intervention rates

межд. эк., фин., ист. интервенционные курсы (до 2002 г.: пределы колебания курсов валют стран Европейской валютной системы относительно ЭКЮ, которые поддерживались с помощью рыночных интервенций)

межд. эк., фин., ист. интервенционные курсы (до 2002 г.: пределы колебания курсов валют стран Европейской валютной системы относительно ЭКЮ, которые поддерживались с помощью рыночных интервенций)

1) общ. вмешательство; интервенция (любое вмешательство в устоявшийся порядок вещей, процесс)

2) эк. интервенция (осуществление сделок на рынке с целью повлиять на рыночную цену или ожидания участников рынка; может осуществляться на товарном или валютном рынке; как правило, осуществляется государством)

3) гос. упр. вмешательство (вмешательство государства в экономику страны путем регулирование рынков и деятельности предприятий, ограничения внешней торговли, национализации и т. п.)

4) пол. вмешательство, интервенция (вмешательство, в т. ч. вооруженное, одного государства во внутренние дела другого государства)

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1) общ. вмешательство; интервенция (любое вмешательство в устоявшийся порядок вещей, процесс)

2)

а) эк. интервенция (осуществление сделок на рынке с целью повлиять на рыночную цену или ожидания участников рынка)

б) фин. (валютная) интервенция, интервенция на валютном рыке (купля-продажа центральным банком валюты для воздействия на курс национальной валюты)

в) эк. (товарная) интервенция (купля-продажа крупной партии товара органом, регулирующим экономику или ее отрасль, для воздействия на цену товара)

3) гос. упр. вмешательство ( государства в экономику страны)

4) пол. вмешательство, интервенция (вмешательство, в т. ч. вооруженное, одного или группы государств во внутренние дела другого государства)

фин. валютная интервенция (осуществление центральным банком операций на валютном рынке с целью воздействия на курс национальной валюты)

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фин. валютная интервенция (осуществление центральным банком операций на валютном рынке с целью воздействия на курс национальной валюты)

а) межд. эк., фин., ист. (фиксированные паритеты национальных валют к ЭКЮ во время существования Европейского валютного союза)

б) межд. эк., фин., ист. (курсы, которые были установлены странами Группы десяти в результате Смитсоновских соглашений 1971 г. взамен ранее действовавших паритетов)

в) межд. эк., фин. (любые курсы обмена валют, относительно которых отклонения разрешены только в ограниченных пределах)

а) межд. эк., фин., ист. (фиксированные паритеты национальных валют к ЭКЮ во время существования Европейского валютного союза)

б) межд. эк., фин., ист. (курсы, которые были установлены странами Группы десяти в результате Смитсоновских соглашений 1971 г. взамен ранее действовавших паритетов)

в) межд. эк., фин. (любые курсы обмена валют, относительно которых отклонения разрешены только в ограниченных пределах)

сокр. ECU межд. эк., фин., ист. европейская валютная единица, ЭКЮ, экю (расчетная единица стран-членов Европейского сообщества, использовавшаяся с 1979 по 1999 г.; стоимость ЭКЮ определялась на основе стоимости корзины, включавшей национальные валюты 12 из 15 стран, являвшихся в этот период членами ЕС; была заменена на евро с введением его сначала в безналичном, а затем и в наличном обороте; международный стандартный код — XEU)

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сокр. ECU межд. эк., фин., ист. европейская валютная единица, ЭКЮ, экю (расчетная единица стран-членов Европейского сообщества, действовавшая с 1979 г. по 1999 г.; стоимость ЭКЮ определялась на основе стоимости корзины, включавшей национальные валюты 12 из 15 стран, являвшихся в этот период членами ЕС; была заменена на евро с введением его сначала в безналичном, а затем и в наличном обороте; международный стандартный код - XEU)

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   Before Romans described western Iberia or Hispania as "Lusitania," ancient Iberians inhabited the land. Phoenician and Greek trading settlements grew up in the Tagus estuary area and nearby coasts. Beginning around 202 BCE, Romans invaded what is today southern Portugal. With Rome's defeat of Carthage, Romans proceeded to conquer and rule the western region north of the Tagus, which they named Roman "Lusitania." In the fourth century CE, as Rome's rule weakened, the area experienced yet another invasion—Germanic tribes, principally the Suevi, who eventually were Christianized. During the sixth century CE, the Suevi kingdom was superseded by yet another Germanic tribe—the Christian Visigoths.

   A major turning point in Portugal's history came in 711, as Muslim armies from North Africa, consisting of both Arab and Berber elements, invaded the Iberian Peninsula from across the Straits of Gibraltar. They entered what is now Portugal in 714, and proceeded to conquer most of the country except for the far north. For the next half a millennium, Islam and Muslim presence in Portugal left a significant mark upon the politics, government, language, and culture of the country.

   Islam, Reconquest, and Portugal Created, 714-1140

   The long frontier struggle between Muslim invaders and Christian communities in the north of the Iberian peninsula was called the Reconquista (Reconquest). It was during this struggle that the first dynasty of Portuguese kings (Burgundian) emerged and the independent monarchy of Portugal was established. Christian forces moved south from what is now the extreme north of Portugal and gradually defeated Muslim forces, besieging and capturing towns under Muslim sway. In the ninth century, as Christian forces slowly made their way southward, Christian elements were dominant only in the area between Minho province and the Douro River; this region became known as "territorium Portu-calense."

   In the 11th century, the advance of the Reconquest quickened as local Christian armies were reinforced by crusading knights from what is now France and England. Christian forces took Montemor (1034), at the Mondego River; Lamego (1058); Viseu (1058); and Coimbra (1064). In 1095, the king of Castile and Léon granted the country of "Portu-cale," what became northern Portugal, to a Burgundian count who had emigrated from France. This was the foundation of Portugal. In 1139, a descendant of this count, Afonso Henriques, proclaimed himself "King of Portugal." He was Portugal's first monarch, the "Founder," and the first of the Burgundian dynasty, which ruled until 1385.

   The emergence of Portugal in the 12th century as a separate monarchy in Iberia occurred before the Christian Reconquest of the peninsula. In the 1140s, the pope in Rome recognized Afonso Henriques as king of Portugal. In 1147, after a long, bloody siege, Muslim-occupied Lisbon fell to Afonso Henriques's army. Lisbon was the greatest prize of the 500-year war. Assisting this effort were English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land; the first bishop of Lisbon was an Englishman. When the Portuguese captured Faro and Silves in the Algarve province in 1248-50, the Reconquest of the extreme western portion of the Iberian peninsula was complete—significantly, more than two centuries before the Spanish crown completed the Reconquest of the eastern portion by capturing Granada in 1492.

   Consolidation and Independence of Burgundian Portugal, 1140-1385

   Two main themes of Portugal's early existence as a monarchy are the consolidation of control over the realm and the defeat of a Castil-ian threat from the east to its independence. At the end of this period came the birth of a new royal dynasty (Aviz), which prepared to carry the Christian Reconquest beyond continental Portugal across the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. There was a variety of motives behind these developments. Portugal's independent existence was imperiled by threats from neighboring Iberian kingdoms to the north and east. Politics were dominated not only by efforts against the Muslims in

   Portugal (until 1250) and in nearby southern Spain (until 1492), but also by internecine warfare among the kingdoms of Castile, Léon, Aragon, and Portugal. A final comeback of Muslim forces was defeated at the battle of Salado (1340) by allied Castilian and Portuguese forces. In the emerging Kingdom of Portugal, the monarch gradually gained power over and neutralized the nobility and the Church.

   The historic and commonplace Portuguese saying "From Spain, neither a good wind nor a good marriage" was literally played out in diplomacy and war in the late 14th-century struggles for mastery in the peninsula. Larger, more populous Castile was pitted against smaller Portugal. Castile's Juan I intended to force a union between Castile and Portugal during this era of confusion and conflict. In late 1383, Portugal's King Fernando, the last king of the Burgundian dynasty, suddenly died prematurely at age 38, and the Master of Aviz, Portugal's most powerful nobleman, took up the cause of independence and resistance against Castile's invasion. The Master of Aviz, who became King João I of Portugal, was able to obtain foreign assistance. With the aid of English archers, Joao's armies defeated the Castilians in the crucial battle of Aljubarrota, on 14 August 1385, a victory that assured the independence of the Portuguese monarchy from its Castilian nemesis for several centuries.

   Aviz Dynasty and Portugal's First Overseas Empire, 1385-1580

   The results of the victory at Aljubarrota, much celebrated in Portugal's art and monuments, and the rise of the Aviz dynasty also helped to establish a new merchant class in Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal's second city. This group supported King João I's program of carrying the Reconquest to North Africa, since it was interested in expanding Portugal's foreign commerce and tapping into Muslim trade routes and resources in Africa. With the Reconquest against the Muslims completed in Portugal and the threat from Castile thwarted for the moment, the Aviz dynasty launched an era of overseas conquest, exploration, and trade. These efforts dominated Portugal's 15th and 16th centuries.

   The overseas empire and age of Discoveries began with Portugal's bold conquest in 1415 of the Moroccan city of Ceuta. One royal member of the 1415 expedition was young, 21-year-old Prince Henry, later known in history as "Prince Henry the Navigator." His part in the capture of Ceuta won Henry his knighthood and began Portugal's "Marvelous Century," during which the small kingdom was counted as a European and world power of consequence. Henry was the son of King João I and his English queen, Philippa of Lancaster, but he did not inherit the throne. Instead, he spent most of his life and his fortune, and that of the wealthy military Order of Christ, on various imperial ventures and on voyages of exploration down the African coast and into the Atlantic. While mythology has surrounded Henry's controversial role in the Discoveries, and this role has been exaggerated, there is no doubt that he played a vital part in the initiation of Portugal's first overseas empire and in encouraging exploration. He was naturally curious, had a sense of mission for Portugal, and was a strong leader. He also had wealth to expend; at least a third of the African voyages of the time were under his sponsorship. If Prince Henry himself knew little science, significant scientific advances in navigation were made in his day.

   What were Portugal's motives for this new imperial effort? The well-worn historical cliche of "God, Glory, and Gold" can only partly explain the motivation of a small kingdom with few natural resources and barely 1 million people, which was greatly outnumbered by the other powers it confronted. Among Portuguese objectives were the desire to exploit known North African trade routes and resources (gold, wheat, leather, weaponry, and other goods that were scarce in Iberia); the need to outflank the Muslim world in the Mediterranean by sailing around Africa, attacking Muslims en route; and the wish to ally with Christian kingdoms beyond Africa. This enterprise also involved a strategy of breaking the Venetian spice monopoly by trading directly with the East by means of discovering and exploiting a sea route around Africa to Asia. Besides the commercial motives, Portugal nurtured a strong crusading sense of Christian mission, and various classes in the kingdom saw an opportunity for fame and gain.

   By the time of Prince Henry's death in 1460, Portugal had gained control of the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeiras, begun to colonize the Cape Verde Islands, failed to conquer the Canary Islands from Castile, captured various cities on Morocco's coast, and explored as far as Senegal, West Africa, down the African coast. By 1488, Bar-tolomeu Dias had rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and thereby discovered the way to the Indian Ocean.

   Portugal's largely coastal African empire and later its fragile Asian empire brought unexpected wealth but were purchased at a high price. Costs included wars of conquest and defense against rival powers, manning the far-flung navel and trade fleets and scattered castle-fortresses, and staffing its small but fierce armies, all of which entailed a loss of skills and population to maintain a scattered empire. Always short of capital, the monarchy became indebted to bankers. There were many defeats beginning in the 16th century at the hands of the larger imperial European monarchies (Spain, France, England, and Holland) and many attacks on Portugal and its strung-out empire. Typically, there was also the conflict that arose when a tenuously held world empire that rarely if ever paid its way demanded finance and manpower Portugal itself lacked.

   The first 80 years of the glorious imperial era, the golden age of Portugal's imperial power and world influence, was an African phase. During 1415-88, Portuguese navigators and explorers in small ships, some of them caravelas (caravels), explored the treacherous, disease-ridden coasts of Africa from Morocco to South Africa beyond the Cape of Good Hope. By the 1470s, the Portuguese had reached the Gulf of Guinea and, in the early 1480s, what is now Angola. Bartolomeu Dias's extraordinary voyage of 1487-88 to South Africa's coast and the edge of the Indian Ocean convinced Portugal that the best route to Asia's spices and Christians lay south, around the tip of southern Africa. Between 1488 and 1495, there was a hiatus caused in part by domestic conflict in Portugal, discussion of resources available for further conquests beyond Africa in Asia, and serious questions as to Portugal's capacity to reach beyond Africa. In 1495, King Manuel and his council decided to strike for Asia, whatever the consequences. In 1497-99, Vasco da Gama, under royal orders, made the epic two-year voyage that discovered the sea route to western India (Asia), outflanked Islam and Venice, and began Portugal's Asian empire. Within 50 years, Portugal had discovered and begun the exploitation of its largest colony, Brazil, and set up forts and trading posts from the Middle East (Aden and Ormuz), India (Calicut, Goa, etc.), Malacca, and Indonesia to Macau in China.

   By the 1550s, parts of its largely coastal, maritime trading post empire from Morocco to the Moluccas were under siege from various hostile forces, including Muslims, Christians, and Hindi. Although Moroccan forces expelled the Portuguese from the major coastal cities by 1550, the rival European monarchies of Castile (Spain), England, France, and later Holland began to seize portions of her undermanned, outgunned maritime empire.

   In 1580, Phillip II of Spain, whose mother was a Portuguese princess and who had a strong claim to the Portuguese throne, invaded Portugal, claimed the throne, and assumed control over the realm and, by extension, its African, Asian, and American empires. Phillip II filled the power vacuum that appeared in Portugal following the loss of most of Portugal's army and its young, headstrong King Sebastião in a disastrous war in Morocco. Sebastiao's death in battle (1578) and the lack of a natural heir to succeed him, as well as the weak leadership of the cardinal who briefly assumed control in Lisbon, led to a crisis that Spain's strong monarch exploited. As a result, Portugal lost its independence to Spain for a period of 60 years.

   Portugal under Spanish Rule, 1580-1640

   Despite the disastrous nature of Portugal's experience under Spanish rule, "The Babylonian Captivity" gave birth to modern Portuguese nationalism, its second overseas empire, and its modern alliance system with England. Although Spain allowed Portugal's weakened empire some autonomy, Spanish rule in Portugal became increasingly burdensome and unacceptable. Spain's ambitious imperial efforts in Europe and overseas had an impact on the Portuguese as Spain made greater and greater demands on its smaller neighbor for manpower and money. Portugal's culture underwent a controversial Castilianization, while its empire became hostage to Spain's fortunes. New rival powers England, France, and Holland attacked and took parts of Spain's empire and at the same time attacked Portugal's empire, as well as the mother country.

   Portugal's empire bore the consequences of being attacked by Spain's bitter enemies in what was a form of world war. Portuguese losses were heavy. By 1640, Portugal had lost most of its Moroccan cities as well as Ceylon, the Moluccas, and sections of India. With this, Portugal's Asian empire was gravely weakened. Only Goa, Damão, Diu, Bombay, Timor, and Macau remained and, in Brazil, Dutch forces occupied the northeast.

   On 1 December 1640, long commemorated as a national holiday, Portuguese rebels led by the duke of Braganza overthrew Spanish domination and took advantage of Spanish weakness following a more serious rebellion in Catalonia. Portugal regained independence from Spain, but at a price: dependence on foreign assistance to maintain its independence in the form of the renewal of the alliance with England.

   Restoration and Second Empire, 1640-1822

   Foreign affairs and empire dominated the restoration era and aftermath, and Portugal again briefly enjoyed greater European power and prestige. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance was renewed and strengthened in treaties of 1642, 1654, and 1661, and Portugal's independence from Spain was underwritten by English pledges and armed assistance. In a Luso-Spanish treaty of 1668, Spain recognized Portugal's independence. Portugal's alliance with England was a marriage of convenience and necessity between two monarchies with important religious, cultural, and social differences. In return for legal, diplomatic, and trade privileges, as well as the use during war and peace of Portugal's great Lisbon harbor and colonial ports for England's navy, England pledged to protect Portugal and its scattered empire from any attack. The previously cited 17th-century alliance treaties were renewed later in the Treaty of Windsor, signed in London in 1899. On at least 10 different occasions after 1640, and during the next two centuries, England was central in helping prevent or repel foreign invasions of its ally, Portugal.

   Portugal's second empire (1640-1822) was largely Brazil-oriented. Portuguese colonization, exploitation of wealth, and emigration focused on Portuguese America, and imperial revenues came chiefly from Brazil. Between 1670 and 1740, Portugal's royalty and nobility grew wealthier on funds derived from Brazilian gold, diamonds, sugar, tobacco, and other crops, an enterprise supported by the Atlantic slave trade and the supply of African slave labor from West Africa and Angola. Visitors today can see where much of that wealth was invested: Portugal's rich legacy of monumental architecture. Meanwhile, the African slave trade took a toll in Angola and West Africa.

   In continental Portugal, absolutist monarchy dominated politics and government, and there was a struggle for position and power between the monarchy and other institutions, such as the Church and nobility. King José I's chief minister, usually known in history as the marquis of Pombal (ruled 1750-77), sharply suppressed the nobility and the

   Church (including the Inquisition, now a weak institution) and expelled the Jesuits. Pombal also made an effort to reduce economic dependence on England, Portugal's oldest ally. But his successes did not last much beyond his disputed time in office.

   Beginning in the late 18th century, the European-wide impact of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon placed Portugal in a vulnerable position. With the monarchy ineffectively led by an insane queen (Maria I) and her indecisive regent son (João VI), Portugal again became the focus of foreign ambition and aggression. With England unable to provide decisive assistance in time, France—with Spain's consent—invaded Portugal in 1807. As Napoleon's army under General Junot entered Lisbon meeting no resistance, Portugal's royal family fled on a British fleet to Brazil, where it remained in exile until 1821. In the meantime, Portugal's overseas empire was again under threat. There was a power vacuum as the monarch was absent, foreign armies were present, and new political notions of liberalism and constitutional monarchy were exciting various groups of citizens.

   Again England came to the rescue, this time in the form of the armies of the duke of Wellington. Three successive French invasions of Portugal were defeated and expelled, and Wellington succeeded in carrying the war against Napoleon across the Portuguese frontier into Spain. The presence of the English army, the new French-born liberal ideas, and the political vacuum combined to create revolutionary conditions. The French invasions and the peninsular wars, where Portuguese armed forces played a key role, marked the beginning of a new era in politics.

   Liberalism and Constitutional Monarchy, 1822-1910

   During 1807-22, foreign invasions, war, and civil strife over conflicting political ideas gravely damaged Portugal's commerce, economy, and novice industry. The next terrible blow was the loss of Brazil in 1822, the jewel in the imperial crown. Portugal's very independence seemed to be at risk. In vain, Portugal sought to resist Brazilian independence by force, but in 1825 it formally acknowledged Brazilian independence by treaty.

   Portugal's slow recovery from the destructive French invasions and the "war of independence" was complicated by civil strife over the form of constitutional monarchy that best suited Portugal. After struggles over these issues between 1820 and 1834, Portugal settled somewhat uncertainly into a moderate constitutional monarchy whose constitution (Charter of 1826) lent it strong political powers to exert a moderating influence between the executive and legislative branches of the government. It also featured a new upper middle class based on land ownership and commerce; a Catholic Church that, although still important, lived with reduced privileges and property; a largely African (third) empire to which Lisbon and Oporto devoted increasing spiritual and material resources, starting with the liberal imperial plans of 1836 and 1851, and continuing with the work of institutions like the Lisbon Society of Geography (established 1875); and a mass of rural peasants whose bonds to the land weakened after 1850 and who began to immigrate in increasing numbers to Brazil and North America.

   Chronic military intervention in national politics began in 19th-century Portugal. Such intervention, usually commencing with coups or pronunciamentos (military revolts), was a shortcut to the spoils of political office and could reflect popular discontent as well as the power of personalities. An early example of this was the 1817 golpe (coup) attempt of General Gomes Freire against British military rule in Portugal before the return of King João VI from Brazil. Except for a more stable period from 1851 to 1880, military intervention in politics, or the threat thereof, became a feature of the constitutional monarchy's political life, and it continued into the First Republic and the subsequent Estado Novo.

   Beginning with the Regeneration period (1851-80), Portugal experienced greater political stability and economic progress. Military intervention in politics virtually ceased; industrialization and construction of railroads, roads, and bridges proceeded; two political parties (Regenerators and Historicals) worked out a system of rotation in power; and leading intellectuals sparked a cultural revival in several fields. In 19th-century literature, there was a new golden age led by such figures as Alexandre Herculano (historian), Eça de Queirós (novelist), Almeida Garrett (playwright and essayist), Antero de Quental (poet), and Joaquim Oliveira Martins (historian and social scientist). In its third overseas empire, Portugal attempted to replace the slave trade and slavery with legitimate economic activities; to reform the administration; and to expand Portuguese holdings beyond coastal footholds deep into the African hinterlands in West, West Central, and East Africa. After 1841, to some extent, and especially after 1870, colonial affairs, combined with intense nationalism, pressures for economic profit in Africa, sentiment for national revival, and the drift of European affairs would make or break Lisbon governments.

   Beginning with the political crisis that arose out of the "English Ultimatum" affair of January 1890, the monarchy became discredtted and identified with the poorly functioning government, political parties splintered, and republicanism found more supporters. Portugal participated in the "Scramble for Africa," expanding its African holdings, but failed to annex territory connecting Angola and Mozambique. A growing foreign debt and state bankruptcy as of the early 1890s damaged the constitutional monarchy's reputation, despite the efforts of King Carlos in diplomacy, the renewal of the alliance in the Windsor Treaty of 1899, and the successful if bloody colonial wars in the empire (1880-97). Republicanism proclaimed that Portugal's weak economy and poor society were due to two historic institutions: the monarchy and the Catholic Church. A republic, its stalwarts claimed, would bring greater individual liberty; efficient, if more decentralized government; and a stronger colonial program while stripping the Church of its role in both society and education.

   As the monarchy lost support and republicans became more aggressive, violence increased in politics. King Carlos I and his heir Luís were murdered in Lisbon by anarchist-republicans on 1 February 1908. Following a military and civil insurrection and fighting between monarchist and republican forces, on 5 October 1910, King Manuel II fled Portugal and a republic was proclaimed.

   First Parliamentary Republic, 1910-26

   Portugal's first attempt at republican government was the most unstable, turbulent parliamentary republic in the history of 20th-century Western Europe. During a little under 16 years of the republic, there were 45 governments, a number of legislatures that did not complete normal terms, military coups, and only one president who completed his four-year term in office. Portuguese society was poorly prepared for this political experiment. Among the deadly legacies of the monarchy were a huge public debt; a largely rural, apolitical, and illiterate peasant population; conflict over the causes of the country's misfortunes; and lack of experience with a pluralist, democratic system.

   The republic had some talented leadership but lacked popular, institutional, and economic support. The 1911 republican constitution established only a limited democracy, as only a small portion of the adult male citizenry was eligible to vote. In a country where the majority was Catholic, the republic passed harshly anticlerical laws, and its institutions and supporters persecuted both the Church and its adherents. During its brief disjointed life, the First Republic drafted important reform plans in economic, social, and educational affairs; actively promoted development in the empire; and pursued a liberal, generous foreign policy. Following British requests for Portugal's assistance in World War I, Portugal entered the war on the Allied side in March 1916 and sent armies to Flanders and Portuguese Africa. Portugal's intervention in that conflict, however, was too costly in many respects, and the ultimate failure of the republic in part may be ascribed to Portugal's World War I activities.

   Unfortunately for the republic, its time coincided with new threats to Portugal's African possessions: World War I, social and political demands from various classes that could not be reconciled, excessive military intervention in politics, and, in particular, the worst economic and financial crisis Portugal had experienced since the 16th and 17th centuries. After the original Portuguese Republican Party (PRP, also known as the "Democrats") splintered into three warring groups in 1912, no true multiparty system emerged. The Democrats, except for only one or two elections, held an iron monopoly of electoral power, and political corruption became a major issue. As extreme right-wing dictatorships elsewhere in Europe began to take power in Italy (1922), neighboring Spain (1923), and Greece (1925), what scant popular support remained for the republic collapsed. Backed by a right-wing coalition of landowners from Alentejo, clergy, Coimbra University faculty and students, Catholic organizations, and big business, career military officers led by General Gomes da Costa executed a coup on 28 May 1926, turned out the last republican government, and established a military government.

   The Estado Novo (New State), 1926-74

   During the military phase (1926-32) of the Estado Novo, professional military officers, largely from the army, governed and administered Portugal and held key cabinet posts, but soon discovered that the military possessed no magic formula that could readily solve the problems inherited from the First Republic. Especially during the years 1926-31, the military dictatorship, even with its political repression of republican activities and institutions (military censorship of the press, political police action, and closure of the republic's rowdy parliament), was characterized by similar weaknesses: personalism and factionalism; military coups and political instability, including civil strife and loss of life; state debt and bankruptcy; and a weak economy. "Barracks parliamentarism" was not an acceptable alternative even to the "Nightmare Republic."

   Led by General Óscar Carmona, who had replaced and sent into exile General Gomes da Costa, the military dictatorship turned to a civilian expert in finance and economics to break the budget impasse and bring coherence to the disorganized system. Appointed minister of finance on 27 April 1928, the Coimbra University Law School professor of economics Antônio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) first reformed finance, helped balance the budget, and then turned to other concerns as he garnered extraordinary governing powers. In 1930, he was appointed interim head of another key ministry (Colonies) and within a few years had become, in effect, a civilian dictator who, with the military hierarchy's support, provided the government with coherence, a program, and a set of policies.

   For nearly 40 years after he was appointed the first civilian prime minister in 1932, Salazar's personality dominated the government. Unlike extreme right-wing dictators elsewhere in Europe, Salazar was directly appointed by the army but was never endorsed by a popular political party, street militia, or voter base. The scholarly, reclusive former Coimbra University professor built up what became known after 1932 as the Estado Novo ("New State"), which at the time of its overthrow by another military coup in 1974, was the longest surviving authoritarian regime in Western Europe. The system of Salazar and the largely academic and technocratic ruling group he gathered in his cabinets was based on the central bureaucracy of the state, which was supported by the president of the republic—always a senior career military officer, General Óscar Carmona (1928-51), General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58), and Admiral Américo Tómaz (1958-74)—and the complicity of various institutions. These included a rubber-stamp legislature called the National Assembly (1935-74) and a political police known under various names: PVDE (1932-45), PIDE (1945-69),

   and DGS (1969-74). Other defenders of the Estado Novo security were paramilitary organizations such as the National Republican Guard (GNR); the Portuguese Legion (PL); and the Portuguese Youth [Movement]. In addition to censorship of the media, theater, and books, there was political repression and a deliberate policy of depoliticization. All political parties except for the approved movement of regime loyalists, the União Nacional or (National Union), were banned.

   The most vigorous and more popular period of the New State was 1932-44, when the basic structures were established. Never monolithic or entirely the work of one person (Salazar), the New State was constructed with the assistance of several dozen top associates who were mainly academics from law schools, some technocrats with specialized skills, and a handful of trusted career military officers. The 1933 Constitution declared Portugal to be a "unitary, corporative Republic," and pressures to restore the monarchy were resisted. Although some of the regime's followers were fascists and pseudofascists, many more were conservative Catholics, integralists, nationalists, and monarchists of different varieties, and even some reactionary republicans. If the New State was authoritarian, it was not totalitarian and, unlike fascism in Benito Mussolini's Italy or Adolf Hitler's Germany, it usually employed the minimum of violence necessary to defeat what remained a largely fractious, incoherent opposition.

   With the tumultuous Second Republic and the subsequent civil war in nearby Spain, the regime felt threatened and reinforced its defenses. During what Salazar rightly perceived as a time of foreign policy crisis for Portugal (1936-45), he assumed control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From there, he pursued four basic foreign policy objectives: supporting the Nationalist rebels of General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and concluding defense treaties with a triumphant Franco; ensuring that General Franco in an exhausted Spain did not enter World War II on the Axis side; maintaining Portuguese neutrality in World War II with a post-1942 tilt toward the Allies, including granting Britain and the United States use of bases in the Azores Islands; and preserving and protecting Portugal's Atlantic Islands and its extensive, if poor, overseas empire in Africa and Asia.

   During the middle years of the New State (1944-58), many key Salazar associates in government either died or resigned, and there was greater social unrest in the form of unprecedented strikes and clandestine Communist activities, intensified opposition, and new threatening international pressures on Portugal's overseas empire. During the earlier phase of the Cold War (1947-60), Portugal became a steadfast, if weak, member of the US-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance and, in 1955, with American support, Portugal joined the United Nations (UN). Colonial affairs remained a central concern of the regime. As of 1939, Portugal was the third largest colonial power in the world and possessed territories in tropical Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe Islands) and the remnants of its 16th-century empire in Asia (Goa, Damão, Diu, East Timor, and Macau). Beginning in the early 1950s, following the independence of India in 1947, Portugal resisted Indian pressures to decolonize Portuguese India and used police forces to discourage internal opposition in its Asian and African colonies.

   The later years of the New State (1958-68) witnessed the aging of the increasingly isolated but feared Salazar and new threats both at home and overseas. Although the regime easily overcame the brief oppositionist threat from rival presidential candidate General Humberto Delgado in the spring of 1958, new developments in the African and Asian empires imperiled the authoritarian system. In February 1961, oppositionists hijacked the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria and, in following weeks, African insurgents in northern Angola, although they failed to expel the Portuguese, gained worldwide media attention, discredited the New State, and began the 13-year colonial war. After thwarting a dissident military coup against his continued leadership, Salazar and his ruling group mobilized military repression in Angola and attempted to develop the African colonies at a faster pace in order to ensure Portuguese control. Meanwhile, the other European colonial powers (Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain) rapidly granted political independence to their African territories.

   At the time of Salazar's removal from power in September 1968, following a stroke, Portugal's efforts to maintain control over its colonies appeared to be successful. President Americo Tomás appointed Dr. Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor as prime minister. While maintaining the New State's basic structures, and continuing the regime's essential colonial policy, Caetano attempted wider reforms in colonial administration and some devolution of power from Lisbon, as well as more freedom of expression in Lisbon. Still, a great deal of the budget was devoted to supporting the wars against the insurgencies in Africa. Meanwhile in Asia, Portuguese India had fallen when the Indian army invaded in December 1961. The loss of Goa was a psychological blow to the leadership of the New State, and of the Asian empire only East Timor and Macau remained.

   The Caetano years (1968-74) were but a hiatus between the waning Salazar era and a new regime. There was greater political freedom and rapid economic growth (5-6 percent annually to late 1973), but Caetano's government was unable to reform the old system thoroughly and refused to consider new methods either at home or in the empire. In the end, regime change came from junior officers of the professional military who organized the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) against the Caetano government. It was this group of several hundred officers, mainly in the army and navy, which engineered a largely bloodless coup in Lisbon on 25 April 1974. Their unexpected action brought down the 48-year-old New State and made possible the eventual establishment and consolidation of democratic governance in Portugal, as well as a reorientation of the country away from the Atlantic toward Europe.

   Revolution of Carnations, 1974-76

   Following successful military operations of the Armed Forces Movement against the Caetano government, Portugal experienced what became known as the "Revolution of Carnations." It so happened that during the rainy week of the military golpe, Lisbon flower shops were featuring carnations, and the revolutionaries and their supporters adopted the red carnation as the common symbol of the event, as well as of the new freedom from dictatorship. The MFA, whose leaders at first were mostly little-known majors and captains, proclaimed a three-fold program of change for the new Portugal: democracy; decolonization of the overseas empire, after ending the colonial wars; and developing a backward economy in the spirit of opportunity and equality. During the first 24 months after the coup, there was civil strife, some anarchy, and a power struggle. With the passing of the Estado Novo, public euphoria burst forth as the new provisional military government proclaimed the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and abolished censorship, the political police, the Portuguese Legion, Portuguese Youth, and other New State organizations, including the National Union. Scores of political parties were born and joined the senior political party, the Portuguese Community Party (PCP), and the Socialist Party (PS), founded shortly before the coup.

   Portugal's Revolution of Carnations went through several phases. There was an attempt to take control by radical leftists, including the PCP and its allies. This was thwarted by moderate officers in the army, as well as by the efforts of two political parties: the PS and the Social Democrats (PPD, later PSD). The first phase was from April to September 1974. Provisional president General Antonio Spínola, whose 1974 book Portugal and the Future had helped prepare public opinion for the coup, met irresistible leftist pressures. After Spinola's efforts to avoid rapid decolonization of the African empire failed, he resigned in September 1974. During the second phase, from September 1974 to March 1975, radical military officers gained control, but a coup attempt by General Spínola and his supporters in Lisbon in March 1975 failed and Spínola fled to Spain.

   In the third phase of the Revolution, March-November 1975, a strong leftist reaction followed. Farm workers occupied and "nationalized" 1.1 million hectares of farmland in the Alentejo province, and radical military officers in the provisional government ordered the nationalization of Portuguese banks (foreign banks were exempted), utilities, and major industries, or about 60 percent of the economic system. There were power struggles among various political parties — a total of 50 emerged—and in the streets there was civil strife among labor, military, and law enforcement groups. A constituent assembly, elected on 25 April 1975, in Portugal's first free elections since 1926, drafted a democratic constitution. The Council of the Revolution (CR), briefly a revolutionary military watchdog committee, was entrenched as part of the government under the constitution, until a later revision. During the chaotic year of 1975, about 30 persons were killed in political frays while unstable provisional governments came and went. On 25 November 1975, moderate military forces led by Colonel Ramalho Eanes, who later was twice elected president of the republic (1976 and 1981), defeated radical, leftist military groups' revolutionary conspiracies.

   In the meantime, Portugal's scattered overseas empire experienced a precipitous and unprepared decolonization. One by one, the former colonies were granted and accepted independence—Guinea-Bissau (September 1974), Cape Verde Islands (July 1975), and Mozambique (July 1975). Portugal offered to turn over Macau to the People's Republic of China, but the offer was refused then and later negotiations led to the establishment of a formal decolonization or hand-over date of 1999. But in two former colonies, the process of decolonization had tragic results.

   In Angola, decolonization negotiations were greatly complicated by the fact that there were three rival nationalist movements in a struggle for power. The January 1975 Alvor Agreement signed by Portugal and these three parties was not effectively implemented. A bloody civil war broke out in Angola in the spring of 1975 and, when Portuguese armed forces withdrew and declared that Angola was independent on 11 November 1975, the bloodshed only increased. Meanwhile, most of the white Portuguese settlers from Angola and Mozambique fled during the course of 1975. Together with African refugees, more than 600,000 of these retornados ("returned ones") went by ship and air to Portugal and thousands more to Namibia, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.

   The second major decolonization disaster was in Portugal's colony of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. Portugal's capacity to supervise and control a peaceful transition to independence in this isolated, neglected colony was limited by the strength of giant Indonesia, distance from Lisbon, and Portugal's revolutionary disorder and inability to defend Timor. In early December 1975, before Portugal granted formal independence and as one party, FRETILIN, unilaterally declared East Timor's independence, Indonesia's armed forces invaded, conquered, and annexed East Timor. Indonesian occupation encountered East Timorese resistance, and a heavy loss of life followed. The East Timor question remained a contentious international issue in the UN, as well as in Lisbon and Jakarta, for more than 20 years following Indonesia's invasion and annexation of the former colony of Portugal. Major changes occurred, beginning in 1998, after Indonesia underwent a political revolution and allowed a referendum in East Timor to decide that territory's political future in August 1999. Most East Timorese chose independence, but Indonesian forces resisted that verdict until

   UN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.

   Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000

   After several free elections and record voter turnouts between 25 April 1975 and June 1976, civil war was averted and Portugal's second democratic republic began to stabilize. The MFA was dissolved, the military were returned to the barracks, and increasingly elected civilians took over the government of the country. The 1976 Constitution was revised several times beginning in 1982 and 1989, in order to reempha-size the principle of free enterprise in the economy while much of the large, nationalized sector was privatized. In June 1976, General Ram-alho Eanes was elected the first constitutional president of the republic (five-year term), and he appointed socialist leader Dr. Mário Soares as prime minister of the first constitutional government.

   From 1976 to 1985, Portugal's new system featured a weak economy and finances, labor unrest, and administrative and political instability. The difficult consolidation of democratic governance was eased in part by the strong currency and gold reserves inherited from the Estado Novo, but Lisbon seemed unable to cope with high unemployment, new debt, the complex impact of the refugees from Africa, world recession, and the agitation of political parties. Four major parties emerged from the maelstrom of 1974-75, except for the Communist Party, all newly founded. They were, from left to right, the Communists (PCP); the Socialists (PS), who managed to dominate governments and the legislature but not win a majority in the Assembly of the Republic; the Social Democrats (PSD); and the Christian Democrats (CDS). During this period, the annual growth rate was low (l-2 percent), and the nationalized sector of the economy stagnated.

   Enhanced economic growth, greater political stability, and more effective central government as of 1985, and especially 1987, were due to several developments. In 1977, Portugal applied for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU) since 1993. In January 1986, with Spain, Portugal was granted membership, and economic and financial progress in the intervening years has been significantly influenced by the comparatively large investment, loans, technology, advice, and other assistance from the EEC. Low unemployment, high annual growth rates (5 percent), and moderate inflation have also been induced by the new political and administrative stability in Lisbon. Led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, an economist who was trained abroad, the PSD's strong organization, management, and electoral support since 1985 have assisted in encouraging economic recovery and development. In 1985, the PSD turned the PS out of office and won the general election, although they did not have an absolute majority of assembly seats. In 1986, Mário Soares was elected president of the republic, the first civilian to hold that office since the First Republic. In the elections of 1987 and 1991, however, the PSD was returned to power with clear majorities of over 50 percent of the vote.

   Although the PSD received 50.4 percent of the vote in the 1991 parliamentary elections and held a 42-seat majority in the Assembly of the Republic, the party began to lose public support following media revelations regarding corruption and complaints about Prime Minister Cavaco Silva's perceived arrogant leadership style. President Mário Soares voiced criticism of the PSD's seemingly untouchable majority and described a "tyranny of the majority." Economic growth slowed down. In the parliamentary elections of 1995 and the presidential election of 1996, the PSD's dominance ended for the time being. Prime Minister Antônio Guterres came to office when the PS won the October 1995 elections, and in the subsequent presidential contest, in January 1996, socialist Jorge Sampaio, the former mayor of Lisbon, was elected president of the republic, thus defeating Cavaco Silva's bid. Young and popular, Guterres moved the PS toward the center of the political spectrum. Under Guterres, the PS won the October 1999 parliamentary elections. The PS defeated the PSD but did not manage to win a clear, working majority of seats, and this made the PS dependent upon alliances with smaller parties, including the PCP.

   In the local elections in December 2001, the PSD's criticism of PS's heavy public spending allowed the PSD to take control of the key cities of Lisbon, Oporto, and Coimbra. Guterres resigned, and parliamentary elections were brought forward from 2004 to March 2002. The PSD won a narrow victory with 40 percent of the votes, and Jose Durão Barroso became prime minister. Having failed to win a majority of the seats in parliament forced the PSD to govern in coalition with the right-wing Popular Party (PP) led by Paulo Portas. Durão Barroso set about reducing government spending by cutting the budgets of local authorities, freezing civil service hiring, and reviving the economy by accelerating privatization of state-owned enterprises. These measures provoked a 24-hour strike by public-sector workers. Durão Barroso reacted with vows to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a wage freeze on all employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than one-half of Portugal's work force.

   In June 2004, Durão Barroso was invited by Romano Prodi to succeed him as president of the European Commission. Durão Barroso accepted and resigned the prime ministership in July. Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of the PSD, became prime minister. Already unpopular at the time of Durão Barroso's resignation, the PSD-led government became increasingly unpopular under Santana Lopes. A month-long delay in the start of the school year and confusion over his plan to cut taxes and raise public-sector salaries, eroded confidence even more. By November, Santana Lopes's government was so unpopular that President Jorge Sampaio was obliged to dissolve parliament and hold new elections, two years ahead of schedule.

   Parliamentary elections were held on 20 February 2005. The PS, which had promised the electorate disciplined and transparent governance, educational reform, the alleviation of poverty, and a boost in employment, won 45 percent of the vote and the majority of the seats in parliament. The leader of the PS, José Sôcrates became prime minister on 12 March 2005. In the regularly scheduled presidential elections held on 6 January 2006, the former leader of the PSD and prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, won a narrow victory and became president on 9 March 2006. With a mass protest, public teachers' strike, and street demonstrations in March 2008, Portugal's media, educational, and social systems experienced more severe pressures. With the spreading global recession beginning in September 2008, Portugal's economic and financial systems became more troubled.

    Contemporary Portugal

   Owing to its geographic location on the southwestern most edge of continental Europe, Portugal has been historically in but not of Europe. Almost from the beginning of its existence in the 12th century as an independent monarchy, Portugal turned its back on Europe and oriented itself toward the Atlantic Ocean. After carving out a Christian kingdom on the western portion of the Iberian peninsula, Portuguese kings gradually built and maintained a vast seaborne global empire that became central to the way Portugal understood its individuality as a nation-state. While the creation of this empire allows Portugal to claim an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions in world and Western history, it also retarded Portugal's economic, social, and political development. It can be reasonably argued that the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was the most decisive event in Portugal's long history because it finally ended Portugal's oceanic mission and view of itself as an imperial power. After the 1974 Revolution, Portugal turned away from its global mission and vigorously reoriented itself toward Europe. Contemporary Portugal is now both in and of Europe.

   The turn toward Europe began immediately after 25 April 1974. Portugal granted independence to its African colonies in 1975. It was admitted to the European Council and took the first steps toward accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1976. On 28 March 1977, the Portuguese government officially applied for EEC membership. Because of Portugal's economic and social backwardness, which would require vast sums of EEC money to overcome, negotiations for membership were long and difficult. Finally, a treaty of accession was signed on 12 June 1985. Portugal officially joined the EEC (the European Union [EU] since 1993) on 1 January 1986. Since becoming a full-fledged member of the EU, Portugal has been steadily overcoming the economic and social underdevelopment caused by its imperial past and is becoming more like the rest of Europe.

   Membership in the EU has speeded up the structural transformation of Portugal's economy, which actually began during the Estado Novo. Investments made by the Estado Novo in Portugal's economy began to shift employment out of the agricultural sector, which, in 1950, accounted for 50 percent of Portugal's economically active population. Today, only 10 percent of the economically active population is employed in the agricultural sector (the highest among EU member states); 30 percent in the industrial sector (also the highest among EU member states); and 60 percent in the service sector (the lowest among EU member states). The economically active population numbers about 5,000,000 employed, 56 percent of whom are women. Women workers are the majority of the workforce in the agricultural and service sectors (the highest among the EU member states). The expansion of the service sector has been primarily in health care and education. Portugal has had the lowest unemployment rates among EU member states, with the overall rate never being more than 10 percent of the active population. Since joining the EU, the number of employers increased from 2.6 percent to 5.8 percent of the active population; self-employed from 16 to 19 percent; and employees from 65 to 70 percent. Twenty-six percent of the employers are women. Unemployment tends to hit younger workers in industry and transportation, women employed in domestic service, workers on short-term contracts, and poorly educated workers. Salaried workers earn only 63 percent of the EU average, and hourly workers only one-third to one-half of that earned by their EU counterparts. Despite having had the second highest growth of gross national product (GNP) per inhabitant (after Ireland) among EU member states, the above data suggest that while much has been accomplished in terms of modernizing the Portuguese economy, much remains to be done to bring Portugal's economy up to the level of the "average" EU member state.

   Membership in the EU has also speeded up changes in Portuguese society. Over the last 30 years, coastalization and urbanization have intensified. Fully 50 percent of Portuguese live in the coastal urban conurbations of Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Aveiro, Coimbra, Viseu, Évora, and Faro. The Portuguese population is one of the oldest among EU member states (17.3 percent are 65 years of age or older) thanks to a considerable increase in life expectancy at birth (77.87 years for the total population, 74.6 years for men, 81.36 years for women) and one of the lowest birthrates (10.59 births/1,000) in Europe. Family size averages 2.8 persons per household, with the strict nuclear family (one or two generations) in which both parents work being typical. Common law marriages, cohabitating couples, and single-parent households are more and more common. The divorce rate has also increased. "Youth Culture" has developed. The young have their own meeting places, leisure-time activities, and nightlife (bars, clubs, and discos).

   All Portuguese citizens, whether they have contributed or not, have a right to an old-age pension, invalidity benefits, widowed persons' pension, as well as payments for disabilities, children, unemployment, and large families. There is a national minimum wage (€385 per month), which is low by EU standards. The rapid aging of Portugal's population has changed the ratio of contributors to pensioners to 1.7, the lowest in the EU. This has created deficits in Portugal's social security fund.

   The adult literacy rate is about 92 percent. Illiteracy is still found among the elderly. Although universal compulsory education up to grade 9 was achieved in 1980, only 21.2 percent of the population aged 25-64 had undergone secondary education, compared to an EU average of 65.7 percent. Portugal's higher education system currently consists of 14 state universities and 14 private universities, 15 state polytechnic institutions, one Catholic university, and one military academy. All in all, Portugal spends a greater percentage of its state budget on education than most EU member states. Despite this high level of expenditure, the troubled Portuguese education system does not perform well. Early leaving and repetition rates are among the highest among EU member states.

   After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal created a National Health Service, which today consists of 221 hospitals and 512 medical centers employing 33,751 doctors and 41,799 nurses. Like its education system, Portugal's medical system is inefficient. There are long waiting lists for appointments with specialists and for surgical procedures.

   Structural changes in Portugal's economy and society mean that social life in Portugal is not too different from that in other EU member states. A mass consumption society has been created. Televisions, telephones, refrigerators, cars, music equipment, mobile phones, and personal computers are commonplace. Sixty percent of Portuguese households possess at least one automobile, and 65 percent of Portuguese own their own home. Portuguese citizens are more aware of their legal rights than ever before. This has resulted in a trebling of the number of legal proceeding since 1960 and an eight-fold increase in the number of lawyers. In general, Portuguese society has become more permissive and secular; the Catholic Church and the armed forces are much less influential than in the past. Portugal's population is also much more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, a consequence of the coming to Portugal of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from former African colonies.

   Portuguese are becoming more cosmopolitan and sophisticated through the impact of world media, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. A prime case in point came in the summer and early fall of 1999, with the extraordinary events in East Timor and the massive Portuguese popular responses. An internationally monitored referendum in East Timor, Portugal's former colony in the Indonesian archipelago and under Indonesian occupation from late 1975 to summer 1999, resulted in a vote of 78.5 percent for rejecting integration with Indonesia and for independence. When Indonesian prointegration gangs, aided by the Indonesian military, responded to the referendum with widespread brutality and threatened to reverse the verdict of the referendum, there was a spontaneous popular outpouring of protest in the cities and towns of Portugal. An avalanche of Portuguese e-mail fell on leaders and groups in the UN and in certain countries around the world as Portugal's diplomats, perhaps to compensate for the weak initial response to Indonesian armed aggression in 1975, called for the protection of East Timor as an independent state and for UN intervention to thwart Indonesian action. Using global communications networks, the Portuguese were able to mobilize UN and world public opinion against Indonesian actions and aided the eventual independence of East Timor on 20 May 2002.

   From the Revolution of 25 April 1974 until the 1990s, Portugal had a large number of political parties, one of the largest Communist parties in western Europe, frequent elections, and endemic cabinet instability. Since the 1990s, the number of political parties has been dramatically reduced and cabinet stability increased. Gradually, the Portuguese electorate has concentrated around two larger parties, the right-of-center Social Democrats (PSD) and the left-of-center Socialist (PS). In the 1980s, these two parties together garnered 65 percent of the vote and 70 percent of the seats in parliament. In 2005, these percentages had risen to 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. In effect, Portugal is currently a two-party dominant system in which the two largest parties — PS and PSD—alternate in and out of power, not unlike the rotation of the two main political parties (the Regenerators and the Historicals) during the last decades (1850s to 1880s) of the liberal constitutional monarchy. As Portugal's democracy has consolidated, turnout rates for the eligible electorate have declined. In the 1970s, turnout was 85 percent. In Portugal's most recent parliamentary election (2005), turnout had fallen to 65 percent of the eligible electorate.

   Portugal has benefited greatly from membership in the EU, and whatever doubts remain about the price paid for membership, no Portuguese government in the near future can afford to sever this connection. The vast majority of Portuguese citizens see membership in the EU as a "good thing" and strongly believe that Portugal has benefited from membership. Only the Communist Party opposed membership because it reduces national sovereignty, serves the interests of capitalists not workers, and suffers from a democratic deficit. Despite the high level of support for the EU, Portuguese voters are increasingly not voting in elections for the European Parliament, however. Turnout for European Parliament elections fell from 40 percent of the eligible electorate in the 1999 elections to 38 percent in the 2004 elections.

   In sum, Portugal's turn toward Europe has done much to overcome its backwardness. However, despite the economic, social, and political progress made since 1986, Portugal has a long way to go before it can claim to be on a par with the level found even in Spain, much less the rest of western Europe. As Portugal struggles to move from underde-velopment, especially in the rural areas away from the coast, it must keep in mind the perils of too rapid modern development, which could damage two of its most precious assets: its scenery and environment. The growth and future prosperity of the economy will depend on the degree to which the government and the private sector will remain stewards of clean air, soil, water, and other finite resources on which the tourism industry depends and on which Portugal's world image as a unique place to visit rests. Currently, Portugal is investing heavily in renewable energy from solar, wind, and wave power in order to account for about 50 percent of its electricity needs by 2010. Portugal opened the world's largest solar power plant and the world's first commercial wave power farm in 2006.

   An American documentary film on Portugal produced in the 1970s described this little country as having "a Past in Search of a Future." In the years after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, it could be said that Portugal is now living in "a Present in Search of a Future." Increasingly, that future lies in Europe as an active and productive member of the EU.

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- national currency rate

- natural rate of interest

- negative interest rate

- net rate

- net nonaccrual rate

- New York interbank offered rate

- nominal interest rate

- offered rate

- official rate

- official rate of discount

- official exchange rate

- one-time rate

- opening rate

- open-market rates

- option rate

- overdraft rate

- overhead rate

- overhead absorption rate

- overnight rate

- overnight bank lending rate

- overnight loan rate

- overtime rate

- parallel rate

- par exchange rate

- parity rate

- par price rate

- pay rate

- pegged rate

- pegged exchange rate

- penalty rate

- penalty interest rate

- personal tax rate

- piece rate

- pool-based variable lending rate

- postal rate

- posted rate

- power rate

- predetermined overhead rate

- preferential rate

- present rate

- prevailing rate

- prime rate

- prime lending rate

- private rate of discount

- private market rates

- profit rate

- profitability rate

- profitable exchange rate

- progressive rate

- proportional rate

- purchasing rate of exchange

- quasi-market rate

- real exchange rate

- real interest rate

- reciprocal rate

- redemption rate

- rediscount rate

- reduced rate

- reduced withholding rate

- reference rate

- refinancing rate

- remuneration rate

- renewal rate

- rent rate

- rental rate

- reserve rate

- retention rate

- retirement rate of discount

- royalty rate

- ruling rate

- savings rate

- seasonal rates

- sellers' rate

- selling rate

- service rate

- settlement rate

- short rate

- short-term interest rates

- sight rate

- single exchange rate

- sliding rate

- soft lending rate

- special rate

- spot rate

- stable exchange rate

- standard rate

- standard fixed overhead rates

- standard labour rate

- standard variable overhead rates

- steady exchange rate

- step-down interest rate

- stock market rate

- straight-line rate

- subsidized rate

- swap rate

- tariff rate

- tax rate

- taxation rate

- temporary rate

- tender rate

- through rate

- time wage rate

- today's rate

- top rate

- total rate

- trading rate

- treasury bill rate

- two-tier rate of exchange

- uniform rates

- uniform tariff rate

- unofficial rate

- unprecedented rate

- unstable rate of exchange

- value-added tax rate

- variable rate

- variable interest rate

- variable repo rate

- wage rate

- wage rate per hour

- wholesale rate

- world market rates

- year-end exchange rate

- zero interest rate

- rate for advances against collateral

- rate for advances on securities

- rate for a cheque

- rates for credits

- rates for currency allocations

- rates for foreign currency deposits

- rate for loans

- rate for loans on collateral

- rate for local companies

- rate for mail transfers

- rate for short-term open market operations

- rate in the outside market

- rate of accumulation

- rates of allocation into the fund

- rate of auction fee

- rate of charge

- rate of commission

- rate of compensation

- rate of conversion

- rate of cover

- rate of currency

- rates of currency allocation

- rate of the day

- rate of deposit turnover

- rate of depreciation

- rate of discount

- rate of dividend on shares

- rate of duty

- rate of exchange

- rate of expenditures

- rate of expenses

- rate of foreign exchange

- rate of full value

- rate of increment

- rate of inflation

- rate of input

- rate of insurance

- rate of interest

- rate of interest on advances

- rate of interest on deferred payments

- rate of interest on deposits

- rate of interest on time deposits

- rate of investment

- rate of issue

- rate of mandatory reserves

- rate of option

- rate of pay

- rate of payment

- rate of premium

- rate of price inflation

- rates of a price-list

- rate of production

- rate of profit

- rate of profitability

- rate of refinancing

- rate of reimbursement

- rate of remuneration

- rate of replacement

- rate of return

- rate of return on capital

- rate of return on the capital employed

- rate of return on investment

- rate of return on net worth

- rate of royalty

- rate of securities

- rate of subscription

- rate of taxation

- rate of turnover

- rate of wages

- rates on credit

- rate on the day of payment

- rate on the exchange

- rates on short loans

- advance the rate of discount

- apply tariff rates

- boost interest rates

- boost long-term interest rates

- boost short-term interest rates

- calculate the rate

- calculate at the rate of

- charge an interest rate

- convert at the rate of

- cut rates

- cut interest rates by a quarter point

- determine a rate

- effect a floating exchange rate

- enjoy preferential rates

- establish a rate

- fix a rate

- grant special rates

- increase rates

- liberalize interest rates

- liberalize lending rates

- lower the rate of return

- lift key rates

- maintain high interest rates

- mark down the rate of discount

- mark up the rate of discount

- pay according to the rates

- quote a rate

- raise a rate

- raise the rate of discount

- reduce a rate

- set rates

- slash interest rates

- suspend a currency's fixed rate

- tout rates

- upvalue the current rate of banknotes

- at the rate of

- at the exchange rate ruling at the transaction date

- below the rate

pratiquer [pʀatike]

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1. transitive verb

   a. ( = mettre en pratique) [+ philosophie, politique] to put into practice ; [+ charité, religion] to practise (Brit), to practice (US)

   b. ( = exercer) [+ profession, art] to practise (Brit), to practice (US) ; [+ football, golf] to play

• pratiquer un sport est bon pour la santé doing a sport is good for your health

   c. ( = faire) [+ ouverture, trou] to make ; [+ intervention] to carry out

   d. ( = utiliser) [+ méthode, système] to use

• pratiquer le chantage to use blackmail

2. intransitive verb

   a. [croyant] to practise (Brit) or practice (US) one's religion ; ( = aller à l'église) to go to church

   b. [médecin] to be in practice

3. reflexive verb

► se pratiquer [méthode] to be used ; [sport] to be played

• comme cela se pratique en général as is the usual practice

• les prix qui se pratiquent à Paris Paris prices

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+1! pratiquer ne se traduit pas toujours par to practise.

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1) ( exercer régulièrement) to play [tennis, basket]; to do [athlétisme, canoë, yoga]; to take part in [activité, discipline]; to practise [BrE] [langue]

2) ( recourir à) to use [méthode, chantage]; to pursue [politique]; to charge [taux d'intérêt]

3) ( effectuer) to carry out [examen, greffe]; to administer [soins]; to make [trou]; to clear [chemin]; to carry out [expulsion]

se pratiquer verbe pronominal [tennis, billard] to be played; [technique, politique] to be used; [prix] to be charged

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1. vt

1) (= s'exercer à) to practise Grande-Bretagne to practice USA

2) [football, rugby, tennis] to play, [course à pied] to do

3) (= appliquer) [méthode, théorie] to apply

4) [intervention, opération] to carry out

5) [ouverture, abri] to make

2. vi

RELIGION to be a churchgoer

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pratiquer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( exercer régulièrement) to play [tennis, squash, basket]; to do [athlétisme, canoë, tir à l'arc, yoga]; pratiquer l'équitation/l'aviron/le ski/l'escalade to ride/row/ski/climb; to take part in [activité, discipline]; to practise^GB [langue]; pratiquer la médecine to practise^GB medicine; il ne pratique plus he doesn't practise^GB any more; il est croyant mais ne pratique pas he believes in God but doesn't practise^GB his faith;

2 ( mettre à exécution) to use [méthode, chantage]; to pursue [politique]; to charge [taux d'intérêt]; toutes les entreprises pratiquent cette stratégie all companies use ou follow this strategy; pratiquer la concertation/l'ouverture to pursue a policy of consultation/openness; ils pratiquent des tarifs très compétitifs they offer very competitive rates;

3 ( effectuer) to carry out [examen, greffe, transfusion]; to administer [soins]; to make [passage, trou]; to clear [chemin]; to carry out [expulsion]; pratiquer un sentier dans un taillis to clear a path through a thicket;

4 fml ( lire régulièrement) pratiquer Queneau/Sartre to read a lot of Queneau/Sartre.

B se pratiquer vpr ( être en usage) [tennis, football, billard] to be played; [technique, politique, stratégie] to be used; [prix, tarif] to be charged; c'est un sport qui se pratique beaucoup it's a very popular sport; le volley-ball se pratique essentiellement en salle volley-ball is mainly played indoors; ici le ski/l'équitation/l'aviron se pratique toute l'année here people can go skiing/riding/rowing throughout the year.

[pratike] verbe transitif

1. [faire - entaille] to make, to cut ; [ - ouverture] to make ; [ - passage] to open up ; [ - intervention chirurgicale] to carry out (separable), to perform

a. [à la vrille] to bore ou to drill a hole

b. [aux ciseaux] to cut (out) a hole

2. [appliquer - préceptes, politique] to practise ; [ - autocritique, vertu] to practise, to exercise ; [ - technique] to use, to apply ; [ - censure] to apply ; [ - sélection] to make

3. [s'adonner à - jeu de ballon] to play ; [ - art martial, athlétisme] to do ; [ - art, médecine, religion] to practise ; [ - langue] to speak ; [ - humour, ironie] to use

4. [fréquenter]

5. COMMERCE [rabais] to make, to give

ce sont les prix pratiqués dans tous nos supermarchés these are the current prices in all our supermarkets

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[pratike] verbe intransitif

il est catholique, mais il ne pratique pas he is not a practising Catholic

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se pratiquer verbe pronominal

cela se pratique couramment dans leur pays it is common practice in their country

1 price.

¿qué precio tiene esta corbata? how much is this tie?

está muy bien de precio it's very reasonably priced

la merluza está a precio de oro (figurative) hake has become ridiculously expensive

no tener precio (figurative) to be priceless

precio al contado cash price

precio de compra purchase price

precio de coste cost price (peninsular Spanish)

precio de costo cost price (peninsular Spanish)

precio de fábrica factory price

precio indicativo guide price

precio de mercado market price

precio prohibitivo prohibitively high price

precio de saldo bargain price

precio de salida starting price

precio de venta (al público) retail price

2 price (sacrificio).

pagaron un precio muy alto por la victoria they paid a very high price for victory, victory cost them dearly

a cualquier precio at any price

3 price tag.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: preciar.

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► nombre masculino

1 (coste) price

■ ¿a qué precio está? how much is it?

2 figurado (valor) value

\

a cualquier precio at any cost

a precio de coste at cost price

no tener precio figurado to be priceless

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1) price, value

2) cost

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1) (=importe) [de producto] price; [de viaje] fare; [en hotel] rate, charge

- poner o señalar precio a la cabeza de algn

- no tener precio

2) (=coste, sacrificio)

3) frm (=valor) worth, value

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1) ( de producto) price

- precio al por mayor/menor

- precio de compra/lanzamiento/mercado

- precio de costo or coste

- precio de salida

- precio de venta al público

- precio franco fábrica

2) (sacrificio, esfuerzo)

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= price, price tag, price range, quote.

Ex. Prices tend to be lower than those on SDC and DIALOG and this has obvious attractions.

Ex. Many library services, which generally have been provided free to users, are likely to acquire price tags in the near future.

Ex. The author reviews some of the features of text retrieval software packages currently on the market with notes on price ranges.

Ex. This is the most cost-effective method of acquisition because of the opportunity to choose the least expensive quote from multiple quotes through increasing purchasing power.

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* a bajo precio = lower-cost, lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.

* a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.

* alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.

* al mejor precio = at the best price.

* al mejor precio posible = at the best possible price.

* alto precio = costliness.

* a mitad de precio = at half price.

* a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.

* a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.

* a precio de ganga = at a steal.

* a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.

* a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).

* a precio reducido = at a discount.

* a precios competitivos = competitively priced.

* a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.

* a precios razonables = at affordable prices.

* a su precio normal = at full price.

* aumentar el precio = mark up + price, jack up + the price.

* aumento de precios = price increase, increased price.

* a un precio especial = at a discount.

* a un precio módico = at affordable cost, at an affordable price.

* a un precio muy razonable = at a very reasonable cost, at very reasonable cost.

* a un precio razonable = at a reasonable cost, reasonably priced.

* averiguar el precio = cost.

* bajada de los precios = falling prices.

* bajar de precio = come down in + price.

* bajar el precio = lower + price.

* bajar los precios = roll back + prices.

* bajo precio = low cost.

* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.

* caída de los precios = falling prices.

* cambiar el precio = reprice, reprice.

* cobrar un precio = charge + price.

* comparación de precios = comparison shopping.

* comparar precios = comparison shop.

* competencia de precios = price competition.

* condiciones de adquisición y/o precio = terms of availability and/or price.

* de bajo precio = low-priced.

* de precio fijo = fixed-price.

* de precio medio = medium-priced.

* de precio razonable = affordable.

* de precio rebajado = cut-price, cut-rate.

* descender de precio = come down in + price.

* diferencia de precio = price differential.

* diferencia de precios = price differentiation.

* diferencias de precio = differential pricing.

* fijación de precio de venta = pricing.

* fijación de precios = fixing.

* fijar precios = price, fix + price.

* fijar precios altos = price + high.

* fijar precios bajos = price + low.

* fulminar los precios = slash + prices.

* guerra de precios = pricing competition, price war.

* índice de precios = price index.

* índice de precios al consumo = consumer price index (CPI), cost of living index.

* Indice de Precios al Consumo (IPC) = Retail Price Index (RPI).

* información de precios = price information.

* información de precios de productos para el consumo = retail prices.

* manipulación de precios = price-fixing.

* mantener los precios = hold + prices down.

* mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.

* mitad de precio = half price.

* negociar el precio de Algo = negotiate + price.

* obligar a subir el precio = force up + prices.

* pagar el precio = meet + price.

* pagar precio = pay + cost.

* pagar un alto precio = pay + hefty price.

* pagar un precio = pay + fee, pay + penalty.

* pagar un precio alto por Algo = pay + a premium price for.

* pagar un precio elevado = pay + hefty price.

* pagar un precio exorbitante = pay through + the nose.

* política de fijación de precios = pricing policy.

* política de precios = pricing model, pricing policy.

* poner el precio = price.

* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = declare + open season on, put + a price on + Posesivo + head.

* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.

* precio abusivo = abusive price tag, abusive price.

* precio abusivo, precio desorbidato = abusive price.

* precio al por mayor = block rate, wholesale price, bulk rate.

* precio + bajar = price + fall.

* precio + caer = price + fall.

* precio calculado según el tiempo empleado = time-based charge.

* precio calculado según el tiempo de conexión = connect time based pricing.

* precio calculado según el tiempo empleado = time-based charge.

* precio competitivo = competitive price.

* precio con descuento = discounted price, discount price.

* precio de compra = purchase price.

* precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.

* precio de entrada = price of admission.

* precio de la gasolina = fuel pump price.

* precio de la habitación = room rate.

* precio del aparcamiento = parking fee.

* precio de las acciones = share price.

* precio de la suscripción = subscription price.

* precio de la vivienda = house price.

* precio del billete = fare.

* precio del billete de autobús = bus fare.

* precio del billete de avión = airfare [air fare], airline fare.

* precio del carburante = fuel price, fuel pump price.

* precio del combustible = fuel price, fuel pump price.

* precio del productor = producer price.

* precio de salida = starting price.

* precio + descender = price + fall.

* precio desorbidato = abusive price tag, abusive price.

* precio desorbitado = prohibitive price tag, prohibitive price.

* precio de tarifa = list price, listed price.

* precio de venta al público = retail price, cover price, list price, listed price.

* precio + dispararse = price + spiral out of control, price + go through the roof, price + soar through the roof.

* precio especial = reduced rate, special rate, reduced fee, discounted price, discount price, preferential rate.

* precio especial por compra al por mayor = bulk deal.

* precio excesivo = steep price, overpricing [over-pricing], inflated price.

* precio fijo = fixed charge.

* precio inflado = inflated price.

* precio inicial = starting price.

* precio íntegro = full price.

* precio medio = average price.

* precio mínimo = threshold price.

* precio normal = full price.

* precio para estudiantes = student rate.

* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.

* precio por unidad = unit price.

* precio prohibitivo = prohibitively expensive, prohibitive price tag, prohibitive price.

* precio razonable = fair price.

* precio rebajado = marked-down price.

* precio rebajado, precio reducido, descuento = marked-down price.

* precios = pricing, price range, price rate, price structure.

* precios competitivos = competitive rates.

* precios con descuento = discount price.

* precios de las materias primas = commodity prices.

* precios descontrolados = runaway prices.

* precios disparados = spiralling prices, runaway prices.

* precios + dispararse = prices + spiral.

* precios en alza = rising costs, runaway prices, runaway costs.

* precio simbólico = nominal fee.

* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.

* precios por las nubes = spiralling prices.

* que no tiene precio = priceless.

* que tiene precio = priced.

* rebajar el precio = cut + price.

* rebajar los precios = knock down + prices, slash + prices.

* reducción de los precios = price cut.

* reducción de precios = pricecutting.

* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.

* relación calidad-precio = price-performance ratio.

* sensible a los precios = price sensitive.

* sin precio = unpriced.

* subida de precios = price rise, rising costs, price increase, increased price, price hike, price hike.

* subir de precio = rise in + price.

* subir el precio = push + cost + up, raise + price, jack up + the price, rack up + the price.

* susceptible a los precios = price sensitive.

* tabla de comparación de precios = price-comparison table.

* tarifa de precios = pricing structure, pricing algorithm, pricing scheme, pricing model, price structure.

* tener un precio razonable = be reasonably priced.

* tirado de precio = steal, at a steal.

* vender a precio de costo = sell at + cost.

* vender a precio de ganga = sell at + bargain price.

* vender a un precio más barato que = undercut.

* vender en el extranjero a precios inferiores que en el país de origen = dump.

* venta a un precio más barato = undercutting.

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1) ( de producto) price

- precio al por mayor/menor

- precio de compra/lanzamiento/mercado

- precio de costo or coste

- precio de salida

- precio de venta al público

- precio franco fábrica

2) (sacrificio, esfuerzo)

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A (de un producto) price

subir los precios to raise prices, to put prices up

bajar los precios to lower prices, to bring prices down

¿qué precio tiene este vestido? what's the price of this dress?, how much is this dress?

el precio del viaje the cost o price of the trip

aquí la fruta está muy bien de precio fruit is very reasonably priced o very reasonable here, the price of fruit is very reasonable here

un precio al alcance de todos los bolsillos a price to suit everyone's pocket, a price everyone can afford

lo compré a muy buen precio I got it for a very reasonable price

en esta zona los apartamentos tienen un precio prohibitivo apartments in this area are prohibitively expensive

tiene un precio irrisorio it's ridiculously cheap

el precio por unidad es (de) 5 euros they are 5 euros each

libros a precios populares books at affordable prices

precio al contado cash price

precio a plazos credit price

a precio de saldo at a bargain price, at a knockdown price ( colloq)

aún no han fijado el precio they still haven't fixed the price

hacer precio ( RPl); to lower the price, give a discount

no tener precio to be priceless

este anillo no tiene precio para mí for me this ring is priceless

su ayuda no tiene precio her help has been invaluable

pagar or comprar algo a precio de oro to pay the earth o a fortune for sth

poner precio a la cabeza de algn to put a price on sb's head

wholesale/retail price, trade price

fixed price

opening price

support price

closing price

purchase price

cost price

striking price

launch price

el precio del dinero the cost of money, the cost of borrowing

market price

starting price

threshold price

sale price

(de un alimento, medicamento) recommended retail price; (de un libro) published price

factory (gate) price, price ex works ( BrE)

psychological price

unit price

(sacrificio, esfuerzo): logró lo que quería ¿pero a qué precio? she got what she wanted, but at what price o cost?

impedirán a cualquier precio que se sepa la verdad they will go to any lengths to stop people knowing the truth, they will stop at nothing to hide the truth

está dispuesto a mantenerse en el cargo a cualquier precio he's determined to stay on at any price o at all costs o whatever the cost

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1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

◊ precio al contado/a plazos cash/credit price;

◊ no tener precio to be priceless

◊ a cualquier precio at any price, whatever the cost

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precio nm

1. [en dinero] price;

¿qué precio tiene esta corbata? how much is this tie?;

subir los precios to put prices up;

bajar los precios to bring prices down;

ha subido el precio de la vivienda house prices have gone up;

está muy bien de precio it's very reasonably priced;

un precio prohibitivo a prohibitively high price;

a precio de huevo for next to nothing;

a precio de oro: la merluza está a precio de oro hake has become ridiculously expensive;

hacer precio a alguien to give sb a discount;

poner precio a to put a price on;

poner precio a la cabeza de alguien to put a price on sb's head;

no tener precio to be priceless

precio de catálogo list price;

precio de compra purchase price;

precio comprador bid price;

precio al contado cash price;

precio de costo cost price;

comprar algo a precio de costo to buy sth at cost price;

precio de fábrica factory price;

precio indicativo guide price;

precio de lanzamiento launch price;

precio de lista list price;

precio al por mayor trade price;

precio de mercado market price;

precio nominal nominal price;

precio de oferta offer price;

precio de saldo bargain price;

precio de salida starting price;

precio de salida a Bolsa issue price;

precio simbólico nominal o token amount;

precio tope top o ceiling price;

precio por unidad unit price;

precio unitario unit price;

precio de venta (al público) retail price

2. [sacrificio] price;

es el precio de la fama it's the price of fame;

pagaron un precio muy alto por la victoria they paid a very high price for victory, victory cost them dearly;

a cualquier precio at any price;

al precio de at the cost of

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m price;

precio por unidad unit price;

a bajo precio at a low price;

a mitad de precio at half price;

estar bien de precio be reasonably priced;

a buen precio at a good price;

pagar a precio de oro pay a fortune for;

no tener precio fig be priceless

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precio nm

1) : price

2) : cost, sacrifice

a cualquier precio: whatever the cost

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precio n price

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accrual rate коэффициент накопления (характеризует скорость накопления) accuracy rate показатель точности activity rate степень активности activity rates коэффициент активности (процент экономически активных детей и взрослых соответственно в возрастных группах 10-14 и 15-64 года) actual interest rate реальная процентная ставка actual rate фактическая ставка ad valorem rate фрахтовая ставка со стоимости товара add-on rate дополнительная ставка adjusted rate скорректированный коэффициент adjusted rate стандартизованный коэффициент advertising rate стоимость рекламы advertising rate цена рекламы advised rate ставка, о которой клиент официально уведомлен after tax real rate of return реальная норма прибыли после уплаты налога alternative rate of return альтернативная процентная ставка amortization rate норма амортизационного списания annual percentage rate (APR) годовая процентная ставка annualized rate процентная ставка в годовом исчислении arrival rate вчт. интенсивность входящего потока arrival rate частота поступления at a guaranteed rate по гарантированному курсу average rate of profit полит.-эк. средняя норма прибыли; at an easy rate дешево; легко; to live at a high rate жить на широкую ногу rate тех. расход (воды); at any rate во всяком случае; по меньшей мере; at this (или that) rate в таком случае; при таких условиях rate темп; ход, скорость; rate of increase темп роста, прироста; at the rate of 40 miles an hour со скоростью 40 миль в час rate тех. расход (воды); at any rate во всяком случае; по меньшей мере; at this (или that) rate в таком случае; при таких условиях attractive rate привлекательная ставка average exchange rate средний валютный курс average exchange rate средний вексельный курс average exchange rate средний обменный курс average rate средняя ставка average tax rate средняя ставка налога bank deposit rate банковская ставка по депозитам bank discount rate банковская учетная ставка bank rate учетная ставка банка base rate базовая ссудная ставка банков base rate базовая ставка base rate тарифная ставка basic interest rate основная ставка процента basic rate базисная ставка basic rate основная ставка baud rate вчт. скорость передачи информации в бодах benchmark rate исходная ставка bill rate процент по государственным облигациям bill rate ставка по казначейским векселям birth and death rates уровни рождаемости и смертности birth rate полит.эк. коэффициент рождаемости birth rate полит.эк. рождаемость birth rate уровень рождаемости, рождаемость bit rate вчт. скорость передачи данных в битах bit rate вчт. скорость передачи информации в бит/сек bond interest rate процент по облигации bonus rate ставка дополнительного дивиденда broker's loan rate процентная ставка банков по ссудам до востребования фондовым брокерам building interest rate строительная процентная ставка bulk rate фрахтовая ставка для перевозки большой партии груза burden rate отношение накладных расходов к затратам на оплату труда buying rate закупочная расценка buying rate курс покупателя call money rate ставка процента по онкольной ссуде call rate онкольная ставка call rate процентная ставка по ссудам до востребования capitalization rate норма капитализации carload rate повагонная тарифная ставка carload rate тариф для повагонных грузов carrying-over rate бирж. курс репорта ceiling rate предельная норма процента central bank lending rate ставка ссудного процента центрального банка central rate центральный курс central reference rate центральный контрольный курс certificate-of-deposit rate ставка депозитного сертификата check rate чековый курс cheque rate курс покупки чеков church rate церковный налог clock rate вчт. тактовая частота closing rate курс на момент закрытия биржи closing rate of exchange валютный курс на момент закрытия сальдо commission rate ставка комиссионного вознаграждения commodity rate специальный тариф на перевозку массовых грузов common reduced rate единый льготный тариф completion rate процент выполненных работ consensus rate согласованная процентная ставка consolidated rate полная почасовая ставка constant rate постоянный коэффициент constructions rate темпы строительных работ contract rate договорная расценка contribution rate размер взноса conversion rate коэффициент пересчета conversion rate скорость преобразования rate оценивать, исчислять, определять, устанавливать; the copper coinage was then rated above it real value медная монета стоила тогда выше своей реальной стоимости crude rate общий коэффициент cumulative rate суммарный коэффициент current account rate ставка процента на текущем счете current coupon rate текущий уровень процентных ставок купона current exchange rate текущий валютный курс current exchange rate текущий обменный курс current rate курс дня current rate текущий курс cut rate сниженный курс data rate вчт. скорость передачи данных data transfer rate вчт. скорость передачи данных death rate смертность declining rate снижающийся курс dependency rate коэффициент иждивенчества (показывает число детей до 14 лет и лиц старше 65 лет в процентах от потенциально работопособной части населения) deposit rate ставка по депозитам depreciation rate норма амортизации depreciation rate степень обесценивания discount rate ставка дисконта discount rate учетная ставка, учетный процент, учетный курс discount rate учетная ставка discount rate учетный процент discounted cash flow rate оборот дисконтированных поступлений наличности dividend rate норма дивидендов dollar rate курс доллара dollar rate increase повышение курса доллара dollar's exchange rate обменный курс доллара drawdown rate норма использования кредита dropping rate понижающийся курс entrance rate вчт. интенсивность входящего потока error rate вчт. частота ошибок error rate частота появления ошибок eurointerest rate процентная ставка по еврооблигациям exceptional rate исключительный тариф exchange rate валютный курс exchange rate курс обмена валюты exchange rate обменный курс exchange rates валютные курсы, курсы обмена валют excise rate ставка акцизного сбора exorbitant rate чрезмерно высокий курс express freight rate тариф на срочную доставку грузов extortionate rate грабительский курс falling dollar rate понижающийся курс доллара federal discount rate федеральная учетная ставка (США) fertility rate общий коэффициент фертильности fertility rate специальный коэффициент рождаемости fixed exchange rate фиксированный валютный курс fixed interest rate фиксированная процентная ставка fixing rate твердая ставка flexible exchange rate плавающий валютный курс floating interest rate плавающая процентная ставка floor rate нижний предел вмешательства fluctuating rate колеблющийся курс foreign exchange rate валютный курс forgetting rate рекл. забываемость товара forward rate бирж. срочный курс forward rate бирж. форвардный курс freight rate ставка фрахта full-time unemployment rate коэффициент полной безработицы general rate общий коэффициент going rate действующая ставка going rate обычная ставка growth rate относительный прирост growth rate темп прироста growth rate темп роста guaranteed rate гарантированная ставка rate считать; расценивать; рассматривать; he was rated the best poet of his time его считали лучшим поэтом эпохи; I rate his speech very high я считаю его речь очень удачной hourly rate рын.тр. почасовая ставка hourly rate рын.тр. почасовой тариф hourly wage rate рын.тр. почасовая ставка заработной платы hurdle rate эк.произ. минимально приемлемая ставка rate считать; расценивать; рассматривать; he was rated the best poet of his time его считали лучшим поэтом эпохи; I rate his speech very high я считаю его речь очень удачной import rate импортный тариф import rate тариф для импортных грузов incentive freight rate поощрительная фрахтовая ставка increment rate коэффициент прироста indexed interest rate индексированная ставка процента inflation rate темпы инфляции input rate вчт. интенсивность входящего потока insurance rate ставка страховой премии interbank bid rate межбанковская ставка процента покупателя interbank offered rate межбанковская ставка процента продавца interest rate норма процента interest rate ставка процента international rate международный тариф interruption rate вчт. частота прерывания обслуживания intervention rate интервенционный курс investment rate норма инвестирования investment rate темп роста капиталовложений issue rate эмиссионный курс landing rate плата за перегрузку с судна на сухопутный транспорт legal minimum wage rates установленная законом минимальная ставка заработной платы lending interest rate ставка ссудного процента lending rate кредитная ставка liquidity rate коэффициент ликвидности average rate of profit полит.-эк. средняя норма прибыли; at an easy rate дешево; легко; to live at a high rate жить на широкую ногу loading rate суд. норма погрузки loading rate тариф на погрузочные работы loan rate процентная ставка по ссуде lombard rate ломбардная ставка lombard rate ставка ломбардного кредита long rate курс покупки долгосрочных векселей long rate ставка процента по долгосрочным кредитным обязательствам long-term interest rate долгосрочная процентная ставка long-term prime rate долгосрочная базисная ставка long-term prime rate долгосрочная учетная ставка для первоклассных денежных обязательств (США) long-term rate долгосрочная ставка low mortality rate низкий коэффициент смертности lump sum rate процентная ставка с общей суммы machine hour rate норма издержек на станко-час malfunction rate вчт. частота сбоев marginal tax rate предельная налоговая ставка market exchange rate рыночный валютный курс market exchange rate рыночный обменный курс market interest rate рыночная ставка процента market rate биржевой курс market rate рыночная норма market rate рыночная ставка market rate рыночный курс maximum interest rate максимальная ставка процента medium rate средний курс medium-term rate ставка процента по среднесрочным кредитным обязательствам middle rate средний курс middle rate средняя ставка mileage rate плата за перевозки, исчисляемые в милях minimum interest rate минимальная ставка процента minimum lending rate (MLR) минимальная ставка ссудного процента minimum rate минимальная ставка minimum rate минимальный курс money rate ставка процента по денежным операциям rate соответственная часть; пропорция; коэффициент, степень, процент; доля; mortality rate смертность mortality rate коэффициент смертности mortality rate показатель смертности mortgage rate ставка процента по закладной night rate точной тариф nominal interest rate номинальная процентная ставка nominal rate номинальный курс notional central rate условный центральный курс occupancy rate коэффициент занятости; коэффициент заполнения (рабочих мест, мест в гостинице и т. п.) output rate вчт. интенсивность выходящего потока overflow rate вчт. интенсивность избыточного потока paging rate вчт. интенсивность страничного обмена parcel post rate расценки почтово-посылочной службы parity rate паритетный курс participation rate доля рабочей силы в общей численности данной половозрастной группы peg the rate фиксировать курс национальной валюты относительно иностранных валют pegged exchange rate твердый валютный курс pegged exchange rate фиксированный валютный курс piece rate сдельная ставка piece-work rate цена сдельной работы placement rate коэффициент размещения postal rate почтовый тариф preferential rate льготный таможенный тариф premium rate норма премиальной выплаты premium rate размер премии premium rate ставка страхового взноса prime lending rate прайм-рейт prime lending rate публикуемая банками ставка по кредитам первоклассным заемщикам prime rate базисная ставка prime rate прайм-рейт prime rate публикуемая банками ставка по кредитам первоклассным заемщиком printout rate вчт. скорость вывода на печать projected expenditure rate планируемая скорость расходования ресурсов quotation rate бирж. котировка курса quote a rate назначать ставку quoted exchange rate котировочный валютный курс quoted exchange rate котировочный обменный курс rallying dollar rate повышающийся курс доллара rallying rate растущая ставка rallying rate увеличивающийся курс rate = ret rate бранить; задавать головомойку rate интенсивность rate интенсивнось rate класс rate коммунальный налог rate коэффициент rate курс rate местный налог rate местный налог; коммунальный налог rate местный налог rate мощность rate налог на землю rate норма; ставка, тариф; расценка, цена; the rate of wages per week ставка недельной заработной платы rate норма rate нормировать rate (преим. pass.) облагать (местным) налогом rate облагать налогом rate мор. определять класс, категорию (корабля) rate определять тариф rate оценивать, исчислять, определять, устанавливать; the copper coinage was then rated above it real value медная монета стоила тогда выше своей реальной стоимости rate оценивать; исчислять; таксировать; тарифицировать; устанавливать rate оценивать rate оценка rate паек, порция rate поземельный налог rate показатель rate пропорция rate процент rate размер; норма; ставка; тариф; такса; цена; курс; процент rate размер rate разряд, класс; сорт rate разряд rate тех. расход (воды); at any rate во всяком случае; по меньшей мере; at this (или that) rate в таком случае; при таких условиях rate расход rate расценивать rate скорость rate соответственная часть; пропорция; коэффициент, степень, процент; доля; mortality rate смертность rate сорт rate ставка таможенной пошлины rate степень rate считать; расценивать; рассматривать; he was rated the best poet of his time его считали лучшим поэтом эпохи; I rate his speech very high я считаю его речь очень удачной rate такса rate таксировать rate тариф rate тарифицировать rate темп; ход, скорость; rate of increase темп роста, прироста; at the rate of 40 miles an hour со скоростью 40 миль в час rate темп rate учетная ставка rate цена rate частота rate of activity уровень активности rate of change темп изменения rate of company tax ставка налогового обложения компании rate of contango бирж. размер надбавки по репортным операциям rate of conversion вал.-фин. конверсионный курс rate of conversion вал.-фин. коэффициент перевода rate of corporation tax ставка налогового обложения корпорации rate of depreciation норма амортизации rate of depreciation степень обесценивания rate of development темп развития rate of drawdown темп снижения rate of duty ставка таможенной пошлины rate of earnings норма дохода rate of expansion степень расширения rate of expansion темп роста rate of fire воен. скорость стрельбы, режим огня; rate of climb ав. скороподъемность rate of growth темп прироста rate of growth темп роста rate of growth темп увеличения rate темп; ход, скорость; rate of increase темп роста, прироста; at the rate of 40 miles an hour со скоростью 40 миль в час rate of increase темп прироста rate of increase темп роста rate of increase темп увеличения rate of increase in lending темп увеличения объема кредитования rate of inflation темп инфляции rate of inflation уровень инфляции rate of interest норма (ссудного) процента, процентная ставка rate of interest норма процента rate of interest ставка процента rate of interest for overdraft facilities ставка процента по овердрафту rate of interest on deferred payments ставка процента по отсроченным платежам rate of interest paid by bank ставка процента, выплачиваемая банком rate of inventory turnover скорость движения товарных запасов rate of inventory turnover скорость оборачиваемости товарных запасов rate of inventory turnover скорость оборота акций rate of investment норма инвестиций rate of investment норма капиталовложений rate of issue бирж. курс выпуска rate of issue бирж. эмиссионный курс rate of levy ставка налога rate of levy ставка сбора rate of loading норма погрузки rate of loss норма потерь rate of natural increase процент естественного прироста rate of natural increase темп естественного прироста rate of occurence вчт. интенсивность потока rate of occurrence стат. интенсивность потока событий rate of pay increases темп роста ставок заработной платы rate of postage within postal zone размер зональных почтовых сборов rate of price increases темп роста цен rate of profit норма прибыли rate of profitability степень рентабельности rate of return коэффициент окупаемости капиталовложений rate of return норма прибыли rate of return on investment коэффициент окупаемости капиталовложений rate of return on investment норма прибыли на инвестированный капитал rate of return on investment норма прибыли от капиталовложений rate of shrinkage норма усушки rate of stockturn норма оборачиваемости товарных запасов rate of stockturn скорость оборачиваемости товарных запасов rate of exchange валютный курс; rate of surplus value полит.-эк. норма прибавочной стоимости rate of tax налоговая ставка rate of tax ставка налогового обложения rate of taxation налоговая ставка rate of taxation ставка налогового обложения rate of throughput производительность rate of throughput пропускная способность rate of turnover скорость оборачиваемости rate of turnover скорость оборота rate of unemployment уровень безработицы rate of unionization процент охвата профсоюзами rate of VAT норма налога на добавленную стоимость rate норма; ставка, тариф; расценка, цена; the rate of wages per week ставка недельной заработной платы rate of wastage норма отходов rate of work интенсивность работы rate of work мощность rate of work производительность работы read rate вчт. скорость чтения real interest rate реальная ставка процента redemption rate ставка погашения rediscount rate ставка переучета reduced rate льготный тариф reduced rate пониженный тариф reference interest rate исходная ставка процента refinancing interest rate ставка процента при рефинансировании refresh rate вчт. частота регенерации reinvestment rate норма реинвестирования repeat rate частота повторения resend rate вчт. скорость возврата response rate доля ответивших при обследовании safe-deposit rate ставка по депозитам sagging rate оценка падения курсов savings rate норма сбережений schedule rate установленный тариф selling rate курс продавцов service rate вчт. интенсивность обслуживания service rate вчт. скорость обслуживания sewerage rate нагрузка канализационной системы short rate краткосрочная процентная ставка short rate курс покупки краткосрочных векселей (в иностранной валюте) short sterling rate стерлинговый курс покупки краткосрочных векселей short-term interest rate краткосрочная процентная ставка short-term rate краткосрочная ставка процента short-term rate курс покупки краткосрочных векселей (в иностранной валюте) sickness rate процент больных sight rate валютный курс по предъявительским траттам sight rate валютный курс по предъявительским чекам soaring dollar rate растущий курс доллара soaring rate растущая ставка space rate норма площади (для рекламы) special rate специальная норма special rate специальная ставка special rate специальный курс specific rate специальный коэффициент specific rate частный коэффициент spot market rate курс по кассовым сделкам spot rate курс, по которому расчеты по сделке проводятся на второй рабочий день после ее заключения spot rate курс по кассовым сделкам spot rate наличный кус валюты standard rate обычная ставка standard rate основная ставка (заработной платы) standard rate основной тариф standard rate стандартная тарифная сетка оплаты (за услуги) standard tax rate основная налоговая ставка standard tax rate основная ставка налогообложения sterling interest rate курс фунта стерлингов straight piece rate сдельная ставка оплаты труда striking rate цена, по которой удовлетворяются заявки участников аукциона новых ценных бумаг striking rate цена исполнения (фиксированная цена, по которой покупатель опциона может использовать свое право купить или продать определенные финансовые документы) subsidized rate доля затрат, покрываемых за счет субсидирования switch rate курсовая разница tariff rate тарифная ставка tax collection rate уровень налоговых поступлений tax rate налоговая ставка tax rate ставка налога tax rate ставка налогового обложения taxable rate ставка налогообложения through rate сквозной тариф through rate тариф прямой перевозки грузов through rate тариф сквозной перевозки грузов time rate курс форвард (курс валюты по срочным сделкам) time rate повременная плата top rate высшая ставка top rate высший курс ценных бумаг transfer rate вчт. скорость передачи transfer rate вчт. скорость передачи данных transmission rate вчт. скорость передачи данных turnover rate отношение объема сделок с конкретным видом акций в течение года к общей сумме акций в обращении unemployment rate доля безработных unemployment rate процент безработных unemployment rate число безработных uniform rate единая ставка unpeg the rate прекращать искусственную поддержку курса unquoted exchange rate незарегистрированный валютный курс usurious rate ростовщическая ставка процента utilization rate коэффициент загрузки utilization rate коэффициент использования variable interest rate плавающая процентная ставка variable service rate переменная интенсивность обслуживания wage rate ставка заработной платы wage rate тарифная расценка wage rates ставки заработной платы wastage rate норма отходов water rate тариф на воду weekly rate недельная ставка withholding rate норма вычетов word rate устная оценка year-end exchange rate валютный курс на конец года yield rate ставка дохода zero rate нулевая ставка zone rate зональный тариф

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