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  • 1 generation

    [ˌdʒenə'reɪʃn]
    1) (in family, society) generazione f.

    the younger, older generation — la nuova, la vecchia generazione

    2) (period of time) generazione f.
    4) (of electricity, income, data) produzione f.; (of employment) creazione f.
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    1) (one stage in the descent of a family: All three generations - children, parents and grandparents - lived together quite happily.) generazione
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    [ˌdʒenə'reɪʃn]
    1) (in family, society) generazione f.

    the younger, older generation — la nuova, la vecchia generazione

    2) (period of time) generazione f.
    4) (of electricity, income, data) produzione f.; (of employment) creazione f.

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    generation [‚dʒenəˈreɪ∫ən]
    1. noun
       a. génération f
    he is a first-/second-generation American c'est un Américain de première/deuxième génération
       b. [of electricity, heat] production f
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    [ˌdʒenə'reɪʃn]
    1) gen ( time span) génération f

    the younger/older generation — la jeune/l'ancienne génération

    2) ( in product development) génération f
    3) (of electricity, income, traffic, data) production f; ( of employment) création f

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    1 (in family, society) génération f ; from generation to generation de génération en génération ; the younger/older generation la jeune/l'ancienne génération ; people of my generation les gens de ma génération ; a new generation of une nouvelle génération de ; first generation Australian Australien/-ienne m/f de première génération ;
    2 ( period of time) génération f ; it's been like this for generations cela fait des générations qu'il en est ainsi ;
    3 ( in product development) génération f ; second generation robots des robots de la deuxième génération ;
    4 (of electricity, income, traffic, data) production f ; ( of employment) création f.

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  • 4 modular data center

    1. модульный центр обработки данных (ЦОД)

     

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    Data Centers are a hot topic these days. No matter where you look, this once obscure aspect of infrastructure is getting a lot of attention. For years, there have been cost pressures on IT operations and this, when the need for modern capacity is greater than ever, has thrust data centers into the spotlight. Server and rack density continues to rise, placing DC professionals and businesses in tighter and tougher situations while they struggle to manage their IT environments. And now hyper-scale cloud infrastructure is taking traditional technologies to limits never explored before and focusing the imagination of the IT industry on new possibilities.

    В настоящее время центры обработки данных являются широко обсуждаемой темой. Куда ни посмотришь, этот некогда малоизвестный аспект инфраструктуры привлекает все больше внимания. Годами ИТ-отделы испытывали нехватку средств и это выдвинуло ЦОДы в центр внимания, в то время, когда необходимость в современных ЦОДах стала как никогда высокой. Плотность серверов и стоек продолжают расти, все больше усложняя ситуацию для специалистов в области охлаждения и организаций в их попытках управлять своими ИТ-средами. И теперь гипермасштабируемая облачная инфраструктура подвергает традиционные технологии невиданным ранее нагрузкам, и заставляет ИТ-индустрию искать новые возможности.

    At Microsoft, we have focused a lot of thought and research around how to best operate and maintain our global infrastructure and we want to share those learnings. While obviously there are some aspects that we keep to ourselves, we have shared how we operate facilities daily, our technologies and methodologies, and, most importantly, how we monitor and manage our facilities. Whether it’s speaking at industry events, inviting customers to our “Microsoft data center conferences” held in our data centers, or through other media like blogging and white papers, we believe sharing best practices is paramount and will drive the industry forward. So in that vein, we have some interesting news to share.

    В компании MicroSoft уделяют большое внимание изучению наилучших методов эксплуатации и технического обслуживания своей глобальной инфраструктуры и делятся результатами своих исследований. И хотя мы, конечно, не раскрываем некоторые аспекты своих исследований, мы делимся повседневным опытом эксплуатации дата-центров, своими технологиями и методологиями и, что важнее всего, методами контроля и управления своими объектами. Будь то доклады на отраслевых событиях, приглашение клиентов на наши конференции, которые посвящены центрам обработки данных MicroSoft, и проводятся в этих самых дата-центрах, или использование других средств, например, блоги и спецификации, мы уверены, что обмен передовым опытом имеет первостепенное значение и будет продвигать отрасль вперед.

    Today we are sharing our Generation 4 Modular Data Center plan. This is our vision and will be the foundation of our cloud data center infrastructure in the next five years. We believe it is one of the most revolutionary changes to happen to data centers in the last 30 years. Joining me, in writing this blog are Daniel Costello, my director of Data Center Research and Engineering and Christian Belady, principal power and cooling architect. I feel their voices will add significant value to driving understanding around the many benefits included in this new design paradigm.

    Сейчас мы хотим поделиться своим планом модульного дата-центра четвертого поколения. Это наше видение и оно будет основанием для инфраструктуры наших облачных дата-центров в ближайшие пять лет. Мы считаем, что это одно из самых революционных изменений в дата-центрах за последние 30 лет. Вместе со мной в написании этого блога участвовали Дэниел Костелло, директор по исследованиям и инжинирингу дата-центров, и Кристиан Белади, главный архитектор систем энергоснабжения и охлаждения. Мне кажется, что их авторитет придаст больше веса большому количеству преимуществ, включенных в эту новую парадигму проектирования.

    Our “Gen 4” modular data centers will take the flexibility of containerized servers—like those in our Chicago data center—and apply it across the entire facility. So what do we mean by modular? Think of it like “building blocks”, where the data center will be composed of modular units of prefabricated mechanical, electrical, security components, etc., in addition to containerized servers.

    Was there a key driver for the Generation 4 Data Center?

    Наши модульные дата-центры “Gen 4” будут гибкими с контейнерами серверов – как серверы в нашем чикагском дата-центре. И гибкость будет применяться ко всему ЦОД. Итак, что мы подразумеваем под модульностью? Мы думаем о ней как о “строительных блоках”, где дата-центр будет состоять из модульных блоков изготовленных в заводских условиях электрических систем и систем охлаждения, а также систем безопасности и т.п., в дополнение к контейнеризованным серверам.
    Был ли ключевой стимул для разработки дата-центра четвертого поколения?


    If we were to summarize the promise of our Gen 4 design into a single sentence it would be something like this: “A highly modular, scalable, efficient, just-in-time data center capacity program that can be delivered anywhere in the world very quickly and cheaply, while allowing for continued growth as required.” Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it? Well, keep in mind that these concepts have been in initial development and prototyping for over a year and are based on cumulative knowledge of previous facility generations and the advances we have made since we began our investments in earnest on this new design.

    Если бы нам нужно было обобщить достоинства нашего проекта Gen 4 в одном предложении, это выглядело бы следующим образом: “Центр обработки данных с высоким уровнем модульности, расширяемости, и энергетической эффективности, а также возможностью постоянного расширения, в случае необходимости, который можно очень быстро и дешево развертывать в любом месте мира”. Звучит слишком хорошо для того чтобы быть правдой, не так ли? Ну, не забывайте, что эти концепции находились в процессе начальной разработки и создания опытного образца в течение более одного года и основываются на опыте, накопленном в ходе развития предыдущих поколений ЦОД, а также успехах, сделанных нами со времени, когда мы начали вкладывать серьезные средства в этот новый проект.

    One of the biggest challenges we’ve had at Microsoft is something Mike likes to call the ‘Goldilock’s Problem’. In a nutshell, the problem can be stated as:

    The worst thing we can do in delivering facilities for the business is not have enough capacity online, thus limiting the growth of our products and services.

    Одну из самых больших проблем, с которыми приходилось сталкиваться Майкрософт, Майк любит называть ‘Проблемой Лютика’. Вкратце, эту проблему можно выразить следующим образом:

    Самое худшее, что может быть при строительстве ЦОД для бизнеса, это не располагать достаточными производственными мощностями, и тем самым ограничивать рост наших продуктов и сервисов.

    The second worst thing we can do in delivering facilities for the business is to have too much capacity online.

    А вторым самым худшим моментом в этой сфере может слишком большое количество производственных мощностей.

    This has led to a focus on smart, intelligent growth for the business — refining our overall demand picture. It can’t be too hot. It can’t be too cold. It has to be ‘Just Right!’ The capital dollars of investment are too large to make without long term planning. As we struggled to master these interesting challenges, we had to ensure that our technological plan also included solutions for the business and operational challenges we faced as well.
    So let’s take a high level look at our Generation 4 design

    Это заставило нас сосредоточиваться на интеллектуальном росте для бизнеса — refining our overall demand picture. Это не должно быть слишком горячим. И это не должно быть слишком холодным. Это должно быть ‘как раз, таким как надо!’ Нельзя делать такие большие капиталовложения без долгосрочного планирования. Пока мы старались решить эти интересные проблемы, мы должны были гарантировать, что наш технологический план будет также включать решения для коммерческих и эксплуатационных проблем, с которыми нам также приходилось сталкиваться.
    Давайте рассмотрим наш проект дата-центра четвертого поколения

    Are you ready for some great visuals? Check out this video at Soapbox. Click here for the Microsoft 4th Gen Video.

    It’s a concept video that came out of my Data Center Research and Engineering team, under Daniel Costello, that will give you a view into what we think is the future.

    From a configuration, construct-ability and time to market perspective, our primary goals and objectives are to modularize the whole data center. Not just the server side (like the Chicago facility), but the mechanical and electrical space as well. This means using the same kind of parts in pre-manufactured modules, the ability to use containers, skids, or rack-based deployments and the ability to tailor the Redundancy and Reliability requirements to the application at a very specific level.


    Посмотрите это видео, перейдите по ссылке для просмотра видео о Microsoft 4th Gen:

    Это концептуальное видео, созданное командой отдела Data Center Research and Engineering, возглавляемого Дэниелом Костелло, которое даст вам наше представление о будущем.

    С точки зрения конфигурации, строительной технологичности и времени вывода на рынок, нашими главными целями и задачами агрегатирование всего дата-центра. Не только серверную часть, как дата-центр в Чикаго, но также системы охлаждения и электрические системы. Это означает применение деталей одного типа в сборных модулях, возможность использования контейнеров, салазок, или стоечных систем, а также возможность подстраивать требования избыточности и надежности для данного приложения на очень специфичном уровне.

    Our goals from a cost perspective were simple in concept but tough to deliver. First and foremost, we had to reduce the capital cost per critical Mega Watt by the class of use. Some applications can run with N-level redundancy in the infrastructure, others require a little more infrastructure for support. These different classes of infrastructure requirements meant that optimizing for all cost classes was paramount. At Microsoft, we are not a one trick pony and have many Online products and services (240+) that require different levels of operational support. We understand that and ensured that we addressed it in our design which will allow us to reduce capital costs by 20%-40% or greater depending upon class.


    Нашими целями в области затрат были концептуально простыми, но трудно реализуемыми. В первую очередь мы должны были снизить капитальные затраты в пересчете на один мегаватт, в зависимости от класса резервирования. Некоторые приложения могут вполне работать на базе инфраструктуры с резервированием на уровне N, то есть без резервирования, а для работы других приложений требуется больше инфраструктуры. Эти разные классы требований инфраструктуры подразумевали, что оптимизация всех классов затрат имеет преобладающее значение. В Майкрософт мы не ограничиваемся одним решением и располагаем большим количеством интерактивных продуктов и сервисов (240+), которым требуются разные уровни эксплуатационной поддержки. Мы понимаем это, и учитываем это в своем проекте, который позволит нам сокращать капитальные затраты на 20%-40% или более в зависимости от класса.

    For example, non-critical or geo redundant applications have low hardware reliability requirements on a location basis. As a result, Gen 4 can be configured to provide stripped down, low-cost infrastructure with little or no redundancy and/or temperature control. Let’s say an Online service team decides that due to the dramatically lower cost, they will simply use uncontrolled outside air with temperatures ranging 10-35 C and 20-80% RH. The reality is we are already spec-ing this for all of our servers today and working with server vendors to broaden that range even further as Gen 4 becomes a reality. For this class of infrastructure, we eliminate generators, chillers, UPSs, and possibly lower costs relative to traditional infrastructure.

    Например, некритичные или гео-избыточные системы имеют низкие требования к аппаратной надежности на основе местоположения. В результате этого, Gen 4 можно конфигурировать для упрощенной, недорогой инфраструктуры с низким уровнем (или вообще без резервирования) резервирования и / или температурного контроля. Скажем, команда интерактивного сервиса решает, что, в связи с намного меньшими затратами, они будут просто использовать некондиционированный наружный воздух с температурой 10-35°C и влажностью 20-80% RH. В реальности мы уже сегодня предъявляем эти требования к своим серверам и работаем с поставщиками серверов над еще большим расширением диапазона температур, так как наш модуль и подход Gen 4 становится реальностью. Для подобного класса инфраструктуры мы удаляем генераторы, чиллеры, ИБП, и, возможно, будем предлагать более низкие затраты, по сравнению с традиционной инфраструктурой.

    Applications that demand higher level of redundancy or temperature control will use configurations of Gen 4 to meet those needs, however, they will also cost more (but still less than traditional data centers). We see this cost difference driving engineering behavioral change in that we predict more applications will drive towards Geo redundancy to lower costs.

    Системы, которым требуется более высокий уровень резервирования или температурного контроля, будут использовать конфигурации Gen 4, отвечающие этим требованиям, однако, они будут также стоить больше. Но все равно они будут стоить меньше, чем традиционные дата-центры. Мы предвидим, что эти различия в затратах будут вызывать изменения в методах инжиниринга, и по нашим прогнозам, это будет выражаться в переходе все большего числа систем на гео-избыточность и меньшие затраты.

    Another cool thing about Gen 4 is that it allows us to deploy capacity when our demand dictates it. Once finalized, we will no longer need to make large upfront investments. Imagine driving capital costs more closely in-line with actual demand, thus greatly reducing time-to-market and adding the capacity Online inherent in the design. Also reduced is the amount of construction labor required to put these “building blocks” together. Since the entire platform requires pre-manufacture of its core components, on-site construction costs are lowered. This allows us to maximize our return on invested capital.

    Еще одно достоинство Gen 4 состоит в том, что он позволяет нам разворачивать дополнительные мощности, когда нам это необходимо. Как только мы закончим проект, нам больше не нужно будет делать большие начальные капиталовложения. Представьте себе возможность более точного согласования капитальных затрат с реальными требованиями, и тем самым значительного снижения времени вывода на рынок и интерактивного добавления мощностей, предусматриваемого проектом. Также снижен объем строительных работ, требуемых для сборки этих “строительных блоков”. Поскольку вся платформа требует предварительного изготовления ее базовых компонентов, затраты на сборку также снижены. Это позволит нам увеличить до максимума окупаемость своих капиталовложений.
    Мы все подвергаем сомнению

    In our design process, we questioned everything. You may notice there is no roof and some might be uncomfortable with this. We explored the need of one and throughout our research we got some surprising (positive) results that showed one wasn’t needed.

    В своем процессе проектирования мы все подвергаем сомнению. Вы, наверное, обратили внимание на отсутствие крыши, и некоторым специалистам это могло не понравиться. Мы изучили необходимость в крыше и в ходе своих исследований получили удивительные результаты, которые показали, что крыша не нужна.
    Серийное производство дата центров


    In short, we are striving to bring Henry Ford’s Model T factory to the data center. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford#Model_T. Gen 4 will move data centers from a custom design and build model to a commoditized manufacturing approach. We intend to have our components built in factories and then assemble them in one location (the data center site) very quickly. Think about how a computer, car or plane is built today. Components are manufactured by different companies all over the world to a predefined spec and then integrated in one location based on demands and feature requirements. And just like Henry Ford’s assembly line drove the cost of building and the time-to-market down dramatically for the automobile industry, we expect Gen 4 to do the same for data centers. Everything will be pre-manufactured and assembled on the pad.

    Мы хотим применить модель автомобильной фабрики Генри Форда к дата-центру. Проект Gen 4 будет способствовать переходу от модели специализированного проектирования и строительства к товарно-производственному, серийному подходу. Мы намерены изготавливать свои компоненты на заводах, а затем очень быстро собирать их в одном месте, в месте строительства дата-центра. Подумайте о том, как сегодня изготавливается компьютер, автомобиль или самолет. Компоненты изготавливаются по заранее определенным спецификациям разными компаниями во всем мире, затем собираются в одном месте на основе спроса и требуемых характеристик. И точно так же как сборочный конвейер Генри Форда привел к значительному уменьшению затрат на производство и времени вывода на рынок в автомобильной промышленности, мы надеемся, что Gen 4 сделает то же самое для дата-центров. Все будет предварительно изготавливаться и собираться на месте.
    Невероятно энергоэффективный ЦОД


    And did we mention that this platform will be, overall, incredibly energy efficient? From a total energy perspective not only will we have remarkable PUE values, but the total cost of energy going into the facility will be greatly reduced as well. How much energy goes into making concrete? Will we need as much of it? How much energy goes into the fuel of the construction vehicles? This will also be greatly reduced! A key driver is our goal to achieve an average PUE at or below 1.125 by 2012 across our data centers. More than that, we are on a mission to reduce the overall amount of copper and water used in these facilities. We believe these will be the next areas of industry attention when and if the energy problem is solved. So we are asking today…“how can we build a data center with less building”?

    А мы упоминали, что эта платформа будет, в общем, невероятно энергоэффективной? С точки зрения общей энергии, мы получим не только поразительные значения PUE, но общая стоимость энергии, затраченной на объект будет также значительно снижена. Сколько энергии идет на производство бетона? Нам нужно будет столько энергии? Сколько энергии идет на питание инженерных строительных машин? Это тоже будет значительно снижено! Главным стимулом является достижение среднего PUE не больше 1.125 для всех наших дата-центров к 2012 году. Более того, у нас есть задача сокращения общего количества меди и воды в дата-центрах. Мы думаем, что эти задачи станут следующей заботой отрасли после того как будет решена энергетическая проблема. Итак, сегодня мы спрашиваем себя…“как можно построить дата-центр с меньшим объемом строительных работ”?
    Строительство дата центров без чиллеров

    We have talked openly and publicly about building chiller-less data centers and running our facilities using aggressive outside economization. Our sincerest hope is that Gen 4 will completely eliminate the use of water. Today’s data centers use massive amounts of water and we see water as the next scarce resource and have decided to take a proactive stance on making water conservation part of our plan.

    Мы открыто и публично говорили о строительстве дата-центров без чиллеров и активном использовании в наших центрах обработки данных технологий свободного охлаждения или фрикулинга. Мы искренне надеемся, что Gen 4 позволит полностью отказаться от использования воды. Современные дата-центры расходуют большие объемы воды и так как мы считаем воду следующим редким ресурсом, мы решили принять упреждающие меры и включить экономию воды в свой план.

    By sharing this with the industry, we believe everyone can benefit from our methodology. While this concept and approach may be intimidating (or downright frightening) to some in the industry, disclosure ultimately is better for all of us.

    Делясь этим опытом с отраслью, мы считаем, что каждый сможет извлечь выгоду из нашей методологией. Хотя эта концепция и подход могут показаться пугающими (или откровенно страшными) для некоторых отраслевых специалистов, раскрывая свои планы мы, в конечном счете, делаем лучше для всех нас.

    Gen 4 design (even more than just containers), could reduce the ‘religious’ debates in our industry. With the central spine infrastructure in place, containers or pre-manufactured server halls can be either AC or DC, air-side economized or water-side economized, or not economized at all (though the sanity of that might be questioned). Gen 4 will allow us to decommission, repair and upgrade quickly because everything is modular. No longer will we be governed by the initial decisions made when constructing the facility. We will have almost unlimited use and re-use of the facility and site. We will also be able to use power in an ultra-fluid fashion moving load from critical to non-critical as use and capacity requirements dictate.

    Проект Gen 4 позволит уменьшить ‘религиозные’ споры в нашей отрасли. Располагая базовой инфраструктурой, контейнеры или сборные серверные могут оборудоваться системами переменного или постоянного тока, воздушными или водяными экономайзерами, или вообще не использовать экономайзеры. Хотя можно подвергать сомнению разумность такого решения. Gen 4 позволит нам быстро выполнять работы по выводу из эксплуатации, ремонту и модернизации, поскольку все будет модульным. Мы больше не будем руководствоваться начальными решениями, принятыми во время строительства дата-центра. Мы сможем использовать этот дата-центр и инфраструктуру в течение почти неограниченного периода времени. Мы также сможем применять сверхгибкие методы использования электрической энергии, переводя оборудование в режимы критической или некритической нагрузки в соответствии с требуемой мощностью.
    Gen 4 – это стандартная платформа

    Finally, we believe this is a big game changer. Gen 4 will provide a standard platform that our industry can innovate around. For example, all modules in our Gen 4 will have common interfaces clearly defined by our specs and any vendor that meets these specifications will be able to plug into our infrastructure. Whether you are a computer vendor, UPS vendor, generator vendor, etc., you will be able to plug and play into our infrastructure. This means we can also source anyone, anywhere on the globe to minimize costs and maximize performance. We want to help motivate the industry to further innovate—with innovations from which everyone can reap the benefits.

    Наконец, мы уверены, что это будет фактором, который значительно изменит ситуацию. Gen 4 будет представлять собой стандартную платформу, которую отрасль сможет обновлять. Например, все модули в нашем Gen 4 будут иметь общепринятые интерфейсы, четко определяемые нашими спецификациями, и оборудование любого поставщика, которое отвечает этим спецификациям можно будет включать в нашу инфраструктуру. Независимо от того производите вы компьютеры, ИБП, генераторы и т.п., вы сможете включать свое оборудование нашу инфраструктуру. Это означает, что мы также сможем обеспечивать всех, в любом месте земного шара, тем самым сводя до минимума затраты и максимальной увеличивая производительность. Мы хотим создать в отрасли мотивацию для дальнейших инноваций – инноваций, от которых каждый сможет получать выгоду.
    Главные характеристики дата-центров четвертого поколения Gen4

    To summarize, the key characteristics of our Generation 4 data centers are:

    Scalable
    Plug-and-play spine infrastructure
    Factory pre-assembled: Pre-Assembled Containers (PACs) & Pre-Manufactured Buildings (PMBs)
    Rapid deployment
    De-mountable
    Reduce TTM
    Reduced construction
    Sustainable measures

    Ниже приведены главные характеристики дата-центров четвертого поколения Gen 4:

    Расширяемость;
    Готовая к использованию базовая инфраструктура;
    Изготовление в заводских условиях: сборные контейнеры (PAC) и сборные здания (PMB);
    Быстрота развертывания;
    Возможность демонтажа;
    Снижение времени вывода на рынок (TTM);
    Сокращение сроков строительства;
    Экологичность;

    Map applications to DC Class

    We hope you join us on this incredible journey of change and innovation!

    Long hours of research and engineering time are invested into this process. There are still some long days and nights ahead, but the vision is clear. Rest assured however, that we as refine Generation 4, the team will soon be looking to Generation 5 (even if it is a bit farther out). There is always room to get better.


    Использование систем электропитания постоянного тока.

    Мы надеемся, что вы присоединитесь к нам в этом невероятном путешествии по миру изменений и инноваций!

    На этот проект уже потрачены долгие часы исследований и проектирования. И еще предстоит потратить много дней и ночей, но мы имеем четкое представление о конечной цели. Однако будьте уверены, что как только мы доведем до конца проект модульного дата-центра четвертого поколения, мы вскоре начнем думать о проекте дата-центра пятого поколения. Всегда есть возможность для улучшений.

    So if you happen to come across Goldilocks in the forest, and you are curious as to why she is smiling you will know that she feels very good about getting very close to ‘JUST RIGHT’.

    Generations of Evolution – some background on our data center designs

    Так что, если вы встретите в лесу девочку по имени Лютик, и вам станет любопытно, почему она улыбается, вы будете знать, что она очень довольна тем, что очень близко подошла к ‘ОПИМАЛЬНОМУ РЕШЕНИЮ’.
    Поколения эволюции – история развития наших дата-центров

    We thought you might be interested in understanding what happened in the first three generations of our data center designs. When Ray Ozzie wrote his Software plus Services memo it posed a very interesting challenge to us. The winds of change were at ‘tornado’ proportions. That “plus Services” tag had some significant (and unstated) challenges inherent to it. The first was that Microsoft was going to evolve even further into an operations company. While we had been running large scale Internet services since 1995, this development lead us to an entirely new level. Additionally, these “services” would span across both Internet and Enterprise businesses. To those of you who have to operate “stuff”, you know that these are two very different worlds in operational models and challenges. It also meant that, to achieve the same level of reliability and performance required our infrastructure was going to have to scale globally and in a significant way.

    Мы подумали, что может быть вам будет интересно узнать историю первых трех поколений наших центров обработки данных. Когда Рэй Оззи написал свою памятную записку Software plus Services, он поставил перед нами очень интересную задачу. Ветра перемен двигались с ураганной скоростью. Это окончание “plus Services” скрывало в себе какие-то значительные и неопределенные задачи. Первая заключалась в том, что Майкрософт собиралась в еще большей степени стать операционной компанией. Несмотря на то, что мы управляли большими интернет-сервисами, начиная с 1995 г., эта разработка подняла нас на абсолютно новый уровень. Кроме того, эти “сервисы” охватывали интернет-компании и корпорации. Тем, кому приходится всем этим управлять, известно, что есть два очень разных мира в области операционных моделей и задач. Это также означало, что для достижения такого же уровня надежности и производительности требовалось, чтобы наша инфраструктура располагала значительными возможностями расширения в глобальных масштабах.

    It was that intense atmosphere of change that we first started re-evaluating data center technology and processes in general and our ideas began to reach farther than what was accepted by the industry at large. This was the era of Generation 1. As we look at where most of the world’s data centers are today (and where our facilities were), it represented all the known learning and design requirements that had been in place since IBM built the first purpose-built computer room. These facilities focused more around uptime, reliability and redundancy. Big infrastructure was held accountable to solve all potential environmental shortfalls. This is where the majority of infrastructure in the industry still is today.

    Именно в этой атмосфере серьезных изменений мы впервые начали переоценку ЦОД-технологий и технологий вообще, и наши идеи начали выходить за пределы общепринятых в отрасли представлений. Это была эпоха ЦОД первого поколения. Когда мы узнали, где сегодня располагается большинство мировых дата-центров и где находятся наши предприятия, это представляло весь опыт и навыки проектирования, накопленные со времени, когда IBM построила первую серверную. В этих ЦОД больше внимания уделялось бесперебойной работе, надежности и резервированию. Большая инфраструктура была призвана решать все потенциальные экологические проблемы. Сегодня большая часть инфраструктуры все еще находится на этом этапе своего развития.

    We soon realized that traditional data centers were quickly becoming outdated. They were not keeping up with the demands of what was happening technologically and environmentally. That’s when we kicked off our Generation 2 design. Gen 2 facilities started taking into account sustainability, energy efficiency, and really looking at the total cost of energy and operations.

    Очень быстро мы поняли, что стандартные дата-центры очень быстро становятся устаревшими. Они не поспевали за темпами изменений технологических и экологических требований. Именно тогда мы стали разрабатывать ЦОД второго поколения. В этих дата-центрах Gen 2 стали принимать во внимание такие факторы как устойчивое развитие, энергетическая эффективность, а также общие энергетические и эксплуатационные.

    No longer did we view data centers just for the upfront capital costs, but we took a hard look at the facility over the course of its life. Our Quincy, Washington and San Antonio, Texas facilities are examples of our Gen 2 data centers where we explored and implemented new ways to lessen the impact on the environment. These facilities are considered two leading industry examples, based on their energy efficiency and ability to run and operate at new levels of scale and performance by leveraging clean hydro power (Quincy) and recycled waste water (San Antonio) to cool the facility during peak cooling months.

    Мы больше не рассматривали дата-центры только с точки зрения начальных капитальных затрат, а внимательно следили за работой ЦОД на протяжении его срока службы. Наши объекты в Куинси, Вашингтоне, и Сан-Антонио, Техас, являются образцами наших ЦОД второго поколения, в которых мы изучали и применяли на практике новые способы снижения воздействия на окружающую среду. Эти объекты считаются двумя ведущими отраслевыми примерами, исходя из их энергетической эффективности и способности работать на новых уровнях производительности, основанных на использовании чистой энергии воды (Куинси) и рециклирования отработанной воды (Сан-Антонио) для охлаждения объекта в самых жарких месяцах.

    As we were delivering our Gen 2 facilities into steel and concrete, our Generation 3 facilities were rapidly driving the evolution of the program. The key concepts for our Gen 3 design are increased modularity and greater concentration around energy efficiency and scale. The Gen 3 facility will be best represented by the Chicago, Illinois facility currently under construction. This facility will seem very foreign compared to the traditional data center concepts most of the industry is comfortable with. In fact, if you ever sit around in our container hanger in Chicago it will look incredibly different from a traditional raised-floor data center. We anticipate this modularization will drive huge efficiencies in terms of cost and operations for our business. We will also introduce significant changes in the environmental systems used to run our facilities. These concepts and processes (where applicable) will help us gain even greater efficiencies in our existing footprint, allowing us to further maximize infrastructure investments.

    Так как наши ЦОД второго поколения строились из стали и бетона, наши центры обработки данных третьего поколения начали их быстро вытеснять. Главными концептуальными особенностями ЦОД третьего поколения Gen 3 являются повышенная модульность и большее внимание к энергетической эффективности и масштабированию. Дата-центры третьего поколения лучше всего представлены объектом, который в настоящее время строится в Чикаго, Иллинойс. Этот ЦОД будет выглядеть очень необычно, по сравнению с общепринятыми в отрасли представлениями о дата-центре. Действительно, если вам когда-либо удастся побывать в нашем контейнерном ангаре в Чикаго, он покажется вам совершенно непохожим на обычный дата-центр с фальшполом. Мы предполагаем, что этот модульный подход будет способствовать значительному повышению эффективности нашего бизнеса в отношении затрат и операций. Мы также внесем существенные изменения в климатические системы, используемые в наших ЦОД. Эти концепции и технологии, если применимо, позволят нам добиться еще большей эффективности наших существующих дата-центров, и тем самым еще больше увеличивать капиталовложения в инфраструктуру.

    This is definitely a journey, not a destination industry. In fact, our Generation 4 design has been under heavy engineering for viability and cost for over a year. While the demand of our commercial growth required us to make investments as we grew, we treated each step in the learning as a process for further innovation in data centers. The design for our future Gen 4 facilities enabled us to make visionary advances that addressed the challenges of building, running, and operating facilities all in one concerted effort.

    Это определенно путешествие, а не конечный пункт назначения. На самом деле, наш проект ЦОД четвертого поколения подвергался серьезным испытаниям на жизнеспособность и затраты на протяжении целого года. Хотя необходимость в коммерческом росте требовала от нас постоянных капиталовложений, мы рассматривали каждый этап своего развития как шаг к будущим инновациям в области дата-центров. Проект наших будущих ЦОД четвертого поколения Gen 4 позволил нам делать фантастические предположения, которые касались задач строительства, управления и эксплуатации объектов как единого упорядоченного процесса.


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    time [taɪm]
    temps1 (a)-(e), 1 (m), 1 (o) durée1 (e) heure1 (f), 1 (g), 1 (m) moment1 (i), 1 (j) fois1 (k) époque1 (o) fin1 (r) mesure1 (u) chronométrer2 (a) fixer l'heure de2 (b) choisir le moment de2 (c) régler2 (d)
    1 noun
    as time goes by avec le temps;
    the price has gone up over time le prix a augmenté avec le temps;
    it's only a matter or a question of time ce n'est qu'une question de temps;
    these things take time cela ne se fait pas du jour au lendemain;
    to have time on one's hands or time to spare avoir du temps;
    time hangs heavy on his hands le temps lui pèse, il trouve le temps long;
    since the dawn of time depuis la nuit des temps;
    time flies le temps passe vite;
    doesn't time fly! comme le temps passe vite!;
    time heals all wounds le temps guérit tout;
    only time will tell seul l'avenir nous le dira;
    time will prove me right l'avenir me donnera raison;
    it's a race against time c'est une course contre la montre;
    they're working against time to save her ils ne disposent que de très peu de temps pour la sauver;
    time is on our side le temps joue en notre faveur;
    time out of mind de temps immémorial, de toute éternité;
    time is money le temps, c'est de l'argent;
    proverb time and tide wait for no man les événements n'attendent personne
    there's no time to lose il n'y a pas de temps à perdre;
    he lost no time in telling me il s'est empressé de me le dire;
    to make up for lost time rattraper le temps perdu;
    to make good/poor time doing sth mettre peu de temps/longtemps à faire qch;
    I passed the time reading j'ai passé mon temps à lire;
    take your time prenez votre temps;
    take your time over it prenez le temps qu'il faudra;
    it took me all my time just to get here! avec le temps que j'ai mis pour arriver ici!;
    you took your time about it! tu en as mis du temps!;
    she took the time to explain it to us elle a pris le temps de nous l'expliquer;
    she made the time to read the report elle a pris le temps de lire le rapport;
    I can always make time for you pour vous, je suis toujours là;
    I spend half/all my time cleaning up je passe la moitié de/tout mon temps à faire le ménage;
    half the time he doesn't know what he's doing la moitié du temps il ne sait pas ce qu'il fait;
    most of the time la plupart du temps;
    he was ill part or some of the time il a été malade une partie du temps;
    it rained part or some of the time il a plu par moments;
    we spend the better part of our time working nous passons le plus clair de notre temps à travailler;
    I start in three weeks' time je commence dans trois semaines;
    they'll have finished the project in three weeks' time ils auront terminé le projet dans trois semaines;
    all in good time! chaque chose en son temps!;
    I'll finish it in my own good time je le finirai quand bon me semblera;
    in no time (at all), in next to no time en un rien de temps, en moins de rien
    I haven't (the) time to do the shopping je n'ai pas le temps de faire les courses;
    I've no time for gossip je n'ai pas de temps à perdre en bavardages;
    I've no time for that sort of attitude je ne supporte pas ce genre de mentalité;
    he has no time for sycophants/for laziness il n'a pas de temps à perdre avec les flatteurs/les paresseux;
    my time is my own mon temps m'appartient;
    my time is not my own je ne suis pas libre de mon temps;
    we've just got time to catch the train on a juste le temps d'attraper le train;
    that doesn't leave them much time to get ready cela ne leur laisse guère de temps pour se préparer;
    you'll have to find the time to see her il faut que tu trouves le temps de la voir;
    you have plenty of time to finish it vous avez largement le temps de le finir;
    we've got plenty of time or all the time in the world nous avons tout le temps
    (d) (while) temps m;
    after a time après un (certain) temps;
    a long time longtemps;
    a long time ago il y a longtemps;
    it's a long time since we've been out for a meal together ça fait longtemps que nous ne sommes pas sortis dîner ensemble;
    she's been dreaming of this for a long time now voilà longtemps qu'elle en rêve;
    he waited for a long time il a attendu longtemps;
    I worked for a long time as a translator j'ai travaillé (pendant) longtemps comme traducteur;
    for a long time he refused to eat meat il a (pendant) longtemps refusé de manger de la viande;
    it'll be a long time before I do that again je ne suis pas près de recommencer, je ne recommencerai pas de si tôt ou de sitôt;
    the car takes a long time to warm up la voiture met longtemps à chauffer;
    you took a long time! tu en as mis du temps!, il t'en a fallu du temps!;
    familiar long time no see! ça faisait longtemps!;
    a short time peu de temps;
    after a short time peu (de temps) après;
    a short time before their wedding peu avant leur mariage;
    she's going to stay with us for a short time elle va rester avec nous pendant quelque temps;
    in the shortest possible time dans les plus brefs délais, le plus vite ou tôt possible;
    after some time au bout de quelque temps, après un certain temps;
    some time after their trip quelque temps après leur voyage;
    some time ago il y a quelque temps;
    for some time past depuis quelque temps;
    for some time (to come) pendant quelque temps;
    it's the best film I've seen for some time c'est le meilleur film que j'aie vu depuis un moment;
    it will take (quite) some time to repair il va falloir pas mal de temps pour le réparer;
    all this time pendant tout ce temps
    the flying time to Madrid is two hours la durée du vol pour Madrid est de deux heures;
    the cooking time is two hours le temps de cuisson est de deux heures;
    the winner's time was under four minutes le gagnant a fait un temps de moins de quatre minutes;
    1 minute 34 seconds is her best/a good time 1 minute 34 secondes, c'est son meilleur temps/un bon temps;
    it takes time cela prend du temps;
    how much time will it take? combien de temps cela prendra-t-il?;
    she finished in half the time it took me to finish elle a mis deux fois moins de temps que moi pour finir
    (f) (by clock) heure f;
    what time is it?, what's the time? quelle heure est-il?;
    what time do you make it? quelle heure avez-vous?;
    do you have the time? vous avez l'heure?;
    have you got the right time on you? avez-vous l'heure juste?;
    the time is twenty past three il est trois heures vingt;
    what time are we leaving? à quelle heure partons-nous?;
    do you know how to tell the time? est-ce que tu sais lire l'heure?;
    could you tell me the time? pourriez-vous me dire l'heure (qu'il est)?;
    have you seen the time? avez-vous vu l'heure?;
    I looked at the time j'ai regardé l'heure;
    this old watch still keeps good time cette vieille montre est toujours à l'heure ou exacte;
    at this time of day à cette heure de la journée;
    we'll have to keep an eye on the time il faudra surveiller l'heure;
    it is almost time to leave/for my bus il est presque l'heure de partir/de mon bus;
    it's time I was going il est temps que je parte;
    it's dinner time, it's time for dinner c'est l'heure de dîner;
    there you are, it's about time! te voilà, ce n'est pas trop tôt!;
    I wouldn't give him the time of day je ne lui dirais même pas bonjour;
    to pass the time of day with sb échanger quelques mots avec qn
    local time heure f locale;
    it's 5 o'clock Tokyo time il est 5 heures, heure de Tokyo
    is the bus running to time? est-ce que le bus est à l'heure?;
    within the required time dans les délais requis
    at that time I was in Madrid à ce moment-là, j'étais à Madrid ou j'étais alors à Madrid;
    I worked for her at one time à un moment donné j'ai travaillé pour elle;
    at the present time en ce moment, à présent;
    he is president at the present time il est actuellement président;
    at the time of delivery au moment de la livraison;
    at a later time plus tard;
    at a given time à un moment donné;
    at any one time à la fois;
    there's room for 15 people at any one time il y a de la place pour 15 personnes à la fois;
    an inconvenient time un moment inopportun;
    you called at a most inconvenient time vous avez appelé à un très mauvais moment;
    there are times when I could scream il y a des moments où j'ai envie de hurler;
    at the best of times même quand tout va bien;
    even at the best of times he is not that patient même dans ses bons moments il n'est pas particulièrement patient;
    at no time did I agree to that je n'ai jamais donné mon accord pour cela;
    by the time you get this… le temps que tu reçoives ceci…, quand tu auras reçu ceci…;
    by that time it will be too late à ce moment-là il sera trop tard;
    by that time we'll all be dead d'ici là nous serons tous morts;
    by this time next week d'ici une semaine, dans une semaine;
    this time next week la semaine prochaine à cette heure-ci;
    this time last week il y a exactement une semaine;
    from that time on we had nothing to do with them à partir de ce moment-là, nous avons refusé d'avoir affaire à eux;
    in between times entre-temps;
    some time or other un jour ou l'autre;
    some time next month dans le courant du mois prochain;
    until such time as I hear from them jusqu'à ce que ou en attendant que j'aie de leurs nouvelles
    she chose her time badly elle a mal choisi son moment;
    this is no time for you to leave ce n'est pas le moment de partir;
    now's our time to tell her c'est maintenant que nous devrions ou voici venu le moment de le lui dire;
    now is the time to invest c'est maintenant qu'il faut investir;
    when the time comes le moment venu, quand le moment sera venu;
    we'll talk about that when the time comes nous en parlerons en temps utile;
    the time has come to make a stand c'est le moment d'avoir le courage de ses opinions;
    the time for talking is past ce n'est plus le moment de parler;
    it's about time we taught her a lesson il est grand temps que nous lui donnions une bonne leçon;
    there's a time and a place for everything il y a un temps et un lieu pour ou à tout
    (k) (occasion, instance) fois f;
    I'll forgive you this time je vous pardonne cette fois-ci ou pour cette fois;
    each or every time chaque fois;
    she succeeds every time elle réussit à chaque fois;
    the last time he came la dernière fois qu'il est venu;
    the time before la fois précédente ou d'avant;
    another or some other time une autre fois;
    I called her three times je l'ai appelée trois fois;
    many times bien des fois, très souvent;
    many a time I've wondered… je me suis demandé plus d'une ou bien des fois…;
    several times plusieurs fois;
    several times in the past plusieurs fois déjà;
    he asked me several times if… il m'a demandé plusieurs fois si…;
    it costs 15 cents a time ça coûte 15 cents à chaque fois;
    the one time I'm winning, he wants to stop playing pour une fois que je gagne, il veut arrêter de jouer;
    nine times out of ten the machine doesn't work neuf fois sur dix la machine ne marche pas;
    we'll have to decide some time or other tôt ou tard ou un jour ou l'autre il va falloir nous décider;
    do you remember that time we went to Germany? tu te rappelles la fois où nous sommes allés en Allemagne?;
    there's always a first time il y a un début à tout;
    I've told you a hundred times! je te l'ai dit vingt ou cent fois!;
    give me a good detective story every time! rien ne vaut un bon roman policier!
    to have a good time bien s'amuser;
    she's had a terrible time of it elle a beaucoup souffert;
    I had the time of my life jamais je ne me suis si bien ou autant amusé;
    we had an awful time at the picnic nous nous sommes ennuyés à mourir au pique-nique;
    it was a difficult time for all of us c'était une période difficile pour nous tous;
    she had a hard time bringing up five children alone ça a été difficile pour elle d'élever cinq enfants seule;
    to give sb a hard or rough or tough time en faire voir de dures à qn, en faire voir de toutes les couleurs à qn;
    what a time I had with him! (fun) qu'est-ce que j'ai pu m'amuser avec lui!; (trouble) qu'est-ce qu'il m'en a fait voir!
    to put in time faire des heures (de travail);
    to work part/full time travailler à temps partiel/à plein temps;
    British in company time, American on company time pendant les heures de travail;
    British in your own time, American on your own time pendant votre temps libre, en dehors des heures de travail
    we pay time and a half on weekends nous payons les heures du week-end une fois et demie le tarif normal;
    overtime is paid at double time les heures supplémentaires sont payées ou comptées double
    (o) (usu plural) (era) époque f, temps m;
    in Victorian times à l'époque victorienne;
    in the time of Henry IV à l'époque d'Henri IV, du temps d'Henri IV;
    in times past, in former times autrefois, jadis;
    in times to come à l'avenir;
    at one time, things were different autrefois ou dans le temps les choses étaient différentes;
    the house has seen better times la maison a connu des jours meilleurs;
    in happier times en un ou des temps plus heureux;
    in time or times of need/war en temps de pénurie/de guerre;
    time was when doctors made house calls il fut un temps où les médecins faisaient des visites à domicile;
    those were happy times! c'était le bon (vieux) temps!;
    times are hard les temps sont durs;
    in our time de nos jours;
    the times we live in l'époque f où nous vivons;
    in my time children didn't talk back de mon temps, les enfants ne répondaient pas;
    she was probably a good singer in her time en son temps, c'était sûrement une bonne chanteuse;
    it was a very popular car in its time c'était une voiture très populaire à l'époque (où elle est sortie);
    very advanced for its time très en avance sur son temps ou sur l'époque;
    to be ahead of or before one's time être en avance sur son époque ou sur son temps;
    to be behind the times être en retard sur son époque ou sur son temps;
    to keep up with the times vivre avec son temps;
    to move with the times évoluer avec son temps;
    times have changed autres temps, autres mœurs
    I've heard some odd things in my time! j'en ai entendu, des choses, dans ma vie!;
    it won't happen in our time nous ne serons pas là pour voir ça;
    if I had my time over again si j'avais à recommencer (ma vie);
    at my time of life à mon âge;
    that was before your time (birth) vous n'étiez pas encore né; (arrival) vous n'étiez pas encore là;
    her time has come (childbirth) elle arrive à son terme; (death) son heure est venue ou a sonné; (success) son heure est venue;
    he died before his time il est mort avant l'âge
    it's hot for the time of year il fait chaud pour la saison
    time's up (on exam, visit) c'est l'heure; (on meter, telephone) le temps est écoulé;
    British time (gentlemen), please! (in pub) on ferme!;
    Sport the referee called time l'arbitre a sifflé la fin du match
    to buy sth on time acheter qch à tempérament ou à terme ou à crédit
    to do time faire de la taule;
    he's serving time for murder il est en taule pour meurtre
    (u) Music (tempo) mesure f; (note value) valeur f (d'une note);
    to keep time, to be in time être en mesure;
    he beat time with his foot il battait ou marquait la mesure du pied;
    in triple or three-part time à trois temps
    (v) Radio & Television espace m;
    to buy/to sell time on television acheter/vendre de l'espace publicitaire à la télévision
    to make time with sb (pursue) draguer qn; (be with) être avec qn (en couple) ; (have sex with) s'envoyer en l'air avec qn
    (a) (on clock → runner, worker, race) chronométrer;
    they timed her at four minutes a mile ils l'ont chronométrée ou ils ont chronométré son temps à quatre minutes au mille;
    time how long she takes to finish regardez combien de temps elle met pour finir;
    he timed his speech to last twenty minutes il a fait en sorte que son discours dure vingt minutes;
    to time an egg minuter le temps de cuisson d'un œuf
    (b) (schedule) fixer ou prévoir (l'heure de); Photography (exposure) calculer;
    they timed the attack for 6 o'clock l'attaque était prévue pour 6 heures
    (c) (choose right moment for) choisir ou calculer le moment de;
    she timed her entrance well elle a bien choisi le moment pour faire son entrée;
    he timed the blow perfectly il a frappé au bon moment;
    your remark was perfectly/badly timed votre observation est venue au bon/au mauvais moment
    (d) (synchronize) régler, ajuster;
    she tried to time her steps to the music elle essayait de régler ses pas sur la musique
    she's ten times cleverer than or as clever as he is elle est dix fois plus intelligente que lui;
    he ate four times as much cake as I did il a mangé quatre fois plus de gâteau que moi
    Mathematics 3 times 2 is 6 3 fois 2 font ou égalent 6;
    1 times 6 is 6 une fois six fait ou égale six
    en avance;
    I'm ten minutes ahead of time j'ai dix minutes d'avance
    he talked all the time we were at lunch il a parlé pendant tout le déjeuner;
    he's been watching us all the time il n'a pas cessé de nous regarder;
    I knew it all the time je le savais depuis le début
    n'importe quand;
    come over any time venez quand vous voulez;
    you're welcome any time vous serez toujours le bienvenu;
    thanks for all your help - any time merci de votre aide - de rien
    for days at a time pendant des journées entières, des journées durant;
    to do two things at a time faire deux choses à la fois;
    take one book at a time prenez les livres un par un ou un (seul) livre à la fois;
    she ran up the stairs two at a time elle a monté les marches quatre à quatre
    à tous moments
    à toute heure;
    hot meals at any time repas chauds à toute heure;
    at any time of day or night à n'importe quelle heure du jour ou de la nuit;
    at any time during office hours n'importe quand pendant les heures de bureau;
    he could die at any time il peut mourir d'un moment à l'autre;
    if at any time… si à l'occasion…
    (a) (simultaneously) en même temps;
    they all spoke at the same time ils se sont mis à parler tous en même temps;
    they arrived at the same time (as) he did ils sont arrivés en même temps que lui
    (b) (yet) en même temps;
    she was pleased but at the same time a bit concerned elle était contente mais en même temps un peu inquiète
    (c) (nevertheless) pourtant, cependant;
    at the same time, we must not forget… pourtant ou cependant, il ne faut pas oublier…
    at the time of their wedding au moment de leur mariage;
    I didn't pay much attention at the time sur le moment, je n'ai pas fait vraiment attention
    parfois, par moments
    en retard;
    we're a bit behind time nous sommes légèrement en retard;
    the project was running behind time le projet avait du retard
    pendant un (certain) temps;
    for a time, he was unable to walk pendant un certain temps, il n'a pas pu marcher
    pour toujours
    pour le moment
    de temps en temps, de temps à autre
    she'll come to her senses in time elle finira par revenir à la raison;
    he'll forget about it in (the course of) time il finira par l'oublier (avec le temps)
    let me know in (good) time prévenez-moi (bien) à l'avance;
    she arrived in time for the play elle est arrivée à l'heure pour la pièce;
    you're just in time to greet our guests tu arrives juste à temps pour accueillir nos invités;
    I'll be back in time for the film je serai de retour à temps pour le film
    (c) Music en mesure;
    to be or keep in time (with the music) être en mesure (avec la musique)
    en un rien de temps
    de tous les temps
    why now of all times? pourquoi faut-il que ce soit juste maintenant?
    à l'heure;
    to run on time (trains etc) être à l'heure;
    she arrived right on time elle est arrivée juste à l'heure;
    is the bus on time? est-ce que le bus est à l'heure?
    Music he got out of time il a perdu la mesure
    maintes et maintes fois
    temps m libre;
    what do you do in your time off? qu'est-ce que vous faites de votre temps libre?
    (a) Sport temps m mort; (in chess match) temps m de repos;
    Sport to take time out faire un temps mort
    I took time out to travel (from work) je me suis mis en congé pour voyager; (from studies) j'ai interrompu mes études pour voyager;
    she took time out to read the report elle a pris le temps de lire le rapport
    ►► time of arrival heure f d'arrivée;
    Stock Exchange time bargain marché m à terme;
    Finance time bill traite f à terme; also figurative time bomb bombe f à retardement;
    figurative a demographic time bomb une situation démographique qui menace d'exploser;
    the situation is like a time bomb ticking away la situation est explosive;
    figurative they're sitting on a time bomb ils sont assis sur un volcan;
    time capsule capsule f témoin (qui doit servir de témoignage historique aux générations futures);
    Industry time card carte f ou fiche f de pointage;
    time chart (showing time zones) carte f des fuseaux horaires; (showing events) table f d'événements historiques; (showing planning) calendrier m, planning m;
    time check (on radio) rappel m de l'heure; (in cycling, skiing, motor racing) contrôle m du temps intermédiaire;
    Grammar time clause proposition f temporelle;
    Industry time clock pointeuse f;
    time code code m temporel;
    time of departure heure f de départ;
    American Finance time deposit dépôt m à terme;
    time difference décalage m horaire;
    Finance time draft traite f à terme;
    time exposure (of film) (temps m de) pose f; (photograph) photo f prise en pose;
    time frame délai m;
    what's our time frame? de combien de temps disposons-nous?;
    time fuse détonateur m ou fusée f à retardement;
    time lag (delay) décalage m dans le temps; (in time zones) décalage m horaire;
    time lapse intervalle m, laps m de temps;
    time limit (gen) délai m, date f limite; Law délai m de forclusion;
    there is a strict time limit for applications il y a un délai impératif ou de rigueur pour la remise des dossiers de candidature;
    we'll have to set ourselves a time limit for the work il va falloir nous imposer un délai pour finir ce travail;
    the work must be completed within the time limit le travail doit être terminé avant la date limite;
    Finance time loan emprunt m à terme;
    time machine machine f à voyager dans le temps;
    time management gestion f du temps de travail;
    Marketing time pricing fixation f des prix en fonction du moment;
    time sheet feuille f de présence;
    Radio time signal signal m ou top m horaire;
    Music time signature indication f de la mesure;
    Computing time slice tranche f de temps;
    Computing time slicing temps m partagé;
    time slot créneau m ou tranche f horaire;
    time switch (for oven, heating) minuteur m; (for lighting) minuterie f;
    time travel voyage m dans le temps;
    time traveller personne f qui voyage dans le temps;
    Sport time trial course f contre la montre, contre-la-montre m inv;
    Telecommunications time unit unité f;
    time value Music valeur f (d'une note); Finance valeur f temporelle;
    time warp (in science fiction) faille f spatio-temporelle;
    it's like living in a time warp c'est comme si on vivait hors du temps;
    the country seems to have entered a time warp le temps semble s'être arrêté dans le pays;
    the house/company seems to be caught in a 19th century time warp la maison/la société semble ne pas avoir changé depuis le XIXème siècle;
    time zone fuseau m horaire
    ✾ Book 'The Time Machine' Wells 'La Machine à explorer le temps'
    I may be some time Ce sont les mots ("je risque d'en avoir pour un certain temps") qu'aurait prononcés le capitaine Oates lorsqu'il sortit de la tente qu'il occupait avec le capitaine Scott au cours de leur expédition de 1912 au pôle sud. Oates souffrait de gelures multiples et afin de ne pas ralentir la progression de ses camarades, il décida de se sacrifier en disparaissant dans la tourmente. Cet épisode est censé symboliser les qualités d'héroïsme et d'abnégation associées au caractère britannique. Aujourd'hui, on emploie cette formule par allusion à Oates sur le mode humoristique lorsque l'on sort d'une pièce ou bien lorsqu'on va aux toilettes.

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  • 6 Historical Portugal

       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.
       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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    I 1.
    [laɪn]noun
    1) (string, cord, rope, etc.) Leine, die

    [fishing-]line — [Angel]schnur, die

    2) (telephone or telegraph cable) Leitung, die

    bad line — schlechte Verbindung; see also academic.ru/35190/hold">hold II 1. k

    3) (long mark; also Math., Phys.) Linie, die; (less precise or shorter) Strich, der; (Telev.) Zeile, die
    4) in pl. (outline of car, ship, etc.) Linien Pl.
    5) (boundary) Linie, die

    lay something on the line [for somebody] — [jemandem] etwas rundheraus sagen

    6) (row) Reihe, die; (Amer.): (queue) Schlange, die

    line of trees — Baumreihe, die

    bring somebody into line — dafür sorgen, dass jmd. nicht aus der Reihe tanzt (ugs.)

    come or fall into line — sich in die Reihe stellen; [Gruppe:] sich in einer Reihe aufstellen; (fig.) nicht mehr aus der Reihe tanzen (ugs.)

    be in line [with something] — [mit etwas] in einer Linie liegen

    be in/out of line with something — (fig.) mit etwas in/nicht in Einklang stehen

    7) (row of words on a page) Zeile, die

    lines(actor's part) Text, der

    he gave the boy 100 lines(Sch.) er ließ den Jungen 100 Zeilen abschreiben

    8) (system of transport) Linie, die

    [shipping] line — Schifffahrtslinie, die

    9) (series of persons or things) Reihe, die; (generations of family) Linie, die
    10) (direction, course) Richtung, die

    on the lines of — nach Art (+ Gen.)

    be on the right/wrong lines — in die richtige/falsche Richtung gehen

    along or on the same lines — in der gleichen Richtung

    line of thought — Gedankengang, der

    line of action — Vorgehensweise, die

    11) (Railw.) Bahnlinie, die; (track) Gleis, das

    the Waterloo line, the line to Waterloo — die Linie nach Waterloo

    this is the end of the line [for you] — (fig.) dies ist das Aus [für dich]

    12) (wrinkle) Falte, die
    13) (field of activity) Branche, die; (academic) Fachrichtung, die

    what's your line? — in welcher Branche sind Sie?/was ist Ihre Fachrichtung?

    be in the line of duty/business — zu den Pflichten/zum Geschäft gehören

    14) (Commerc.): (product) Artikel, der; Linie, die (fachspr.)
    15) (Fashion) Linie, die
    16) (Mil.): (series of defences) Linie, die
    2. transitive verb
    1) (mark with lines) linieren [Papier]
    2) (stand at intervals along) säumen (geh.) [Straße, Strecke]
    Phrasal Verbs:
    II transitive verb
    füttern [Kleidungsstück]; auskleiden [Magen, Nest]; ausschlagen [Schublade usw.]

    line one's pockets(fig.) sich (Dat.) die Taschen füllen

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    I 1. noun
    1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) die Leine
    2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) die Linie
    3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) die Konturen (pl.)
    4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) die Falte
    5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) die Reihe
    6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) einige Zeilen
    7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) die Abstammungslinie
    8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) die Richtung
    9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) die Eisenbahnlinie, das Gleis
    10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All( telephone) lines are engaged.) die Leitung
    11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) die Zeile
    12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) die Linie
    13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) das Tätigkeitsfeld
    14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) die Linie
    2. verb
    1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) säumen
    2) (to mark with lines.) linieren
    - lineage
    - linear
    - lines
    - linesman
    - hard lines! - in line for
    - in
    - out of line with
    - line up
    - read between the lines
    II verb
    1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) auskleiden
    2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) füttern
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    line1
    [laɪn]
    I. NOUN
    1. (mark) Linie f
    dividing \line Trennungslinie f
    straight \line gerade Linie
    to draw a \line eine Linie ziehen
    2. SPORT Linie f
    3. MATH
    straight \line Gerade f
    4. (wrinkle) Falte f
    5. (contour) Linie f
    6. MUS Tonfolge f
    7. (equator)
    the L\line die Linie, der Äquator
    8. (boundary) Grenze f, Grenzlinie f
    \line of credit FIN Kreditrahmen m, Kreditlinie f
    tree [or timber] \line Baumgrenze f
    the thin \line between love and hate der schmale Grat zwischen Liebe und Hass
    to cross the \line die Grenze überschreiten fig, zu weit gehen
    9. (cord) Leine f; (string) Schnur f
    [clothes] \line Wäscheleine f
    [fishing] \line Angelschnur f
    10. TELEC [Telefon]leitung f; (connection to network) Anschluss m
    \lines will be open from eight o'clock die Leitungen werden ab acht Uhr frei[geschaltet] sein
    can you get me a \line to New York? können Sie mir bitte eine Verbindung nach New York geben?
    the \line is engaged/busy die Leitung ist besetzt
    please hold the \line! bitte bleiben Sie am Apparat!
    get off the \line! geh aus der Leitung!
    bad \line schlechte Verbindung
    to be/stay on the \line am Apparat sein/bleiben
    11. (set of tracks) Gleis nt; (specific train route) Strecke f
    the end of the \line die Endstation
    to be at [or reach] the end of the \line ( fig) am Ende sein fam
    rail \line Eisenbahnlinie f
    shipping \line Schifffahrtslinie f; (company) Reederei f
    13. (row of words, also in poem) Zeile f
    to drop sb a \line jdm ein paar Zeilen schreiben
    to read between the \lines ( fig) zwischen den Zeilen lesen
    14. (for actor)
    \lines pl Text m
    to forget/learn one's \lines seinen Text lernen/vergessen
    15. (information) Hinweis m
    to get a \line on sb/sth etwas über jdn/etw herausfinden
    to give sb a \line about sth jdm einen Hinweis auf etw akk geben
    to give sb a \line on sb jdm Informationen über jdn besorgen
    16. (false account, talk)
    he keeps giving me that \line about his computer not working properly er kommt mir immer wieder mit dem Spruch, dass sein Computer nicht richtig funktioniere
    I've heard that \line before die Platte kenne ich schon in- und auswendig! fam
    \lines pl Strafarbeit f
    she got 100 \lines for swearing at her teacher da sie ihren Lehrer beschimpft hatte, musste sie zur Strafe 100 mal... schreiben
    18. (row) Reihe f
    to be first in \line an erster Stelle stehen; ( fig) ganz vorne dabei sein
    to be next in \line als Nächster/Nächste dran sein
    to be in a \line in einer Reihe stehen
    the cans on the shelf were in a \line die Büchsen waren im Regal aufgereiht
    to be in \line for sth mit etw dat an der Reihe sein
    to come [or fall] into \line sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen; single person sich akk einreihen
    to form a \line sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen
    to get into \line sich akk hintereinander aufstellen; (next to each other) sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen
    to move into \line sich akk einreihen
    in \line with (level with) auf der gleichen Höhe wie
    in \line with demand bedarfsgerecht, bedarfsadäquat
    in \line with maturity FIN laufzeitbezogen, laufzeitabhängig
    in \line with requirements bedürfnisorientiert
    in \line with the market marktnah, marktgerecht, marktkonform
    to be in \line with sth (similar to) mit etw dat übereinstimmen
    the salaries of temporary employees were brought into \line with those of permanent staff die Gehälter Teilzeitbeschäftigter wurden an die der Vollzeitbeschäftigten angeglichen
    19. (succession) Linie f
    I want to have children to prevent the family \line dying out ich möchte Kinder, damit die Familie nicht ausstirbt
    this institute has had a long \line of prestigious physicists working here dieses Institut kann auf eine lange Tradition angesehener Physiker zurückblicken
    he is the latest in a long \line of Nobel Prize winners to come from that country er ist der jüngste einer ganzen Reihe von Nobelpreisträgern aus diesem Land
    20. esp AM (queue) Schlange f
    to get in \line sich akk anstellen
    to stand in \line anstehen
    21. (product type) Sortiment nt; FASHION Kollektion f
    they are thinking about a new \line of vehicles sie denken über eine neue Kraftfahrzeugserie nach; BRIT, AUS
    they do an excellent \line in TVs and videos sie stellen erstklassige Fernseher und Videogeräte her
    spring/summer/fall/winter \line Frühjahrs-/Sommer-/Herbst-/Winterkollektion f
    to have a good \line in [or AM of] sth ( fig) einen großen Vorrat an etw dat haben
    22. (area of activity) Gebiet nt
    football's never really been my \line mit Fußball konnte ich noch nie besonders viel anfangen
    what's your \line? was machen Sie beruflich?
    \line of business Branche f
    \line of research Forschungsgebiet nt
    \line of work Arbeitsgebiet nt
    to be in sb's \line jdm liegen
    \line of argument Argumentation f
    to be in the \line of duty zu jds Pflichten gehören
    \line of reasoning Gedankengang m
    to take a strong \line with sb jdm gegenüber sehr bestimmt auftreten
    to take a strong \line with sth gegen etw akk energisch vorgehen
    they did not reveal their \line of inquiry sie teilten nicht mit, in welcher Richtung sie ermittelten
    what \line shall we take? wie sollen wir vorgehen?
    along the \lines of...:
    she said something along the \lines that he would lose his job if he didn't work harder sie sagte irgendetwas in der Richtung davon, dass er seine Stelle verlieren würde, wenn er nicht härter arbeiten würde
    my sister works in publishing and I'm hoping to do something along the same \lines meine Schwester arbeitet im Verlagswesen und ich würde gerne etwas Ähnliches tun
    to try a new \line of approach to sth versuchen, etw anders anzugehen
    the \line of least resistence der Weg des geringsten Widerstandes
    \line of vision Blickrichtung f
    to be on the right \lines auf dem richtigen Weg sein
    do you think his approach to the problem is on the right \lines? glauben Sie, dass er das Problem richtig angeht?
    25. (policy) Linie f
    party \line Parteilinie f
    to bring sb/sth into \line [with sth] jdn/etw auf gleiche Linie [wie etw akk] bringen
    to fall into \line with sth mit etw dat konform gehen
    to keep sb in \line dafür sorgen, dass jd nicht aus der Reihe tanzt
    to move into \line sich akk anpassen
    to step out of \line aus der Reihe tanzen
    26. MIL (of defence) Linie f
    \line of battle Kampflinie f
    behind enemy \lines hinter den feindlichen Stellungen
    front \line Front f
    27. (quantity of cocaine) Linie f fam
    to do a \line of coke, to do \lines koksen fam
    28. STOCKEX Aktienpaket nt
    29.
    all along the \line auf der ganzen Linie
    to bring sb into \line jdn in seine Schranken weisen
    in/out of \line with sb/sth mit jdm/etw im/nicht im Einklang
    to lay it on the \line die Karten offen auf den Tisch legen
    to be on the \line auf dem Spiel stehen
    to put sth on the \line etw aufs Spiel setzen
    right down the \line esp AM voll und ganz
    it was stepping out of \line to tell him that es stand dir nicht zu, ihm das zu sagen
    to \line sth paper etw linieren
    her face was \lined with agony ihr Gesicht war von tiefem Schmerz gezeichnet
    2. (stand at intervals)
    to \line the streets die Straßen säumen geh
    the streets were \lined with cheering people jubelnde Menschenmengen säumten die Straßen
    line2
    [laɪn]
    vt
    to \line sth clothing etw füttern; drawers etw von innen auslegen; pipes etw auskleiden
    2. ( fam: fill)
    to \line one's pockets [or purse] [with sth] sich dat die Taschen [mit etw dat] füllen
    to \line shelves Regale füllen
    to \line one's stomach sich dat den Magen vollschlagen fam
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    line1 [laın]
    A s
    1. Linie f ( auch SPORT), Strich m:
    down the line (Tennis) die Linie entlang, longline;
    come off ( oder leave) one’s line sich von der Linie lösen (Tormann);
    2. a) (Hand- etc) Linie f:
    line of fate Schicksalslinie
    b) Falte f, Runzel f:
    lines of worry Sorgenfalten
    c) Zug m (im Gesicht)
    3. Zeile f:
    read between the lines fig zwischen den Zeilen lesen; drop C 9
    4. TV (Bild) Zeile f
    5. a) Vers m
    b) pl THEAT etc Rolle f, Text m: fluff B 3
    c) pl SCHULE Br Strafarbeit f, -aufgabe f
    6. pl (meist als sg konstruiert) besonders Br umg Trauschein m
    7. umg (on) Information f (über akk), Hinweis m (auf akk)
    8. US umg
    a) Platte f (Geschwätz)
    b) Tour f, Masche f (Trick)
    9. Linie f, Richtung f:
    a) MIL Angriffsrichtung,
    b) fig Taktik f;
    line of fire MIL etc Schusslinie f;
    get into sb’s line of fire jemandem in die Schusslinie geraten;
    a) Blickrichtung,
    b) auch line of vision Gesichtslinie, -achse f;
    hung on the line in Augenhöhe aufgehängt (Bild);
    he said sth along these lines er sagte etwas in dieser Richtung; resistance 1
    10. pl Grundsätze pl, Richtlinie(n) f(pl):
    the lines of his policy die Grundlinien seiner Politik;
    on ( oder along) the lines of nach dem Prinzip (gen);
    I would like to have sth on ( oder along) the lines of what you have ich möchte etwas von der Art wie Sie haben;
    a) nach diesen Grundsätzen,
    b) folgendermaßen;
    along general lines ganz allgemein, in großen Zügen;
    it is out of line for sb to do sth es entspricht nicht jemandes Art, etwas zu tun
    11. Art f und Weise f, Methode f, Verfahren n:
    line of approach (to) Art und Weise (etwas) anzupacken, Methode;
    line of argument (Art der) Beweisführung f;
    line of reasoning Denkweise;
    a) Auffassung f,
    b) Gedankengang m;
    take a strong line energisch auftreten oder werden ( with sb gegenüber jemandem);
    take a tougher line toward(s) härter vorgehen gegen, eine härtere Gangart einschlagen gegenüber;
    take the line that … den Standpunkt vertreten, dass …;
    don’t take that line with me! komm mir ja nicht so!;
    in the line of nach Art von (od gen);
    on strictly commercial lines auf streng geschäftlicher Grundlage, auf rein kommerzieller Basis; hard line 1
    12. Grenze f (auch fig), Grenzlinie f:
    overstep the line of good taste über die Grenzen des guten Geschmacks hinausgehen;
    there’s a very fine line between winning and losing Sieg und Niederlage liegen ganz dicht beieinander;
    be on the line auf dem Spiel stehen;
    your job is on the line auch es geht um deinen Job;
    draw the line die Grenze ziehen, haltmachen ( beide:
    at bei);
    I draw the line at that da hört es bei mir auf;
    go on the line US auf den Strich gehen umg;
    lay ( oder put) on the line sein Leben, seinen Ruf etc aufs Spiel setzen;
    lay it on the line that … in aller Deutlichkeit sagen, dass …;
    I’ll lay it on the line for you! umg das kann ich Ihnen genau sagen!;
    lines of responsibility Zuständigkeiten; demarcation
    13. pl
    a) Linien(führung) pl(f), Konturen pl, Form f
    b) Entwurf m
    c) TECH Riss m
    14. a) Reihe f, Kette f:
    a line of poplars eine Pappelreihe
    b) besonders US (Menschen-, auch Auto) Schlange f:
    stand in line anstehen, Schlange stehen ( beide:
    for um, nach);
    drive in line AUTO Kolonne fahren;
    be in line for fig Aussichten haben auf (akk);
    be second in line for the throne an zweiter Stelle der Thronfolge stehen
    15. Reihe f, Linie f:
    in line with fig in Übereinstimmung oder im Einklang mit;
    be in line fig übereinstimmen ( with mit);
    out of line aus der Flucht, nicht in einer Linie;
    be out of line fig nicht übereinstimmen ( with mit);
    a) in Einklang bringen ( with mit),
    b) auf Vordermann bringen umg;
    a) sich einordnen,
    b) MIL (in Reih und Glied) antreten,
    c) fig sich anschließen ( with dat);
    keep sb in line fig jemanden bei der Stange halten;
    step ( oder get) out of line fig aus der Reihe tanzen umg;
    in line of duty in Ausübung seines Dienstes oder seiner Pflicht; toe B 2
    16. a) (Abstammungs) Linie f
    b) (Ahnen- etc) Reihe f
    c) ZOOL (Zucht) Stamm m
    d) Familie f, Stamm m, Geschlecht n:
    the male line die männliche Linie;
    in the direct line in direkter Linie;
    line of succession Erbfolge f
    17. pl besonders Br Los n, Geschick n: hard line 2
    18. Fach n, Gebiet n, Sparte f:
    line (of business) Branche f, Geschäftszweig m;
    in the banking line im Bankfach oder -wesen;
    that’s not in my line
    a) das schlägt nicht in mein Fach,
    b) das liegt mir nicht;
    that’s more in my line das liegt mir schon eher
    19. (Verkehrs-, Eisenbahn- etc) Linie f, Strecke f, Route f, engS. BAHN Gleis n:
    the end of the line fig das (bittere) Ende;
    that’s the end of the line! fig Endstation!;
    he was at the end of the line fig er war am Ende
    20. (Flug- etc) Gesellschaft f
    21. a) besonders TEL Leitung f:
    get off the line aus der Leitung gehen;
    hold the line bleiben Sie am Apparat!; busy A 6, engaged 5, hot line
    b) besonders TEL Anschluss m
    c) TEL Amt n:
    can I have a line, please?
    22. TECH (Rohr) Leitung f:
    oil line Ölleitung
    23. TECH (Fertigungs) Straße f: packaging B
    24. WIRTSCH
    a) Sorte f, Warengattung f
    b) Posten m, Partie f
    c) Sortiment n
    d) Artikel m oder pl, Artikelserie f
    25. MIL
    a) Linie f:
    behind the enemy lines hinter den feindlichen Linien;
    line of battle Schlacht-, Gefechtslinie;
    line of communications rückwärtige Verbindungen pl;
    line of defence (US defense) (departure, retreat) Verteidigungs-(Ausgangs-, Rückzugs)linie
    b) Front f:
    go up the line nach vorn oder an die Front gehen;
    all along the line, down the line fig auf der ganzen Linie, auch voll und ganz;
    go down the line for US umg sich voll einsetzen für
    c) Fronttruppe(n) f(pl)
    26. GEOG Längen- oder Breitenkreis m:
    the Line der Äquator;
    cross the Line den Äquator überqueren
    27. SCHIFF Linie f:
    line abreast Dwarslinie;
    line ahead Kiellinie
    28. a) Leine f:
    hang the washing up on the line die Wäsche auf die Leine hängen
    b) Schnur f
    c) Seil n
    29. TEL etc
    a) Draht m
    b) Kabel n
    B v/i line up A 1, A 2
    C v/t
    1. Papier linieren, liniieren
    2. line up B 1
    3. zeichnen
    4. skizzieren
    5. das Gesicht (zer)furchen
    6. (ein)säumen:
    lined with trees von Bäumen (ein)gesäumt;
    thousands of people lined the streets Tausende von Menschen säumten die Straßen;
    soldiers lined the street Soldaten bildeten an der Straße Spalier
    line2 [laın] v/t
    1. ein Kleid etc füttern
    2. besonders TECH (auf der Innenseite) überziehen oder belegen, ausfüttern, -gießen, -kleiden, -schlagen ( alle:
    with mit), Bremsen, eine Kupplung belegen
    3. als Futter oder Überzug dienen für
    4. (an)füllen:
    line one’s pocket(s) ( oder purse) in die eigene Tasche arbeiten, sich bereichern, sich die Taschen füllen;
    line one’s stomach sich den Bauch vollschlagen umg
    L., l. abk
    1. lake
    2. law
    4. left li.
    5. line
    * * *
    I 1.
    [laɪn]noun
    1) (string, cord, rope, etc.) Leine, die

    [fishing-]line — [Angel]schnur, die

    bad line — schlechte Verbindung; see also hold II 1. k

    3) (long mark; also Math., Phys.) Linie, die; (less precise or shorter) Strich, der; (Telev.) Zeile, die
    4) in pl. (outline of car, ship, etc.) Linien Pl.
    5) (boundary) Linie, die

    lay something on the line [for somebody] — [jemandem] etwas rundheraus sagen

    6) (row) Reihe, die; (Amer.): (queue) Schlange, die

    line of trees — Baumreihe, die

    bring somebody into line — dafür sorgen, dass jmd. nicht aus der Reihe tanzt (ugs.)

    come or fall into line — sich in die Reihe stellen; [Gruppe:] sich in einer Reihe aufstellen; (fig.) nicht mehr aus der Reihe tanzen (ugs.)

    be in line [with something] — [mit etwas] in einer Linie liegen

    be in/out of line with something — (fig.) mit etwas in/nicht in Einklang stehen

    lines (actor's part) Text, der

    he gave the boy 100 lines(Sch.) er ließ den Jungen 100 Zeilen abschreiben

    8) (system of transport) Linie, die

    [shipping] line — Schifffahrtslinie, die

    10) (direction, course) Richtung, die

    on the lines of — nach Art (+ Gen.)

    be on the right/wrong lines — in die richtige/falsche Richtung gehen

    along or on the same lines — in der gleichen Richtung

    line of thought — Gedankengang, der

    line of action — Vorgehensweise, die

    11) (Railw.) Bahnlinie, die; (track) Gleis, das

    the Waterloo line, the line to Waterloo — die Linie nach Waterloo

    this is the end of the line [for you] — (fig.) dies ist das Aus [für dich]

    12) (wrinkle) Falte, die
    13) (field of activity) Branche, die; (academic) Fachrichtung, die

    what's your line? — in welcher Branche sind Sie?/was ist Ihre Fachrichtung?

    be in the line of duty/business — zu den Pflichten/zum Geschäft gehören

    14) (Commerc.): (product) Artikel, der; Linie, die (fachspr.)
    15) (Fashion) Linie, die
    16) (Mil.): (series of defences) Linie, die
    2. transitive verb
    1) (mark with lines) linieren [Papier]
    2) (stand at intervals along) säumen (geh.) [Straße, Strecke]
    Phrasal Verbs:
    II transitive verb
    füttern [Kleidungsstück]; auskleiden [Magen, Nest]; ausschlagen [Schublade usw.]

    line one's pockets(fig.) sich (Dat.) die Taschen füllen

    * * *
    (US) n.
    Schlange -n f.
    Schlange -n f.
    (Menschen-, Auto (<-s>)-)
    Warteschlange f. (railway) n.
    Gleis -e n. n.
    Branche -n f.
    Furche -n f.
    Kurs -e (Verkehr) m.
    Leine -n f.
    Linie -n f.
    Reihe -n f.
    Richtung -en f.
    Runzel -n f.
    Strecke -n f.
    Strich -e m.
    Vers -e m.
    Zeile -n f. v.
    Spalier bilden ausdr.
    auskleiden v.

    English-german dictionary > line

  • 8 Calla Bryn Sturgis

    сущ., собст.; SK, DT 5
    также просто Calla
    Калья Брин Стерджис; (вар. Калла, Кэлла; Стурджис)
    Один из городков, находящихся в Пограничье между Крайним Миром и Тандерклепом в бассейне реки Уайе. Жители этого городка попросили ка-тет Роланда, помочь им в разрешении своей проблемы. Эта задержка в Кэлла Брин Стерджис стала важнейшей вехой на пути Роланда к Тёмной Башне. Событиям в Калье посвящён весь пятый том эпопеи под заголовком Волки Кальи (Wolves of the Calla).
    см. тж Grand Crescent, Middle Crescent

    “They return husks. And what of us? What is this doing to us? Some might say nothing, that the Wolves have always been a part of our life in Calla Bryn Sturgis, like the occasional cyclone or earthshake. Yet that is not true. They’ve been coming for six generations, at most. But the Calla’s been here a thousand years and more.” — Они возвращают оболочку, – повторил он. А мы? Что происходит с нами? Некоторые могут сказать, что ничего, что Волки всегда были частью нашей жизни в Кэлла Брин Стурджис, как случайный ураган или землетрясение. Однако, это не так. Они приходят сюда шесть последних поколений, но не более того. А люди живут в Кэлле больше тысячи лет. (ТБ 5)

    Gunslingers to the west, come out of Mid-World. / And it was true, God help them. Arthur Eld’s last deadly children, moving toward Calla Bryn Sturgis along the Path of the Beam. Ka like a wind. — Стрелки на западе, пришедшие из Срединного мира. / И, если это правда, да поможет им Бог. Последним детям Артура из Эльда, идущим к Кэлле Брин Стурджис по Тропе Луча. Ка – как ветер. (ТБ 5)

    English-Russian dictionary of neologisms from a series of books by Stephen King "Dark Tower" > Calla Bryn Sturgis

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