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1 ♦ point
♦ point /pɔɪnt/n.1 punta ( anche mecc.); puntina; punta di terra; promontorio; capo: the point of a knife [of a stick], la punta d'un coltello [d'un bastone]; (autom., elettr.) platinum point, puntina platinata; to stand on the point of one's toes, stare in punta di piedi; (geogr.) Point Hope, Punta Hope ( in Alaska) NOTA D'USO: - punta e point-2 punto; puntino; punto fermo; punto essenziale; (= point of view) punto di vista; opinione; grado; istante; momento: (geogr.) cardinal point, punto cardinale; focal point, punto focale; crucial point, punto cruciale; salient point, punto saliente; halfway point, punto di mezzo; (tipogr.) full point, punto fermo; They don't agree on these points, su questi punti loro non sono d'accordo; a decimal point, un punto di numero decimale ( in Italia si usa la virgola): The ship has four point seven (4.7) guns, la nave ha cannoni da «quattro punto sette» (4.7); the main points of a speech, i punti principali di un discorso; to make one's point, chiarire il proprio punto di vista; sostenere una tesi; to come straight to the point, venir subito al punto, al dunque; entrare subito in argomento; to labour the point, tirare per le lunghe un argomento; dilungarsi senza necessità su un punto; the point of an argument, il punto essenziale (o il succo) d'un argomento; to have a weak point, avere un punto debole; The dollar has gained five points against the euro, il dollaro ha guadagnato cinque punti sull'euro; I begin to see your point, comincio a capire il tuo punto di vista; Keep to the point, stai al punto!; non divagare!; the point of departure, il punto di partenza; (naut.) il punto base; a point of contact, un punto di contatto; a high point of civilization, un alto grado di civiltà; (geom.) the point of intersection of two lines, il punto d'intersezione di due linee3 [u] motivo; scopo; utilità: What's your point in going?, che motivo hai d'andare?; There is no ( o not much) point in doing that, non vedo lo scopo (o l'utilità) di fare ciò5 (geogr., naut.; = point of the compass) punto della rosa dei venti ( ve ne sono 32); quarta (11В° 15')8 (mil.) punta d'una colonna; avanguardia10 (pl.) (ferr.) scambio12 (elettr.) punto; presa di corrente: a lighting point, un punto luce; a point for the phone, una presa per il telefono13 (tipogr.) punto tipografico; punto19 (pl.) orecchi, coda, zampe ( d'animale domestico); (spec.) criniera, coda e zampe ( d'un cavallo): bay with black points, baio con coda, criniera e zampe nere● point by point, punto per punto; esaurientemente □ ( di vigile) point duty, servizio di vigilanza del traffico a un incrocio □ (mil.) point fire, fuoco concentrato □ ( basket) point guard, playmaker; guardia di punta □ point lace, merletto (o pizzo) a punto ago □ ( USA) point man, (mil.) uomo di testa di una pattuglia; (fig., spec. polit.) uomo di punta; ( sport) marcatore, cannoniere □ a point of conscience, un caso di coscienza □ point of honour, punto d'onore □ ( boxe) the point ( of the jaw), la punta del mento □ (aeron. e fig.) point of no return, punto dal quale non si torna indietro ( in un volo transoceanico, per mancanza di carburante) □ ( nelle assemblee, riunioni, ecc.) point of order, mozione d'ordine; questione di procedura □ point of reference, punto di riferimento; punto fisso □ (naut.) points of sailing, andature delle barche a vela □ (comm.) point of sale, punto vendita □ (ferr.) point of switch, punto di scambio □ point of view, punto di vista □ point rationing razionamento con sistema di punti □ ( boxe, lotta) points defeat (o loss), sconfitta ai punti □ ( sport) points difference (o spread), differenza punti □ ( ciclismo) points race, corsa a punti ( su pista) □ (fig., in un dibattito) point-scoring, il voler avere a tutti i costi la meglio sull'avversario ( invece di affrontare seriamente la questione) □ (tipogr.) point size, corpo □ ( sport) point-to-point, corsa siepi di cavalli dilettanti □ (comput.) point-to-point protocol ► PPP □ ( boxe, lotta) points victory (o win), vittoria ai punti □ ( balletto) point-work, danza sulle punte □ at the point of death, in punto di morte □ at the point of the sword, con la spada puntata contro; (fig.) sotto minaccia di gravi violenze □ at all points, da ogni punto di vista; sotto ogni aspetto □ beside the point, fuori proposito; non pertinente; che non c'entra □ to carry (o to gain) one's point, far prevalere il proprio punto di vista □ ( anche fig.) to get the point, afferrare il concetto; capire l'idea □ to give points to sb., dar dei punti (di vantaggio) a q.; essere superiore a q.: He can give you points on good manners, vi può dare dei punti quanto alla buona educazione □ to have a point, non essere senza ragione: You have a point here, su questo punto hai ragione □ to have a low boiling point, (fis.) avere un punto di ebollizione basso; (fig.) perdere subito le staffe □ (fam.) to have one's points, avere dei punti buoni; avere i propri meriti; avere del buono □ in point of fact, (leg.) in materia di fatto; ( per estens.) effettivamente, realmente, davvero □ (leg.) in point of law, in materia di diritto □ to make a point of st., fare di qc. una questione essenziale; attribuire grande importanza a qc. □ ( di cane) to make (o to come to a) point, fare la punta; puntare □ to make (o to score) a point, fare un punto; segnare un punto a proprio favore; (fig.) dimostrare d'aver ragione (o d'essere nel giusto) □ to make a point of doing st., farsi un dovere di (considerare doveroso, ritenere importante) fare qc. □ off the point, fuori proposito; non pertinente □ ( sport) on points, ai punti: to lose [to win] on points, perdere [vincere] ai punti □ to be on the point of, esser sul punto di; stare per: They were on the point of refusing his offer, stavano per rifiutare la sua offerta □ power point, presa (elettrica) □ to stick to the point, restare in argomento; non divagare □ to stretch a point, fare un'eccezione; lasciar correre; allargare la manica (fig.) □ strong point, (il) forte: Swimming is not his strong point, il nuoto non è il suo forte □ to the point, pertinente: Your answer is not to the point, la tua risposta non è pertinente □ up to a point, fino a un certo punto □ to win one's point, imporre il proprio punto di vista □ What's the point of acting like a child?, a che giova comportarsi da bambino? □ That's beside the point!, questo non c'entra! ( non è pertinente); questa è una questione a parte.♦ (to) point /pɔɪnt/v. t. e i.3 ( di solito to point out) additare; segnare a dito; indicare; mostrare: It's bad manners to point, non sta bene segnare a dito; He pointed out the finest monuments to the visitors, ha additato i monumenti più belli ai visitatori; to point the way, indicare la strada; Point (me) out the books you want, mostrami i libri che desideri4 (fig., di solito to point out) illustrare; dare rilievo a; mettere in evidenza; far notare; far rilevare: He pointed his remarks with apt illustrations, illustrò le sue osservazioni con esempi appropriati; to point a moral, dar rilievo a un concetto morale ( per mezzo d'esempi, ecc.); May I point out to you that your account is still outstanding?, posso farLe notare che il Suo conto è ancora scoperto?5 ( anche mil.) puntare; spianare ( una rivoltella, ecc.): to point a gun [a telescope], puntare un fucile [un telescopio]8 (comput.) puntare9 (naut.) orzare; stringere il vento● to point fingers, puntare il dito; (fig.) scandalizzarsi □ to point manure in, sotterrare concime con la punta della vanga □ to point the soil over, rivoltare la terra con la punta della vanga. -
2 agreement
əˈɡri:mənt сущ.
1) (взаимное) согласие (about, on) agreement of opinion ≈ единомыслие to come to an agreement ≈ прийти к соглашению to express/reach agreement ≈ достигнуть согласия complete, full, solid agreement ≈ полное согласие mutual agreement ≈ взаимное согласие tacit agreement ≈ молчаливое согласие They reached full agreement on all points. ≈ Они достигли полного соглашения по всем вопросам. by mutual agreement ≈ по обоюдному согласию We were in full agreement with them on all points. ≈ Мы были совершенно согласны с ними во всех вопросах.
2) договор, соглашение;
сдельная плата( about, on;
between;
with) to come to (conclude, enter into, negotiate, reach, work out) an agreement ≈ заключить договор to carry out an agreement ≈ выработать соглашение to break (violate;
denounce) an agreement ≈ денонсировать договор, разорвать соглашение contractual agreement ≈ договор ironclad agreement ≈ твердая договоренность legal agreement ≈ юридическое соглашение tacit agreement ≈ молчаливое согласие tentative agreement ≈ предварительная договоренность We reached a tentative agreement. ≈ Мы разработали предварительный вариант соглашения. armistice/ceasefire agreement ≈ соглашение о прекращении военных действий sales agreement ≈ договор о продаже trade agreement ≈ торговое соглашение bilateral agreement ≈ двустороннее соглашение executive agreement ≈ эксклюзивный договор gentleman's agreement ≈ джентльменское соглашение An agreement was worked out between them on all points. ≈ Они пришли к соглашению по всем вопросам. We reached an agreement with them to cooperate fully at all times. ≈ Мы заключили с ними договор о тесном и долговременном сотрудничестве. The negotiatiors came to an agreement that all troops would be withdrawn. ≈ Участники переговоров приняли решение о выводе войск. Concorde Agreement Syn: covenant
3) грам. согласование (in) grammatical agreement ≈ согласование (в грамматике) In the English 'the men push the stone, ' we have neither formal expression of the destination of the action nor formal agreement of verb and subject. ≈ В английской фразе 'люди толкают камень' нет формального выражения ни точки назначения, ни согласования глагола и подлежащего.соглашение, договор;
- collective * коллективный договор;
- armistice * соглашение о перемирии;
- procedural * соглашение по процедурным вопросам;
- as part of the * в рамках соглашения согласие;
договоренность;
- by mutual * по взаимному согласию;
- * of opinion единомыслие;
- in * with smth. в соответствии с чем-л;
- * among the members единство мнений среди членов;
- * in principle( дипломатическое) принципиальная договоренность;
- to be in * with smb. соглашаться с кем-л;
- to come to an * on smth. with smb. прийти к соглашению по какому-л вопросу с кем-л;
договориться о чем-л с кем-л;
- to reach * with smb. достигнуть договоренности с кем-л;
- these is very little * about what to do нет единства мнений о том, что делать;
- that seemed to be in excellent * with his calculations это, видимо, вполне совпадало с его расчетами (грамматика) согласование (специальное) согласие, совпадение;
- * by order of magnitude совпадение по порядку величиныadoption ~ договор об усыновлении (удочерении)agency ~ агентский договор agency ~ агентское соглашение agency ~ договор о посредничестве agency ~ соглашение о посредничестве agency ~ соглашение об агентских услугахagreement договор, соглашение;
agreement by piece сдельная плата ~ договор ~ договоренность ~ контракт ~ совпадение ~ (взаимное) согласие;
agreement of opinion единомыслие;
to come to an agreement прийти к соглашению ~ согласие ~ грам. согласование ~ соглашение ~ соглашение (документ) ~ соответствиеagreement договор, соглашение;
agreement by piece сдельная плата~ for exchange of goods соглашение об обмене товарами~ in principle принципиальная договоренность ~ in principle принципиальное согласие~ (взаимное) согласие;
agreement of opinion единомыслие;
to come to an agreement прийти к соглашению~ on budget соглашение о бюджете~ on European economic cooperation договор о европейском экономическом сотрудничестве~ on tax reform соглашение о налоговой реформе~ on transfer of ownership договор о передаче собственности~ to sell соглашение о продажеassistance ~ соглашение о содействииauthor-publisher ~ договор автора с издателемbarter ~ соглашение о товарообменеbiennial wage ~ двухгодичное соглашение о заработной платеbilateral ~ двусторонний договорbring into ~ приводить в действие соглашение сcall-off purchase ~ соглашение о покупке с последующей поставкойcancel an agency ~ расторгать агентское соглашениеcancel an ~ аннулировать соглашениеcare ~ соглашение по уходу (за больным, инвалидом и т. п.)clearing ~ двусторонний клиринг clearing ~ соглашение о расчетахclosed-shop ~ соглашение о приеме на работу только членов определенного профсоюзаclosing ~ соглашение о взимании налоговcoalition ~ соглашение о коалицииcollective ~ коллективный договор collective: ~ коллективный;
совместный;
совокупный;
collective agreement коллективный договорcollective bargaining ~ коллективный договорcollective labour ~ коллективное трудовое соглашение collective labour ~ коллективный трудовой договорcollective wage ~ коллективное соглашение о заработной плате~ (взаимное) согласие;
agreement of opinion единомыслие;
to come to an agreement прийти к соглашениюcompany ~ договор с компаниейcompensation ~ компенсационное соглашениеconclude an ~ заключать соглашениеconcluded ~ заключенное соглашениеconditional sale ~ соглашение об условной продажеconservation ~ договор об охране природыconsignment ~ договор о поставке товара consignment ~ консигнационное соглашениеconsortium ~ соглашения о консорциумеconsumer ~ договор с потребителемcontractual ~ соглашение, основанное на договореcredit ~ соглашение о кредитованииcredit sale ~ соглашение о продаже в кредитcustomer ~ договор с покупателемdelivery ~ соглашение о доставкеdeposit ~ депозитное соглашение deposit ~ соглашение об открытии счета в банкеderogation ~ соглашение о частичной отмене законаexchange ~ соглашение об обменеexclusion ~ соглашение о запрещении въезда в странуexpress ~ точно сформулированное соглашениеfictitious ~ фиктивное соглашениеformation ~ соглашение об учрежденииframework ~ принципиальное соглашениеfranchising ~ соглашение о предоставлении привилегииfree trade ~ соглашение о свободной торговлеgeneral ~ генеральное соглашение general ~ общее соглашениеgentlemen's ~ джентльменское соглашениеgovernmental ~ правительственное соглашениеhire-purchase ~ договор о купле-продаже в рассрочкуhybrid ~ смешанное соглашениеindustrial peace ~ соглашение о мирном разрешении трудовых конфликтовinformal ~ неофициальное соглашениеinstalment ~ соглашение о частичных платежахinsurance ~ договор страхованияintercompany ~ межфирменное соглашениеintergovernmental ~ межправительственное соглашениеinterim ~ временное соглашениеjoint ~ совместное соглашение joint ~ совместный договорjoint sales ~ соглашение о совместной продажеjoint venture ~ соглашение о совместном предприятииlabour ~ трудовое соглашениеleasing ~ соглашение о долгосрочной арендеlicensing ~ лицензионное соглашениеlimited partnership ~ соглашение о создании компании с ограниченной ответственностьюlitigation ~ судебное соглашениеloan ~ договор о ссуде loan ~ контракт на получение кредита loan ~ кредитное соглашение loan ~ соглашение между эмитентом ценных бумаг и синдикатом гарантовmaintenace ~ договор о содержании, соглашение о содержании (ребенка, инвалида, пожилого человека)make an ~ заключать соглашение make an ~ приходить к соглашениюmarket sharing ~ соглашение о разделе рынкаmarketing ~ соглашение о сбыте продукцииmaster ~ соглашение двух сторон об основных условиях свопов, которые будут заключены между ними в течение оговоренного срокаmediation ~ арбитражное соглашениеmerger ~ договор о слиянии (компаний)monetary ~ валютное соглашениеnondisclosure ~ соглашение о неразглашенииopen ~ открытое соглашениеoral ~ устное соглашениеparol ~ простое соглашение parol ~ соглашение не за печатью parol ~ устное соглашениеpartnership ~ договор о партнерстве partnership ~ договор о сотрудничествеpay ~ платежное соглашениеpayment ~ платежное соглашениеpension ~ договор о пенсионном обеспечении pension ~ пенсионный договорpermanent ~ долгосрочное соглашение permanent ~ постоянное соглашениеpiece-work ~ договор о сдельной работеpolitical ~ политическое соглашениеportfolio management ~ соглашение об управлении портфелем ценных бумагpreferential ~ преференциальное соглашениеpro forma ~ формальное соглашениеpurchase ~ соглашение о покупкеquota ~ соглашение о квотеreach an ~ достигать соглашенияreciprocity ~ соглашение, основанное на взаимностиregulated ~ регулируемое соглашениеrevolving credit ~ соглашение о возобновляемом кредитеrough ~ вчт. приближенное согласиеsailing ~ соглашение о навигацииsalary ~ соглашение о заработной платеsales ~ договор о продажеsalvage ~ соглашение о производстве спасательных работ salvage ~ спасательный контракт, соглашение о производстве спасательных работ salvage ~ спасательный контрактsecrecy ~ секретное соглашениеseparate ~ соглашение о раздельном жительстве супруговseparation ~ соглашение о раздельном жительстве супруговsettlement ~ соглашение об урегулировании претензийshareholders' ~ соглашение между акционерамиshort-term ~ краткосрочное соглашениеsidestep an ~ отступать от соглашенияspecialization ~ соглашение о специализацииstevedoring ~ договор о погрузке или разгрузке корабляstowage ~ договор на стивидорные работыswap ~ соглашение о получении иностранной валюты на короткий срок в обмен на национальную для целей валютных интервенций swap ~ exc. соглашение о свопахtacit ~ юр. молчаливое согласиеtariff ~ соглашение о тарифах tariff ~ тарифное соглашениеtax ~ соглашение о налогахtechnology transfer ~ соглашение о передаче технологииtenancy ~ арендное соглашение tenancy ~ арендный договор tenancy ~ договор об арендеtentative ~ предварительное соглашениеterm repurchase ~ соглашение о покупке акций с последующим их выкупом через определенный срок и по обусловленной ценеtrade ~ торговое соглашениеtripartite ~ трехстороннее соглашениеtruce ~ соглашение о перемирииverbal ~ договоренность verbal ~ устное соглашениеwage ~ коллективный договор wage ~ соглашение о ставках заработной платыwar risk ~ соглашение о военных рискахБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > agreement
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3 Psychology
We come therefore now to that knowledge whereunto the ancient oracle directeth us, which is the knowledge of ourselves; which deserveth the more accurate handling, by how much it toucheth us more nearly. This knowledge, as it is the end and term of natural philosophy in the intention of man, so notwithstanding it is but a portion of natural philosophy in the continent of nature.... [W]e proceed to human philosophy or Humanity, which hath two parts: the one considereth man segregate, or distributively; the other congregate, or in society. So as Human philosophy is either Simple and Particular, or Conjugate and Civil. Humanity Particular consisteth of the same parts whereof man consisteth; that is, of knowledges which respect the Body, and of knowledges that respect the Mind... how the one discloseth the other and how the one worketh upon the other... [:] the one is honored with the inquiry of Aristotle, and the other of Hippocrates. (Bacon, 1878, pp. 236-237)The claims of Psychology to rank as a distinct science are... not smaller but greater than those of any other science. If its phenomena are contemplated objectively, merely as nervo-muscular adjustments by which the higher organisms from moment to moment adapt their actions to environing co-existences and sequences, its degree of specialty, even then, entitles it to a separate place. The moment the element of feeling, or consciousness, is used to interpret nervo-muscular adjustments as thus exhibited in the living beings around, objective Psychology acquires an additional, and quite exceptional, distinction. (Spencer, 1896, p. 141)Kant once declared that psychology was incapable of ever raising itself to the rank of an exact natural science. The reasons that he gives... have often been repeated in later times. In the first place, Kant says, psychology cannot become an exact science because mathematics is inapplicable to the phenomena of the internal sense; the pure internal perception, in which mental phenomena must be constructed,-time,-has but one dimension. In the second place, however, it cannot even become an experimental science, because in it the manifold of internal observation cannot be arbitrarily varied,-still less, another thinking subject be submitted to one's experiments, comformably to the end in view; moreover, the very fact of observation means alteration of the observed object. (Wundt, 1904, p. 6)It is [Gustav] Fechner's service to have found and followed the true way; to have shown us how a "mathematical psychology" may, within certain limits, be realized in practice.... He was the first to show how Herbart's idea of an "exact psychology" might be turned to practical account. (Wundt, 1904, pp. 6-7)"Mind," "intellect," "reason," "understanding," etc. are concepts... that existed before the advent of any scientific psychology. The fact that the naive consciousness always and everywhere points to internal experience as a special source of knowledge, may, therefore, be accepted for the moment as sufficient testimony to the rights of psychology as science.... "Mind," will accordingly be the subject, to which we attribute all the separate facts of internal observation as predicates. The subject itself is determined p. 17) wholly and exclusively by its predicates. (Wundt, 1904,The study of animal psychology may be approached from two different points of view. We may set out from the notion of a kind of comparative physiology of mind, a universal history of the development of mental life in the organic world. Or we may make human psychology the principal object of investigation. Then, the expressions of mental life in animals will be taken into account only so far as they throw light upon the evolution of consciousness in man.... Human psychology... may confine itself altogether to man, and generally has done so to far too great an extent. There are plenty of psychological text-books from which you would hardly gather that there was any other conscious life than the human. (Wundt, 1907, pp. 340-341)The Behaviorist began his own formulation of the problem of psychology by sweeping aside all medieval conceptions. He dropped from his scientific vocabulary all subjective terms such as sensation, perception, image, desire, purpose, and even thinking and emotion as they were subjectively defined. (Watson, 1930, pp. 5-6)According to the medieval classification of the sciences, psychology is merely a chapter of special physics, although the most important chapter; for man is a microcosm; he is the central figure of the universe. (deWulf, 1956, p. 125)At the beginning of this century the prevailing thesis in psychology was Associationism.... Behavior proceeded by the stream of associations: each association produced its successors, and acquired new attachments with the sensations arriving from the environment.In the first decade of the century a reaction developed to this doctrine through the work of the Wurzburg school. Rejecting the notion of a completely self-determining stream of associations, it introduced the task ( Aufgabe) as a necessary factor in describing the process of thinking. The task gave direction to thought. A noteworthy innovation of the Wurzburg school was the use of systematic introspection to shed light on the thinking process and the contents of consciousness. The result was a blend of mechanics and phenomenalism, which gave rise in turn to two divergent antitheses, Behaviorism and the Gestalt movement. The behavioristic reaction insisted that introspection was a highly unstable, subjective procedure.... Behaviorism reformulated the task of psychology as one of explaining the response of organisms as a function of the stimuli impinging upon them and measuring both objectively. However, Behaviorism accepted, and indeed reinforced, the mechanistic assumption that the connections between stimulus and response were formed and maintained as simple, determinate functions of the environment.The Gestalt reaction took an opposite turn. It rejected the mechanistic nature of the associationist doctrine but maintained the value of phenomenal observation. In many ways it continued the Wurzburg school's insistence that thinking was more than association-thinking has direction given to it by the task or by the set of the subject. Gestalt psychology elaborated this doctrine in genuinely new ways in terms of holistic principles of organization.Today psychology lives in a state of relatively stable tension between the poles of Behaviorism and Gestalt psychology.... (Newell & Simon, 1963, pp. 279-280)As I examine the fate of our oppositions, looking at those already in existence as guide to how they fare and shape the course of science, it seems to me that clarity is never achieved. Matters simply become muddier and muddier as we go down through time. Thus, far from providing the rungs of a ladder by which psychology gradually climbs to clarity, this form of conceptual structure leads rather to an ever increasing pile of issues, which we weary of or become diverted from, but never really settle. (Newell, 1973b, pp. 288-289)The subject matter of psychology is as old as reflection. Its broad practical aims are as dated as human societies. Human beings, in any period, have not been indifferent to the validity of their knowledge, unconcerned with the causes of their behavior or that of their prey and predators. Our distant ancestors, no less than we, wrestled with the problems of social organization, child rearing, competition, authority, individual differences, personal safety. Solving these problems required insights-no matter how untutored-into the psychological dimensions of life. Thus, if we are to follow the convention of treating psychology as a young discipline, we must have in mind something other than its subject matter. We must mean that it is young in the sense that physics was young at the time of Archimedes or in the sense that geometry was "founded" by Euclid and "fathered" by Thales. Sailing vessels were launched long before Archimedes discovered the laws of bouyancy [ sic], and pillars of identical circumference were constructed before anyone knew that C IID. We do not consider the ship builders and stone cutters of antiquity physicists and geometers. Nor were the ancient cave dwellers psychologists merely because they rewarded the good conduct of their children. The archives of folk wisdom contain a remarkable collection of achievements, but craft-no matter how perfected-is not science, nor is a litany of successful accidents a discipline. If psychology is young, it is young as a scientific discipline but it is far from clear that psychology has attained this status. (Robinson, 1986, p. 12)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Psychology
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