latter part of life

latter ['lætə(r)]

1 adjective

(a) (in relation to former) dernier, second;

∎ the latter proposal is unrealistic la seconde ou cette dernière proposition est irréaliste;

∎ the latter half of the book was better la seconde moitié du livre était meilleure

(b) (later) dernier, second;

∎ in the latter years of her life au cours des dernières années de sa vie;

∎ the latter part of the holiday la seconde partie des vacances

2 noun

∎ the former... the latter le premier... le second, celui-là... celui-ci;

∎ the latter is definitely the better book le second livre est sans aucun doute le meilleur;

part

A n

1 ( of whole) gen partie f ; ( of country) région f ; part of the book/time/district une partie du livre/temps/quartier ; part of me hates him une partie de moi-même le déteste ; in ou around these parts dans la région ; in part en partie ; in part it's due to… c'est dû en partie à… ; part of the reason is… c'est en partie parce que… ; to be (a) part of faire partie de ; to feel part of avoir le sentiment de faire partie de ; to form part of faire partie de ; the early part of my life ma jeunesse ; it's all part of being young il faut bien que jeunesse se passe ; the latter part of the century la fin du siècle ; that's the best/hardest part c'est ça le meilleur/le plus dur ; that's the part I don't understand voilà ce que je ne comprends pas ; to be good in parts GB avoir de bons passages ; in parts it's very violent GB il y a des passages très violents ; for the most part dans l'ensemble ; my/our part of the world mon/notre pays ; what are you doing in this part of the world? qu'est-ce que tu fais par ici? ;

2 (component of car, engine, machine) pièce f ; machine/engine parts pièces de machine/de moteur ; spare parts pièces détachées ; parts and labour pièces et main-d'œuvre ;

3 TV (of serial, programme, part work) partie f ; ‘end of part one’ ‘fin de la première partie’ ; a two-/four-part series une série en deux/quatre épisodes ;

4 (share, role) rôle m (in dans) ; to do one's part jouer son rôle ; to have a part in sth jouer un rôle dans qch ; to have a part in deciding to do/in choosing jouer un rôle dans la décision de faire/dans le choix de ; I want no part in it, I don't want any part of it je ne veux pas m'en mêler ; to take part participer, prendre part (in à) ; they took no further part in it ils n'ont rien fait de plus ;

5 Theat, TV, Cin rôle m (of de) ; I got the part! j'ai le rôle! ; to play the part of jouer le rôle de ;

6 ( equal measure) mesure f ; two parts tonic to one part gin deux mesures de tonic pour une mesure de gin ; mix X and Y in equal parts mélangez une quantité égale de X et Y ; in a concentration of 30,000 parts per million dans une concentration de 3% ;

7 Mus (for instrument, voice) partie f ; the viola/tenor part la partie de l'alto/de ténor ; voice part partie vocale ;

8 Mus ( sheet music) partition f ; the piano part la partition du piano ;

9 ( behalf) on the part of de la part de ; it wasn't very nice on your part ce n'était pas très gentil de ta part ; for my/his part pour ma/sa part ; to take sb's part prendre le parti de qn ;

10 US ( in hair) raie f.

B adv ( partly) en partie ; it was part fear, part greed c'était à la fois de la crainte et de la cupidité.

C vtr

1 ( separate) séparer [couple, friends, boxers] ; écarter [legs] ; entrouvrir [lips, curtains] ; fendre [crowd, ocean, waves] ; to be parted from être séparé de ; ‘till death do us part’ ‘jusqu'à ce que la mort nous sépare’ ;

2 ( make parting in) to part one's hair se faire une raie ; he parts his hair on the left il se fait une raie à gauche.

D vi

1 (take leave, split up) [partners, husband and wife] se séparer ; we parted friends nous nous sommes quittés bons amis ; to part from quitter [husband, wife] ;

2 ( divide) [crowd, sea, lips, clouds] s'ouvrir ; Theat [curtains] se lever ;

3 ( break) [rope, cable] se rompre.

a man/a woman of (many) parts un homme/une femme qui a plusieurs cordes à son arc ; to look the part avoir la tête de l'emploi ; to take sth in good part prendre qch en bonne part.

■ part with:

▶ part with [sth] se défaire de [money] ; se séparer de [object].

- latterly

latter n éste / éste último

tr['lætə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 (last) último,-a

■ the latter days of his life were very happy los últimos días de su vida fueron muy felices

2 (second) segundo,-a

■ in the latter half of September durante la segunda quincena de septiembre

pronoun the latter

1 éste,-a, este,-a último,-a

latter ['læt̬ər] adj

1) second: segundo

2) last: último

latter pron

the latter : éste, ésta, éstos pl, éstas pl

• más reciente adj.

• posterior adj.

• segundo (de dos) adj.

noun (pl latter)

adjective (before n)

a) ( second of two) segundo, último

b) (later, last)

1. ADJ

1) (=last) último

2) (of two) segundo

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noun (pl latter)

adjective (before n)

a) ( second of two) segundo, último

b) (later, last)

1) letzter...

2) (later) letzt...

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[ˈlætəʳ, AM -t̬ɚ]

I. adj attr

1. (second of two) zweite(r, s)

the \latter option/suggestion die zweite Möglichkeit/der zweite Vorschlag

2. (near the end) spätere(r, s)

in the \latter part of the year in der zweiten Jahreshälfte

II. pron

▪ the \latter der/die/das Letztere

I was offered a red car or a blue one and chose the \latter mir wurde ein rotes und ein blaues Auto angeboten und ich wählte letzteres

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1. adj

1) (= second of two) letztere(r, s)

2)

2. n

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latter [ˈlætə(r)] adj (adv → latterly)

1. letzterwähnt(er, e, es), letztgenannt(er, e, es) (von zweien): → former² 4

2. neuer, jünger, modern:

in these latter days in der jüngsten Zeit

3. letzt(er, e, es), später:

the latter half of June die zweite Junihälfte;

the latter years of one’s life seine letzten oder spät(er)en Lebensjahre

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1) letzter...

2) (later) letzt...

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jünger adj.

letzt adj.

letzter adj.

1. n

2. adj

1) (later) ultimo (-a)

2)

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- latterly

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drugi (omenjeni), zadnji

the former... the latter — prvi... drugi

latter end — smrt

archaic latter grass — otava

the latter years of one's life — zadnja leta življenja

in these latter days — dandanes

the latter half of June — druga polovica junija

1) Teil, der

2) (of machine or other apparatus) [Einzel]teil, das

3) (share) Anteil, der

4) (duty) Aufgabe, die

5) (Theatre): (character, words) Rolle, die

6) (Mus.) Part, der; Partie, die; Stimme, die

7) usu. in pl. (region) Gegend, die; (of continent, world) Teil, der

8) (side) Partei, die

9) pl. (abilities)

10) (Ling.)

11)

12)

1) (divide into parts) teilen; scheiteln [Haar]

2) (separate) trennen

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1) (something which, together with other things, makes a whole; a piece: We spent part of the time at home and part at the seaside.) der Teil

2) (an equal division: He divided the cake into three parts.) der Teil

3) (a character in a play etc: She played the part of the queen.) die Rolle

4) (the words, actions etc of a character in a play etc: He learned his part quickly.) die Rolle

5) (in music, the notes to be played or sung by a particular instrument or voice: the violin part.) die Stimme

6) (a person's share, responsibility etc in doing something: He played a great part in the government's decision.) die Rolle

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[pɑ:t, AM pɑ:rt]

I. n

1. (not the whole) Teil m

\part of her problem is that... ein Teil ihres Problems besteht [o ihr Problem besteht teilweise] darin, dass...

\part of my steak isn't cooked properly mein Steak ist teilweise [o zum Teil] nicht richtig durchgebraten

\part of the family lives in Germany ein Teil der Familie lebt in Deutschland

she's \part of the family sie gehört zur Familie

it's all \part of growing up das gehört [alles] zum Erwachsenwerden dazu

that was just the easy \part [of it]! das war der leichtere Teil [des Ganzen]!

the easy/hard \part of it is that/to...... das Einfache/Schwierige daran [o dabei] ist, dass/zu...

the hard \part of writing a course is to find the right level das Schwierige beim Entwickeln eines Kurses ist es, den richtigen Schwierigkeitsgrad zu wählen

[a] \part of me wanted to give up, but... ein Teil von mir wollte aufgeben, aber...

to spend the best [or better] \part of the day/week doing sth den größten Teil des Tages/der Woche damit verbringen, etw zu tun

\part of speech Wortart f

to be a constituent \part of sth Bestandteil m einer S. gen sein

to be an essential [or important] [or integral] \part of sth ein wesentlicher Bestandteil einer S. gen sein

the greater \part der Großteil

the main [or major] \part der Hauptteil

the remaining \part der Rest

in \part teilweise, zum Teil

payment in \part Abschlagszahlung f, Teil-/Ratenzahlung f SCHWEIZ

in \parts teilweise

the film was good in \parts der Film war phasenweise ganz gut

in large \part zum großen Teil

for the most \part zum größten Teil, größtenteils

2. also TECH (component) Teil nt; of a machine Bauteil nt

[spare] \parts Ersatzteile pl

3. (unit) [An]teil m

mix one \part of the medicine with three \parts water mischen Sie die Medizin mit Wasser im Verhältnis eins zu drei

in equal \parts zu gleichen Teilen

4. FILM, TV Teil m, Folge f

5. ANAT

body \part Körperteil m

private \parts Geschlechtsteile pl

soft \parts Weichteile pl

6. usu pl GEOG Gegend f

around [or in] these \parts ( fam) in dieser Gegend

in our/your \part of the world bei uns/Ihnen

in some \parts of the world in manchen Teilen der Welt

in this \part of the world hierzulande

7. THEAT ( also fig) Rolle f a. fig, Part m

large/small \part ( also fig) wichtige/kleine Rolle a. fig

leading/supporting \part Haupt-/Nebenrolle f

to act [or play] a \part [in sth] eine Rolle [in etw dat] spielen

to play an important \part in sth ( fig) bei etw dat eine wichtige Rolle spielen fig

exams play a big \part in the school system Prüfungen spielen im Schulsystem eine große Rolle

8. MUS Part m, Stimme f

the piano \part die Klavierstimme

in [or of] several \parts mehrstimmig

9. no pl (involvement) Beteiligung f (in an + dat)

to have a \part in sth an etw dat teilhaben

to take \part in sth an etw dat teilnehmen; in an act, competition, also bei etw dat mitmachen fam

to take \part in a discussion sich akk an einer Diskussion beteiligen

to take \part in a game/lottery bei einem Spiel/einer Lotterie mitspielen [o fam mitmachen]

to take \part in a stage play in einem Theaterstück mitwirken

to take \part in local politics in der Lokalpolitik mitwirken [o aktiv sein]

to want no \part in [or of] sth mit etw dat nichts zu tun haben wollen

10. no pl (task) Pflicht f

to do one's \part seine Pflicht [und Schuldigkeit] tun

11. no pl (side)

to take sb's \part sich akk auf jds Seite stellen

on the \part of ( form) vonseiten form + gen

, seitens form + gen

it was a mistake on Julia's \part es war Julias Fehler

on her/their \part ihrerseits

on his/my/our \part seiner-/meiner-/unsererseits

any questions on your \part? haben Sie ihrerseits/hast du deinerseits noch Fragen?

12. AM (parting) Scheitel m

▶ to dress the \part sich akk entsprechend kleiden

▶ for my \part,... was mich betrifft,...

for my \part, it doesn't matter whether he comes was mich betrifft, so ist es mir egal, ob er kommt, mir ist es für meinen Teil egal, ob er kommt

for my \part, I think it's absolutely ridiculous! ich für meinen Teil halte es für absolut lächerlich!

▶ ... for her/his/your \part... ihrerseits/seinerseits/deinerseits

I was stubborn, and they, for their \part, were not prepared to compromise ich war stur, und sie waren ihrerseits nicht kompromissbereit

▶ to be \part of the furniture selbstverständlich sein

▶ to look the \part entsprechend aussehen

▶ to be a man of many \parts vielseitig begabt sein

▶ to be \part and parcel of sth untrennbar mit etw dat verbunden sein, zu etw dat einfach dazugehören

being recognized in the street is \part and parcel of being a famous actress eine berühmte Schauspielerin zu sein beinhaltet zwangsläufig [auch], dass man auf der Straße erkannt wird

▶ to take sth in good \part etw mit Humor nehmen

II. adj attr teilweise, zum Teil

she is \part African sie hat afrikanisches Blut [in sich]

III. adv inv teils, teilweise

the building consists \part of stone \part of wood das Gebäude besteht teils aus Stein, teils aus Holz

IV. vi

1. (separate) sich akk trennen

to \part on good/bad terms im Guten/Bösen auseinandergehen

2. (become separated) curtains, seams aufgehen; lips sich akk öffnen; paths sich akk trennen

3. ( form: leave) [weg]gehen; (say goodbye) sich akk verabschieden

4. ( euph: die) sterben

my grandmother \parted from us last night meine Großmutter ist letzte Nacht von uns gegangen euph

V. vt

1. (separate)

▪ to \part sb/sth jdn/etw trennen

he tried to \part the two quarrellers er versuchte, die zwei Streithähne [voneinander] zu trennen

he's not easily \parted from his cash er trennt sich nur unschwer von seinem Geld

... till death do us \part ( liter)... bis dass der Tod uns scheide geh

2. (keep separate)

▪ to \part sth from sth etw von etw dat trennen

3. (comb)

to \part one's/sb's hair [jdm/sich] einen Scheitel ziehen

▶ to \part company sich akk trennen

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1. n

1) (= portion, fragment) Teil m

2) (MECH of kit etc) Teil nt

3) (GRAM)

4) (of series) Folge f; (of serial) Fortsetzung f; (of encyclopaedia etc) Lieferung f

5) (= share, role) (An)teil m, Rolle f; (THEAT) Rolle f, Part m (geh)

6) (MUS) Stimme f, Part m

7) pl (= region) Gegend f

8) (= side) Seite f

9)

10)

11) (US in hair) Scheitel m

12) pl (= male genitals) Geschlechtsteile pl

2. adv

3. vt

1) (= divide) teilen; hair scheiteln; curtain zur Seite schieben; legs aufmachen; lips öffnen;

2) (= separate) trennen

4. vi

1) (= divide) sich teilen; (curtains) sich öffnen

2) (= separate) (people) sich trennen; (things) sich lösen, abgehen

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part [pɑː(r)t]

A s

1. Teil m/n, Bestandteil m, Stück n:

be part and parcel of sth einen wesentlichen Bestandteil von etwas bilden;

part of speech LING Wortart f;

in part teilweise, zum Teil, auszugsweise, in gewissem Grade;

part of the year (nur) während eines Teils des Jahres;

for the better ( oder best) part of the year fast das ganze Jahr (hindurch), den größten Teil des Jahres, die meiste Zeit im Jahr;

for the better ( oder best) part of two years (schon) fast zwei Jahre;

that is (a) part of my life das gehört zu meinem Leben;

payment in part Abschlagszahlung f;

three-part dreiteilig

2. PHYS (An)Teil m:

part by volume (weight) Raumanteil (Gewichtsanteil);

three parts of water drei Teile Wasser

3. MATH Bruchteil m:

three parts drei Viertel

4. TECH

a) (Bau-, Einzel)Teil n:

parts list Ersatzteil-, Stückliste f

b) Ersatzteil n

5. Anteil m:

take part (in) teilnehmen oder sich beteiligen (an dat), mitmachen (bei);

have a part in sth an etwas teilhaben;

have neither part nor lot in sth nicht das Geringste mit einer Sache zu tun haben;

he wanted no part of the proposal er wollte von dem Vorschlag nichts wissen

6. (Körper) Teil m, Glied n:

soft parts Weichteile;

the parts die Geschlechtsteile

7. Buchhandel: Lieferung f:

the book appears in parts das Werk erscheint in Lieferungen

8. fig Teil m/n, Seite f:

the most part die Mehrheit, das Meiste (von etwas);

for my part ich für mein(en) Teil;

a) in den meisten Fällen, meistenteils,

b) größtenteils, zum größten Teil;

on the part of vonseiten, seitens (gen);

on my part von meiner Seite, von mir;

take sth in good part etwas nicht übel nehmen

9. Seite f, Partei f:

he took my part, he took part with me er ergriff meine Partei

10. Pflicht f:

do one’s part das Seinige oder seine Schuldigkeit tun;

it is not my part to do this es ist nicht meine Aufgabe, das zu tun

11. THEAT etc

a) auch fig Rolle f:

act ( oder play) a part eine Rolle spielen (in bei);

the Government’s part in the strike die Rolle, die die Regierung bei dem Streik spielte;

he’s just acting a part er tut nur so, er schauspielert nur; → dress B 1

b) Rollenbuch n

12. MUS (Sing- oder Instrumental-)Stimme f, Partie f:

sing in parts mehrstimmig singen;

for ( oder in, of) several parts mehrstimmig;

three-part dreistimmig, für drei Stimmen

13. pl (geistige) Fähigkeiten pl, Talent n:

he is a man of (many) parts er ist ein fähiger Kopf, er ist vielseitig begabt

14. Gegend f, Teil m (eines Landes, der Erde):

in these parts hier(zulande);

she’s not from these parts sie stammt nicht von hier oder aus dieser Gegend;

in foreign parts im Ausland

15. US (Haar)Scheitel m

B v/t

1. a) (ab-, ein-, zer)teilen: → company A 1

b) einen Vorhang aufziehen

2. Familien, Kämpfende etc trennen:

he’s not easily parted from his money er trennt sich nur ungern von seinem Geld

3. Metalle scheiden

4. das Haar scheiteln

C v/i

1. a) sich lösen, abgehen (Knopf etc), aufgehen (Naht etc)

b) aufgehen (Vorhang)

2. SCHIFF brechen (Ankerkette, Tau):

part from the anchor den Anker verlieren

3. auseinandergehen, sich trennen:

part (as) friends in Freundschaft auseinandergehen

4. part with etwas aufgeben, sich von jemandem od etwas trennen:

part with money umg Geld herausrücken oder lockermachen

5. euph verscheiden, sterben

D adj Teil…:

part damage Teilschaden m;

part delivery WIRTSCH Teillieferung f

E adv teilweise, zum Teil:

made part of iron, part of wood teils aus Eisen, teils aus Holz (bestehend);

part truth zum Teil wahr;

part-done zum Teil erledigt;

part-finished halb fertig

p. abk

1. page S.

2. part T.

3. LING participle Part.

4. past

5. Br penny, pence

6. per

7. post, after

8. power

pt abk

1. part T.

2. payment

3. pint ( pints pl)

4. point

5. port

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1) Teil, der

2) (of machine or other apparatus) [Einzel]teil, das

3) (share) Anteil, der

4) (duty) Aufgabe, die

5) (Theatre): (character, words) Rolle, die

6) (Mus.) Part, der; Partie, die; Stimme, die

7) usu. in pl. (region) Gegend, die; (of continent, world) Teil, der

8) (side) Partei, die

9) pl. (abilities)

10) (Ling.)

11)

12)

1) (divide into parts) teilen; scheiteln [Haar]

2) (separate) trennen

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Scheitel - m. adj.

teils adj. n.

Anteil -e m.

Rolle -n f.

Teil m.,n. (with) v.

sich trennen (von) v. v.

lösen v.

trennen v.

1) (length of existence) età f.

2) (latter part of life) età f., vecchiaia f.

3) (era) età f., era f., epoca f.

4) colloq. (long time)

verbo transitivo [hairstyle, experiences etc.] invecchiare [ person]

verbo intransitivo [ person] invecchiare

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1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) età

2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) epoca, età

3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) età

4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) secoli, eternità

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1) (length of existence) età f.

2) (latter part of life) età f., vecchiaia f.

3) (era) età f., era f., epoca f.

4) colloq. (long time)

verbo transitivo [hairstyle, experiences etc.] invecchiare [ person]

verbo intransitivo [ person] invecchiare

age [eɪdʒ]

1. noun

   a. âge m

• what age is she? quel âge a-t-elle ?

• when I was your age quand j'avais votre âge

• I have a daughter the same age as you j'ai une fille de votre âge

• act your age! allons, sois raisonnable !

• he is ten years of age il a dix ans

• you don't look your age vous ne faites pas votre âge

• he's twice your age il a le double de votre âge

• to be under age être mineur

• to be of age être majeur

• to come of age [person] atteindre sa majorité ; [issue, idea] faire son chemin

• age of consent âge m légal

   b. ( = period of time) époque f

• the Victorian age l'époque victorienne

• I haven't seen him for ages (inf) il y a une éternité que je ne l'ai vu

• she stayed for ages (inf) elle est restée des heures (or des semaines etc)

• it seemed like ages (inf) ça a semblé une éternité

2. intransitive verb

• to age well [wine] s'améliorer en vieillissant ; [person] vieillir bien

• he has aged a lot il a pris un coup de vieux

3. transitive verb

• that hairstyle ages her terribly cette coiffure la vieillit terriblement

4. compounds

► age group noun tranche f d'âge

► age limit noun limite f d'âge

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1) ( length of existence) âge m

2) ( latter part of life)

3) ( era) ère f, époque f (of de)

4) (colloq) ( long time)

transitive verb [hairstyle, experiences etc] vieillir [person]

intransitive verb [person] vieillir

age ⇒ Age

A n

1 ( length of existence) âge m ; at the age of 14 à l'âge de 14 ans ; she's your age elle a ton âge ; to look one's age faire son âge ; to be of retirement age avoir l'âge de la retraite ; to be of school age être en âge d'aller à l'école ; she's twice/half his age elle a le double/la moitié de son âge ; they are of an age ils sont du même âge ; to be of an age when… être à l'âge où… ; act ou be your age! ne fais pas l'enfant! ; you shouldn't be doing that at your age! tu ne devrais pas faire ça à ton âge! ; men of retirement age les hommes en âge de or qui ont l'âge de la retraite ; to come of age atteindre la majorité ; to be of age être majeur/-e ; to be under age Jur être mineur ; age of consent Jur âge légal (for pour) ; to feel one's age se faire vieux/vieille ;

2 ( latter part of life) âge m, vieillesse f ; with age avec l'âge ;

3 ( era) ère f, époque f (of de) ; the video/computer age l'ère de la vidéo/de l'ordinateur ; in this day and age à notre époque ; through the ages à travers les âges or les siècles ; the Age of Reason Hist le siècle des lumières ;

4 ○ ( long time) ( souvent pl) it's ages since I've played golf ça fait une éternité que je n'ai pas joué au golf ; we haven't been to London for ages nous ne sommes pas allés à Londres depuis une éternité ; it takes ages ou an age to get it right cela prend un temps fou pour le faire correctement ; I've been waiting for ages j'attends depuis des heures.

B vtr [hairstyle, experiences etc] vieillir [person] ; to age sb 10 years vieillir qn de 10 ans.

C vi [person] vieillir ; to age well bien vieillir.

SUBJECT AREA: Mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic engineering

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Educated at Queens College, Belfast, Perry became Physics Master at Clifton College in 1870 until 1874. This was followed by a brief period of study under Sir William Thomson in Glasgow. He was then appointed Professor of Engineering at the Imperial College of Japan in Tokyo, where he formed a remarkable research partnership with W.E. Ayrton. On his return to England he became Professor of Engineering and Mathematics at City and Guilds College, Finsbury. Perry was the co-inventor with Ayrton of many electrical measuring instruments between 1880 and 1890, including an energy meter incorporating pendulum clocks and the first practicable portable ammeter and voltmeter, the latter being extensively used until superseded by instruments of greater accuracy. An optical indicator for high-speed steam engines was among Perry's many patents. Having made a notable contribution to education, particularly in the teaching of mathematics, he turned his attention in the latter period of his life to the improvement of the gyrostatic compass.

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   1) A High Rate of Original Thinking Characterizes the Life of the Inventive Genius

   The biography of the inventive genius commonly records a lifetime of original thinking, though only a few ideas survive and are remembered to fame. Voluminous productivity is the rule and not the exception among the individuals who have made some noteworthy contribution. (Barron, 1963, p. 139)

   2) The Idea of the Genius and Its Origins

   The genius was, I suggest, in origin the Roman analogue to the psyche as here explained, the life-spirit active in procreation, dissociated from and external to the conscious self that is central in the chest. This will explain many facts not hitherto accounted for. The genius was believed to assume the form of a snake, as was the psyche. The psyche was believed to be in the head....

   Not only was his genius thus apparently liable to intervene or take possession of a man but we shall also see reason to believe that it was, in the time of Platus, thought to enjoy knowledge beyond what was enjoyed by the conscious self and to give the latter warning of impending events.... The idea of the genius seems to have served in great part as does the twentieth-century concept of an "unconscious mind," influencing a man's life and actions apart from or even despite his conscious mind. It is now possible to trace the origin of our idiom that a man "has" or "has not" genius, meaning that he possesses or does not possess a native source of inspiration beyond ordinary intelligence. (Onians, 1954, p. 129)

SUBJECT AREA: Paper and printing

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Soon after his birth, Senefelder's family moved to Mannheim, where his father, an actor, had obtained a position in the state theatre. He was educated there, until he gained a scholarship to the university of Ingolstadt. The young Senefelder wanted to follow his father on to the stage, but the latter insisted that he study law. He nevertheless found time to write short pieces for the theatre. One of these, when he was 18 years old, was an encouraging success. When his father died in 1791, he gave up his studies and took to a new life as poet and actor. However, the wandering life of a repertory actor palled after two years and he settled for the more comfortable pursuit of playwriting. He had some of his work printed, which acquainted him with the art of printing, but he fell out with his bookseller. He therefore resolved to carry out his own printing, but he could not afford the equipment of a conventional letterpress printer. He began to explore other ways of printing and so set out on the path that was to lead to an entirely new method.

He tried writing in reverse on a copper plate with some acid-resisting material and etching the plate, to leave a relief image that could then be inked and printed. He knew that oily substances would resist acid, but it required many experiments to arrive at a composition of wax, soap and charcoal dust dissolved in rainwater. The plates wore down with repeated polishing, so he substituted stone plates. He continued to etch them and managed to make good prints with them, but he went on to make the surprising discovery that etching was unnecessary. If the image to be printed was made with the oily composition and the stone moistened, he found that only the oily image received the ink while the moistened part rejected it. The printing surface was neither raised (as in letterpress printing) nor incised (as in intaglio printing): Senefelder had discovered the third method of printing.

He arrived at a workable process over the years 1796 to 1799, and in 1800 he was granted an English patent. In the same year, lithography (or "writing on stone") was introduced into France and Senefelder himself took it to England, but it was some time before it became widespread; it was taken up by artists especially for high-quality printing of art works. Meanwhile, Senefelder improved his techniques, finding that other materials, even paper, could be used in place of stone. In fact, zinc plates were widely used from the 1820s, but the name "lithography" stuck. Although he won world renown and was honoured by most of the crowned heads of Europe, he never became rich because he dissipated his profits through restless experimenting.

With the later application of the offset principle, initiated by Barclay, lithography has become the most widely used method of printing.

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   1) The Science of Logic Finds Ordinary Language to Be an Obstacle

   My initial step... was to attempt to reduce the concept of ordering in a sequence to that of logical consequence, so as to proceed from there to the concept of number. To prevent anything intuitive from penetrating here unnoticed, I had to bend every effort to keep the chain of inference free of gaps. In attempting to comply with this requirement in the strictest possible way, I found the inadequacy of language to be an obstacle. (Frege, 1972, p. 104)

   2) Logic Is a Microscope

   I believe I can make the relation of my 'conceptual notation' to ordinary language clearest if I compare it to the relation of the microscope to the eye. The latter, because of the range of its applicability and because of the ease with which it can adapt itself to the most varied circumstances, has a great superiority over the microscope. Of course, viewed as an optical instrument it reveals many imperfections, which usually remain unnoticed only because of its intimate connection with mental life. But as soon as scientific purposes place strong requirements upon sharpness of resolution, the eye proves to be inadequate.... Similarly, this 'conceptual notation' is devised for particular scientific purposes; and therefore one may not condemn it because it is useless for other purposes. (Frege, 1972, pp. 104-105)

   3) Logic Carries on an Unceasing Struggle with Psychology

   To sum up briefly, it is the business of the logician to conduct an unceasing struggle against psychology and those parts of language and grammar which fail to give untrammeled expression to what is logical. He does not have to answer the question: How does thinking normally take place in human beings? What course does it naturally follow in the human mind? What is natural to one person may well be unnatural to another. (Frege, 1979, pp. 6-7)

   4) Logic Should Replace the Ordinary Language of Everyday Discourse

   We are very dependent on external aids in our thinking, and there is no doubt that the language of everyday life-so far, at least, as a certain area of discourse is concerned-had first to be replaced by a more sophisticated instrument, before certain distinctions could be noticed. But so far the academic world has, for the most part, disdained to master this instrument. (Frege, 1979, pp. 6-7)

   5) Logic Is Unnatural

   There is no reproach the logician need fear less than the reproach that his way of formulating things is unnatural.... If we were to heed those who object that logic is unnatural, we would run the risk of becoming embroiled in interminable disputes about what is natural, disputes which are quite incapable of being resolved within the province of logic. (Frege, 1979, p. 128)

   6) The Significance of " Baby Logic" for Linguistics

   [L]inguists will be forced, internally as it were, to come to grips with the results of modern logic. Indeed, this is apparently already happening to some extent. By "logic" is not meant here recursive function-theory, California model-theory, constructive proof-theory, or even axiomatic settheory. Such areas may or may not be useful for linguistics. Rather under "logic" are included our good old friends, the homely locutions "and," "or," "if-then," "if and only if," "not," "for all x," "for some x," and "is identical with," plus the calculus of individuals, event-logic, syntax, denotational semantics, and... various parts of pragmatics.... It is to these that the linguist can most profitably turn for help. These are his tools. And they are "clean tools," to borrow a phrase of the late J. L. Austin in another context, in fact, the only really clean ones we have, so that we might as well use them as much as we can. But they constitute only what may be called "baby logic." Baby logic is to the linguist what "baby mathematics" (in the phrase of Murray Gell-Mann) is to the theoretical physicist-very elementary but indispensable domains of theory in both cases. (Martin, 1969, pp. 261-262)

   7) The Existence of a Mental Logic Denied

   There appears to be no branch of deductive inference that requires us to assume the existence of a mental logic in order to do justice to the psychological phenomena. To be logical, an individual requires, not formal rules of inference, but a tacit knowledge of the fundamental semantic principle governing any inference; a deduction is valid provided that there is no way of interpreting the premises correctly that is inconsistent with the conclusion. Logic provides a systematic method for searching for such counter-examples. The empirical evidence suggests that ordinary individuals possess no such methods. (Johnson-Laird, quoted in Mehler, Walker & Garrett, 1982, p. 130)

   8) The Fundamental Paradox of Logic

   The fundamental paradox of logic [that "there is no class (as a totality) of those classes which, each taken as a totality, do not belong to themselves" (Russell to Frege, 16 June 1902, in van Heijenoort, 1967, p. 125)] is with us still, bequeathed by Russell-by way of philosophy, mathematics, and even computer science-to the whole of twentieth-century thought. Twentieth-century philosophy would begin not with a foundation for logic, as Russell had hoped in 1900, but with the discovery in 1901 that no such foundation can be laid. (Everdell, 1997, p. 184)

1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) sette, legge, plassere

2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) dekke på bordet

3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) (fast)sette, angi

4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) gi, sette opp; vise

5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) få til å

6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) gå ned

7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) stivne, binde, størkne

8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) stille

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) legge (hår)

10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) innfatte

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) sette sammen/i ledd

1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) fast, foreskrevet, obligatorisk

2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) klar, parat, fast besluttet

3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) uttalt, bestemt

4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) stiv, sammenbitt

5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) meget bestemt, fastlåst

6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) besatt/pyntet med

1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) sett, samling

2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) -apparat

3) (a group of people: the musical set.) krets, gjeng, klikk, -sett

4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) legg(ing)

5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) dekorasjon, kulisser

6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) sett

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subst. \/set\/

1) sett, samling

• I own a set of golf clubs

• where's my toilet set?

• I washed the set of blue underwear

• I bought a lovely tea set

• they're giving a set of lectures on Norway

• this is a good set of drawing instruments

• he has only one set of knife, fork and spoon

• they have a set of questions for you

• this is a nice set of teeth

• he has a different set of values

• we met over a chess set

2) ( om bokverk) samtlige bind, verk

• the set was incomplete, as one volume was missing

• the encyclopedia costs £850 the set

3) ( om mennesker) (omgangs)krets, gruppe, klikk

• he doesn't belong to our set

• they're a set of smugglers

• that's a fine set of men

4) apparat, anlegg

• don't leave the TV set on

• that's a brand new hi-fi set

5) ( om tidevann eller strøm) (bevegelses)retning

• do you know the set of the tide?

6) ( overført) innstilling, tendens, vridning

• the set of the public opinion isn't good

• there's a set to the right

7) helling, måte

• I like the set of his head

8) plassering, stilling

9) form

• the set of the hills has always fascinated me

10) ( om tekstil) passform, fall

• I don't like the set of his coat

11) ( poetisk) nedgang

• they met at the crossroads at the set of sun

12) ( sport) sett

13) ( om jakthund) stand

14) ( overført) angrep

15) gatestein, brostein

16) ( teater eller film) kulisse(r), dekorasjon

17) ( teater eller film) scene, innspillingsområde

18) ( hagebruk) stikling, avlegger, setteplante

19) (grevling)hi

20) ( om hår) legg

• I'd like a shampoo and set, please

21) ( matematikk) mengde, gruppe

22) ( i visse danser) tur(er)

23) ( bygg) finpuss

24) ( teknikk) stivning, herding

25) vikking (av en sag)

26) ( zoologi) rugeegg

27) ( typografi) trykksats, sett

empty set ( matematikk eller EDB) tom mengde

the fast set de forlystelsessyke, de som er med

have no set against anyone ikke ha noe imot noen

the jet set jetsettet

the literary set de litterære

make a dead set at gå løs på forsøke å legge an på

• the girl made a dead set at the young man

a set of furniture et møblement

set of wheels ( hverdagslig) bil, kjerre

the smart set de fine, fintfolk

theory of sets eller set theory ( matematikk) mengdelære

the whole set ( hverdagslig) hele gjengen, hele hurven

the young set ungdommen

verb ( set - set) \/set\/

1) sette (frem), stille, legge ut, sette ut

• could you set the chairs?

• they set guards

• she set a trap

• she set the police on him

2) dekke

• he's setting the table

3) ( om klokke) stille

• here we set our watches by the time signal

• I'll set the alarm clock for six o'clock

• he was setting (the hands of) the clock

4) bestemme, fastsette

• we set a time for the meeting

• that set the tone

• she sets the fashion

5) fremlegge (for), gi

• the teacher set them a problem

• she set certain books to be read

• I'll set the exam paper

6) få (i gang), sette (i gang)

• it set his heart beating faster

• I set the machine going

• it set people laughing

• the news set me thinking

7) ( om himmellegeme eller overført) gå ned, synke

• the sun sets at eight

• his star has set

8) stivne, sette seg, tykne

• the jelly has not set yet

• some kinds of concrete set quickly

9) ( overført) befeste seg, sette seg, stivne

• his character has set

10) ( om ansiktsuttrykk eller øyne) stivne, bli stram

• his eyes set

• his face set

11) ( typografi) sette (sats)

• I set the page yesterday

12) (teater e.l.) legge til, foregå

• he set the scene in France

• the play is set in London

13) ( om hår) legge

• she had her hair set

• did you set your hair on rollers?

14) montere, sette opp

• she was busy setting set butterflies

15) ( hagebruk) sette (ned), plante, så

• I set potatoes every year as a child

• we should set the hedge before we leave

• don't set seeds here

16) ( hagebruk) (få til å) sette frukt

• this would help to set the tomatoes

• a tree sets

• fruit sets

17) besette, innfatte

• it is set with jewels

• it's a stone set in gold

• I bought glass panes set in lead

• he painted the sky set with stars

18) ( om musikk) tonesette, sette

• Sarah set new words to an old tune

19) (medisin, om ben eller ledd) sette på plass, reponere, sette i ledd, gro, vokse sammen

• the doctor set the broken bone

• his bones will soon set

20) ( om sag) vikke

• I don't know how to set a saw

21) ( sjøfart) sette

22) få til å stivne, gjøre stiv

• cold sets jelly

23) beregne, vurdere, estimere

• the losses were set at £50 a day

24) (om tidevann, strøm, vind) gå, løpe, strømme, komme

• a strong current sets through the channel

• the wind sets from the west

• the current sets to the north

• the tide sets in

25) ( overført) svinge, dreie

• public opinion is setting against the proposal

• public opinion has set in his favour

26) ( om klær) sitte

• the suit sets well

27) ( om jakthund) få stand, ta stand

28) ( om dans) figurere

• he set to his partner

29) ( i veving) fiksere

set about gå i gang med, begynne (på)

• I should set about the paper now

• please set about (in) the right way

(britisk, hverdagslig) gå løs på, fare løs på spre, sette i gang

• did you set the rumour about?

set about doing something begynne å gjøre noe

set about it bære seg at

set about something gripe noe an, gå i gang med noe

• I don't know how to set about it

set against veie (opp) mot, sette (opp) mot

• the advantages must be set against the disadvantages

sette opp mot, gjøre fiendtlig innstilt mot

• everyone was set against him

set a good example være et godt eksempel

set a hen plassere en høne på egg

set apart sette til side, reservere, legge av

set apart from skille fra, se forskjell på

set a price on something prissette noe

• you cannot set a price on friendship

set aside legge til side, sette av, spare

• my mother set aside part of her income

se bort ifra

• setting aside his age, you're perfect for each other

avvise, forkaste

• you cannot set aside that offer

( jus) omstøte, tilsidesette, oppheve

• they are trying to set aside the will

• the judge set aside the verdict of the jury

set at angripe

set at large frigi, sette på frifot

set at work sette i arbeid sette i gang

set back sette en stopper for, stoppe forsinke, sinke

• it set us back two hours

skru tilbake, sette tilbake, stille tilbake

• they set (the hands of) the clock back yesterday

legge bakover

• the horse set back its ears

( hverdagslig) koste

• it set me back $50

plassere vekk fra

• the house is well set back from the road

set before legge frem for, forelegge sette frem foran, sette frem til

• she set wine before the guests

set before oneself gjøre til sin oppgave

set down sette ned

• just set down that heavy bag

sette av, slippe av

• I'll set you down at the corner

skrive ned, skrive opp, notere sette (opp), føre (opp)

• set it down to my account

• we'll set down rules before we start

• I can set it down in black and white for you

• I set him down for a thief

• he set himself down as an author

( overført) sette på plass

set down as anse som, betrakte som

set down in writing skrive ned

set down to tilskrive, skylde på, forklare med

• he set down the failure to bad planning

set eggs plassere egg under en høne

set forth legge frem, fremstille, skildre

• she set forth the theory at the conference

sende ut, offentliggjøre, kunngjøre gi seg i vei, legge ut, dra ut, reise

• two women set forth on a journey

• they set forth against the enemy

set forth for reise til

set forward ( om visere på klokke) stille frem, skru frem

• remember to set (the hands of) the clock forward

sette frem, flytte frem legge frem, anføre, foregi

• he set forward his views

fremme, hjelpe frem ( gammeldags) gi seg i vei, legge ut, dra ut, reise

set free sette fri, slippe ut frigjøre

set in begynne (for alvor), falle på, sette inn

• the rainy season has set in

• it set in to rain

• darkness set in

( om tidevann) sette inn

set off gi seg i vei, gi seg ut, reise

• he's setting off on a trip

• we must set off early

sette i vei, løpe avgårde

• she set off after the thief

avfyre, få til å eksplodere, fremkalle

• don't set off the rocket

• the explosion was set off by a spark

sette i gang, starte, utløse, lede inn på

• that set off a chain reaction

• this set him off on his favourite subject

• the white dress set off her suntan

skille (ut), skille fra

• you set off a clause by a comma

reservere, sette av

• she set off a portion of the property

set off running begynne å løpe

set on overfalle, kaste seg over

• I was set on by a dog

egge, anspore, jage

• he set his dog on me

• she set Jane on to break the window

sette til

set oneself against eller set one's face against bestemt sette seg imot

set oneself forward fremheve seg selv

set oneself to do something sette i gang med å gjøre noe bestemme seg for å gjøre noe

set oneself up against sette seg opp mot

set one's hand to something skrive under på noe

• she set her hand to the document

sette i gang med noe

• he set his hand to a task

set one's mind on sette seg i hodet, absolutt ville ha, være fast bestemt på

• he has set his mind on (having) a bicycle

• she has set her mind on going there

set out gi seg i vei, dra ut, reise

• Peter and James set out on a journey

• they set out at dawn

begynne (sin virksomhet)

• Lisa set out in business four years ago

• I set out in life with optimism

• he had not much to set out on

legge frem, fremføre, skildre

• she set out her reasons

legge frem, vise frem, stille ut

• people set out merchandise

sette ut, plassere (ut), sette frem stake ut ( om tidevann) avta

set out for reise til

set out from dra (ut) fra, utgå fra

set out to gå i gang med, sette seg fore

• they set out to reform the system

set right avhjelpe

set sail sette seil

set somebody off få noen til å

• it set everybody off laughing

set somebody over others sette noen over andre, sette noen til å overvåke andre

set somebody to sette noen til, sette noen på

• she set him to the job

set something going sette i gang noe

set something in order få orden i noe, fikse noe

set something off against gå opp i opp med, balansere med

set something to (music) sette musikk til noe, tonesette noe

set the ball rolling ( overført) dra i gang noe, begynne med noe få samtalen i gang

set the fox to keep the geese se ➢ fox, 1

set to sette i gang for fullt

• they set to and soon finished the job

hugge innpå maten, kaste seg over maten

• they were hungry and at once set to

sette i gang med å slåss

set together sette sammen

set to work skride til verket, sette i gang sette i gang med å arbeide

set up sette opp, reise, oppføre

• my family set up a fence

• could you set up the ladder?

• they set up a building

• I saw them set up the tent

rigge opp, montere

• my grandma set up her loom

• she set up the machine

gjøre klar, klargjøre heise

• at nine they set up the flag

opprette, etablere, anlegge

• the family set up a business in town

innføre

• the government set up a new system

utnevne

• first we should set up a committee

• being cold may set up an irritation

• he set up a yell

• she set up a laugh

• they set up a protest

gjøre frisk, få på beina

• the sea air will soon set you up again

( typografi) sette

• the typographer set up an article

(hjelpe til å) etablere seg

• she set (herself) up as a doctor

• he set his son up as a bookseller

(spesielt amer., hverdagslig) sette en felle for

set up a defence ( overført) gå i forsvarsposisjon, forsvare seg

set up a record sette rekord

set up for oneself starte sitt eget, begynne for seg selv

set up house begynne egen husholdning, etablere seg

set upon overfalle, kaste seg over egge, hisse, jage rykke frem, avansere

set up shop åpne forretning

set up the standard of revolt ( overført) heise opprørsfanen

set up to be eller set oneself up as gi seg ut for

• he set himself up as a judge of taste

set up (in) type ( typografi) sette

be (well) set up with eller (be) (well) set up være velutstyrt med

the stage is set for eller the scene is set for ( overført) alt er klart for, alt er lagt til rette for, det er duket for

adj. \/set\/

1) fast(satt), bestemt

• their wages are set

• is this the set price?

• the date is set

• he follows a set pattern

• she follows set rules

2) stiv(net), stereotyp, ubevegelig

• she had a set smile

• did you notice his set look?

3) bestemt, fast, ubevegelig

• he is a man of set opinions

• she has become set in a fixed mould

4) beliggende, som ligger

• he's from the town set on the hill

5) ( hverdagslig) klar, ferdig

all set alt (er klappet og) klart

• are we all set?

at a set time på et bestemt tidspunkt

be set in one's way være lite fleksibel, ha inngrodde vaner, ha faste vaner

• he is very set in his ways

be (dead) set (up)on something ( hverdagslig) være oppsatt på noe

• he is dead set on having the job

( hverdagslig) ha slått inn på

• he is dead set on a dangerous course

get set! ( sport) (klar) ferdig!

• on your marks! get ready! get set! go!

in (good) set terms i klare ord, utvetydig

set fair (britisk, om vær) pent (uten tegn til å slå om)

a set speech en på forhånd utarbeidet tale en typisk tale

A n. (pl. halves)

1 metà; mezzo: ( The) half of eight is four, la metà di otto è quattro; Two halves make a whole, due mezzi fanno un intero; in half, a metà: She cut the apple in half, ha tagliato la mela a metà; He wants half (of) the money [the profits], vuole la metà del denaro [dei profitti]; Half (of) the people I met, la metà della gente che incontrai; The film isn't half as good as the original play, il film non è bello neanche la metà (o vale molto meno) della commedia originale; the latter half, la seconda metà

2 ( calcio, rugby, ecc., = halfback) mediano; laterale; giocatore di fascia

3 (fam., = half-pint) mezza pinta: A half of bitter, please!, mezza pinta di birra amara, per favore!

4 ( fino al 1985; halfpenny) mezzo penny

5 semestre ( mezzo anno scolastico, finanziario, ecc.)

6 ( sport) tempo: first [second] half, primo [secondo] tempo: DIALOGO → - Discussing football- They played okay in the first half, hanno giocato bene nel primo tempo NOTA D'USO: - time e tempo-

7 ( sport) metà campo: to receive the ball in one's own half, ricevere un passaggio nella propria metà campo

8 ( sport: calcio, ecc.) girone: first half of the football season, girone di andata del campionato di calcio

9 (trasp.) biglietto a metà prezzo ( per bambini e cani)

B a.

1 mezzo; semi-; (la) metà (di): a half length, una mezza lunghezza; a half share, una mezza parte; una metà; half a pound, mezza libbra; half an hour [a mile], mezz'ora [mezzo miglio]; a half-hour [half-mile, half-day], mezz'ora [mezzo miglio, mezza giornata]; He wastes half his time, spreca metà del suo tempo; half lustre, semilucido

2 incompleto; imperfetto; (fatto) a metà; mezzo: a half smile, un mezzo sorriso

3 (fam., dicendo le ore) e mezza: half eight [nine], le otto [nove] e mezza

C avv.

1 a mezzo; a metà; mezzo: The chicken was only half cooked, il pollo era cotto soltanto a metà; half dead, mezzo (o quasi) morto; stanco morto; half educated, che ha poca istruzione; (fam.) I was half convinced, ero mezzo convinto; half past two [three], le due [le tre] e mezza

2 (fam.) fino a un certo punto; quasi: I half wish I had gone with them, vorrei quasi essere andato con loro

● ( un tempo) half a crown, mezza corona (1/8 di sterlina) □ half-and-half, (agg.) mezz'e mezzo; (avv.) metà e metà; (sost.) (arc.) miscela di birra chiara e birra scura; ( USA) miscela di latte e panna □ (scherz.) bisessuale □ half-and-half policy, politica delle mezze misure (o del compromesso) □ (geom.) half-angle, semiangolo □ (volg. ingl.) half-arsed, incompetente, inefficiente, mediocre; goffo, malfatto □ half as much, la metà: He ate half as much as me, ha mangiato la metà di me □ half as much again, una volta e mezza; il 50% in più: Our company produces half as much again as our main rival, la produzione della nostra azienda è una volta e mezza quella della nostra maggiore concorrente □ (volg. USA) half-assed = half-arsed ► sopra □ half-baked, cotto a metà, mezzo crudo; (fig.) incompleto; difettoso; immaturo; sciocco: a half-baked scheme, un piano incompleto (o che non sta in piedi); half-baked ideas, idee sciocche □ half-ball ( stroke), ( biliardo) colpo a mezza bilia; ( golf, ecc.) colpo a mezza palla □ half-binding, rilegatura in mezza pelle (o in mezza tela) □ half-blood, parentela (o parente) per parte di un solo genitore; (antiq. o offensivo) meticcio, meticcia; ( di cavallo) mezzosangue □ half-blooded, parente per parte di un solo genitore; ( d'uomo, antiq. o offensivo) di razza mista; ( d'animale) ibrido, bastardo □ ( sport: a Oxford e Cambridge) half-blue, sostituto, rimpiazzo □ (tur.) half board, mezza pensione: half-board accommodation, sistemazione a mezza pensione □ half-boot, stivaletto; stivale al polpaccio □ ( di libro) half-bound, rilegato in mezza pelle (o in mezza tela) □ half-bred, di sangue misto; meticcio, bastardo □ (antiq. o offensivo) half-breed, persona di sangue misto; meticcio, meticcia □ half-brother, fratellastro □ (antiq. o offensivo) half-caste, (sost.) persona di sangue misto; meticcio, meticcia; (agg.) di sangue misto, meticcio □ (fon.) half-closed, semichiuso □ (mil.) half cock, mezzo cane, cane alzato per metà ( d'arma da fuoco): to go off at half cock (o half-cocked) sparare a mezzo cane; (fig.) scattare anzitempo, agire o parlare troppo presto (e fallire) □ half-cocked, ( d'arma da fuoco) a mezzo cane; (fig.) prematuro, avventato; male preparato; goffo; sciocco □ half-cooked, mezzo cotto □ ( basket, tennis, ecc.) half-court line, linea di metà campo □ ( un tempo) half crown = half a crown ► sopra □ ( nelle corse) half distance, metà gara □ ( pallanuoto) half distance line, linea di metà campo □ half dollar, ( USA) mezzo dollaro □ half (a) dozen, mezza dozzina; ( per indicare genericamente un numero esiguo anche) cinque o sei □ half-duplex, (telef.) semiduplex; (comput.) half-duplex ( comunicazione che avviene in un solo verso alla volta) □ (ferr., ecc.) half-fare ticket, biglietto a tariffa ridotta □ half-finished, finito a metà □ (ind.) half-finished product, (prodotto) semilavorato □ half-grown, a metà dello sviluppo □ (bot.) half-hardy ► hardy (1) □ half-hearted, fiacco; flebile; tiepido (fig.); poco convinto; svogliato: a half-hearted attempt, un fiacco (o timido) tentativo; un tentativo poco convinto □ half-heartedly, con scarso entusiasmo; svogliatamente; con scarsa convinzione □ half-heartedness, mancanza di entusiasmo; fiacchezza; scarsa convinzione □ (naut.) half-hitch, mezzo collo ( nodo) □ half-holiday, mezza festa □ half-hose, calza corta; calzino □ half-hourly, (agg.) di mezzora; che avviene (passa, ecc.) ogni mezzora; (avv.) ogni mezzora □ half-inch, mezzo pollice (misura inglese di lunghezza: cfr. inch /1/, def. 1) □ half-length, di metà lunghezza; ( di quadro) a mezzo busto; (sost.) mezza figura, mezzobusto □ half-lie, mezza bugia □ (scient.) half-life, tempo di dimezzamento; emivita; semivita □ half-light, mezza luce; semioscurità; penombra □ (geom.) half-line, semiretta □ ( sport) half-marathon, mezza maratona □ half mast, posizione di mezz'asta ( di una bandiera): at half-mast, a mezz'asta; (GB scherz.) (di cravatta, ecc.) penzolante □ ( di bandiera) half-mast high, a mezz'asta □ (fam.) half-masters, calzoni a mezza gamba; calzoni che si sono fatti corti □ half measures, mezze misure; compromessi □ half moon, mezza luna; (astron.) semilunio; ( per estens.) oggetto a mezzaluna □ half-moon, (fatto) a mezzaluna □ half mourning, mezzo lutto □ half-naked, seminudo □ (mus., USA) half-note, minima □ (fam.) the half of it, metà della storia: That is only the half of it, questa è solo metà della storia; But you don't know the half of it, ma questa non è che una parte della storia; ma questo è solo l'inizio □ (fon.) half-open, semiaperto □ (ind., mil.) half pay, mezza paga □ half pint, mezza pinta; (fig. fam.) tappo, mezza tacca, mezza cartuccia □ ( sport) half-pipe ► half pipe □ (geom.) half-plane, semipiano □ half-price, a metà prezzo □ (scult.) half-relief, mezzorilievo □ ( poesia) half-rhyme, rima imperfetta □ (fam. antiq.) half-seas-over, brillo; mezzo ubriaco □ half-sibling, fratellastro; sorellastra □ half-sister, sorellastra □ half-size, ( di capo di vestiario) mezza taglia; ( di scarpa) mezza misura □ half-slip, sottogonna □ half sole, soprassuola □ (stor.) half-sovereign, mezza sovrana ( moneta d'oro ingl.) □ (naut.) half speed ahead!, avanti a mezza forza! □ ( USA) half staff = half mast ► sopra □ (mus., USA) half-step, semitono □ (in GB) half term (= half-term holiday), breve vacanza di metà quadrimestre ( a scuola) □ (archit.) half-timbered, in legno e muratura ( come una casa elisabettiana) □ half-time, orario ridotto ( di lavoro); ( sport) intervallo ( fra due tempi di una partita), «metà partita»: half-time score, punteggio alla fine del primo tempo □ a half-time job, un lavoro «part time»; un lavoro a mezza giornata □ half-timer, chi lavora a mezza giornata; studente lavoratore □ (tipogr.) half-title, occhiello □ half-tone ► halftone □ (spec. mil.) half-track, semicingolato (sost.) □ (spec. mil.) half-tracked, semicingolato (agg.) □ half-truth, mezza verità □ ( sport) half volley, demi-volée; mezza volée □ half-wit, stupido, idiota, imbecille; (psic.) frenastenico □ half-witted, stupido, scemo; (psic.) frenastenico □ half year, semestre □ half-yearly, semestrale; semestralmente □ (fam.) and a half, non plus ultra: That was a party and a half, questa sì che è stata una festa! □ at half strength, (mil. e sport) a ranghi dimezzati; ( anche) diluito al 50% □ (scherz.) one's better half, la propria (dolce) metà ( la moglie o il marito) □ by half, a metà; della metà; (fam., GB) ( con disapprovazione) di gran lunga; davvero: We are planning to reduce fees by half, progettiamo di ridurre le tariffe della metà (o di dimezzare le tariffe); He's too talkative by half, è davvero troppo loquace □ to cry halves, reclamare la metà (di qc.) □ to go halves (o half and half), fare metà e metà; ( nel pagare il conto) fare alla romana; DIALOGO → - Wrong bill- Let's go halves on the bill, facciamo alla romana □ more than half, una buona metà □ (fam.) not half, affatto, del tutto, moltissimo; ( anche) per niente: not half bad, niente male (fam.); ottimo, eccellente; It isn't half windy, altro che se tira vento!; «Did you like the film?» «Not half», «T'è piaciuto il film?» «Eccome!» (o «Altro che!») □ not to do anything (o things) by halves, non lasciare le cose a metà; fare le cose perbene □ (trasp.: negli orari) on the half hour, ogni mezzora; ai trenta (all'1.30, 2.30, ecc.) □ one's other half = one's better half ► sopra □ (prov.) Half a loaf is better than no bread, bisogna prendere quello che passa il convento; qualcosa è meglio di niente □ (prov.) Well begun is half done, chi ben comincia è alla metà dell'opera.