in the depths of winter // nel pieno della gioventù, in the flower of one's youth3 ( carico completo) ( di nave) full cargo; (di carro ecc.) full load // fare il pieno ( di benzina), to fill up* * *['pjɛno] pieno (-a)1. agg1) (gen) full, (giornata, vita) full, busyun bicchiere pieno d'acqua — a glass full of water o filled with water
2) (completo: successo, fiducia) total, complete3) (muro, mattone) solid4)a piene mani — abundantlyè una persona che dà a piene mani — he (o she) is very generous
a pieni voti — (eleggere) unanimously
pieno di sé — full of oneself, self-important
in pieno — (completamente: sbagliare) completely, (colpire, centrare) bang o right in the middle
2. sm1)fare il pieno (di benzina) Auto — to fill up (with petrol Brit o gas Am)
il pieno, per favore — fill her up, please
2) (colmo) height, peak* * *['pjɛno] 1.1) (colmo) fullpieno zeppo — [ luogo] packed, crammed, chock-a-block; [valigia, borsa] bulging (di with)
una giornata, vita -a — fig. a busy o full day, life
2) (non vuoto) [mattone, muro] solid3) (florido) [gote, viso] plump, round4) (completo) [potere, adesione] full; [soddisfazione, successo] complete2.sostantivo maschilefare il pieno di — to fill up with [acqua, carburante]; fig. [ museo] to get a lot of [ visitatori]
2) in pieno3) nel pieno dinel pieno dell'inverno — in the dead o dephts of winter
••* * *pieno/'pjεno/1 (colmo) full; pieno fino all'orlo filled to the brim; pieno zeppo [ luogo] packed, crammed, chock-a-block; [valigia, borsa] bulging (di with); una stanza -a di fumo a smoke-filled room; aveva gli occhi -i di lacrime his eyes brimmed with tears; essere pieno di sé to be full of oneself; essere pieno di soldi to be made of money; non parlare con la bocca -a! don't speak with your mouth full! una giornata, vita -a fig. a busy o full day, life2 (non vuoto) [mattone, muro] solid3 (florido) [gote, viso] plump, round4 (completo) [potere, adesione] full; [soddisfazione, successo] complete; a tempo pieno full-time; in -a forma in good form; luna -a full moon5 (nel bel mezzo di) in pieno volto full in the face; in -a notte in the middle of the night; in -a campagna in the depths of countryside; in pieno maggio right in the middle of May; in pieno giorno in broad daylight; in pieno inverno in midwinter1 (di serbatoio) fare il pieno di to fill up with [acqua, carburante]; fig. [ museo] to get a lot of [ visitatori]; il pieno per piacere fill it up please2 in pieno l'aereo si è schiantato in pieno contro l'edificio the plane crashed straight into the building; centrare in pieno il bersaglio to hit the target in the centre3 nel pieno di nel pieno dell'inverno in the dead o dephts of winter; nel pieno della guerra in the midst of war; nel pieno delle proprie forze at the height of one's powerpieno fino agli occhi o come un uovo full to bursting point. -
13 traction
•• * Интересное слово. Не знаю, можно ли говорить о новом его значении или речь идет о метафорическом словоупотреблении, связанном с его известными значениями (тяга, сила сцепления, притягательная сила), но во всех нижеследующих примерах (из нескольких номеров Washington Post) двуязычные словари (я смотрел Новый БАРС и ABBYY Lingvo) не очень помогут переводчику:
•• 1. With his plan to lower the cost of health care for most Americans, “Gephardt has hit on a real Achilles’ heel, and he will get traction on it if he becomes the nominee,” said Rep. Ray LaHood. (R-Ill.) 2. One of the biggest temptations for lawmakers will be to lend the money rather than spend it outright. This approach has particular traction in the Senate, where a number of Republicans are endorsing it. 3. The message from Annan’s demoralized staff to the Bush administration was summed up by a senior U.N. official speaking to the Financial Times: “We wish you well, we hope you succeed, but we want to maintain our own integrity in case you don’t.” In other words, abandon ship. Not surprisingly, the resolution did not gain traction in this atmosphere. 4. “ People like Mikulski in Maryland,” said Matthew Crenson, a political science professor at Johns Hopkins University. “It’s illustrative of how difficult it is for Republicans to gain traction in this state that they had to cast about for a candidate for so long.”
•• В принципе в переводе всех этих примеров подойдет слово поддержка (или сторонники). Это удачный контекстуальный перевод, но он, конечно, не описывает значения. Для его описания больше подойдут слова шансы на успех, перспективы, привлекательность.
•• Пример того, как вошедшее в моду слово приобретает эластичность, по сути не меняя своего значения, а просто за счет расширения метафоры, т.е. ее распространения на новые сферы:
•• The euro’s rise to a record high this week, driven by a skidding dollar, comes at a sensitive time for a European economic recovery that finally seems to be gaining a bit of traction. (International Herald Tribune)
•• Для переводчика это может создавать проблемы – ведь, например, в данном случае метафора «трения», «сцепления» в русском языке не работает. Видимо, надо менять метафору. Может быть, так: <...> экономичеcкая активность в Европе начинает, как кажется, потихоньку набирать обороты.
•• Следующий довольно трудный для перевода пример:
•• The minority in this country which is opposed to the U.N. is far more intense than the majority that seems to favor the U.N., so that the minority view has far more traction. (Atlantic)
•• Здесь – изрядно смазанная, но все-таки метафора, и ее придется заменить на другую (Я.И. Рецкер называл такой прием «адекватной заменой»). Думаю, можно попробовать, например, резонанс:
•• Меньшинство, настроенное против ООН, гораздо напористее, чем большинство, которое вроде бы поддерживает ООН, и поэтому мнение меньшинства имеет гораздо больший резонанс.
•• The Bush administration’s grand plan to reform the Middle East may be gaining traction even though most governments in the region remain deeply suspicious of the U.S. president and his proactive agenda. (Newsweek)
•• В переводе – еще одно контекстуальное соответствие:
•• Возможно, амбициозный план администрации по реформированию Ближнего Востока начинает работать/давать плоды, хотя большинство государств региона сохраняют глубоко подозрительное отношение к президенту США и его наступательной стратегии.
•• Здесь, конечно, интересны также слова proactive и agenda. Оба включены в «Мой несистематический словарь», и добавить здесь можно лишь то, что в русское словоупотребление понемногу входит слово проактивный, но мне оно не очень нравится по уже отмеченной причине – в слове активный (в отличие от английского active) это значение и так есть.
•• (В скобках замечу, что у слова traction есть специализированное медицинское значение – вытяжение. Англо-французский словарь дает to be in traction – être en extension. По-русски – лежать на вытяжке.)
•• Помимо to gain traction нередко встречается to gain purchase:
•• We are fast approaching the fifty year anniversary of Harry S. Truman’s inaugural presidential address in which the idea of ‘underdeveloped areas’ first gained purchase in the universe of public discourse. - <...> инаугурационная речь президента Трумэна, в которой впервые прозвучали слова, впоследствии получившие широкое распространение в политической речи, - « слаборазвитые районы».
•• Then the format shrank even more as cassette tapes gained purchase over eight-tracks, finally eclipsing them in the era just prior to compact discs.
•• В данном случае подойдет антонимический перевод:
•• <...> этот формат начал уступать позиции кассетам. To gain purchase over - возможно и вытеснить.
•• Интересно все-таки, что при наличии, казалось бы, полностью синонимичных to gain ground и to gain momentum языку понадобилось и to gain traction. Как и всякая языковая мода, это не всем нравится. Один канадский профессор охарактеризовал как some of the worst examples of writing and thinking I have seen in my entire career следующую фразу: It took the first album about half a year to gain traction among the American youth. Что тут возразить? Нравится слово traction или нет – дело вкуса. Как сказала одна моя коллега в ООН, traction is not a word I would use. Но оно есть, и по «закону языковой моды» чем чаще оно употребляется, тем эластичнее становится его значение. Можно, пожалуй, студентам давать как упражнение на лексическую изобретательность в переводе.
•• Вот еще пара примеров:
•• The government’s policies are gaining traction. South Africa’s corporations are investing and many white South Africans are returning home. (Newsweek)
•• Здесь, конечно, напрашивается <...> политика правительства начинает давать результаты. В рамках того же значения – совершенно не «словарный», контекстуальный вариант перевода:
•• While America’s ambitions in the “greater Middle East” <...> will probably still make its debut at three international summits next month, it’s unlikely to generate much traction any time soon. (Washington Post) – <...> существенного продвижения вперед в обозримом будущем достичь вряд ли удастся.
•• Напоследок: это слово, пожалуй, неплохо подойдет при переводе известного процесс пошел – the process has gained/is gaining traction.
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14 spell
I spel past tense, past participle - spelt; verb1) (to name or give in order the letters of (a word): I asked him to spell his name for me.) stave2) ((of letters) to form (a word): C-a-t spells `cat'.) staves3) (to (be able to) spell words correctly: I can't spell!) stave/skrive rett4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) bety•- speller- spelling II spel noun1) (a set or words which, when spoken, is supposed to have magical power: The witch recited a spell and turned herself into a swan.) trylleord/-formular2) (a strong influence: He was completely under her spell.) fortryllelse; det å være forheksetIII spel noun1) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) tørn, omgang, tur2) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) periode, tid3) (a short time: We stayed in the country for a spell and then came home.) kort tidperiode--------stund--------trylleformular--------trylleriIsubst. \/spel\/1) trylleformular, trylleord2) fortryllelse, trolldom, forhekselse, forbannelsebe under a spell være (som) fortrollet, være trollbundet, være forheksetbe under the spell of someone\/something være trollbundet av noen\/noe, være forhekset av noen\/noe, være i noens\/noes voldbreak the spell heve fortryllelsen, heve forbannelsencast a spell on\/over someone eller put a spell on someone fortrylle noen, forhekse noen, bergta noenlay someone under a spell forhekse noenweave a spell lese en trylleformel, svinge tryllestaven, utøve trolldom, trylleIIsubst. \/spel\/1) skift, tørn, omgang, tur2) (kort) periode3) ( hverdagslig) (kort) anfall, omgang, ri, tur, kule4) (spesielt austr.) hvilestund, pauseat one spell i et kjørby spells skiftevis, i omgangerfor a spell et øyeblikk, en stundfresh spell avløsningIII1) stave, bokstavere2) ( om bokstaver) bli til3) innebære, medføre, bety, være ensbetydende medspell out forklare bokstav for bokstav, redegjøre detaljert for, si rett ut\/klart og tydelig stave seg gjennom, stave seg tilIVverb \/spel\/1) (spesielt amer.) avløse2) (austr.) la hvile, ta en hvilepause -
15 HARPA
* * *f.1) harp (leika, slá hörpu);2) harp-seal (era hlums vant, kvað refr, dró hörpu at ísi).* * *I. a harp, it occurs as early as Vsp. 34, Akv. 31, Am. 62, Og. 27, Bs. i. 155, Fms. vi. 203, vii. 97, Sks. 704.COMPDS: hörpuleikr, hörpumaðr, hörpuslagi, hörpuslagr, hörpustokkr, hörpustrengr.II. metaph. a shell; erat hlums vant kvað refr, dró hörpu at ísi, a saying, Fms. vii. 19: whence hörpu-diskr, m. a ‘harp-disk,’ a kind of shell: hörpu-skel, f. a harp-shell, Eg. 769, Eggert Itin.III. the first month of the summer, from the middle of April to the middle of May, is called Harpa. -
16 ग्रीष्म
grīshmá
orᅠ Jyeshṭha andᅠ Āshāḍha, from the middle of May to the middle of July) RV. X, 90, 6 AV. etc.. ;
summer heat, heat Pañcat. ;
N. of a man gaṇa aṡvâ̱di;
(ā) f. Symplocos racemosa L. ;
(ī) f. = - shma-bhavā L. ;
<cf. Hib. gris, « fire» ;
griosgaim, « I fry, boil» ;
griosach, « burning embers» >
- ग्रीष्मकाल
- ग्रीष्मजा
- ग्रीष्मधान्य
- ग्रीष्मपुष्पी
- ग्रीष्मभवा
- ग्रीष्मवन
- ग्रीष्मसमय
- ग्रीष्मसुन्दरक
- ग्रीष्महास
- ग्रीष्महेमन्त
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17 gauk-mánuðr
m. cuckoo-month, the first summer month, about the middle of April to the middle of May, Edda 103. -
18 половина
жен. half вторая половина недели ≈ the latter half of the week половина пятого ≈ half past four два с половиной ≈ two and a half на половине дороги ≈ half-way добрая половина ≈ good few 'вторая половина' ≈ significant otherполовин|а - ж. half*;
~ дома half (of) а house: в ~е мая in the middle of May;
~ седьмого half past six;
в ~е седьмого at half past six;
~ка ж. half*;
~ный half;
платить в ~ном размере pay* half (of) the sum;
~чатый ambivalent, ambiguous, compromise attr. ;
принять ~чатое решение take* a compromise decision.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > половина
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19 terminate
['tɜːmɪneɪt]гл.1)а) ставить предел, ограничивать2)а) кончать, завершатьб) заканчиваться, завершатьсяThe Middle Ages may be said to terminate with the invention of printing. — Можно сказать, что средние века закончились с изобретением книгопечатания.
There has been a second battle in Spain, which terminated in favour of King Charles. — В Испании состоялась вторая битва, которая закончилась победой короля Карла Великого.
Syn:3) увольнять4) разг. убивать -
20 in pieno maggio
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